Castrol
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Oil and Gas |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Founder | Charles Wakefield |
| Headquarters | Castrol Technology Centre, Pangbourne, Berkshire, U.K. |
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Key people
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Mandhir Singh (CEO, 2016-present) |
| Products |
Oil Petroleum Petrochemical Lubricant |
| Parent | BP |
| Website | www.castrol.com |
Castrol is a British global brand of industrial and automotive lubricants offering a wide range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications.
The Wakefield Oil Company was founded by Charles Cheers Wakefield in 1899. The brand "Castrol" originated after researchers added castor oil to their lubricant formulations. In 1966, Castrol was acquired by Scottish company Burmah Oil, which was renamed Burmah-Castrol. Burmah-Castrol was purchased by London-based multinational BP in 2000.
The brand has been involved in Formula One for many years, supplying to a number of teams, including McLaren (1979-1980), Williams (1997-2005), Team Lotus (1992-1993), Brabham (1983-1984), Jaguar (2000-2004) and Walter Wolf Racing.
Castrol have signed up with Renault F1 to supply fuel and lubricants for the 2017 F1 world championship. McLaren are expected to announce a similar deal with Castrol in the coming weeks. Castrol has sponsored the Ford World Rally Team and M-Sport in the World Rally Championship since 2003, and the Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT factory team since 2016. It has also sponsored Volkswagen Motorsport activities in the Dakar Rally and later the World Rally Championship since 2005. Audi Sport's activities in rallying and touring car racing have been sponsored by Castrol, as well as its Le Mans Prototypes program since 2011. BMW Motorsport was sponsored by Castrol from 1999 to 2014.
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