The charity Race Against Dementia, founded by Sir Jackie Stewart, has unveiled an innovative prize draw opportunity for Formula 1 fans to win a VIP Grand Prix experience and a piece of F1 history.
Over the past decade Stewart and his son Mark have collected the signatures of all 20 living F1 world champions, including Michael SchumacherOn one of Stewart’s tartan race helmets. 2025 world champion, likely to be either oscar piastri Or lando norrisWill also sign the helmet.
The charity has launched a prize draw to win a 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 collect the helmet. The original helmet will then be placed in the F1 exhibition and travel around the world as one of its star exhibits during 2026.
Tickets are on sale from this weekend until the Las Vegas GP on November 23. All proceeds will go to Race Against Dementia (RAD) research projects.
RAD is supported by F1, with CEO Stefano Domenicali saying: “At Formula 1, we are proud to stand with Race Against Dementia in its extraordinary mission to fight this devastating disease.
“I would like to pay tribute to Sir Jackie Stewart, who advocates for this cause and shows immense passion to achieve victory in this fight – he serves as an icon of inspiration to us all, constantly demonstrating the same passion and spirit he displayed on the racetrack in an effort to help individuals overcome dementia around the world.”
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Stewart is the oldest living world champion, having 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 the understanding of the causes of disease and improve treatment solutions. 152 million people worldwide are projected to be affected by dementia by 2050. To put this in perspective, that’s 380 times the record crowd for a four-day Grand Prix weekend – the 2025 British GP at Silverstone.
Stewart said, “Dementia is the greatest challenge of my life, much more difficult than any challenge I have faced on the track.” “Watching my wife Helen, my timekeeper and number one supporter, live with this disease has made me more determined than ever to fight for a cure. Dementia is a global crisis.”
Dementia research receives far less funding than cancer and yet today more than 55 million families around the world are dealing with it. The cost to the UK alone exceeds £40 billion per year. There is a lot of research going on into finding ways to slow the onset of dementia. Delaying this by six months for an individual would result in huge savings to the NHS.
To purchase a RAD prize draw for a replica helmet and a £25 ticket for a VIP trip to the Abu Dhabi GP, Click here,
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