Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2021
The 2001 season marked the third year in F1 for the BAR-Honda team. The team was looking to build off from the 2000 season, which saw them take leaps in development of the car and engine. The team did extensive testing that paid off with Jacques recording ten top 10 finishes with 2 podiums, a third place finish in both the Spanish and German Grand Prix’s and a seventh overall in the F1 drivers’ Championship. This Bell K1 helmet was introduced for the 2001 season and has been painted in Jacques’ traditional design by Bell S.P.O.R.T.S. Europe. The back of the helmet has been tagged “2001-19” and a Japanese flag decal was also added to the back of the helmet to signify that Villeneuve wore this helmet during the 2001 Japanese GP weekend. Japan was the seventeenth and final race of the 2001 season, Jacques qualified 14th and finished 10th. The helmet shows very nice wear and use with a few paint chips on the front and sides. As per all Jacques’ helmets, extra eye-port foam has been added and heli-tape covers the top and front vents. The drink tube has been drilled out and the full race radio remains intact. There are five tear-offs attached to the visor with the top one signed by Villeneuve. Also included is the original Bell carrying bag with “J.V. 01-19” handwritten annotations. This item is from Jacques Villeneuve’s personal collection and will come with his signed LOA.
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