Colapinto Unveils Special Helmet for 2026 São Paulo GP

Key Takeaways

What Colapinto revealed

Franco Colapinto revealed a special Bell helmet for the São Paulo Grand Prix in an eight-slide Instagram post on 5 November 2026, made up of one short video and seven photos.

His caption reads: “Casco especial para un finde especial!!!!!”, followed by yellow and blue hearts and the Argentine and Brazilian flag emoji. In English: special helmet for a special weekend. He thanks @bellracinghq, @andwerndesign and @michaelaumento, then @mercadolibre.arg, @latinsecurities and @claroargentina, and signs off with a wish for a good weekend.

The design details

The helmet has a matte dark navy base with bright yellow. Each side carries a large yellow panel with jagged zigzag edges, running from the visor opening to the back. On it, “FRANCO” sits in small capitals above “Colapinto” in black script, next to his number 43 in dark navy. A stripe in the Argentine flag colours, light blue, white and light blue with the sun, runs below.

The top is dark navy scattered with small yellow confetti-like pieces, a large white “43” on a yellow block towards the back and “Colapinto” in yellow script towards the front. At the lower back is a yellow sun with long rays. The front shows a mirrored purple-blue visor in the photos, and yellow zigzag shapes on the chin echo the sides.

Sponsor logos include eToro, BWT, Castore, Claro, Moser Watch, MSC, eni, Latin Securities and the round yellow Mercado Libre logo on the chin vent.

The São Paulo weekend

Colapinto drives for Alpine, and round 20 of the 2026 season, the São Paulo Grand Prix, takes place at Interlagos on Sunday 8 November 2026.

For the same weekend, see our report on Alpine’s yellow Mercado Livre race suits.

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