Yokohama Rubber’s Motor Sports Activities in 2008
The Yokohama Rubber Co. has outlined its motorsports plan for 2008. Viewing motor sports as a means of developing its global flagship Advan brand, the company will support a number of different motor sports activities in Japan and around the world. Major activities will be as follows:
FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC)
Joining Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship, the WTCC became the third FIA world championship in 2005. The 2008 season will mark its fourth year as such. Yokohama Rubber has been supplying Advan racing tyres as the designated one-make tyre since 2006, and, based on evaluations of their balanced performance on both FF and FR cars, has been officially designated to do so through at least 2009. As was the case last year, the company’s support of all teams means tyres for about 35 cars. Beginning in Brazil on March 2, the 2008 WTCC will consist of twenty-four races in twelve rounds, climaxing with the final races in Macau. This year will see the first WTCC competition at the Okayama International Circuit, a move that Yokohama is confident equals world-class excitement for fans in Japan.