1970's Beppe Gabbiani Signed Bell Star Ferrari F1 Test / F2 / F3 Helmet

Giuseppe "Beppe" Gabbiani started his career with 7 years in karting before moving up Formula 3 in 1977. He won his first race in the first round of the 1977 European F3 Championship, at Paul Ricard. Then with two second places finishes and a third he ended fourth position in the Championship.

Flushed with his success, Beppe moved up to F2 as a team mate to motorcycling legend Giacomo Agostini. The car however was outdated and he scored only one top six finish. 

In 1979 he joined the March Team in F2. With a pair of second place finishes, he was fifth in the European Championship.

Poised for next step, he tested with Ferrari in F1 but In 1981 he signed to drive for the Osella team in F1  He did not qualify for most of the races and retired in the three in which he did manage to make the grid. In 1982 returned to F2, alongside Stefan Bellof.

While Bellof won the two opening rounds, Beppe got the upper hand on several occasions later in the year, in the end finishing just seven points behind Bellof in the championship.

He started 1983 brilliantly, with four wins in the first five races with the Onyx March team. After five races he was leading the championship and was still in the running for the title until midway through the season. Then the title slipped away from him and ended in third position.

In 1986 he raced in Japan winning the Touring Car Championship. In the nineties he continued to make occasional forays onto the circuits in touring car events, sportscars and in Japan.

He raced at Le Mans a number of times, with the latest being in 2006 running.

This classic design Bell Star helmet makes a very nice historic addition to any helmet collector's collection.

The helmet comes direct from Beppe, he has signed the helmet and denoted its use. A Certificate of Authenticity is included with the helmet.