OMP Racing explained

OMP Racing Spa (Officine Meccaniche Percivale) is a manufacturer of motorsport safety equipment and racing car accessories founded in 1973 and based in the area of Genoa, Italy.

History

The OMP Racing Spa company was founded in 1973 by three brothers: Claudio, Piergiorgio and Roberto Percivale. It initially produced only rally car accessories such as rollbars and tailpipes. In the 1980s, the company began producing equipment for drivers (suits, gloves, boots, helmets etc.). Since 2008, the company's majority share is owned by brothers Paolo and Alberto Delprato.

On 11th December 2019, OMP Racing announced that it had acquired the majority shares in Bell Racing Helmets Group.^[1]

Sponsorships

Current

F2

Dams

• Toyota Gazoo Racing
• KOREA Hyundai

• JAS Motorsport ( Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro)
• Norbert Michelisz
• Stefano D'Aste
• John Filippi
• Dušan Borković

• Af Corse ( Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander)
• Rebellion Racing
• Lamborghini

• Petter Solberg

• Andretti Autosport ( Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay)

• Alex Zanardi

Rolex Sports Car Series

• Wayne Taylor Racing ( Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Max Angelelli)

Past

Throughout its history, OMP has had sponsorship deals with the following race drivers and teams:

• Ayrton Senna
• Michael Schumacher
• Gerhard Berger
• Mika Häkkinen
• Riccardo Patrese
• Mauro Baldi
• Nigel Mansell
• Keke Rosberg
• Martin Brundle
• Alessandro Nannini
• Damon Hill
• Mario Andretti
• Jean Alesi
• David Coulthard
• Bruno Senna
• Rubens Barrichello
• Mark Webber
• Eddie Irvine
• Kimi Räikkönen

• Henri Toivonen
• Markku Alen
• Björn Waldegård
• Alex Fiorio
• Juha Kankkunen
• Carlos Sainz
• Tommi Mäkinen
• Didier Auriol
• Richard Burns

• Yvan Muller
• Robert Huff

See also

• List of Italian companies

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bahrain News Agency. 2020-07-28. 2020-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728135109/https://www.bna.bh/en/HMKingissuesdecree46/OMPRacingacquiresBellRacingHelmetsGroup.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDpzmxGZUZZ9DtKVCTNmD6qo%3D. live.