Ryō Hirakawa has 3 F1 helmets in the archive, spanning 2025 to 2026: one special helmet and 2 season designs. They were worn with Alpine and Haas. For 2026 the archive records Hirakawa's season design. The most common tags are home race (1).
Season design: Hirakawa made his Formula 1 debut at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, replacing Esteban Ocon at Haas from third practice onwards, and raced in a helmet designed by his daughter; he said he was racing "carrying those feelings" too. Excélsior described hand-drawn hearts and stars on a white base.
Japanese GP: Prepared specially for his first practice session with Alpine, at the Japanese Grand Prix, the helmet was designed by his daughter, who drew it together with him: Japan-related artwork and his name on the back, "Alpine" written in Japanese on the side, and drawings of a helmet and a chequered flag.
Season design: Haas showed the helmet before his first run for the team, in first practice at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, saying it was designed by his daughter and celebrates Japan; "H RYO" is handwritten on the back alongside a Japanese flag, hearts, stars and a cute face.
Ryō Hirakawa helmets: quick answers
How many special helmets has Ryō Hirakawa worn?
Our archive records 1 special race helmet for Ryō Hirakawa between 2025–2026, plus 2 season designs. Every entry links to its sources.
Which races has Ryō Hirakawa run a special helmet at?