AGV (helmet manufacturer)

AGV SpA

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Motorcycle helmets
Founded	1946
Founder	Gino Amisano
Headquarters	Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy
Products	AGV MDS
Parent	Dainese
Website	Official Website

AGV Airtech

AGV X-Vent R

Valentino Rossi's AGV helmets

AGV SpA. (Amisano Gino Valenza) is an Italian motorcycle helmet firm, founded by Gino Amisano (1920–2009), which started out in 1946 making leather seats and motorcycle saddles. A year later, in 1947, the company started making its first motorcycle helmets.^[1] In July 2007, the company was acquired by Dainese.^[2]

The brand is most notably associated with motorcycle World Champions Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini, both of whom have used AGV helmets throughout their career. In 2008, Rossi was made an honorary president of the company.^[2] The brand can also count past Formula One world champions such as Niki Lauda, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet as wearers.^[3] Through the years, AGV has raced and won with a number of motorcycle and auto racers including.^[4]

Sponsorships^[5]

MotoGP

• Valentino Rossi
• Pol Espargaró
• Jack Miller

Moto2

• Luis Salom
• Franco Morbidelli

Moto3

• Francesco Bagnaia
• Romano Fenati
• Andrea Migno
• Niccolo Antonelli

Super Moto

• Thomas Chareyre

Isle Of Man TT

• Guy Martin
• Conor Cummins
• James Hillier

MXGP

• Max Nagl
• Todd Waters
• Nathan Watson

Enduro

• Davide Soreca
• Deny Philippaerts

See also

• List of Italian companies

References

1. "AGV Helmets History". Retrieved 2015-09-21.
2. "Tavullia's Valentino Rossi Becomes AGV Honorary President". London Bikers. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
3. "AGV Legendary Helmets".
4. "AGV: full-face, modular and jet helmets since 1947". www.agv.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
5. "AGV: full-face, modular and jet helmets since 1947". agv.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.

External links

• AGV Official Website