YOKOHAMA IN MOTORSPORT

YOKOHAMA has a long tradition and commitment to Motorsport.

YOKOHAMA supports numerous motorsport Championships and races with its know-how and tyre technology and is always looking at ways of improving its products to create high performance tyres that consistently make Champions in the race track and provide environmentally friendly and safe Tyres that are appreciated by everyone on and off the road.

Whether in the FIA World Touring Car Series – WTCR, Endurance racing at the Nürburgring, in Le Mans or Sepang, Rallying and Global Rally Cross or Single seater racing, YOKOHAMA is truly a household name within Motorsports. Its range of ADVAN Tyres can provide the control Tyre for World Championships and International top level Motorsport competitions across the globe.

YOKOHAMA is also well known for the use of its proprietary technology in the production of its tyres providing high performance in competitive levels and safety.

YOKOHAMA is one of the leading Tyre manufacturers in the world and is Official Tyre supplier for:

International Formula 3 Grand Prix Macau – since 1983

European Touring Car Cup (ETCC) – from 2005 to 2017

FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) – from 2006 to 2017

Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) – from 2010 to 2016

Chinese Touring Car Championship (CTCC) – from 2010 to 2014

Japanese Formula 3 – since 2011

Global Rallycross – since 2014

FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) – from 2018 to 2020

TCR Europe – from 2018 to 2020

TCR Iberico – from 2019 to 2021

TCR Scandinavia – from  2019 to 2021

TCR Germany – from 2019 to 2021

FIA Girls on Track - 2018/19

ADVAN Red in Black Movie

OUR HERITAGE

1963: YOKOHAMA starts supplying racing tyres to the motorsport industry in Japan

1978: ADVAN, YOKOHAMA’s motorsport brand is created

1979: Creation of the ADVAN rally team, wins a B-class championship in its first year

1980: ADVAN tyres supplied to some All Japan Formula 2 Championship participants

1981: All Japan Rally Championship Class B title

1982: ADVAN-shod single-seater wins its first All Japan F2 Championship race

1983
YOKOHAMA supplies tyres for the European Formula 3 Championship and the Macau Grand Prix (now running Formula 3 cars)
“A 23-year-old Ayrton Senna wins the first ever Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, preceding a long line of future stars such as Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, David Brabham and more…”

1984
All Japan Formula 3 Championship title

1985
All Japan Rally Championship drivers titles in Classes A, B and C
“At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a Porsche 956 finished third in its class, marking a successful debut for another of YOKOHAMA’s long-standing associations: Porsche.”

1987
All Japan Endurance Championship and Fuji Long Distance Series titles

1988
European Touring Car Championship title with Team Schnitzer
Asia Pacific Rally Championship title
Win at 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with Team Schnitzer

1989
German and Italian Touring Car Championship titles with Team Schnitzer and BMW Italia
Third in World Sports Prototype Championship
All Japan Touring Car Championship titles in Division 2 and 3 with Team ADVAN
All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship title with Team ADVAN
“’88 and ’89 saw the start of another legendary product, the BMW M3. Combined with YOKOHAMA ADVAN, the race car claimed titles in three touring car championships as well as the 24 hours of Spa Francorchamps…”

1990
UK, Italian and Australian Touring Car Championship titles with Team Italian M3 for the Italian championship
Overall one-two finish in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with Team Schnitzer
ADVAN tyres supplied to the new Formula Mirage

1991
All Japan Rally Championship titles in Class A and C
First Japanese outfit to win the Cote D’Ivoire Rally in the World Rally Championship
Asia Pacific Rally Championship title
UK and Australian Touring Car Championship titles

1992
Asia Pacific Rally Championship title
Wins the Cote D’Ivoire Rally in the World Rally Championship
UK and Australian Touring Car Championship titles
One-two-three finish in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
All Japan Touring Car Championship title in Division 2

1993
UK and Italian Touring Car Championship titles
One-two-three finish in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring

1994
All Japan Rally Championship title in Class A
All Japan Dirt Trial Championship titles in Classes AI, AII, CII and D
“Entering the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring with a Nissan 300zx during the year, YOKOHAMA achieved a remarkable feat at Sebring, unequalled to this day: The Nissan became the first GT-Class car to beat the prototype sports cars and claim overall victory!”

1995
73rd Pikes Peak International Hillclimb title
24 Hours of Le Mans GT2 Class win
All Japan Rally Championship titles in Division 1 Class A as well as Division 2 Classes A and B
All Japan Dirt Trial Championship titles in Classes AIII, CI and D

1996
Asia Pacific Rally Championship title in Group N
All Japan Gymkhana Championship titles in Classes CII and D
All Japan Dirt Trial Championship titles in Classes CI and D
All Japan Rally Championship titles in Classes B and C

1997
British Rally Championship title
All Japan Gymkhana Championship titles in Classes CII and D
All Japan Dirt Trial Championship titles in Classes CI and AII
All Japan Rally Championship titles in Division 1 Class A and Division 2 Classes A and B
All Japan GT Championship title in GT300 Class

1998
Overall winner of the Daytona 24 Hours race
“The Momo/YOKOHAMA/Ferrari 333SP became the first privateer Ferrari to win the Rolex 24 Hours race.”

1999
All Japan Rally Championship titles in Classes A and C
YOKOHAMA becomes the official tyre supplier for the first International F3 Korea Grand Prix

2000
Super Taikyu Race Series titles in Classes 2 and 4
All Japan GT Championship title in GT300 Class
All Japan Rally Championship title in Class C
24 Hours of Le Mans Class win

2001
Asia Pacific Rally Championship title in F2 Class
Super Taikyu Race Series titles in Classes 2, 4 and Gr-N Plus
All Japan GT Championship title in GT300 Class
24 Hours of Le Mans Class win

2002
Asia Pacific Rally Championship title in Gr-A F2 Class
Super Taikyu Race Series titles in four classes out of five
All Japan Rally Championship title in Class C
“YOKOHAMA reaches its 20th consecutive year of supplying the official tyres for the Macau F3 Grand Prix.”

2003
25th anniversary of the ADVAN brand
All Japan Rally Championship titles in Classes B and C
Super Taikyu Race Series titles in all five classes
All Japan GT Championship title in GT300 Class
"YOKOHAMA’s racing brand, ADVAN, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a win at the Petit Le Mans (BMW M3 GTR) and the brand’s first foray into Le Mans prototype racing with Team ADVAN at the 24 Hours of Le Mans."

2004
All Japan Rally Championship title in Class C

2005
24 hours of Le Mans GT Class win
ADVAN brand is re-launched as ADVAN Sport and ADVAN S/T
YOKOHAMA is appointed as the sole tyre supplier for the first FIA European Touring Car Cup

2006
ADVAN becomes the official control tyre supplier to the FIA World Touring Car Championship
24 hours of Le Mans GT2 Class runner-up

2007
ADVAN becomes the official one-make tyre for single-seater series Formula Master

2008
YOKOHAMA reached its 25th consecutive year in supplying the Macau F3 Grand Prix
YOKOHAMA completed its third consecutive year as the official control tyre supplier for the FIA WTCC and its second year for Formula Master

2009
YOKOHAMA becomes official tyre supplier to the Russian Touring Car Championship and Swedish Touring Car Championship

2010
YOKOHAMA completed its fifth successive season as tyre supplier for the FIA WTCC, introducing its eco-friendly ADVAN ENV-R1 tyres to the series
YOKOHAMA becomes official tyre supplier to the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup and Chinese Touring Car Championship

2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      YOKOHAMA celebrated its tenth anniversary as exclusive tyre supplier to the FIA World Touring Car Championship                                                                                                                                                                                                  YOKOHAMA announced a partnership with English Premier Division Chelsea FC, as Official Shirt Sponsor

2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       YOKOHAMA won TyreSafe’s Tyre Manufacturer of the Year Award in recognition of its efforts promoting tyre safety in the UK

2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       YOKOHAMA celebrated its 100th anniversary with events around different race tracks around the world

2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The FIA TCR (Touring Car Race) series was launched with YOKOHAMA as exclusive tyre supplier
The FIA and YOKOHAMA announced a partnership to support the development of motorsports among young female drivers: Girls on Track Project

2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       YOKOHAMA concluded a successful partnership with the FIA Girls on Track Project
YOKOHAMA fitted several cars taking part in the legendary 24hour race at the Nürburgring
Michelle Halder to become the first female winner of a TCR race (August)