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Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. is pleased to announce that we have finalized our motorsports activity schedule for 2019. This year, we will once again be supplying our high-performance tires to drivers competing in various categories of races-from world-class tournaments to beginner-level races that are open to all comers-both in Japan and throughout the world. Through our active participation in motorsports, we aim to further enhance the value of our DUNLOP and FALKEN brands and augment our overall tire development capabilities while also supporting car lovers the world over and contributing to the overall development of competitive motorsports in general.

1. Four-Wheel Motorsports Activities
○DUNLOP
In Japan, the highlight of our activities will be SUPER GT, one of Japan's premier four-wheel racing tournaments. In this series, we will be supplying tires for five racecars driven by four outstanding teams, including Modulo Nakajima Racing in the GT500 Class and three teams competing in the GT300 Class. At the same time, 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 younger drivers by supplying "one-make" tires for beginner-oriented tournaments such as FIA F4 and other F4 tournaments. At the same time, we will also continue to support amateur drivers by sponsoring and supplying tires for open-participation races such as the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race and the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Rally Challenge.

○FALKEN
This year, FALKEN will once again be competing in the legendary ADAC TOTAL 24-Hour Race (commonly known as the 24 Hours Nürburgring for its location at the Nürburgring course in Nürburg, Germany), which is widely considered to be the world's toughest endurance race. Continuing from last year, Team FALKEN Motorsports will be competing with two top-notch racecars, the Porsche 911 GT3R that placed ninth overall in last year's race and the BMW M6 GT3 that placed fifteenth overall last year. In addition, we will also continue supplying tires to Team Subaru Tecnica International as they compete in the SP3T Class after winning their fifth 24 Hours Nürburgring to date last year. 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 at the same time contributing to the overall development of motorsports in general.
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2. Two-Wheel Motorsports Activities
○DUNLOP
Overseas, we will be supplying "one-make" tires to support riders competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 Classes in the FIM Road Racing Grand Prix World Championship, which ranks among the world's premier two-wheel racing tournaments. At the same time, we will also be supplying tires to three teams competing for glory in the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Meanwhile, when it comes to motocross racing activities, having dominated in all classes at the AMA Supercross Championship in America for ten consecutive years, we will once again be aiming for victory in all classes for our eleventh straight year while also gunning for the title of World Champion in the MXGP motocross tournament.

In Japan, we will be supporting top teams and individual riders as they aim for the titles in a wide range of tournaments such as the All-Japan Road Race Championship.
Furthermore, we will once again be supplying "one-make" tires for 250cc motorbikes to support younger riders competing in the Junior Championship Class in the NS F100 HRC Trophy tournament and other competitions held for up-and-comers in the globally popular 250cc Class. Through these activities, we will continue working to create an environment to cultivate the next generation of Japanese riders who will go on take on the world at large.


■2019 DUNLOP Four-Wheel Motorsports Activity Schedule Overview

SUPER GT

Class	Team	Vehicle	Driver
GT500	Modulo Nakajima Racing	Honda NSX-GT	Narain Karthikeyan
			Tadasuke Makino
GT300	GAINER	NISSAN GT-R NISMO GT3	Katsuyuki Hiranaka
			Hironobu Yasuda
GT300	R&D SPORT	SUBARU BRZ GT300	Takuto Iguchi
			Hideki Yamauchi
GT300	LM corsa	LEXUS RC F GT3	Hiroki Yoshimoto
			Ritmo Miyata

All-Japan Rally Championship

Class	Team	Vehicle	Driver
JN1	LUCK RALLY TEAM	SUBARU WRX	Norihiko Katsuta
JN1	itzz Rally Team	SUBARU WRX	Takuma Kamada

All-Japan Gymkhana Championship

Class	Vehicle	Driver
PN4	MITSUBISHI LANCER	Shigeki Kayano
SA2	HONDA INTEGRA	Takashi Asayama
SA4	MITSUBISHI LANCER	Shinji Tsugawa

All-Japan Dirt Trial Championship

Class	Vehicle	Driver
SA2	MITSUBISHI LANCER	Kazuhiro Kitamura
SC2	MITSUBISHI LANCER	Osamu Yoshimura
D	SUBARU BRZ	Takuma Kamada
D	MITSUBISHI MIRAGE	Yoshiaki Sumiyama

All-Japan Karting Championship

Class	Team	Driver
OK	MASUDA RACING PROJECT	Turbo Asahi
	TAKAGI PLANNING	Taiga Imoto
		Fuma Horio
	Crocpromotion	Syunsuke Minagi

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race

Class	Team	Vehicle	Driver
Professional	OTG Motor SPORTS	TOYOTA 86	Naoki Hattori
Professional	OTG Motor SPORTS	TOYOTA 86	Ritmo Miyata
Professional	OTG Motor SPORTS	TOYOTA 86	Togo Suganami
Professional	Wakayama Toyota TEAM OGAWA	TOYOTA 86	Takeshi Matsumoto
Professional	Wakayama Toyota TEAM OGAWA	TOYOTA 86	Kazuya Shimogaki
Professional	RECARO 86/BRZ RACING TEAM	TOYOTA 86	Kota Sasaki
Professional	RECARO 86/BRZ RACING TEAM	SUBARU BRZ	Hiroki Arai
Professional	Netz Toyota Hyogo Racing Team	TOYOTA 86	Hiroyuki Saka

One-Make Tire Racing Category

Series Name	Country
FIA-F4 Championship (7 Tournaments, 14 Total Races)	Japan
F4 Championship (7 Tournaments 10 Races +2 Special Race, 12 Total Races)	Japan
IAME Series JAPAN	Japan
DUAL ATTACK 2019	Japan

FIA-F4 Championship Young Driver Cultivation Program: FIA-F4 JAPANESE CHALLENGE

Team	Driver
OTG Motor SPORTS	Masamitsu Otake

■2019 FALKEN Four-Wheel Motorsports Activity Schedule Overview

2019 ADAC TOTAL 24h Race

Class	Team	Vehicle	Driver
SP9 (FIA-GT3)	FALKEN Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3R	Martin Ragginger
			Klaus Bachler
			Dirk Werner
			Jörg Bergmeister
		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

■2019 DUNLOP Two-Wheel Motorsports Activity Schedule Overview

[Road Racing World Championship]
FIM Grand Prix World Championship (MotoGP)

Class	Vehicle
Moto2 / Moto3	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC)

Class	Team	Vehicle	Rider
EWC	Suzuki Endurance Racing Team	SUZUKI	TBD
EWC	Honda Endurance Racing Team	HONDA	TBD
EWC	Webike Tati Team Trick Star	KAWASAKI	TBD

[Motocross World Championship]
MXGP

Class	Team	Vehicle	Rider
MX1	Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team	KAWASAKI	C. Desalle
			J. Lieber
MX1	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing	HUSQVARNA	A. Jasikonis
			P. Jonass
MX1	Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP Team	YAMAHA	G. Paulin
			A. Tonus
MX1	Standing Construct KTM	KTM	F. Coldenhoff
			M. Anstie
MX2	KEMEA Yamaha Official MX Team	YAMAHA	J. Geerts
			B. Watson

[Road Racing International Championship]
FIM CEV Repsol International Championship

Class	Vehicle
Moto2 / Moto3	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

Red Bull MotoGP ROOKIES CUP

Class	Vehicle
Moto3	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

FIM Asia Road Racing Championship

Class	Vehicle
ASB1000 / SS600 / AP250 / UB150	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

IDEMITSU ASIA TALENT CUP

Vehicle

Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

[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
			A. Plessinger
450SX	Monster Energy Kawasaki	KAWASAKI	E. Tomac
			J. Savatgy
450SX	Red Bull KTM Factory	KTM	C. Webb
			M. Musquin
450SX	JGRMX YOSHIMURA SUZUKI FACTORY RACING	SUZUKI	C. Reed
			J. Hill
450SX	Rockstar Energy Husqvarna	HUSQVARNA	J. Anderson
			Z. Osborne
			D. Wilson
250SX	GEICO HONDA / AMSOL / Factory Connection	HONDA	C. Sexton
			RJ. Hampshire
250SX	Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki	KAWASAKI	A. Cianciarulo
			A. Forkner
250SX	Monster Energy / Thor / Parts Unlimited / Star Racing	YAMAHA	D. Ferrandis
			M. Oldenburg
250SX	Troy Lee Designs / Red Bull / KTM	KTM	J. Smith
			S. McElath
250SX	JGRMX YOSHIMURA SUZUKI FACTORY RACING	SUZUKI	A. Martin
			J. Decotis

[Road Race in various countries]
All-Japan Road Race Championship (Japan)

Class	Team	Vehicle	Rider
JSB1000	TK SUZUKI BLUE MAX	SUZUKI	Takuya Tsuda
JSB1000	HiTMAN RCKoshien Yamaha	YAMAHA	Shinichi Nakatomi
J-GP2	MIKUNI TELLY & KALLY	SUZUKI	Hiroki Ono
J-GP3	41Planning	IODA	Yoichi Ui
J-GP3	Team P.MU 7C MIKUNI	HONDA	Akito Narita

*Vehicles in the J-GP2 Class are listed by engine manufacturer.

MOTO AMERICA (America)

Class	Vehicle
SBK / ST1000 / SS600 / Twins / Junior Cup	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

GP Colombia Championship (Colombia)

Class	Team
SBK / SS / StockBike / GP3	All teams

Argentina SBK Championship (Argentina)

Class	Vehicle
SBK / SS / R3 / 250cc / Moto5	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

MFJ CUP /Regional Championships (Japan)

Class	Vehicle
JP250	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

HRC NSF250R Challenge (Japan)

Vehicle

Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

NSF100 HRC Trophy (Japan)

Class	Vehicle
Junior Championship Class	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

HRC CBR250R Dream Cup (Japan)

Class	Vehicle
Expert Class / Beginner Class	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

HRC CBR250RR Dream Cup (Japan)

Vehicle

Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

DUNLOP AUTOBY Cup Gymkhana! (Japan)

Class	Vehicle
A Class / B Class / C1 Class / C2 Class	Supply "one-make" tires for all vehicles

<Off-road race in various countries>
All-Japan Motocross Championship (Japan)

Class	Team	Vehicle	Rider
IA1	Kawasaki Team GREEN	KAWASAKI	Makoto Ogata
IA1	TEAM YAMALUBE YAMAHA RACING	YAMAHA	Takashi Okano
IA2	PURE TECH Racing	KAWASAKI	Kohei Ogawa

All-Japan Trials Championship (Japan)

Class	Team	Vehicle	Rider
IAS	TEAM MITANI Honda	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

Japan Enduro Championship (Japan)

Class	Team	Vehicle	Rider
IA	Team TARGET	HONDA	Tadashi Kugimura
IA	Blue Riders with YAMALUBE	YAMAHA	Kenji Suzuki

National MX Championship (Argentina)

Class	Team	Vehicle
MX1 / MX2	Honda Racing Team	HONDA