MUMBAI: India Bike Week 2025 returned to Panchgani this year, bringing together motorcycling enthusiasts from across the country for a celebration of riding culture, performance, and community. Adding to the excitement, Gulf Oil, in partnership with Trackhouse MotoGP Team, showcased a MotoGP race bike at the festival, marking the first time a MotoGP machine has been displayed in India and offering fans a rare, up-close glimpse of the pinnacle of motorcycle racing.
The showcase reflects Gulf’s expanding motorsport presence and its global partnership with Trackhouse MotoGP Team, which made its MotoGP debut in 2024. From the 2025 season, the iconic Gulf logo will feature on Trackhouse’s RS-GP25 bikes.
Ravi Chawla, MD & CEO, Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. shares, “India Bike Week is a true celebration of motorcycling, and our third consecutive year with IBW deepens our bond with this passionate community. This year, we’ve scaled up with more immersive experiences, hands-on showcases, and a stronger motorsport connect. This year, we’ve elevated our presence with a stronger global motorsport connection through our partnership with Trackhouse MotoGP Team. Showcasing a MotoGP race bike in India for the first time gives fans a close look at the precision and advanced technology at the pinnacle of racing and underscores that machines built for such performance demand equally high standards of care.”
The display highlighted Gulf’s motorsport heritage and its focus on supporting high-performance machines with technology and care worthy of the world’s most demanding racing environments.