Formula 1 · 2005 · Round 6

Juan Pablo MontoyaSteinmetz diamonds helmet · Monaco Grand Prix


2005 · Monaco Grand Prix

Juan Pablo Montoya

McLaren

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The story

Steinmetz made a one-race helmet for Montoya with his name pave-set in diamonds, built so the stones would stay in place in bad weather; he wore it through practice, qualifying and the race, climbing from 16th on the grid to fifth, after which McLaren passed it to a donor who had made charitable gifts on the team's behalf.

Facts

Season
2005 · Formula 1
Round
6
Event
Monaco Grand Prix

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All helmets at the Monaco GP 2005

The circuit

Circuit de Monaco
Sources (3)
  1. 2005 Juan Pablo Montoya F1 Race Helmet - RM Sotheby's Monaco 2014, lot 102
  2. Kimi, Juan set to shine in Monaco - Crash.net (May 2005)
  3. Steinmetz diamond helmets for McLaren drivers - IDEX Online (19 May 2005)

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