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FIA 8856-2018, the new FIA homologation for Race wear

Since 2020 sees a new FIA homologation introduced for race wear we thought you might enjoy a brief snapshot of the new regulation.
This means race suits, gloves, boots and under garments have to meet stricter new regulations and be submitted for harsher testing in order to better protect you.

ExMB

20 events to replace a suit.

Can you link to the info certifying that statement and where its posted? Including some of the other claims in that posting.

ApexPerformance

Below is a link to the "New protective clothing FIA standard 8856-2018" - see #4. Ultimately it is up to the organization (PCA, SCCA, NASA, CHIN, etc) to determine final rules.

New Protective clothing FIA Standard 8856-2018

LuigiVampa

I see guys at the track all the time with really old suits. Although it is a lot of money the advances in technology, which makes a suit both lighter while a the same time more fire resistant, is what made me upgrade.

That being said, I had wayyyy more than 20 days on my first race suit. Probably several hundred before it got retired.

Is there any data to the breakdown in fire resistance?

Matt Romanowski

I was told by an owner of one of the most tested brands that laundering actually makes suits more fire retardant. The weaving process has a very fine amount of oil from the Selzer looms and it takes many washings to remove it all. He said as long as a suit is laundered correctly, there are no I'll effects.

Veloce Raptor

There is no way ANYONE will dump a $$$$ race suit after wearing it 20 times. That's absurd and clearly in the self interest of the manufacturers

fatbillybob

Yet we put up with 2 and 5 yr belt changes from sfi and fia as well as 5 and 10yr fia seats.