Inter-Pace Magazine · The Rating

The Helmet Rankings

11 disciplines · 175 ranked helmets · one method

We score every helmet in the shop out of 100 — but never against each other across disciplines. A race lid and a touring lid are not judged by the same yardstick, so each kind of riding gets its own list.

792helmets assessed 85points per matrix 10scored areas 2026-09-28last recalculated
11 separate rankings

Where do you ride?

Each discipline weights the ten scored areas differently — quietness is worth eleven points on tour and five on track, so the same helmet finishes in a different place in each list.

24 ranked Racing 1X-SPR PRO FIM90 30 ranked Sport 1X-SPR PRO FIM 290 41 ranked Street 1K6 S83 25 ranked Touring 1FF901 Advant X77 11 ranked Adventure 1X.RALLY Matrix281 15 ranked Urban 1Glamster0666 10 ranked Scooter 1Viale SV S61 6 ranked Café Racer 1Le Mans 2 SV S66 2 ranked Motocross 1VFX-WR 0680 10 ranked Enduro 1VFX-WR 0686 1 ranked Trail 1District SV S60

Best racing helmets

Track days, timed sessions and licensed racing — homologation and aerodynamics decide it.

Every helmet in this list shares the same shape — there is nothing to narrow here.

24 of 24 helmets
#Helmet Score Homologation Weight Coverage From
1 Shoei X-SPR PRO FIM Shoei X-SPR PRO FIM Shoei · full face · 14 colourways 90 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1450 g 98 % Rs. 799
2 Shoei X-SPR PRO FIM 2 Shoei X-SPR PRO FIM 2 Shoei · full face · 1 colourways 90 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1450 g 98 % Rs. 949
exp.3 AGV Pista GP R3 AGV Pista GP R3 AGV · full face · 2 colourways exp. 87 ECE 22.06 + FIM — 55 % In store
4 Suomy S1-XR GP Suomy S1-XR GP Suomy · full face · 12 colourways 86 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1400 g 95 % Rs. 579.47
5 Arai RX-7V FIM Arai RX-7V FIM Arai · full face · 13 colourways 84 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1568 g 96 % Rs. 759.20
6 Arai RX-7V FIM 2 Arai RX-7V FIM 2 Arai · full face · 1 colourways 84 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1568 g 96 % Rs. 919.95
exp.7 Shark Aeron GP FIM 2 Shark Aeron GP FIM 2 Shark · full face · 10 colourways exp. 84 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1480 g 69 % Rs. 779.99
8 Nexx X.R3R Pro FIM Evo Nexx X.R3R Pro FIM Evo Nexx · full face · 1 colourways 83 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1350 g 95 % Rs. 630.79
9 Airoh GP 800 FIM Airoh GP 800 FIM Airoh · full face · 2 colourways 82 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1435 g 91 % Rs. 639.20
10 Alpinestars Supertech R10 Alpinestars Supertech R10 Alpinestars · full face · 9 colourways 81 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1540 g 98 % Rs. 999
11 Just1 J-GPR Just1 J-GPR Just1 · full face · 9 colourways 81 ECE 22.06 1420 g 92 % Rs. 440.10
12 LS2 FF805 Thunder GP Pro LS2 FF805 Thunder GP Pro LS2 · full face · 1 colourways 81 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1341 g 92 % Rs. 679.15
exp.13 MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2 MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2 MT-Helmets · full face · 1 colourways exp. 81 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1250 g 67 % Rs. 629.96
14 KYT KX-1 KYT KX-1 KYT · full face · 5 colourways 80 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1450 g 94 % Rs. 519.35
15 Nolan X-804 RS Ultra Nolan X-804 RS Ultra Nolan · full face · 26 colourways 80 ECE 22.06 1420 g 94 % Rs. 527.99
16 Nexx X.R3R Nexx X.R3R Nexx · full face · 17 colourways 79 ECE 22.06 1350 g 95 % Rs. 509
17 MT-Helmets KRE+ S MT-Helmets KRE+ S MT-Helmets · full face · 3 colourways 78 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1700 g 91 % Rs. 359.96
exp.18 Shark Aeron GP FIM 1 Shark Aeron GP FIM 1 Shark · full face · 1 colourways exp. 78 ECE 22.06 + FIM 1480 g 65 % Rs. 965.99
19 Airoh GP 800 ECE only Airoh GP 800 ECE only Airoh · full face · 17 colourways 77 ECE 22.06 1435 g 91 % Rs. 431.20
20 Arai RX-7V ECE only Arai RX-7V ECE only Arai · full face · 14 colourways 75 ECE 22.06 1568 g 96 % Rs. 879.20
21 LS2 FF805 Thunder GP Aero LS2 FF805 Thunder GP Aero LS2 · full face · 17 colourways 75 ECE 22.06 1341 g 92 % Rs. 509.15
exp.22 MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS MT-Helmets · full face · 3 colourways exp. 74 ECE 22.06 1300 g 67 % Rs. 449.96
23 Shark Aeron Shark Aeron Shark · full face · 7 colourways 74 ECE 22.06 1410 g 95 % Rs. 671.99
24 AGV Pista GP RR S AGV Pista GP RR S AGV · full face · 8 colourways 67 ECE 22.06 1500 g 99 % Rs. 1,099

Prices are the lowest current price across the colourways of that model, so a replica livery may cost more. Scores are only comparable inside one discipline. Recalculated 2026-09-28.

Standouts

Helmets that win something else

Position one is not the only way to be interesting. These come out of the same list, each measured on one thing.

MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2 Lightest in this list 1250 g MT-Helmets KRE 2 PLUS FIM Racing #2 P13 · score 81 · Rs. 629.96 Measured, not estimated — helmets without a published weight are not eligible.
MT-Helmets KRE+ S Most score per euro 21.7 pts/100 MT-Helmets KRE+ S P17 · score 78 · Rs. 359.96 The score divided by the price. Cheap and good, not simply cheap.
Nolan X-804 RS Ultra Most ways to have it 26 colourways Nolan X-804 RS Ultra P15 · score 80 · Rs. 527.99 Same shell, same score — the finish is the only thing that changes.
AGV Pista GP RR S Best documented 99 % coverage AGV Pista GP RR S P24 · score 67 · Rs. 1,099 How much of the 85-point matrix rests on published facts rather than gaps.
The method

How the score is built

Ten areas, 85 points on the table, the result expressed out of 100. Every discipline shuffles the same fourteen possible areas into its own ten and weights them for the riding it describes — which is why the same helmet lands in a different place in each list.

  • An untested helmet is never punished.Where a fact could not be verified, that area is removed from the total instead of scored zero. The coverage figure in the table tells you how much was left standing.
  • What a maker would advertise counts as absent when nobody mentions it.FIM homologation, a rotational-impact system, a sun visor — silence on those is a no, not a shrug. Measured values like weight or an independent crash rating stay unknown without penalty.
  • Nothing is compared across disciplines.A 79 on tour and a 79 on track are two different sentences.
The 85 points, split ten ways
Homologation 15
Safety kit 10
Ventilation 10
Aero 10
Weight 5
Noise 5
Interior 10
Fit range 5
Character 5
Value 10
Total85
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The other rankings

30 ranked Sport 1X-SPR PRO FIM 290 41 ranked Street 1K6 S83 25 ranked Touring 1FF901 Advant X77 11 ranked Adventure 1X.RALLY Matrix281 15 ranked Urban 1Glamster0666 10 ranked Scooter 1Viale SV S61 6 ranked Café Racer 1Le Mans 2 SV S66 2 ranked Motocross 1VFX-WR 0680 10 ranked Enduro 1VFX-WR 0686 1 ranked Trail 1District SV S60

We publish the working, not just the number.

Every helmet in this list is one we sell, scored on the same ten areas and recalculated on 2026-09-28. Open any of them to see which criteria earned which points — and which ones we could not answer.

— the Inter-Pace crew