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Bridgestone Corporation (BSJ), headquartered in Tokyo, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.
News - 2016
Vehicles Supported by Bridgestone completed the Nürburgring 24-Hour Endurance Race
2016/05/30
Tokyo (May 30, 2016) - Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today announced that the Bridgestone-equipped vehicles "LEXUS RC F" and "TOYOTA C-HR Racing" from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing completed the Nürburgring 24-Hour Endurance Race held on May 28-29, 2016. Another Bridgestone-equipped vehicle "LEXUS RC" retired just before the end of the race.
The year 2016 is a major turning point for Bridgestone as it marks the 10th year since the Company has provided tire support to Toyota Motor Corporation's teams that compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours Endurance Race. In this year, the race was under a heavily tough condition; not only dry or wet, but sometime hailstones covered the circuit road. The vehicles supported by Bridgestone managed various troubles with strong teamwork, and Bridgestone tires specialized for the race performed well in such challenging conditions and contributed to the teams.
<Race Result>
| Team | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing with TOM'S | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing | |
| Car | LEXUS RC F | TOYOTA C-HR Racing | LEXUS RC |
| Driver | Takeshi Tsuchiya Tatsuya Kataoka Kazuya Oshima Takuto Iguchi | Masahiko Kageyama Kumi Sato Tomoyuki Katayama H. Daenens | Takayuki Kinoshita Takamitsu Matsui Naoya Gamou |
| Ranking | Overall 24th (Class 1th) | Overall 84th (Class 3th) | *retired |
Through various motorsports activities, including the ADAC Zurich 24-hour race, Bridgestone will continue to support the dreams, passion and emotions of motorsports fans.
