Michael Schumacher's 1991 used helmet, by Shoei,

The Schumacher Lounge Online Auction|10 September 2026, 12:36 CEST|Online, Paris, avenue Hoche

Michael Schumacher's 1991 used helmet, by Shoei,

Believed used during Schumacher's early career racing karts and possibly for DTM in 1991, with sponsors stickers later applied to resemble Schumacher's first Benetton season helmet, chips and marks from use.

Footnotes

Please note the karting visor is no longer included with this lot.

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