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Pérez Reveals 300th Grand Prix Helmet for Mexico City 2026
123Helmets Editorial Team
Sergio Pérez has revealed his 300th Grand Prix helmet for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, a silver and white design shared by Cadillac Formula 1 Team and by the driver himself. The race is round 19 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Sunday 1 November 2026.
Key Takeaways
Pérez unveiled the helmet ahead of his 300th Grand Prix, round 19 in Mexico City on 1 November 2026.
He names three inspirations: Diego Rivera’s ‘Quetzalcóatl’, the Aztec calendar and Detroit’s automotive tradition.
The design was created together with GM, linking Mexico and Detroit.
What the 300th Grand Prix helmet looks like
The helmet has a glossy white base covered in silver and grey Mesoamerican-style patterns, including stepped frets, spirals, geometric bands and stylised faces and figures. Some are in matte silver and some in chrome silver, with thin chrome-silver stripes outlining the panels.
A large silver “300” sits on both sides behind the visor, its digits filled with the same patterns. Towards the back of one side is a large silver stylised creature head with an open jaw, bared teeth and spirals. A Mexican flag band runs across the top towards the back, and the visor is blue and mirrored.
Cadillac branding runs along the front and visor strip, and the design carries the team’s partner logos around the sides and back, along with a “NEVER GIVE UP” badge.
Pérez on the inspiration behind the design
Pérez says the design brings Mexico and Detroit together through culture, history and a passion for the automotive world. In a Spanish-language caption, translated here into English, he calls it “a very special helmet for a very special weekend” and says he enjoyed working with GM on it.
He names three inspirations: Diego Rivera’s work “Quetzalcóatl”, the Aztec calendar and Detroit’s automotive tradition. Which motif relates to which inspiration has not been stated.
“Un casco muy especial para un fin de semana muy especial. Mi carrera número 300 de Fórmula 1, aquí en casa, en México. ¡No hay nada más especial que eso!”
(“A very special helmet for a very special weekend. My 300th Formula 1 race, here at home, in Mexico. There’s nothing more special than that!”)
— Sergio Pérez on Instagram (@schecoperez), 27 October 2026; English translation by 123Helmets
Unveiled on home ground
Cadillac showed Pérez on stage holding the helmet, describing the moment as “a historic milestone on home ground” as he lines up for his 300th Grand Prix. The team later shared a set of studio photos showing the design from several angles.
The helmet is set for the Mexico City Grand Prix, round 19 of the 2026 season, on Sunday 1 November 2026. Pérez has driven for Cadillac in every round so far. For more F1 helmet designs, see the collection.
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