Sparco
Italian maker of automotive safety clothing and equipment
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| Company type | S.p.A. |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) |
| Founders | Enrico Glorioso Antonio Parisi |
| Headquarters | Volpiano, Metropolitan City of Turin , Italy |
| Products | Steering wheels, car seats, racing helmets, racing suits, gloves, shoes, t-shirts |
| Website | sparco-official.com |
Sparco S.p.A. is an Italian auto part and accessory company headquartered in Volpiano near Turin that specializes in producing items such as seats, steering wheels, harnesses, racewear and helmets. Sparco branded alloy wheels are produced under licence by OZ Group. They also sponsor many types of auto races including rallies and single-seaters.
History
The company was founded in 1977 in Italy and today the ownership is still Italian; the company is one of the leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment.
In 1977, FIA decided to restrict their safety standards, in order to decrease injuries during races: the first product that brought fame to Sparco, was a fireproof racing suit,[1] that could withstand 11 seconds in fire, an absolute record for the time. This resistance was more than enough to meet new FIA 8856-2000 requests. Moreover, that was the only effective alternative to the cotton racing suits, which were not fireproof and did not meet the new requirements. Each year Sparco improved their technology, so the fire resistance of their suits increased yearly.
Sponsorships
Formula One
Red Bull Racing
Formula 2
DAMS
Prema Racing (Robert Shwartzman)- Trident (Marino Sato)
IndyCar
A. J. Foyt Enterprises- Arrow McLaren SP
Carlin- Chip Ganassi Racing
- Harding Steinbrenner Racing
- Juncos Racing
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
NASCAR
World Endurance Championship
Former sponsorships
Formula One
- Arrows
- Benetton Formula
- Ferrari
- Forti
Jordan Grand Prix- MasterCard Lola
- McLaren
Midland F1 Racing- Minardi
- Prost Grand Prix
Super Aguri F1
Spyker F1
Team Lotus (2010–11)/Caterham F1 Team- Toyota Racing
- Virgin Racing
- Williams
SUBARU WRC 1990 2012
See also
Italy portal
Companies portal
Notes and references
- ^ "Sparco - Company History Timeline". CARiD.com.
External links
- Official website
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manufacturers
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| Design, engineering, and coachbuilding |
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and coachbuilding
- Accossato
- Alcantara
- Arrow
- Borrani
- Brembo
- Ceriani
- Colotti Trasmissioni
- Dell'Orto
- FPT Industrial
- VM Motori
- Fondmetal
- Graziano
- ICP
- Isotta Fraschini
- Landi Renzo
- Lombardini
- Marelli Europe
- Malossi
- Martin
- Marzocchi
- MOMO
- OMP Racing
- OZ Group
- Pirelli
- Polini
- Poltrona Frau
- Raicam Industrie
- Sabelt
- SCAM
- Sparco
- SPICA
- Bologna Motor Show
- Turin Auto Show
- Autopromotec
- Euro NCAP
- Autostrade
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