Castrol
Castrol sponsors 18 properties, mostly motorsport, then kabaddi, hockey, tennis and more, and has 2 campaigns on record. 3 confirmed in 2026.
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Sponsorships
Season by season, then every row newest first with what our check found on its source.
In-video ad read · Podcast · 30 Apr 2026
Castrol is promoted with a listener offer link (castrol.com.au) in the show notes of 8 episodes between 2026-04-30 and 2026-08-27, most recently 'The Undercut – Ford’s best Bathurst chance?'.
Shirt sponsor · Team · 2017
Secondary shirt sponsor of Renault, 2017–2020.
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Shirt sponsor · Team · 1988
Secondary shirt sponsor of BMS Scuderia Italia, 1988.
Shirt sponsor · Team · 1969
Secondary shirt sponsor of Frank Williams Racing Cars, 1969–1970.
2 more rows we could not confirm
The source does not name the brand, names it without saying it sponsored, or could not be loaded and is not trade press or an official page. Not counted anywhere on this page.
Integrated segment · YouTube · Undated
Castrol is on Mighty Car Mods's YouTube sponsor wall, carried in 2 videos. SponsorRadar reads brand deals off the videos themselves; the wall names the brand but not which video, so no video is cited. Not announced by either side.
Integrated segment · YouTube · Undated
Castrol is on JS Films's YouTube sponsor wall, carried in 2 videos. SponsorRadar reads brand deals off the videos themselves; the wall names the brand but not which video, so no video is cited. Not announced by either side.
Ambassadors
Talent named in Castrol's campaigns. Current means seen in a campaign since April 2025. From campaign credits, not contracts.
| Name | Status | First seen | Latest campaign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shah Rukh Khan | Past | 7 Mar 2025 | 7 Mar 2025 |
Campaigns
With the agency and talent where the trade press named them.
Launch · 19 Jun 2026
Launch campaign for the new Castrol Activ Full Synthetic engine-oil range, built around a humorous film of a rider turning stiff and 'zombie-like' as his bike loses smoothness; ran across connected TV, digital platforms, e-commerce and retail touchpoints.
Agency: Ogilvy.
Ad film · 7 Mar 2025
A Shah Rukh Khan TVC in which he plays a cop chasing criminals through Rajasthan's heat on a Castrol Activ-powered bike that keeps going while a rival's overheats; ran in 10 languages across digital, print and OOH and debuted during the Champions Trophy final broadcast.
Agency: Ogilvy India. Talent: Shah Rukh Khan.
Agencies
Credited on Castrol's campaigns, latest first. Roles (creative, media, PR) are not recorded yet.
| Ogilvy India | 2 campaigns | 19 Jun 2026 |
Marketing leadership
As reported in the trade press, with the date and the article.
Against energy & industrial peers
Confirmed deals only. The full energy & industrial leaderboard.
| Brand | Properties | 2026 deals | Campaigns | Main passion point | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castrol | 18 | 3 | 2 | Motorsport | 19 Jun 2026 |
| BP | 17 | 3 | 0 | Motorsport | 2026 |
| Elf | 13 | 0 | 0 | Motorsport | 1994 |
| Agip | 15 | 0 | 0 | Motorsport | 1997 |
| Craft | 8 | 0 | 0 | Kabaddi, hockey, tennis and more | 2025 |
Where peers sponsor and Castrol doesn't
| Property | Peers on it |
|---|---|
| ADIPEC | BP |
| India Energy Week | BP |
Questions people ask
What does Castrol sponsor?
Castrol has 18 confirmed sponsorship properties on record, mostly in motorsport, then kabaddi, hockey, tennis and more, including The V8 Sleuth Podcast, Audi, Alpine. The latest is dated 19 Jun 2026.
Which agency works on Castrol's campaigns?
Credited on Castrol campaigns: Ogilvy India (2 campaigns, latest 19 Jun 2026).
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