SHARK Helmets: New headline sponsor for the French Grand Prix from 2019 to 2021

Since its inception in 1989, SHARK Helmets has worked closely with motorcycle racers and uses this first-hand feedback to help develop the entire helmet range. To help celebrate its 30th anniversary, SHARK Helmets has announced it will be headline sponsor for the french round of the MotoGP championship for the next three years. The annual race will now be know as the “SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France“.

Boasting nearly 70 World Champion titles in its trophy cabinet, SHARK’s mighty fin adorns this season the gear of no fewer than three racers competing in the MotoGP category: five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo, the World Championships runner-up Miguel Oliveira, and the French racer Johann Zarco with two world champion titles to his name.

All SHARK racers have since the beginning of the 2019 season been wearing the new Race-R PRO GP FIM Racing #1 model. This equipment, designed with a state-of-the-art racing architecture, is the world’s first helmet to be certified compliant with the FRHPhe-01 Standard in all size categories*. This newly-released FIM certification will become mandatory as of June 2019 for all MotoGP and Superbike racers.

SHARK is pleased to announce that this top-of-the-line helmet will be available on the market as of April in a carbon skin version. This new model will be showcased on the brand’s stand within the “SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France” village set up at the venue.

For this event, the SHARK brand will also be presenting other new items, including the Replica Lorenzo Winter Test 2019 proposed throughout the company’s network as a limited edition, with just 999 helmets being released worldwide.

As a staunch supporter of French motorcycle racing schools, the company will take full advantage of the SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France to focus the spotlight on the young generation and the champions of tomorrow.

The first SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France will take place at Le Mans on 17-19 May.

*from XS to XL.

About SHARK Helmets

With 30 years experience, SHARK Helmets has become one of the world’s leading helmet manufacturers.

The french company, which was founded to supply the racing market, designs helmets that guarantee day in day out the highest levels of performance and safety always well above those of current standards. The SHARK spirit calls for tirelessly expanding the technical boundaries and innovating so that all riders can fully enjoy the thrill and freedom when on their bikes in complete safety. From its head offices in Marseille and its own factories, together employing a workforce of over 700, SHARK Helmets invents and markets new models each and every year. They are distributed by more than 5,000 points-of-sale across the globe.

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