Yokohama supports WRC champion Kalle Rovanperä in Formula Drift Japan opener

Yokohama will supply its global flagship Advan brand tyres and wheels to Kalle Rovanperä in the opening round of this year’s Formula Drift Japan on 6-7 April at the Fuji International Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. Rovanperä will be participating in the Red Bull GR Corolla from KR69 Cusco Racing.

Kalle Rovanperä is a rally driver from Finland. Having mastered drifting techniques at the age of eight, Rovanperä has a deep knowledge of drift competition and has participated in the Drift Masters European Championship series. He began full participation in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2020 as a driver for the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team. He finished the 2021 season with two victories and an overall fourth place driver’s ranking and won the drivers’ championship in 2022 and 2023.

Yokohama will supply Rovanperä the Advan Neova AD09, Yokohama’s ultimate street custom-tuned tyres, which has a well-balanced combination of enhanced levels of dry grip, controllability, and wear resistance. The supplied tyres will come fitted with Advan Racing GT Beyond aluminum sports wheels. Yokohama Rubber expects its support for Kalle Rovanperä, who is attracting global attention as a phenomenal young driver competing in drifting competitions that require the most advanced techniques, to help raise recognition of the Advan brand as a tyre with superior performance.

FDJ is an international version of the US Formula Drift series. FDJ, held since 2014, essentially is a reverse import from the US Formula Drift, which has elevated the popularity of drift driving, a motorsport that originated in Japan.