Mobil 1 is a brand of synthetic motor oil and other automotive lubrication products. Originally developed by the Mobil oil company, was the first synthetic motor oil in the world and is now globally marketed and sold by ExxonMobil.
Mobil 1 engine oil was introduced in 1974. The brand range now includes a variety of engine oils, oil filters, chassis grease, transmission fluids, and gear lubricants.
Mobil 1 is an official recommended motor oil of Porsche, Bentley, Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu, Hino, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Opel, Vauxhall, Buick, Holden and Perodua for automobiles.
Formula One team Williams had Mobil sponsorship from 1978 to 1988. In 1987 it switched to Benetton. From 1995 until 2016, it sponsored McLaren. Mobil 1 was also lubricants supplier for Toyota F1 team in 2002 until 2009. In 2017, Mobil 1 switched to Red Bull Racing.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Rusty Wallace was sponsored by Mobil from 1987. In 1991, he carried his sponsorship to Penske Racing. Jeremy Mayfield had Mobil as the primary sponsorship in 1998, and later Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. took it as well. Penske's IndyCar operations also had Mobil sponsorship from 1991, until the deal was ended after the 2010 season. Since 2011, Tony Stewart has carried the Mobil 1 sponsorship in his No.14 Stewart-Haas Racing car.Toyota Racing Development-supported NASCAR teams also use Mobil oil. In August 2014, Mobil 1 began sponsoring Stewart-Haas driver Kevin Harvick in the GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway.