Exclusive Miami GP Auction
LOT 001: 2026 VALTTERI BOTTAS HELMET
ESTIMATE: £40,000 – £50,000
F1 Authentics, operated by Memento Exclusives, has revealed a historic piece of modern memorabilia set to be auctioned from the current Formula One season.
Miami Auction LOT 001, the race-used helmet worn by Valtteri Bottas at the season-opening Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix 2026,
and the first-ever race-used helmet of the Cadillac F1 Team, is now available for collectors to bid on during the limited-time F1 Authentics Miami GP Auction.
With a guide price of £40,000 – £50,000, race-used helmets are, by nature, scarce pieces of memorabilia, each capturing a moment in time and unique stories from the track. This is an extremely rare example, as it is not only tied to one of motorsport’s most popular and accomplished drivers, but also to Cadillac’s maiden appearance in Formula One.
Across his illustrious career, Valtteri Bottas has achieved 10 race wins, 67 podiums, and 20 pole positions, and has twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers’ Championship. His return for 2026 as one of the first two drivers (alongside Sergio Pérez) to ever represent the Cadillac F1® Team is another achievement in a career full of landmark moments.
“My race worn helmet from Melbourne this year. My first ever race for Cadillac (and) my first ever race for GM. A big moment for me, making my return to Formula One®, this piece is something special and now, it could be yours. It will be auctioned by F1® Authentics, which is the only licensed platform, during the Miami weekend, so check it out. It’s a really important piece for me and its going to be amazing to share it with you.”
— Valtteri Bottas
First shown in a social media reveal in which Bottas stood nude, wearing only the helmet in front of a swimming pool. Designed by his partner Tiffany Cromwell with paintwork by Daniel Designs, it features emblems representing his Finnish heritage along with an absorbing dark black and electric blue colour scheme.
The helmet is now race-used and the design is remarkably unblemished.
As a genuine piece of Cadillac F1® Team’s first-ever Grand Prix start, the final bidder will obtain an artefact representing the return of an iconic Finnish driver and the beginning of a new chapter for American teams in Formula One.