Even on a worldwide basis, there aren't many race tracks which hold around the clock endurance races.
Among such few venues, Le Mans 24 Hours is the most prestigious and has the longest history.

The inaugural race of this French classic was held in 1923, i.e. well over eighty years ago.
At the time, Japanese people knew about the automobile, but the number of cars in Japan were limited and very few people could foresee the country's future as a highly motorised society.

Thirty-three cars started the inaugural race and the event has become more and more international from year to year.
In parallel to the spread of automobiles around the world, many car manufacturers came in to test the reliability of their products and promote sales.

It remains the same today.
Not only for the cars but for the tires, the Le Mans 24 Hours race is the very important event to demonstrate performance to the public and try for innovation.

ADVAN taken part in Le Mans 24 Hours since 1984, supplying tires for LMP1 class prototype cars and touring car based GT class competitors.

The thirteen kilometer long Sarthe Circuit consists of a permanent race track called the Bugatti Circuit and public roads in the vicinity of it.
Race cars run on the circuit at the top speeds of over 300km/h. Because of this, not only the maximum grip and durability but the 'ride' to reduce driver's fatigue as much as possible is required for the tires.

From the past experience and global motor sport activities in various fields, ADVAN continues to evolve the performance of its products.
The Le Mans 24 Hours race is one of these proving grounds.