Last update: March 25, 2025
Advan is a brand from Yokohama for the sporty tires. The distinctive red and black can be found on cars in the Japanese touring car, GT and sportscar series, but also on some Japanese entries during the Le Mans 24-hour race.
Group C
1983 Fuji 1000 km, Porsche 956K. At the world championship race at Fuji, no less than 9 Porsches 956 competed. The Rothmans cars took double victory, this car finishes 6th. Takahashi would win the Japanese Championship no less than 4 times in the familiar colors of sponsor Advan.
#8 Kenji Takahaski (J) / Clemens Schickentanz (D) – 6th
Brun Speedbox Porsche 956K – 2.6 liter Porsche 935/78 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 6420 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #111
- EBBRO Racing Collection 43892 (diecast)
1987 Fuji 500 km, Porsche 962C. The Japanese Sports Prototype Championship was very popular in the second half of the 80’s. Porsches battled with Toyota’s and many European topdrivers were present. This Advan 962 won the 500km of Fuji and the drivers won the JSPC title in 1987.
#1 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) / Kenny Acheson (GB) / Kazua Mogi (J)
Alpha Nova Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 962/70 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #111
- SPARK KBS062 Kokusai Boeki Special #185 / 500 pcs (resin)
1989 Suzuka 1000 km, Porsche 962C. This Advan Porsche 962C won the 1000 km at Suzuka and Kunimitsu Takahashi took his fourth JSPC title.
#25 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) / Stanley Dickens (S) – 1st
Alpha Nova Porsche 962C – 3.0 liter Porsche 962/70 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 640 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #134
- SPARK KBS054 Kokusai Boeki Special limited 500 pcs (resin)
JTCC & JGTC
1987 Japanese Touring Car Championship, Nissan Skyline. The Japanese GT Championship (JGTC) is very well known. But that was launched in 1993, in the years before the Japanese Touring Car Championship showed some great racing. This Nissan Skyline RS DR30 made use of a 4-cylinder turbo engine and rear wheel drive.
#26 Kenji Takahashi (J) / Takao Wada (J) – 5th at Sugo
Nissan Skyline RS DR30 – 2.0 liter Nissan FJ20ET straight-4 turbo, approx. 350 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. HR31 #unknown
- KYOSHO 03602A (diecast)
1991 Japanese Touring Car Championship, Nissan Skyline. In their Advan sponsored R33, Takahashi and Tsuchiya finished third in the championship that was won by Hasemi and Olofsson.
#2 Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) / Kenji Takahashi (J) – 3rd
Team Taisan Nissan Skyline GTS-R R32 – 2.6 liter Nissan RB26DETT- straight-6, approx. 550 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1400 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BNR32 #unknown
- HPI 8028 (resin)
1994 Japanese GT Championship Mine, Ferrari F40 GT. 1994 Was the second year of the Japanese GT Championship. The grid was a miraculous mix of exotic cars: Lots of Nissan Skylines, but also Porsche GT2 and a former group C 962, Toyota Supra and a Ferrari F40. The former Jolly Club F40 was entered by Team Taisan and won the final race of the season at Mine. In that race, Team Taisan even entered this second F40 in the well known black and red Yokohama livery.
#24 Keiichi Suzuki (
J) / Hideshi Matsuda (J) – 8th
Advan Ferrari F40 GT – 2.9 liter Ferrari Tipo F120B V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 500 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Michelotto #80742unknown
- EBBRO 43866 produced by Spark (resin)
1994 Japanese GT Championship Fuji 250, Porsche 962 GT. In 1994, Le Mans was won by a GT1 based on a groep C Porsche. In Japan the same trick was performed. Team Taisan adapted a 962 to fit the JGTC rules. It won the third round of the championship, the 250km race at Fuji.
#35 Anthony Reid (GB) / Masahiko Kondo (J) – 1st
Team Taisan Porsche 962 GT – 3.0 liter Porsche 962/70 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 500 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1000 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- EBBRO Legend of JGTC 43962 (resin)
1994 Japanese GT Championship Sugo, Porsche 911 RSR turbo. 1994 Was the second year of the Japanese GT Championship. The grid was a mix of many different cars such as many Nissan Skyline, Toyota Supra, Porsche GT2, a downtuned 962, Ferrari F40 and even a Lamborghini Countach! This long tail Porsche RSR Turbo was entered by Team Kunimitsu and won the race at Sugo despite a spin in the closing laps.
#100 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) / Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) – 1st
Kunimitsu Porsche 911 RSR turbo – 3.2 liter Porsche flat 6 twin turbo – approx. 500 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1100 kg. Steel monocoque Porsche 964, chassisnr. unknown
- EBBRO Legend of JGTC 44528 (resin)
1995 Japanese GT Championship Sugo, Porsche 911 GT2. Team Taisan replaced the exotic Porsche 962 GT2 by this 911 GT2. It won the 300 kilometer race at Sugo in the hands of Reid and Kondo.
#35 Anthony Reid (GB) / Masahiko Kondo (J) – 1st
Team Taisan Porsche 911 GT2 – 3.6 liter Porsche flat 6 twin turbo – approx. 550 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque Porsche 993, chassisnr. unknown
- VITESSE V065G (diecast)
1996 Japanese GT Championship, Honda NSX. The Japanese GT Championship (JGTC) was very popular in 1996. This Honda NSX, the very same car which won its class at Le Mans in 1995, finished only 26th in the championship. JGTC cars were advancing far further than the quite basic GT2 cars.
#100 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J) / Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) – 26th
Kunimitsu Honda NSX GT2 – 3.5 liter Honda VTEC V6 90°, approx. 450 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1100 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr Thomson #009
- EBBRO Honda Racing Collection 43674 (diecast)
1997 / 1998 Japanese GT Championship, Chrysler Viper GTS/R. Dodge Vipers were not only used at Le Mans and in the FIA GT Series, it also found its way to Japan. Team Taisan Advan used a Porsche GT2 in the first part of the 1997 season before they switched to this mighty Viper. Its best result was 8th in the season final at Sugo. For the 1998 season, Tsuchiya was replaced by Tajima which brought no success. Only in the last race of the championship, when Anthony Reid replaced Tajima, the team scored its only point of the season.
1997 #34 Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) / Hideshi Matsuda (J)
1998 #55 Hideshi Matsuda () / Eichiie Tajima (J)
Taisan Dodge Viper GTS/R – Chrysler 356-T6 V10 90º, approx. 500 hp (restricted). Yokohama Afvan tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Chrysler #C8
- EAGLE’S RACE 3618 & 3638 (diecast)
2003 Japanese GT Championship Motegi, Toyota Supra GT500. The Japanese GT Championship is a very spectacular racing series with lots of European top drivers. French driver Jeremy Dufour teams up with local hero Seji Ara in this Team Advan Tsuchiya Toyota Supra V8. Their best race was at Motegi where they finish third.
#25 Jeremy Dufour (F) / Seji Ara (J) – 3rd
Team Advan Tsuchiya Toyota Supra (JZA-80) – 4.5 liter Toyota 3UZ-FE V8, approx. 500 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight unknown. Steel space frame, chassisnr. unknown
- EBBRO Racing Series 43407 (diecast)
2005 Super GT, Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The Japanese GT Championship changed its name into Super GT. This Porsche GT3 RS drove in the GT300 class of the Super GT Championship. It stayed pointless in all races of the championship.
#777 Kazuyoshi Takamizawa (J) / Sunako Jukucho (J) – no points
910 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS (996) – 3.6 liter Porsche M96/70 flat-6, approx. 400 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z1S692094
- EBBRO Porsche Collection 43752 (diecast)
Le Mans 24h
2000 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R (996). The Porsche 996 GT3 was such a great success, that in the 2000 Le Mans race, all 12 cars in GT class were Porsches. This Japanese Team Taisan car won the class after the Dick Barbour Racing car got disqualified.
#73 Hideki Fukuyama (J) / Atsushi Yogou (J) / Bruno Lambert (B) – 16th / 1st GT
Team Taisan Advan Porsche 911 GT3 R (996) – 3.6 liter Porsche M96/70 flat-6, approx. 400 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZYS692111
- EBBRO Porsche Collection 43182 (diecast)
2003 Le Mans 24h, Dome S101 – Mugen. The Japanese Kondo team races the Dome S101 which is used by Racing for Holland. But Kondo uses a Mugen engine and of course Yokohama tires. They finish 13th in Le Mans 2003.
#9 Masahiko Kondo (J) / Ukyo Katayama (J)/ Ryo Fukuda (J) – 13th
Dome S101 – 4.0 liter Mugen MF408S – V8 90°, approx. 540 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. S101 #04
- EBBRO Dome racing car collection 43294 (diecast)
2004 Le Mans 24h, Dome S101 – Mugen. The Japanese Kondo team races the Dome as is used by Racing for Holland, but for the second year with a Mugen engine and the Yokohama Advanced tires. They didn’t make it to the finish due to oil pressure problems.
#9 Hiroki Katoh (J) / Ryo Fukuda (J) / Ryo Michigami (J) – DNF
Dome S101 – 4.0 liter Mugen MF408S – V8 90°, approx. 540 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. S101 #04
- EBBRO Dome racing car collection 43609 (diecast)
2005 Le Mans 24h, Courage C60h – Judd. Courage Competition entered a C60h themselves, but still with the 4.0-liter Judd engine. It ran in Yokohama Advan colors and used the Japanese tires. It was not as fast as the Pescarolo squad but still qualified 6th, unfortunately it crashed early in the race. Another Courage Competition entry, in a different livery but with similar specs finished 8th.
#13 Shinji Nakano (J) / Jonathan Cochet (J) / Bruce Jouanny (J) – DNF / crash
Courage C60h – 5.0 liter Judd GV5 V10 72º , approx. 625 hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. C60 #005
- SPARK S0128 (resin)
2006 Le Mans 24h, Courage LC70 – Mugen. Last years car was a hybrid between the old C60 LMP 900 and the new P1 regulations, The new P1 LC70 prototype was powered by a Mugen (Honda) V8 engine and was surprisingly quick in qualifying, but only managed 35 laps in the race. The #12 entry didn’t make it to the finish either.
#13 Shinji Nakano (J) / Haruki Kurosawa (J) / Jean-Marc Gounon (F) – DNF / gearbox
Courage LC70 – 4.0 liter Mugen MF408S V8 90° , approx. 600hp. Yokohama Advan tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. LC70 #004
- EBBRO 43923 (diecast)
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