FX.co ★ Racer protection: the best helmets at the Bonhams auction

June 24, 2016, at the Bonhams auction in London, the helmets of a number of famous racers were exhibited. The helmet is the most important element of the equipment of racing drivers. Some of the presented models have saved the lives of famous sportsmen more than once.

The Arai helmet belonged to the British racing driver of Formula 1 Johnny Herbert. The model with an autograph on the visor is estimated at 190-280 thousand rubles.

The helmet of the London firm Herbert Johnson was worn by the famous British stuntman Peter Watson. Its price is 94-140 thousand rubles.

Two-time world champion in auto racing in the Formula 1 class, Graham Hill, had the Griffin Clubman helmet. Its cost is 560-750 thousand rubles.

Ronnie Peterson, the Swedish racing driver and a two-time world vice-champion in the Formula 1 class, more than once was rescued by the helmet Griffin Clubman, which is estimated at 560-750 thousand rubles.

The helmet Bell R-18 defended the head of the legendary Michael Schumacher during the victory at the Italian Grand Prix in 1996. The model is estimated at 1.9-2.8 million rubles.

Juan Manuel Fangio, the five-time champion of Formula 1, owned the Bell helmet with an autograph, Baruffaldi glasses and Nomex gloves. The driver used all of these things in Donnington in 1979, running the pre-war Mercedes-Benz W125. The price of the kit is 750-940 thousand rubles.