Ducati and Shell Lubricants announce the renewal of their global technical partnership for a further 3 years and will continue to collaborate on the creation of high-performance engine lubricants, with the aim of improving the performance of Ducati motorcycles and offering excitement to the Ducatisti. Shell will maintain its role as supplier of engine oils for the first supply of all Ducati motorcycles produced in the Bologna (Italy) and Rayong (Thailand) factories and also for the Ducati dealer network in Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Benelux, Spain, Portugal, the United States, Canada, China, Japan and Australia.
As part of this partnership agreement, Shell will supply the Ducati dealer network with Shell Advance Ducati engine oil and Ducati Corse Performance Oil powered by Shell Advance. The latter, launched in 2023, is an example of the success of this collaboration.
Born from the experience gained in competition, Ducati Corse Performance Oil Powered by Shell Advance can be used in the Desmosedici Stradale and Desmosedici Stradale R engines of the Panigale V4, Streetfighter V4 and Multistrada RS, which mount a dry clutch as standard or as a Ducati Performance accessory. This lubricant can be used from the first oil change, offering a gain of up to 3.5 horsepower in maximum power.
Ducati and Shell began their collaboration in 1999, with Shell joining Ducati Corse in the World Superbike Championship, before extending the partnership four years later to the MotoGP World Championship. The technical partnership is one of the most recognizable and successful in motorsport. All the bikes used by the Ducati MotoGP Team and Aruba.it Racing – the Ducati Superbike team – use special Shell Advance formulas.