Yokohama is participating in the AXCR 2025 rally
During the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR), the largest rally marathon in Asia, which starts today, more than 20 teams will use the Yokohama Geolandar M/T G003 high-performance tires, chosen by some of the competition leaders, such as Team Mitsubishi Ralliart and Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia.
The Team Mitsubishi Ralliart team, managed by Tant Sport (Thailand) with technical support from Mitsubishi, took third place in the AXCR in 2023, using an updated single-tone Triton pickup, introduced just a month before the race. Last year, one of the team's crews finished fifth in the overall standings, and in 2025, three modified pickups will be entered, with one of the drivers being the 2022 AXCR winner, Chayapon Yota.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Indonesia won the 2023 race and this year aims to regain the championship title. The team uses two frame-based Toyota Fortruner off-road vehicles, which are mainly sold in Asia, where they are very popular. The drivers are Ikou Hanawa, considered one of the best off-road drivers, and Tubagus Adi Murinsyah, who finished second in 2023.
The Yokohama tires will also be used by the Isuzu Suphan Yokohama Liqui Moli Racin Team, which finished second and third last year, and the Geolandar Takuma-GP Fortruner team, led by the famous driver Takuma Aoki, which won in 2023.
The Yokohama Geolandar M/T G003 is designed to provide high traction in any off-road conditions and, according to the manufacturer, combines excellent off-road capability with increased durability and reliability. Previously, the tires have repeatedly proven their effectiveness in off-road racing and, for example, were used by the winners of the AXCR in 2022-2023.
The AXCR rally, first held in 1996, is sanctioned by the FIA, and in recent years, a new route has been used, which after starting in Thailand passes through several other countries in Southeast Asia in diverse conditions, from jungles and beaches to plantations and even racing tracks. This year, participants will not leave Thailand, starting and finishing in Pattaya, and will cover approximately 3250 km, which is significantly more than last year (2100 km).
In Yokohama, it is noted that the company aims to increase sales of ADVAN and Geolandar brand tires as high-margin products, and participation in motorsports is considered one of the key ways to further strengthen their market position.