AGV (helmet manufacturer)

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

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AGV Airtech

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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

Moto2

Luis Salom
Franco Morbidelli

Moto3

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

References

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External links

AGV Official Website

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