Dorna Sports have announced that Tissot will be the title sponsor of this year’s Australian MotoGP which will take place on Phillip Island from October 17 to 19.
Tissot has been the Official Timekeeper of the MotoGP World Championship since 2001 and a long term partner of the sport.
In the sponsorship agreement, Tissot advertising will be displayed on signs and banners around the circuit for the entirety of the Grand Prix weekend.
This year’s Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix will be the 16th round of the MotoGP World Championship, the second of the triple header over three weekends in Japan, Australia and Malaysia.
Tissot President Mr. François Thiébaud said: “We are proud to be the title sponsor this year again for the 2014 Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Combined with our timekeeping services, this partnership strengthens Tissot’s ever-growing commitment to the sport and highlights the precision and performance of our products to fans all around the world, during a key period in the MotoGP World Championship.”
Australian Grand Prix Corporation Chairman, Mr. Ronald Walker AC CBE, said: “We are delighted to partner with such a prestigious brand and we look forward to welcoming the international MotoGP family to Phillip Island.”
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit has been a permanent fixture on the World Championship calendar since 1997.