Formula 1 driver

Ryō HirakawaHelmets 2025–2026


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).

Helmet timeline

  1. 2025RHSeason design
  2. RHJapanese GP
  3. 2026Season design

Hirakawa helmets 2026

  • 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.

Hirakawa helmets 2025

  • 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?
Japanese Grand Prix 2025.

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