Q8OILS - Lubricant Supplier to Airwaves Ducati 2005-2007

Q8Oils enjoyed a consistently successful track record with Airwaves Ducati over a three-year period, during which time the team won both the Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Championships.




From the outset the relationship with Airwaves Ducati was built on success, as Q8Oils were lubricant suppliers to Rizla Suzuki in 2004, won the Championship tat year. Having backed one winning team, Q8Oils weren’t taking any chances and their R&D Department took the unusual step of funding controlled and independent Wind Tunnel & Rolling Road testing of the Airwaves Ducatis at MIRA’s world-leading automotive test facility near Warwick. The results were remarkable. Even using publicly available Q8 Moto SBK Racing10W/50 synthetic oil, the 999cc V-Twin Ducatis were producing significantly more power at the back wheel.




Since then Q8Oils’ technical staff worked closely with the technicians at Airwaves Ducati and the team did not experience a single mechanical engine failure over three years. Such reliability gave the riders the confidence to push the Italian V-Twins to the limit and the results in BSB proved it. Gregorio Lavilla rounded off the 2007 season in style at Brands Hatch with two 1st places, the lap record and clinched the Airwaves Speed League by setting more lap records than anyone else over the year.

The Q8Oils Racing Pedigree: 

• 2004 - Winners of Rider Championship (with Rizla Suzuki) 


• 2005 - Winners of Rider Championship 


• 2006 - Winners of Constructors' Championship 


• 2007 - 2nd in the Constructors and 3rd & 4th in the Rider Championship 


• 2005 to 2007 - 32 race wins, 95 podiums and 18 lap records .

Q8Oils are in a unique position to offer consistency, thanks to their refining and blending of lubricants derived from their own source of Kuwaiti Crude, recognised as a highly consistent, high quality base product. Control of the raw materials is guaranteed since Q8Oils is part of Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants, the lubricants businesses of the various companies of the Kuwait Petroleum International group. The ideal component selection for the manufacturing process is taken care of at Q8Oils own extensive Research & Development facility in Rotterdam, while blending takes place in their state-of-the-art ISO9001:2000 registered facility, located in the North of England. This enables Q8Oils to work closely with race teams on a technical level to develop products.

For more information on the Q8Oils range of market leading motorcycle lubricants contact: marketing@Q8Oils.com; Tel: 0113 235 0555.

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