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All Japan Touring Car Championship for Group A started in 1985. TEAM ADVAN competed in Division 3 and was the class champion for two consecutive years. |
- ADVAN A-22H1 used as a standard equipment tire for NSX.
- Company starts to supply tires for the new Formula Mirage.
- Competes in touring car championships abroad and wins championships in UK, Italy and Australia. Achieves an overall one-two finish in the 24hour race at Spa-Francorchamps.
- Also wins a title in the GTU Class in the IMSA held in the U.S.
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1989 |
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ADVAN joined the Fuji Grand Champion Series, which started in 1971, from 1982. The GC series saw its conclusion that year, and the all-Japan championship title was offered for the first time. Takao Wada from Team ADVAN ran third in this race. |
- ADVAN WR-23, a radial tire for winter rallies, is launched.
- ADVAN A021R, a radial tire for sports driving, is launched.
- Wins a title in the All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship.
- Wins championship in JTC (All Japan Touring Car Championship) series, in Division 2 and 3 respectively.
- Ranks third in the World Sports Prototype Championship.
- Wins touring car championships in Germany and Italy.
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1988 |
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- ADVAN GLOBA, a high-performance radial tire, is launched.
- Starts to supply tires for FJ-1600 for the second time.
- Wins a title in the European Touring Car Championship.
- Comes top in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship.
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1987 |
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Kunimitsu Takahashi and Kenji Takahashi, driving Porsche 962C in the All Japan Endurance Championship, come top in this Group C sports car race for three consecutive years from 1985. |
- ADVAN HF-R Type E, a radial tire for sports driving, is launched.
- Wins a title for three consecutive years in the All Japan Endurance Championship and the Fuji Long Distance Series.
- Wins the World Touring car Championship.
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1986 |
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ADVAN GR-17, a rally tire, is launched. |
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1985 |
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- ADVAN WR-14, a radial tire for winter rallies, is launched.
- ADVAN HF Type E, a high-performance radial tire, is launched.
- Wins the title of drivers champion in Classes A, B and C of the All Japan Rally Championship.
- Car equipped with Yokohama tires competes in the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race, and runs third in this first attempt.
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1984 |
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- Starts to supply tires for FJ-1600 (until 1985).
- Wins a title in the All Japan Formula 3 Championship.
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1983 |
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- ADVAN MS-11, a rally tire, is launched.
- Develops an exclusive tire for Group C and competes in the "WEC in Japan," the Japan Round of the World Endurance Championship.
- Starts to supply tires for the European Formula 3 Championship. Also starts supplying tires for the Macau Grand Prix, which became Formula 3 from this year.
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1982 |
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In 1980, ADVAN appeared in the All Japan Formula 2 Championship, the top formula race in Japan at that time. ADVAN won its first top formula race two years and nine races later. |
- ADVAN HF Type C, a radial tire for sports driving, is launched.
- ADVAN HF Type D with compression rates of 50% and 55% is developed.
- Yokohama Rubber's first racing radial tire employed in the All Japan Formula 2 Championship. First F2 victory achieved in the second race in which the tire is used, the "Japan Formula Championship."
- Competes in the main race of the Fuji Grand Champion Series.
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1981 |
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- ADVAN HF Type D is launched.
- ADVAN GR-07, a rally tire, is launched.
- Full entry into the All Japan Formula 2 Championship.
- Wins a title in Class B of the All Japan Rally Championship.
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