Antonelli Reveals Senna Tribute Helmet for 2026 São Paulo GP

Key Takeaways

What the Antonelli Senna helmet looks like

The helmet is built on the colours of the Brazilian flag: a bright yellow base with green and dark-blue bands, edged with thin white lines. The Mercedes star sits on the yellow forehead, with PETRONAS in black on a yellow strip above the mirrored blue visor.

On the sides, a large Brazilian flag with its globe, stars and the motto “ORDEM E PROGRESSO” sits on a green panel behind the visor opening, alongside yellow star motifs. The top has a dark-blue crown ringed by yellow, then a band carrying the number 12 in white outlined in green. The visor tear-off tabs are printed in the colours of the Italian flag.

The Senna tribute on the back

The tribute to Ayrton Senna is concentrated on the back of the helmet. Below the green band sits Senna’s “S” logo in dark blue on yellow, framed by two large stars.

Beneath it, a white gear-lever gate carries the letters “BR”, with the sixth-gear position picked out by a round lightning-bolt symbol and the figure “6”. It marks the win Antonelli spoke about in Mexico City: “Also because it’s going to be 35 years since he won in sixth gear, his home race.” That was Senna’s first win in Brazil, at Interlagos in 1991.

Antonelli’s message and the São Paulo weekend

Antonelli presented the design as a personal tribute to his idol and to Brazil. His Instagram caption read: “This one means a lot to me 💚💛💙 My special helmet for the weekend! A tribute to my idol and Brazil 🇧🇷 I hope you guys like it as much as I do ❤️”.

Speaking in Mexico City, he had said: “I will have a special helmet for Brazil, for Ayrton.” He also said: “So, yeah, it’s going to be a tribute helmet for Brazil, for Ayrton, and I think it’s one of my best helmets that I’ve made.” The São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos is round 20, and the race is on Sunday 8 November 2026, his first race weekend as world champion.

His other helmets are in the Kimi Antonelli collection.

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