Mobil 1
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| Product type | Motor oil |
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| Owner | ExxonMobil |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1974 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
| Previous owners | Mobil |
| Website | mobil1.com |
Mobil 1 is a brand of synthetic motor oil and other automotive lubrication products. Originally developed by the Mobil oil company, it is now globally marketed and sold by ExxonMobil.
Mobil 1 engine oil was introduced in 1974.[1] The brand range now includes a variety of engine oils, oil filters, chassis grease, transmission fluids, and gear lubricants.[2]
In 1998, Mobil challenged Castrol over the discovery that Castrol was processing conventional oil and calling it synthetic. At the time, Mobil 1 was still created using a true synthetic basestock, which is more expensive. Mobil lost the advertising "complaint", and, as a result, the definition of 'synthetic oil' including Group III heavily refined to the point of considering it synthetic. In response, Mobil allegedly downgraded their process to the less expensive process. Lubes N' Greases magazine reported shortcomings in the ability to pass the tests that the original Mobil 1 formula was able to.[3]
Sponsorships
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Mobil 1 was a lubricants supplier of
Mobil 1 currently providing sponsorship for
Mobil, from
As well as sponsoring teams, the brand sponsored the German Grand Prix from 1987 to 2006 and the French Grand Prix from 1998 to 2004 [1]. Since 2003, Mobil 1 has been the official sponsor of NASCAR and sponsors the Command Performance Award, which pays a monetary bonus to the highest-finishing Mobil 1 using team. Since 2002, it has been the title sponsor of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Since 2008, it has been the title sponsor of the Porsche Supercup.
In 2001, Mobil 1 became the primary jersey sponsor of French
From 2023 season onwards, Mobil 1 will partner Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP team as an official lubricant partner and supplier.
References
- ^ corporate history Exxonmobil
- ^ Other products Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine MobilOil
- ^ "Lubes'n'Greases". Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09. [dead link]
- ^ Fuelled for the Future Red Bull Racing 1 December 2016
- ^ Red Bull confirms switch to ExxonMobil for 2017 Archived 2018-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport.com 1 December 2016
- ^ Tony Stewart adds Mobil 1 as primary sponsor – ESPN
- ^ FCSM Partenaires 2012/2013
