| 1. Four-Wheel Motorsports Activities |
| <DUNLOP> |
| In Japan, the highlight of our activities will be the SUPER GT, one of Japan's most popular four-wheel racing tournaments. In this series, we will be supplying tires for four racecars driven by four outstanding teams, including Team NAKAJIMA RACING, who won the sixth race of last year's tournament in the GT500 Class, as well as three teams competing in the GT300 Class. In addition, we will also be supplying tires to various racing teams competing for the title in their respective classes in a wide range of race categories, including the All-Japan Rally Championship, the All-Japan Gymkhana Championship, the All-Japan Dirt Trial Championship, All-Japan Karting Championship and more.
Meanwhile, we will also be supporting the cultivation of young drivers by supplying "one-make" tires for such beginner-oriented tournaments as FIA Formula 4 and Formula 4. At the same time, we will also sponsor and supply tires for open-participation races such as the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race and the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Rally Challenge with the aim of supporting race fans who want to enjoy the thrill of driving fast, thus contributing to motorsports by expanding the talent pool of future world-class racers.
Overseas, we will be supplying "one-make" tires for races such as Formula 4 racing in Chile. |
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| <FALKEN> |
| FALKEN will once again be competing in the legendary ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race, which is widely considered to be the world's toughest endurance race, at the N rburgring in Germany this May. Continuing from last year, Team FALKEN Motorsports will be competing with two top-notch racecars, the Porsche 911 GT3R and the BMW M6 GT3 that placed eighth overall in last year's race. In addition, we will also be supplying tires to Team Subaru Tecnica International as they compete in the SP3T Class. Through these activities, we aim to further enhance the value of the FALKEN brand, which is already well regarded in Europe and North America, while contributing to the development of motorsports in general. |
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| 2. Two-Wheel Motorsports Activities |
| <DUNLOP> |
| We will be supplying "one-make" tires for the Moto2 and Moto3 Classes in the FIM Grand Prix World Championship, which is one of the world's premier two-wheel racing tournaments. Bolstered by last year's victory, we are now aiming to win our fourth consecutive FIM Endurance World Championship. Meanwhile, in our motocross racing activities, DUNLOP is also aiming for our ninth consecutive year of dominating all classes in the AMA Supercross Championship in America, as well as the title of World Champion in the MXGP.
In Japan, we will be supporting top teams and individual riders as they aim for the titles in a wide range of tournaments, including the All-Japan Road Race Championship, the All-Japan Motocross Championship, the All-Japan Trials Championship and the Japan Enduro Championship. At the same time, we will also be supplying tires for six teams competing in the Suzuka 8 Hours Road Race, which is the largest motorbike race in Japan and the final race in the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Furthermore, we will once again be supplying "one-make" tires for 250cc motorbikes competing in increasingly popular road races held for up-and-coming racers throughout the world. Through these activities, we hope to contribute to the development of motorsports while cultivating the next generation of world-class racers. |
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| [2018 DUNLOP Four-Wheel Motorsports Activity Schedule Overview] |
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| SUPER GT |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Driver |
| GT500 | NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda NSX-GT | Bertrand Baguette |
| Kosuke Matsuura |
| GT300 | GAINER | NISSAN GT-R
NISMO GT3 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka |
| Hironobu Yasuda |
| GT300 | R&D SPORT | SUBARU BRZ GT300 | Takuto Iguchi |
| Hideki Yamauchi |
| GT300 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS | Richard Lyons |
| Ryuichiro Tomita |
| Takuro Shinohara |
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| All-Japan Rally Championship |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Driver |
| JN-6 | Team LUCK | Subaru WRX | Norihiko Katsuta |
| JN-6 | itzz Rally Team | Subaru WRX | Takuma Kamada |
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| All-Japan Gymkhana Championship |
| | Class | Vehicle | Driver |
| PN4 | Mitsubishi LANCER | Shigeki Kayano |
| SA2 | Honda INTEGRA | Takashi Asayama |
| SA4 | Mitsubishi LANCER | Shinji Tsugawa |
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| All-Japan Dirt Trial Championship |
| | Class | Vehicle | Driver |
| SA2 | Mitsubishi LANCER | Kazuhiro Kitamura |
| SA2 | Subaru WRX | Takuma Kamada |
| SC2 | Mitsubishi LANCER | Osamu Yoshimura |
| D | Mitsubishi MIRAGE | Yoshiaki Sumiyama |
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| All-Japan Karting Championship |
| | Class | Team | Drivers |
| OK | Masuda Speed | Turbo Asahi |
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| TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race |
| | Class | Team | Driver |
| Professional | OTG Motor SPORTS | Naoki Hattori |
| Professional | OTG Motor SPORTS | Hiroki Yoshida |
| Professional | Wakayama Toyota TEAM OGAWA | Takeshi Matsumoto |
| Professional | Netz Toyota Hyogo Racing Team | Hiroyuki Saka |
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| One-Make Tire Racing Category |
| | Series Name | Country |
| FIA-F4 Championship (7 Tournaments, 14 Total Races) | Japan |
F4 Championship
(East Japan: 7 Races, West Japan: 7 Races +1 Special Race) | Japan |
| X30 Challenge Japan | Japan |
| DUAL ATTACK 2018 | Japan |
| TOP RACE SERIES | Argentina |
| Chile Formula 4 (Formula Total by Dunlop) | Chile |
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| FIA-Formula 4 Championship Young Driver Cultivation Program: FIA-F4 JAPANESE CHALLENGE |
| | Team | Driver |
| OTG Motor SPORTS | Yuko Tamaki |
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| [2018 FALKEN Four-Wheel Motorsports Activity Schedule Overview] |
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| 2018 ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Drivers |
| SP9 (FIA-GT3) | FALKEN Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3R | Martin Ragginger |
| Klaus Bachler |
| Dirk Werner |
| Sven Mller |
| BMW M6 GT3 | Peter Dumbreck |
| Alexandre Imperatori |
| Stef Dusseldorp |
| Jens Klingmann |
| SP3T | SUBARU TECNICA
INTERNATIONAL | SUBARU WRX STI | Carlo van Dam |
| Tim Schrick |
| Hideki Yamauchi |
| Takuto Iguchi |
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| [2018 DUNLOP Two-Wheel Motorsports Activity Schedule Overview] |
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| <Road Racing World Championship>
FIM Grand Prix World Championship (MotoGP) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| Moto2 / Moto3 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| EWC | Suzuki Endurance Racing Team | SUZUKI | TBD |
| EWC | GMT94 Yamaha | YAMAHA | TBD |
| EWC | Honda Endurance Racing Team | HONDA | TBD |
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| <Motocross World Championship>
MXGP |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| MX1 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team | KAWASAKI | C. Dessale |
| J. Tixier |
| MX1 | Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP Team | YAMAHA | A. Tonus |
| S. Simpson |
| MX2 | HRC MX2 | HONDA | M. Cervelin |
| C. Notsuka |
| MX2 | KEMEA Yamaha Official MX Team | YAMAHA | B. Paturel |
| B. Van Doninck |
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| <Road Racing International Championship>
FIM CEV Repsol International Championship |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| Moto2 / Moto3 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| Red Bull MotoGP ROOKIES CUP |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| Moto3 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| FIM Asia Road Racing Championship |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| SS600 / AP250 / UB150 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| IDEMITSU ASIA TALENT CUP |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| Moto3 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| <AMA Supercross Championship>
AMA SX |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| 450SX | Team Honda HRC | HONDA | K. Roczen |
| C. Seely |
| 450SX | Monster Energy Factory YAMAHA | YAMAHA | J. Barcia |
| C. Webb |
| 450SX | Monster Energy Kawasaki | KAWASAKI | E. Tomac |
| J. Grant |
| 450SX | Red Bull KTM Factory | KTM | M. Musquin |
| B. Tickle |
| 450SX | JGR YOSHIMURA SUZUKI | SUZUKI | J. Bogle |
| W. Peick |
| 450SX | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna | HUSQVARNA | J. Anderson |
| D. Wilson |
| 250SX | GEICO HONDA Factory Connection | HONDA | RJ. Hampshire |
| J. Martin |
| 250SX | Monster Energy / Pro Circuit / Kawasaki | KAWASAKI | A. Cianciarulo |
| A. Forkner |
| J. Savatgy |
| 250SX | Star Racing / Yamaha | YAMAHA | A. Plessinger |
| D. Ferrandis |
| 250SX | Troy Lee Designs / GoPro / Red Bull / KTM | KTM | J. Smith |
| S. McElath |
| A. Martin |
| 250SX | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna | HUSQVARNA | Z. Osborne |
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| <Road Race in various countries>
All-Japan Road Race Championship (Japan) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| JSB1000 | Team KAGAYAMA | SUZUKI | Yukio Kagayama |
| JSB1000 | HiTMAN RC Koshien Yamaha | YAMAHA | Shinichi Nakatomi |
| JSB1000 | Sanyo Industrial & RS-ITOH with
VISSEL KOBE | KAWASAKI | Mitsunori Okamura |
| J-GP2 | Will-Raise Racing RS-ITOH | KAWASAKI | Takeshi Ishizuka |
| J-GP2 | MIKUNI TELLY & KALLY | SUZUKI | Hiroki Ono |
| J-GP2 | Y! mobile  Kohara RT | HONDA | Ikuhiro Enokido |
| Takayuki Oki |
| J-GP3 | KTM. ASPIRATION RACING | KTM | Ukyo Furuichi |
| J-GP3 | 41Planning | IODA | Yoichi Ui |
| J-GP3 | Team P.MU 7C MIKUNI | HONDA | Akira Komuro |
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| *Vehicles in the J-GP2 Class are listed by engine manufacturer. |
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| Suzuka 8 Hours Road Race (Final Race in the FIM Endurance World Championship) (Japan) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| EWC | Team KAGAYAMA | SUZUKI | TBD |
| EWC | Trick Star Racing | KAWASAKI | TBD |
| SST | Sanyo Industrial & RS-ITOH with VISSEL KOBE | KAWASAKI | TBD |
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| MOTO AMERICA (America) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| SBK / ST1000 / SS600 / Twins / Junior Cup | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| GP Colombia Championship (Colombia) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| SBK / SS / StockBike / GP3 | All vehicles |
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| Argentina SBK Championship (Argentina) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| SBK / SS / R3 / 250cc / Moto5 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| MFJ CUP / Regional Championships (Japan) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| JP250 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| HRC NSF250R Challenge (Japan) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| J-GP3 | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| HRC CBR250R/RR Dream Cup (Japan) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| E Class / B Class | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| DUNLOP AUTOBY Cup Gymkhana! (Japan) |
| | Class | Vehicle |
| A Class/B Class/C1 Class/C2 Class | Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles |
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| <Off-road race in various countries>
All-Japan Motocross Championship (Japan) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| IA1 | Kawasaki Team GREEN | KAWASAKI | Makoto Ogata |
| IA1 | Team SBE | SUZUKI | Koichi Fukaya |
| IA1 | Team Flying Dolphin SAISEI | YAMAHA | Takashi Okano |
| IA2 | Team H.R.C | HONDA | Chihiro Notsuka |
| IA2 | BOSS RACING | HONDA | Taiki Koga |
| IA2 | PURE TECH Racing | KAWASAKI | Kohei Ogawa |
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| All-Japan Trials Championship (Japan) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| IAS | HRC Club MITANI | HONDA | Tomoyuki Ogawa |
| IAS | YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM | YAMAHA | Kenichi Kuroyama |
| IAS | YSP Keiyo  KEN OKUYAMA RACING | YAMAHA | Fumitaka Nozaki |
| IAS | So7 Audio Japan Wise Beta Team | BETA | Tsuyoshi Ogawa |
| IAS | Vertigo with Mitani | VERTIGO | Akira Shibata |
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| Japan Enduro Championship (Japan) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle | Rider |
| IA | Team TARGET with Miyaki | HONDA | Tadashi Kugimura |
| IA | Blue Riders with YAMALUBE | YAMAHA | Kenji Suzuki |
| Yutaro Uchiyama |
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| National MX Championship (Argentina) |
| | Class | Team | Vehicle |
| MX1/MX2 | Honda Racing Team | HONDA |
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