Bell Auto Racing Helmets, Snell SA2025 Approved

The quality and protection offered by Bell Helmets has been legendary for decades, from their first racing helmet in 1954, to the world's first full-face helmet in 1966, to their latest FIA-approved aerodynamic designs. Helmets come and go, but Bell continues to inspire loyalty like no other brand.

Part numbers BE009 through BE127 are Bell Ultra Series carbon fiber helmets. These helmets have a genuine carbon-fiber shell that is unpainted, so the carbon weave shows through.
Part numbers BE141 through BE173 have a strong yet lightweight fiberglass-reinforced carbon-composite shell for great protection at a great price.

All SA2025 Bell helmets include a lightweight drawstring helmet bag. Full-face Bell helmets include one clear face shield with a matching visor strip (white for white or orange helmets and black for matte black helmets) and a hex wrench for the shield hardware.

SA2025 is the latest Snell Foundation rating for automotive racing helmets. This helmet rating has been developed to provide the best safety protection for auto racing drivers who are restrained in their vehicles. SA2025 helmets are tested for impact protection and flame retardance, and additional tests ensure that the factory-installed M6 threaded inserts can withstand the loads from a frontal head restraint. An SA-rated helmet may not meet DOT specifications for street use, such as on motorcycles.

The 2025 revision of the SA standard aligns the testing procedures even more closely to the FIA 8859-2024 standard; however, FIA homologation is a separate process. Not all SA2025 helmets are submitted to the FIA for approval. Helmets which are also homologated to the FIA standard are noted below. Most auto racing organizations in the USA accept the Snell standard, and some also accept the FIA standard. Most organizations outside the USA require the FIA standard, and some also accept the Snell standard.

As of January 1 2027, SCCA will require SA2020 or newer helmets.