AGV: Valentino Rossi with the Pista GP R 20 Years Limited Edition helmet

AGV – The recent pre-season tests have given varied results that are difficult to interpret in view of the next world championship. What has not escaped the most attentive, however, is the return to the track together with Valentino Rossi of the helmet with the original design Sun Moon, 20 years after winning his first World title.

The graphics from the early career of the driver from Tavullia will be applied to theAGV Pista GP R, top of the range helmet Racing AGV. The brand of Dainese Group, With the collaboration of Aldo Drudi, historic designer of the helmets of the nine-time World Champion, has developed a limited edition of the Pista GP R which faithfully reproduces the livery of the helmet worn by Rossi in 1997, at the time of his first world championship. “It's a beautiful helmet, I'm honored that AGV has brought it back because it brings back so many unforgettable memories and victories“, said the Doctor, who will wear the exclusive Pista GP R during the winter tests in Sepang. Historic graphics with a modern touch. The AGV and Drudi graphic designers have renewed the background colors: now it is the material of the shell, 100% carbon fiber, that provides the dark background for the side that was once painted black, while the yellow is now fluorescent. A logo designed specifically to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first World Championship won by Valentino Rossi is proudly displayed on the chin guard. The perfect synthesis of protection, performance and comfort, the Pista GPR is the result of the AGV Extreme Standards. An innovative integrated design protocol that revolutionizes the design method and allows the helmet's performance to be improved in terms of impact protection, peripheral vision, design, weight, aerodynamics, ventilation and ergonomics. The innovative process AGV Extreme Standards raises the level of technology in helmet research and development and represents a milestone in head protection systems.

Founded in 1972 by Lino Dainese, the Dainese Group develops cutting-edge protective clothing for the practice of dynamic sports: motorcycling, winter sports, cycling, horse riding and sailing. Pursuing its mission to protect athletes from head to toe, in 2007, Dainese acquired the AGV brand, an iconic brand founded in 1947 and famous throughout the world for its innovative sports helmets. From the stylistic heritage of the parent company, Dainese Settantadue was born in 2017, the new brand that interprets the style of garments from the past in a modern key. Dainese and AGV products represent the technological frontier in the field of protection for dynamic sports and are used by the best athletes in the world, from Valentino Rossi to Emirates Team New Zealand.

AGV Pista GP R 20 Years Limited Edition will be produced in 3000 pieces and will be available from February 2018.