Helmet Design

At Spindrift Media, we create custom racing helmet designs that aren’t just visually striking - they tell your story at 300km/h.

With over 40 years’ combined experience in motorsport and helmet culture, we design for racers who value individuality, history, and high-performance aesthetics. Whether you're making your debut or racing on the world stage, your helmet should be unmistakably yours.

We’ve studied and worked with some of the most iconic helmet designs in Formula 1 history - including those of Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen and Sebastian Vettel - giving us a deep understanding of what makes a racing helmet truly legendary.

We work closely with each client to develop a design that reflects their personality, sponsor requirements, and racing identity. Our process is detailed, collaborative, and completely bespoke - ensuring a one-off creation, every time.

Spindrift works in close partnership with Rich-Art Concepts, one of Europe’s leading helmet painters, to deliver a seamless service from concept to finished product. We’ll manage every step - from early sketches to the moment you unbox your fully finished helmet.

• Over two decades of professional motorsport design experience
• Designs tailored for karting, GT, single-seater and historic racing
• Deep knowledge of helmet construction, materials, and paint techniques
• Exclusive access to trusted helmet painters including Rich-Art Concepts
• Designs optimised for visual impact, sponsor integration and identity

Take a look at our helmet design gallery below to see recent projects for drivers across many different disciplines and categories.

This helmet design for Mark's Arai GP-7 features a chrome base with matte black sections, coupled with a bespoke pin-up girl and silhouette of the Monaco skyline on the back!

Created to mark the anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s passing, this special design draws inspiration from Senninha - the beloved character he co-created to share his passion with younger generations. A vibrant, nostalgic celebration of joy, speed, and enduring legacy.

We meticulously recreated vectors of the graphics from two Senninha t-shirts worn by the triple-World Champion at Imola in 1994.

Designed for British driver Ewan Thomas, this Bell RS7 Pro helmet is a bold and patriotic statement built around a stylised Union Jack motif. The layout is driven by powerful red and white striping, set against a deep navy base that subtly incorporates a repeating “ET” monogram pattern for added texture and personal identity.

Precision-balanced and unmistakably British - this design reflects both Ewan’s roots and his aggressive approach on track.

James wanted an upgrade to his existing design for his 2024 Bell HP7 Evo-III, keeping his traditional purple and green colours, but changing the green to a stunning metallic Verde Medio, and including a nod to McLaren with a touch of papaya orange. The design also features ghosts of the circuits that James will be tackling in the United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo during his 2024 WEC season. There are two helmets of this design that James will be using in 2024 - one with purple lining and one with green lining!

Created for Mini Challenge racer Louis Birkett, this vibrant, high-impact design brings together a bold mix of primary colours and abstract geometry to create a look that’s instantly recognisable on track. With sweeping curves in deep navy, vibrant red, and golden yellow, the design is broken up by a striking maze-like motif applied in red over yellow - adding visual complexity and motion.

The layout wraps around the helmet in continuous flow, with sponsor placement integrated seamlessly into the overall aesthetic. A matte finish enhances the aggressive look, while Birkett’s name and Union Jack tie it all together with a strong personal signature.

This Sebastian Vettel-inpsired design features the chrome chill dichroic foil as used on the 4-time World Champion's 2009 helmet which changes colour with the lighting. The matte dark grey based Arai GP-7 also includes a custom-designed by Spindrift pin-up girl that Mark has used on many of his previous helmets which we changed slightly for this edition, and the feathers also featured in his racing identity.

We worked with historic racer, Sam Hancock, on this design for his Schuberth SP1 for the 2024 racing season. Sam wanted to change his design for 2024 but still wanted to retain his usual colours and a distinctive, classic look. We decided on using a fluorescent red which really pops against the white, reminiscent of the Marlboro McLarens of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Looking forward to seeing this hit the streets of Monaco in a few weeks!

For Daniel Adomaitis’ 2025 season, we delivered a completely fresh look on the Arai CK-6 chassis, blending high-impact visuals with sharp, professional detailing. The design features a dynamic interplay of silver chrome and blue chrome elements, balanced by aggressive use of fluorescent yellow to maximise trackside visibility.

The layout introduces stronger geometric symmetry compared to his 2024 helmet, with refined line work and layered colour blocking to enhance contrast under varying light conditions. Carefully placed negative space allows the chromes to breathe, while subtle dark accents anchor the overall composition.

Kart racer, Daniel Adomaitis, wanted a helmet design for the 2024 season that featured the colours of his kart and race suit, whilst servicing prominent logo placement for his valued sponsors on his Arai CK-6.

Harvey wanted a development of his existing design with a fade from yellow to orange from bottom to top, initially inspired by Mika Hakkinen’s iconic design for his Bell GT5 Carbon. We kept the dark metallic blue and white and made the mosaic effect a bit more prominent, and changed up the stripes to make it a bit more cool. Also, we added Harvey’s family tartan around the halo in Jackie Stewart fashion, as well as the ‘I Love Norks’ punch label on the back to show Harvey's sense of humour!

We teamed up with Rich-Art Concepts to create this new design for karter George Clarke on his Arai CK-6 for the 2024 season! George wanted something trick with white, fluorescent green, holographic sparkle key lines and chrome!

For 2022, multiple Historic F1 Champion, Nick Padmore, wanted to freshen-up his existing helmet design but keeping his family's traditional green and blue colours. We also kept his trademark teardrops on the top, albeit changing them up slightly for his Arai GP-7 SRC ABP.

Created for historic single-seater racer Matthew Sturmer, this bold design on a Bell RS& Carbon pays tribute to the iconic helmet of Gilles Villeneuve - reimagined with a modern edge. The core layout echoes Villeneuve’s distinctive 'arrowhead' pattern, here executed in high-contrast navy and off-red/orange from Villeneuve's later helmets, giving it an aggressive, clean-lined identity on track.

Designed with simplicity and heritage in mind, the sharp geometric symmetry emphasises the helmet’s form and carbon structure, while subtle sponsor detailing and a gloss finish retain a purposeful, motorsport-focused aesthetic.

For this helmet design on his Bell RS7 Pro, Justin wanted something unique but still distinctive and, being a Fernando Alonso supporter, wanted to incorprate some unusual angles and shapes!

A truly '90s-inspired design but on a contemporary Arai GP-7! This design was created when Mark was about 8 years old. He gave us the basic design and we worked with him to add the splat effect on the back and the classic Schumacher cheque effect in black and silver on the top. The all-gloss design features the striking Marlboro DayGlo red as used on the '90s McLarens.

We created this design for historic racer, Karsten Le Blanc, who wanted something classic looking and blue for his Stand 21 IVOS-Double Duty helmet.

Renault Clio racer, Craig, wanted something 'out there' for his 2021 helmet so we came up with this helmet design with a carbon base, featuring the colours of his race team, TTR, on this Stilo ST5. The helmet also features a fluorescent pink stars and a trail which symbolises his daughter.

Mazda MX-5 racer, Charlie Brisker, wanted a new helmet design using the black and yellow identity colours of his race team, Team Venture Racing, along with his Wife and Children's names. The all-gloss helmet, painted on a Bell RS7, features a Union Jack on the top in holographic paint along with Charlie's bulldog mural on the back in memory of his Father.

Aaron came to us asking for an update of his existing helmet design for his Stilo ST5. Although Aaron has changed his design over the years, he's always kept the 'A' on the side and feathers on top, reminiscent of motorcycle rider, Scott Russell and former F1 driver, JJ Lehto. The helmet also features the yellow, red and green in memory of Aaron's close friend and Formula Ford racing legend, Neil Cunningham. In addition, we added the handprints of Aaron's 3 children on the back which was a cool touch!

Historic racer, Rupert Clevely, came to us for a design on his Bell HP7. He wanted something classic-looking, like the cars he races, and we decided on a Chris Amon-inspired shape from the front to back, and added the Alfa Romeo clove to the back, complete with scuff marks and oil for that vintage feel!

We were approached to come up with a design for Michael McInerney's Bell HP7 using the colours of his stunning Mosler MT900R.

Designing a helmet should be exciting - not overwhelming! Whether you're starting with a clear vision or a completely blank slate, we've answered some of the most common questions below to help you understand how our helmet design process works. From concept to colour codes, we’re here to make the journey as smooth, fun, exciting and collaborative as possible.

Call us on +44 (0)1329 729 007 or email info@spindriftmedia.com to discuss your vision and bring your helmet design to life.