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.