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OMP Racing SpA

Industry	Automotive
Founded	1973; 51 years ago (1973) in Genoa
Headquarters	Ronco Scrivia , Italy
Products	Safety equipments for motorsport and racing car accessories
Website	ompracing.com

OMP Racing Spa (Officine Meccaniche Percivale) is a manufacturer of motorsport safety equipment and racing car accessories founded in 1973 and based in the area of Genoa, Italy.

History

The OMP Racing Spa company was founded in 1973 by three brothers: Claudio, Piergiorgio and Roberto Percivale. It initially produced only rally car accessories such as rollbars and tailpipes. In the 1980s, the company began producing equipment for drivers (suits, gloves, boots, helmets etc.). Since 2008, the company's majority share is owned by brothers Paolo and Alberto Delprato.

On 11th December 2019, OMP Racing announced that it had acquired the majority shares in Bell Racing Helmets Group. ^[1]

Sponsorships

Current

As of 2015 ^[update]

F2

Dams

World Rally Championship

• Toyota Gazoo Racing
• KOREA Hyundai

World Touring Car Championship

• JAS Motorsport ( Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro )
• Norbert Michelisz
• Stefano D'Aste
• John Filippi
• Dušan Borković

FIA World Endurance Championship

• Af Corse ( Gianmaria Bruni, Toni Vilander )
• Rebellion Racing
• Lamborghini

FIA World Rallycross Championship

• Petter Solberg

IndyCar Series

• Andretti Autosport ( Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay)

Blancpain GT Series

• Alex Zanardi

Rolex Sports Car Series

• Wayne Taylor Racing ( Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Max Angelelli)

Past

Throughout its history, OMP has had sponsorship deals with the following race drivers and teams:

Formula One

World Rally Championship

• Henri Toivonen
• Markku Alen
• Björn Waldegård
• Alex Fiorio
• Juha Kankkunen
• Carlos Sainz
• Tommi Mäkinen
• Didier Auriol
• Richard Burns

World Touring Car Championship

• Yvan Muller
• Robert Huff

See also

• List of Italian companies

References

External links

• Official website