factory-backed
Sign in to savethumb|225px|Scuderia Ferrari are the most successful factory team in Formula One. thumb|225px|In the 2015 MotoGP season, the Ducati Corse|Ducati factory team used the 2015 version of their bike, while customer teams Avintia and Pramac both used the 2014 version. In motorsports, a factory-backed racing team or driver is one sponsored by a vehicle manufacturer in official competitions.
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- Definition
- Practice
- Grand Prix racing
- Formula E
- One-make series
- Lower level racing
- Drifting
- See also
- References
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thumb|225px|Scuderia Ferrari are the most successful factory team in Formula One. thumb|225px|In the 2015 MotoGP season, the Ducati Corse|Ducati factory team used the 2015 version of their bike, while customer teams Avintia and Pramac both used the 2014 version. In motorsports, a factory-backed racing team or driver is one sponsored by a vehicle manufacturer in official competitions.
== Definition == As motorsport competition is an expensive endeavor, some degree of factory support is desired and often necessary for success.