Dirt Trial Sponsorship ROI: Real Data for 2026
How sponsoring grassroots motorsport stacks up against digital advertising — a data-driven comparison
WSJ addresses the question posed by countless small and medium business owners: does sponsoring a grassroots race actually work? If the right competition and driver are chosen, the CPM of dirt trial sponsorship can land at one-fifth to one-half of paid social media rates.
Average crowd attendance at a single All-Japan Dirt Trial round is 800 to 2,500. A mid-field all-Japan driver with 2,000 to 8,000 followers generates cumulative sponsor logo impressions of 300,000 to 1.2 million across a full season. At ¥500,000 per year, the converted CPM lands between ¥416 and ¥1,666 — competitive against domestic Instagram advertising. The driver's social media content capability accounts for over 80 per cent of the sponsorship effect.
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