Shell and Ducati in the World Superbike Championship

The Shell technical partnership with Ducati represents the perfect solution to designing the best performing fuel and lubricants. The lessons learned and the boundaries broken within the extreme environment of the race track in MotoGP and World Superbikes contribute to the development and the production of Shell V-Power fuel and Shell Advance Ultra 4 lubricant products for customers around the world.

Since Shell joined forces with Ducati Corse in the World Superbike Championship, the flow of results has been tangible and consistent on the race tracks of the world. Nine years on, and five World Superbike Championships later and almost 100 race wins, the Shell technical partnership with Ducati continues to deliver results straight to the consumer. The challenge in 2008 is to continue to help power and protect the most successful team in the history of World Superbikes.

In World Superbikes, the challenge for Shell is always to find the optimum horsepower from the fuel. Shell V-Power is the perfect starting point for this. And the result is a tailored, and constantly improving, blend of Shell V-Power SBK racing fuel – just slightly different from its counterpart in MotoGP. Looking towards the Shell V-Power found on the forecourts of the world, it is designed using the knowledge gained from racing these high revving, ultra-powerful engines, to ensure that every bike in the world can benefit from Shell’s racing experience. Simply put, Shell V-Power fuel is designed to improve the performance every road bike engine as well as the top line Ducati 1098 F08 World Superbike.

Shell Advance plays an integral part in powering and protecting Ducati’s World Superbike engines. In World Superbikes, engine lubricants have three key functions; reducing friction to increase power, maintaining the performance of the gearbox and protecting the engine against wear to ensure it reaches the finish line.

Shell Advance Ultra 4’s tailored blend of lubricant plays a strategic role for Ducati in lubricating the engine’s rotating parts and the constantly moving components of the gearbox... the results speak for themselves. Shell Advance Ultra 4 has been optimised to deliver maximum performance and liberate new power while maintaining its protection properties throughout each session on the track.