The FIM, which has until now referred solely to existing international safety standards for road-approved helmets, rolled out a specific certification program for its competitions in 2019. The program incorporates a new test and more stringent performance criteria for helmets used in racing, over and above the standard requirements for road-approved helmets.
A homologated helmet is identified by the FIM FRHPhe (FIM Racing Homologation Programme) label. In particular, the FIM FRHPhe-01 homologation protocol incorporates a new oblique (45°) impact test, as well as tests performed at higher speed, with more impact locations and improved impact-absorption capacity to enhance the level of protection against brain injury in a crash.
In 2019, the FIM (the governing body for international motorcycle sport) decided to implement their own helmet testing regime. Helmet manufacturers have to submit helmets for testing and the FIM then lab tests them to make sure they’re up to the job of protecting racers. The programme is based on data from recent scientific research simulating the shape of the human head more closely.
Manufacturers applying for FIM FRHPhe-01 racing helmet homologation are required to have their helmet samples undergo this test protocol at the impact laboratory of the Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (University of Zaragoza) in Spain. Each size of an individual helmet model must be homologated separately, and submitted together with any accessories intended to be used in competition.
List of FIM Homologated Helmets –
| Brand | Model |
| MT | Kre Plus |
| Kre Snake Carbon | |
| AVG | Pista GP R Racing |
| Pista GP RR | |
| Pista GP RR Futuro | |
| Airoh | GP550 |
| Arai | RX-7V Racing |
| RX-7X Racing | |
| RX-7X FIM Racing #1 | |
|
Bell |
Pro Star Ece |
|
Caberg |
Drif Evo Corsa |
|
Cast |
CM6 |
|
HJC |
RPHA o1R |
| RPHA 1 GP | |
| RPHA 1 | |
| RPHA 1N | |
|
Just 1 |
J-GP R |
|
Kabuto |
RT-33 |
| F-17 Racing | |
|
KYT |
NZ-Race |
|
LS2 |
FF323 Arrow |
| Thunder C GP | |
| Arrow C Evo GP | |
|
NHK |
GP-R Tech |
|
Nolan X-Lite |
X-803-P |
|
Scorpion Exo |
Exo-R1 FIM racing #1 |
| Shark | Race R Pro GP FIM Racing #1 |
| Shoei | X-Fourteen |
| Suomy (KYT) | SR GP |
- MT Kre Plus
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – L
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
2 Front upper vent
1 Rear spoiler
- MT Kre Snake Carbon
Homologated Sizes
S
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
2 Front upper vent
1 Rear spoiler
- AGV Pista GP R Racing
Homologated Sizes
S – MS
Homologated Combination of accessories
3 Front Inlets
2 Chin Inlets
2 Rear Outlets
1 Rear Spoiler
- AGV Pista GP RR
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – MS – ML – L – XL – XXL
Homologated Combination of accessories
3 Front Inlets
2 Chin Inlets
2 Rear Outlets
1 Rear Spoiler
- AGV Pista GP RR Futuro
Homologated Sizes
S – M – MS – ML – L – XL – XXL
Homologated Combination of accessories
3 Front Inlets
2 Chin Inlets
2 Rear Outlets
1 Rear Spoiler
- Airoh GP550
Homologated Sizes
XS – S
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Top vent
2 Front Vents
2 Chin Vents
1 Rear Spoiler
- Arai RX-7V Racing
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – L
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
1 Front vent
2 Top vents
1 Air wing
2 Lateral vents
- Arai RX-7X Racing
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – L
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
1 Front vent
2 Top vents
1 Air wing
2 Lateral vents
- Arai RX-7X FIM Racing #1
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – L – XL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
1 Front vent
2 Top vents
1 Air wing
2 Lateral vents
- Bell Pro Star Ece
Homologated Sizes
S – M – L
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Mouth vent
1 Forehead vent
1 Top vent
1 Rear vent
1 Spoiler
- Caberg Drif Evo Corsa
Homologated Sizes
XS
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 top vent
1 rear vent
1 chin vent
1 spoiler
- Cast CM6
Homologated Sizes
M – ML
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front venturi
1 Top venturi
- HJC RPHA o1R
Homologated Sizes
XXS – XS – S – M
Homologated Combination of accessories
2 Top-vents
1 Front-vent
2 Mouth-vents
1 Lower-vent
1 Spoiler A or B
- HJC RPHA 1 GP
Homologated Sizes
XXS – XS – S – M
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front-vent
2 Top-vents
1 Lower-vent
2 Side-vents
1 Rear-vent
1 Spoiler-grill
1 Spoiler
- HJC RPHA 1
Homologated Sizes
XXS – XS – S – M – L – XL – XXL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front-vent
2 Top-vents
1 Mouth-vent
2 Side-vents
1 Rear-vent
1 Spoiler-grill
1 Spoiler
- HJC RPHA 1N
Homologated Sizes
XXS – XS – S – M – L – XL – XXL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front-vent
2 Top-vents
1 Mouth-vent
2 Side-vents
1 Rear-vent
1 Spoiler-grill
1 Spoiler
- Just 1 J-GP R
Homologated Sizes
M – ML
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
2 Front vents
1 Top vent
3 Rear vents compound a rear spoiler
- Kabuto RT-33
Homologated Sizes
M – L – XL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front venturi
1 chin vent
1 rear vent
1 rear spoiler
- Kabuto F-17 Racing
Homologated Sizes
S – M – L
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front venturi
2 Front side venturi
1 Chin vent
1 Top cover
2 Stabilizer
1 Rear Spoiler
- KYT NZ-Race
Homologated Sizes
XS – M
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
1 Front vent
2 Front/top vents
1 Spoiler
- LS2 FF323 Arrow
Homologated Sizes
S – M – L – XL
Homologated Combination of accessories
2 Front vents
1 Rear top vent
1 Chin vent
- LS2 Thunder C GP
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – L – XL – XXL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front vent
1 Back vent
1 Mouth vent
2 Top vents
- LS2 Arrow C Evo GP
Homologated Sizes
S – M – L – XL – XXL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Mouth vent
2 front vents
1 rear top vent
2 rear inferior vents
- NHK GP-R Tech
Homologated Sizes
S – M
Homologated Combination of accessories
2 Top vents (left & right)
1 Front vent
1 Mouth vent
1 Rear spoiler
- Nolan X-Lite X-803-P
Homologated Sizes
XS- S – S1 – M – L
Homologated Combination of accessories
2 Top vents (left & right)
1 Front vent
1 Mouth vent
1 Rear spoiler
- Scorpion Exo Exo-R1 FIM racing #1
Homologated Sizes
S
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Front venturi
1 top vent
1 rear spoiler
1 mouth vent
- Shark Race R Pro GP FIM Racing #1
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – S Racing – M – L – XL
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Chin vent
2 Top vents
1 Front vent
1 Front venturi
2 Chin lateral venturis
1 Rear aerodynamic spoiler
- Shoei X-Fourteen
Homologated Sizes
XS – S – M – FM
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 Lower vent
1 Front vent
1 Upper vent
1 Top outlet
2 Side outlet
1 Rear spoiler
- Suomy (KYT) SR GP
Homologated Sizes
XS – S1 – M
Homologated Combination of accessories
1 chin vent
1 front vent
2 (left and right) top vent
1 top extractor
1 spoiler
3 rear vents
Homologated helmets are identified by a FIM FRHPhe-01 label sewn to the chinstrap alongside the road-approved homologation certificate.
Sometimes only one or two sizes of a helmet will be certified so it’s not always the case that all helmet sizes of a particular model will be certified. But if you buy a helmet that’s FIM homologated, you’ll know you’re wearing exactly the same helmet that’s being used on the track.
