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Yokohama Rubber Is Sole Tire Supplier for Macau
Grand Prix for 29th Consecutive Year
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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced
today that it will supply ADVAN racing tires to
all of the competitors in the 58th Macau Grand
Prix. That event, a Formula 3, will take place in
Macau from Thursday to Sunday, November 17 to 20.
This will be Yokohama's 29th consecutive year as
the exclusive tire supplier to the Macau Grand
Prix. Yokohama will also be the exclusive tire
supplier in the culminating event of 2011 FIA
World Touring Car Championship. That race will
take place in Macau in conjunction with the Macau
Grand Prix. The weekend's racing events will also
include a touring car race for local drivers and
a motorcycle race.
Macau's Grand Prix takes place on public roadways
and thus requires tires of different
specifications from those used on racetracks. The
ADVAN racing tires supplied by Yokohama
incorporate know-how accumulated through nearly
three decades as the exclusive tire supplier.
Formula 3 has been a stepping stone to Formula 1
for several prominent drivers, including
Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, and the
late Ayrton Senna.
The World Touring Car Championship, meanwhile, is
the summit of touring car racing. Yokohama has
been the sole supplier of tires for the World
Touring Car Championship since 2006. That
reflects the teams' high regard for the superior
handling performance and consistent quality of
Yokohama tires. The company has contracted to
supply ADVAN racing tires, which incorporate
advances in reducing environmental impact, for
the race through 2012.
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