Replica Fangio helmet to be auctioned for charity
Race Against Dementia will be the beneficiary when bids close on a Juan Manuel Fangio replica helmet given to Sir Jackie Stewart by the Foundacion Fangio Museo.
F1 Authentics – managed by Memento Exclusives under license of Formula 1 – is working with Race Against Dementia to raise funds through the Masters of Monaco auction, which will see a number of rare items go under the hammer. The campaign coincides with this season’s Monaco Grand Prix, a race Fangio won in 1950 and ’57.
Five-time F1 World Champion Fangio, who won 24 grands prix from just 51 starts – a 47 percent success rate – earned his titles with four different manufacturers, namely Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Maserati, and remains one of the most famous names in racing history.
“Fangio was my hero,” said Stewart, himself a three-time world champion and three-time Monaco GP winner. “However, he wasn’t just my hero, he was a close friend, a true gentleman and someone I respected immensely. The Fangio helmet was gifted to me and I hope it will represent our friendship, and all that the great man stood for, when it is offered for auction at Monaco.
“To have this auction take place alongside the Monaco Grand Prix, 75 years after his first victory, feels especially poignant. Monte Carlo is where I won my very first Formula 3 race, and I still remember Fangio walking across to shake my hand. I was stunned he even knew my name. To me, he remains the greatest driver of all time.”
All proceeds of the auction will be donated to Race Against Dementia, a global charity founded by Stewart and supported by Formula 1, aimed at accelerating research into a cure for dementia. The charity funds innovative research projects and supports early-career scientists working to find new treatments and ultimately a cure.
Other items from the Masters of Monaco auction include signed wheels, driver firesuits, show cars, helmets, racing boots, steering wheels and more.
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