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Helmet worn by Canadian F1 great Gilles Villeneuve sells for record US$1.25M
Hall of Fame Collection brokered the sale, topping the previous helmet record by more than $280,000, according to the motorsports memorabilia collector.
- Gilles Villeneuve's helmet from his final 1982 Formula One race sold for a record US$1.25 million , according to Darren Jack, CEO of Hall of Fame Collection.
- The sale surpassed the previous US$966,449 record set last year by Ayrton Senna's 1992 Belgian Grand Prix helmet, after Villeneuve's gear remained in a private collection for close to 30 years.
- This GPA helmet is one of only five believed to exist; Villeneuve wore it at the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy, where he finished second.
- On Friday, Premier Christine Frechette named the racing icon a historic figure of Quebec, while Melanie Villeneuve, Gilles' daughter, said the sale showcases "how well my father's legend still lives on."
- A biopic about the racing legend debuts in cinemas this November, and current Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc replicated the iconic helmet design at the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix.
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The helmet worn by Gilles Villeneuve during his last Formula 1 race was sold for more than US$1 million.
·Montreal, Canada
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The helmet was worn at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1982, just before Gilles Villeneuve's death. It was sold for US$1.25 million.
·Montreal, Canada
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Helmet worn by Canadian F1 great Gilles Villeneuve sells for record US$1.25M
MONTREAL - Gilles Villeneuve’s helmet from his final Formula One race in 1982 has sold for a record US$1.25 million ($1.727 million), according to a motorsports memorabilia collector.
·Toronto, Canada
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Gilles Villeneuve's helmet, worn during his last Formula 1 race in 1982, sold for the record sum of US 1.25 million, according to a collector of motorsport souvenirs.
·Montreal, Canada
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