The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today announced an extension to its agreement with OMP Racing S.p.A., seeing the Italian motor sport company continuing as Official Supplier of Racewear to the Federation. 

OMP Racing is a world leader in the design and creation of accessories and components for motor sport and, among other initiatives, it will be supplying technical racing clothing to FIA Officials and Safety Car Drivers across the Federation’s championships. This will include fireproof overalls, shoes, helmets, gloves and underwear; products that were researched and developed in the company’s manufacturing facility located in Ronco Scrivia, near Genoa (Italy).

Commenting on the agreement, FIA President Jean Todt said: “The FIA is pleased to be able to continue its relationship with OMP for the supply of racewear to its teams. We look forward to working with them again for the years to come.”

Paolo Delprato, OMP C.E.O., stated: “For everybody here at OMP, the word ‘Safety’ is written in letters of gold: our goal is to develop products that give drivers safety along with performance, comfort and design. That’s why we feel enormously proud to announce, four years after its beginning, the renewal of our partnership with the FIA, the peak body for motor sport safety. Being on the front line to contribute to safety in the most important motor sport championships in the world is great acknowledgement for our work.”

World leader for motorsport equipment: this is OMP

OMP is an Italian company and is the world leader in the design and production of motorsport equipment. Founded in 1973, with more than 5,000 products, OMP is one of the few companies in the world that is able to offer a complete range of safety equipment for racing cars and drivers. Further information on OMP Racing is available at www.ompracing.com