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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, 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, 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
(Switzerland) Alfa Romeo Racing
(United Kingdom) McLaren F1 Team
Formula 2
(France) DAMS
(Italy) Prema Racing (Robert Shwartzman)
(Italy) Trident (Marino Sato)
IndyCar
(United States) A. J. Foyt Enterprises
(United States) Arrow McLaren SP
(United Kingdom) Carlin
(United States) Chip Ganassi Racing
(United States) Harding Steinbrenner Racing
(United States) Juncos Racing
(United States) Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
NASCAR
(United States) Chip Ganassi Racing (Except for Kurt Busch who still as Ambassador for Alpinestars)
(United States) Richard Childress Racing
(United States) Richard Petty Motorsports
(United States) Stewart Haas Racing (Clint Bowyer and Chase Briscoe only)
World Endurance ChampionshipC
(United Kingdom) Aston Martin Racing
Former sponsorships
Formula One
(United Kingdom) Arrows
(United Kingdom) (Italy) Benetton Formula
(Italy) Ferrari
(Italy) Forti
(Republic of Ireland) Jordan Grand Prix
(United Kingdom) MasterCard Lola
(Russia) Midland F1 Racing
(Italy) Minardi
(France) Prost Grand Prix
(Japan) Super Aguri F1
(Netherlands) Spyker F1
(Malaysia) Team Lotus (2010–11)/Caterham F1 Team
(Japan) Toyota Racing
(United Kingdom) (Russia) Virgin Racing
(United Kingdom) Williams
SUBARU WRC 1990 2012
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