Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2017
The 2001 season was the third year in F1 for the Lucky Strike BAR Honda team. The team was looking to build off from the 2001 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 place overall in the F-1 drivers’ Championship.
This Bell K1 helmet was introduced for the 2001 season; it has been painted in Jacques’ traditional design by Bell SPORTS Europe and has been tagged 2001-08. Bell technicians have also added a small Spanish flag decal to the back of the helmet to signify the race weekend the helmet was used in. The 2001 Spanish GP was a great weekend for the struggling BAR HONDA team. Jacques only managed to qualify 7th but had a very strong race and finished 3rd, which was his best finish of the season. The helmet shows very nice wear and use with a few paint chips on the front. 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 as well and the full race radio remains intact. The top tear-off on the visor is signed by Villeneuve.
Also included is the original Bell carrying bag with “J.V. 01-08” handwritten annotations. This item is from Jacques Villeneuve’s personal collection and will come with his signed LOA.
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