Derani rocks Jisbar helmet in Le Mans

FIA World Endurance Championship competitor Pipo Derani will sport a new helmet for the third round of the championship the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
 
Derani joins Glickenhaus Racing team-mates Romain Dumas and Olivier Pla in the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH for his seventh 24 Hours of Le Mans this week and he will compete using a helmet painted by renowned French artist, Jean-Baptiste Launay, universally known as Jisbar. 

The helmet will be auctioned after the race with the proceeds going to São Paulo’s GRAACC Hospital, which for 30 years has been assisting children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment.
 
"I have always followed the work of GRAACC closely, and I have also visited the hospital,” said Derani.

“Everything they have done over the last 30 years is sublime, helping so many children and adolescents in the fight against cancer. As many people know, my father passed away in 2018 with the disease and this is when I saw a possible future way to honour his memory.

"I met Jisbar a short time ago and became a big admirer of his art. Over the last few years, he has also done several initiatives in Europe, raising funds with his arts for socio-environmental campaigns and helping victims of Covid-19, among many other works.

“When I presented him with the idea of holding the auction in Le Mans for the benefit of the GRAACC Hospital, he accepted right away.”
    
Around 4000 children and adolescents, from 0 to 18 years old, are treated at the GRAACC facility using the most advanced scientific standards. 

"I hope that we can raise a large amount to help the GRAACC Hospital to continue this important and vital work, helping so much those who are in this battle against cancer,” concluded Derani.
 
Jisbar’s style style is characterized by a reinterpretation of the great works of art history such as Klimt , Vermeer or Michelangelo by integrating his touch mixing pop art and street art. Speaking about the collaboration, he said.
 

"As a motorsport fan, I was really honoured when I learned that Pipo was one of my collectors and so I discovered his incredible career.

"When he told me about this project, I immediately agreed, especially because this initiative has such a noble cause. 
 

“Collaborating with a champion and above all such a generous person is a very special opportunity in my career."

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