Motor Racing

At RTR Sports Marketing, we’ve been at the forefront of motorsport marketing for over 25 years, helping brands leverage the power of racing sponsorships. Today, we delve into the world of [...]

Riccardo Tafà is the Managing Director and founder of RTR Sports Marketing, a sports marketing agency that celebrates 25 years of work in motorsports, specifically in Formula 1 and MotoGP, [...]

It’s a commonly accepted belief that some sporting events, championships or series are less important than others. Most sports fans would quickly agree that a Serie B game is less compelling than [...]

There are plenty of examples on how sports licensing managed to spice up many products turning them into” wow” products. Sports and their values, teams and their heritage and imagery [...]

Any corporate marketing and communication initiative is by now agreed to be closely linked to the world of digital and social media. This is one aspect that any company wishing to establish an [...]

The first World Championship of the FIM MotoE series will be opened officially on May the 5th 2019 at the MotoGP race on the circuit of Jerez (Spain). This new series with its five-round calendar [...]

The new MotoGP season is underway, and managers and riders alike have been looking at the lessons learned in 2018 – and forecasting the challenges that they might face this year. Here are [...]

With the new year well underway, we thought it could be useful for all the petrolheads and sponsorship managers out there to get the racing calendars for the 4 main worldwide racing series, [...]

After two years at Ducati, former MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has made a bold move ahead of MotoGP 2019 and switched teams. Lorenzo’s move to Repsol Honda from Ducati for MotoGP 2019 comes with [...]

There’s change afoot for both riders and teams in MotoGP 2019, with the break-up of decades-old partnerships and new riders coming up from the lower ranks of motorsport with a promise to shake up [...]

The 2019 MotoGP season is less than a month old, but already we’re seeing how technological advancements are promising to shape the future of the sport. Here are just a few of the tech [...]

With the first tests of the 2019 MotoGP season already in the books, it’s important that we remember to take some time to reflect on the 2018 ranking – and what this season of MotoGP taught us. [...]

It’s been a season of contrast for MotoGP, with triumphant highs as well as many lows – think falls and crashes from Catalunya to Argentina to Valencia, as well as moments of victory for riders [...]

The Marussia B2 is the B1 successor, first shown to the public at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The differences between the B1 and the B2 are only cosmetic; the B2 offers a new, edgier design [...]

LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow produced the goods at HRC’s home race on Sunday as he claimed second place at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having been consistently fast throughout the weekend, the [...]

Marc Marquez took an incredible victory at Twin Ring Motegi yesterday, becoming the 2018 MotoGP World Champion with three races to go, in front of Honda President and CEO Mr Takahiro Hachigo, who [...]

In some ways, we could call the victory of Ana Carrasco in the 2018 Supersport 300 Championship a revolutionary one. As the first time a woman has won an official two-wheel international [...]

It’s easy, and incredibly common, for companies with a desire to invest in sports sponsorship, or specifically in MotoGP sponsorship, to find themselves at a loss for where to find contacts or [...]

It was another master-class race for Championship leader Marc Marquez, who took the first MotoGP win ever in Thailand in front of a cheering, enthusiast crowd of more than 100.000 spectators. [...]