Who We Are
Conceived by Giancarlo Medici, an Italian entrepreneur, artist, and collector, MONGRIP™ is a Monegasque company specialising in the creation of jewellery, artwork, and fashion from racing memorabilia. MONGRIP™ was born from the realisation of a dream and a mission: enablingmotorsport enthusiasts to own and become custodians of authentic pieces of their passion, as well as being able to preserve them over time.
This journey has quickly taken us to places and partnerships we could never have imagined when we started. Today, MONGRIP™ boasts collaborations with the Ayrton Senna Institute, the Keep Fighting Foundation, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, the Automobile Club de Monaco, Bentley, Porsche, as well as legendary drivers and motorsport history icons.
Genesis
The idea began to take shape in 2008 when, at the end of a Formula 1™ Grand Prix, Giancarlo noticed numerous fans invading the track, collecting pieces of rubber from the asphalt to take home as souvenirs. The spark was ignited.
MONGRIP™ Was Born
Years of diligent research, exhaustive testing and meticulous supplier selection followed, culminating in March of 2016 with the tangible realization of the inaugural project thanks in part to an exclusive patent: thus MONGRIP™ was born.
For nearly a decade, MONGRIP™’s core business has been to offer fans the most authentic racing jewelry in the form of luxury bracelets created from portions of racing tires used in Formula 1™ Grand Prix, GT and other Motorsport series.
The New Era
In 2023, when the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza embarked on the monumental task of resurfacing the entire track, it turned to MONGRIP™ for its expertise in preserving racing heritage. This project aimed to transform segments of the historic track asphalt into exclusive artefacts, allowing fans to share and cherish a piece of this iconic venue.
The transition from rubber to asphalt was a natural one for MONGRIP™, marking the evolution and continuation of our brand’s mission to honor the history of motorsports with new products and to establish itself globally as an industry leader and benchmark.
In 2024, the “Asphalt Collection,” the first in a series of innovative editions, was born, starting from transforming authentic segments of the historic Monza track into timeless motorsports keepsakes.
The “Asphalt Collection” marked the beginning of a transformation of MONGRIP™, offering all enthusiasts a new perspective on the meaning of motorsport heritage preservation.
This is just another step on our long journey, a journey driven by our unwavering passion to preserve racing legends and give fans a powerful and tangible connection to the sport they love, immortalizing the thrill of racing in a unique way never done before.