Unique World Champions’ helmet the prize in new Jackie Stewart initiative 

Race Against Dementia, the charity founded by Sir Jackie Stewart, has unveiled an innovative prize draw opportunity for Formula 1 fans to have a VIP Grand Prix experience and own a piece of F1 history. 

Over the last decade Stewart and his son Mark have collected the signatures of all 20 of the living F1 world champions, including Michael Schumacher, on one of Stewart’s tartan race helmets. The 2025 world champion, likely to be either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris, will also sign the helmet.

The charity has launched a prize draw to win a one-off replica of the helmet and for the winner to attend the season finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on an all expenses paid VIP trip to witness the final signature and to collect the helmet. The original helmet will then be placed in the F1 Exhibition and will travel the world during 2026 as one of its star exhibits.  

Tickets are on sale from this weekend until the Las Vegas GP on 23 November. All proceeds will go to Race Against Dementia’s (RAD) research projects.  

RAD is supported by F1, whose CEO Stefano Domenicali said: “At Formula 1, we take pride in standing with Race Against Dementia in the extraordinary mission of fighting this devastating illness.

“I would like to honour Sir Jackie Stewart, who tackles the advocacy for this cause and exhibits immense passion for achieving victory in this battle - he serves as a beacon of inspiration for us all, consistently demonstrating the same passion and spirit that he displayed on the racetrack in an effort to help individuals worldwide overcome dementia.” 

Sir Jackie Stewart

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Stewart is the oldest living world champion, who won the title in 1969, 1971 and 1973. He started the charity in 2016 after his wife Helen was diagnosed with dementia. It has so far raised £17.5 million for research into the disease.

RAD supports 140 jobs and 37 research projects worldwide, seeking to accelerate understanding of the causes of the disease and to improve treatment solutions. Dementia is projected to affect 152 million people worldwide by 2050. To put that in perspective, that is 380 times the record crowd for a four day grand prix weekend - the 2025 British GP at Silverstone. 

“Dementia is the greatest challenge of my life, far tougher than anything I faced on the track,” said Stewart. “Watching my wife Helen, my timekeeper and number one supporter, live with this illness has made me more determined than ever to fight for a cure. Dementia is a global crisis.” 

Dementia research receives a lot less funding than cancer and yet over 55 million families today worldwide are dealing with it. The cost to the UK alone is over £40 billion a year. A lot of the research work goes into finding ways to slow the onset of dementia. Delaying it in an individual by six months would lead to a huge saving for the NHS.  

To purchase a ticket costing £25 for the RAD Prize Draw for the replica helmet and VIP trip to the Abu Dhabi GP, click here.