Yuasa, a world leading motorcycle battery brand from GS Yuasa, is proud to continue its sponsorship of the Honda HRC Castrol MotoGP factory team, reinforcing a partnership built on performance, engineering excellence and a shared passion for motorcycle racing at the highest level.
As the 2026 MotoGP season begins, the Yuasa brand once again features as an official sponsor of Honda’s factory MotoGP programme, a visible symbol of Yuasa’s long-standing relationship with Honda and its deep roots in global motorcycle competition.
Yuasa’s association with Honda in MotoGP spans more than ten years, originating during the Repsol Honda Team era and continuing today with Honda HRC Castrol. Throughout multiple seasons and regulatory changes, the Yuasa brand has remained closely aligned with Honda’s premier-class racing effort, reflecting consistency, trust and shared engineering values.
This long-term sponsorship underscores Yuasa’s position not only as a supporter of elite motorsport, but as a brand that understands the demands placed on motorcycles operating at the very limits of performance.
While the Honda RC213V MotoGP machine is a bespoke prototype developed exclusively for world championship racing and does not use an off-the-shelf Yuasa battery, the principles behind its development closely align with those behind every Yuasa motorcycle battery. Reliability, durability, precision engineering and performance under extreme conditions are qualities that define both MotoGP success and Yuasa’s reputation among riders, dealers and manufacturers worldwide.
Yuasa is the original equipment battery supplier to Honda and to many of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers. This OE heritage is central to the Yuasa brand and ensures that the batteries fitted to production motorcycles and trusted by riders every day meet the same uncompromising standards demanded by global OEMs.
Yuasa motorcycle batteries are recognised for:
- Consistent, dependable starting power
- Long service life and proven reliability
- Engineering quality trusted by leading motorcycle brands worldwide
These are the same values that make MotoGP the ultimate showcase for technical excellence.
For GS Yuasa, sponsoring Honda’s factory MotoGP team through the Yuasa brand is about more than visibility, it is about celebrating innovation, competition and a genuine love of motorcycles.
Theo den Hoed, Product Manager – Motorcycle at GS Yuasa Battery Europe, said: “The Yuasa brand’s sponsorship of the Honda HRC Castrol MotoGP team is a partnership we value enormously. It reflects a relationship built on trust, shared engineering values and a mutual respect for performance at the very highest level.”
“Although the MotoGP bike itself is a unique prototype, the philosophy behind it mirrors what goes into every Yuasa motorcycle battery, reliability, precision and performance without compromise. As the original equipment battery supplier to Honda and many other leading motorcycle manufacturers, Yuasa has earned its reputation through real-world performance. As both a corporate partner and a genuine fan of MotoGP, we wish the Honda HRC Castrol team every success for the season ahead.”
