Sparco

Sparco S.p.A

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Type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1977
Founder	Enrico Glorioso and Antonio Parisi
Headquarters	Settimo Torinese, Turin, Italy
Products	Motorsport safety equipment and car accessories

Sparco steering wheel

Sparco S.p.A is an Italian auto part and accessory company headquartered in Settimo Torinese, Turin, Italy 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, and motorcycles.

History

The company was founded in 1977 and has had distributors in the United States for 20 years.

Sponsorships

GP2 Series

• Arden International
• Marussia Carlin GP2 Team
• Caterham Racing
• DAMS (Davide Valsecchi overalls)
• iSport International
• Racing Engineering
• Rapax
• Trident Racing

Former sponsorships

Formula One

• Arrows
• Benetton Formula
• Forti
• Jordan Grand Prix
• MasterCard Lola
• Midland F1 Racing
• Minardi
• Prost Grand Prix
• Sauber
• Super Aguri F1
• Spyker F1
• Team Lotus (2010–11)
• Toyota Racing
• Virgin Racing

See also

• List of Italian companies

External links

• Sparco USA Website
• Sparco Italian Website
• Official Sparco Agent (Ireland) Website