OMP Sport Race Gloves

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FIA 8856-2018 racing gloves cut snug for wheel feel, sizes XS to XL. Send us your palm measurement and we will confirm the size first time.

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SKU: IB0-0777-B01 Category: Racing Gloves

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The OMP Sport race gloves, homologated to FIA 8856-2018. Part number IB0-0777-B01.

Nomex construction, silicone palm print, elasticated wrist closure. The Sport and the First Race Gloves are both entry level gloves with FIA 8856-2018. At scrutineering there is no difference between either of these and gloves that cost three times as much.

Sport versus First

The Sport sits at £65, the First at £74. The First has external seams and a pre-curved cut, which improves fit against the wheel. The Sport uses internal seams and a standard cut. If you are buying your first set of FIA gloves and the budget is the main concern, the Sport is the reasonable starting point. The fit difference is real but not dramatic for a driver getting started.

Sizing and colours

Available in black and fluorescent yellow, black and red, black and white, dark blue and cyan. Sizes XS to XL.

Racing gloves should fit snugly with no loose material at the palm, because loose fabric moves against the wheel rim rather than with it. Tell us your hand circumference and we will confirm the size.

If you are putting together a first season kit, buy gloves and boots at this price point and put the money into the suit instead. The protection hierarchy runs suit, helmet, then gloves and boots.

Additional information

Brand	OMP
Approval	FIA 8856-2018
Colour	Black & Red, Black & White, Dark Blue & Cyan, Black & Fluro Yellow
Glove Size	XS, S, M, L, XL
Material	Nomex

Racing glove size guide

Glove letters are the least consistent sizing on the site. An Alpinestars M and a Sparco M are nowhere near the same glove. One measurement sorts it out, and it takes about ten seconds to take.

Measure your palm

1Wrap the tape round your knucklesAcross the widest part of your palm, at the base of the fingers. Leave the thumb out of it.

2Make a loose fistNot clenched. Just closed enough that the hand is in a driving shape.

3Use your dominant handIt is usually the slightly bigger one, and gloves are sold in pairs to one size.

4Write down both cm and inchesSome brands label in one, some in the other, and the numeric sizes are inches.

The numeric ladder is the common referenceSparco, OMP, MOMO, Sabelt and P1 all size gloves on the same numeric ladder, 4 up to 13, and Sparco and OMP both publish what each number means in centimetres. One numeric step is roughly half a centimetre of palm, not a whole size, which is why gloves are worth measuring rather than guessing.

Your size in each brand

Find your palm measurement on the left. The three main brands do not agree, and the gap is not small.

Palm (cm)	Palm (inch)	Numeric	Sparco	OMP	Alpinestars
19 – 20.5	7½ – 8	7	XXS	2XS	S
20.5 – 21.5	8 – 8½	8	XS	XS	M
21.5 – 22.5	8½ – 8.9	9	S	S	L
22.5 – 23.5	8.9 – 9.2	10	M	M	L / XL
23.5 – 24.5	9.2 – 9.6	11	L	L / XL	XL
24.5 – 25	9.6 – 9.8	12	XL	XL	XXL
25 – 25.5	9.8 – 10	13	XXL	XXL	XXL

Alpinestars run two letters bigger

Sparco and OMP put their letter row two steps up the numeric ladder, so a Sparco XS is a numeric 8. Alpinestars map their letters straight onto it, so their M is the same numeric 8. The result is that the same hand takes an Alpinestars M and a Sparco XS.

Letter	Sparco palm	OMP palm	Alpinestars palm
S	21.5 – 22.5 cm	21.6 – 22.3 cm	17.8 – 20.3 cm
M	22.5 – 23.5 cm	22.4 – 23.0 cm	20.3 – 21.6 cm
L	23.5 – 24.5 cm	23.1 – 23.7 cm	21.6 – 22.9 cm
XL	24.5 – 25.0 cm	23.8 – 24.8 cm	22.9 – 24.1 cm
XXL	25.0 – 25.5 cm	24.7 – 25.4 cm	24.1 – 25.4 cm

If you already own a pair of Sparco or OMP gloves that fit, go up roughly two letters for Alpinestars. A Sparco S is about an Alpinestars L. The two brands only converge at XXL, where both land on a ten inch palm.

Full charts by brand

SparcoNumeric 4 to 13 with the letter equivalents. We stock XXS to XXL.▼

Size	Letter	Palm (cm)	Palm (inch)
4	YXS	16 – 17	6.3 – 6.7
5	XXXXS	17 – 18	6.7 – 7
6	XXXS	18 – 19	7 – 7½
7	XXS	19 – 20.5	7½ – 8
8	XS	20.5 – 21.5	8 – 8½
9	S	21.5 – 22.5	8½ – 8.9
10	M	22.5 – 23.5	8.9 – 9.2
11	L	23.5 – 24.5	9.2 – 9.6
12	XL	24.5 – 25	9.6 – 9.8
13	XXL	25 – 25.5	9.8 – 10

OMPNumeric 4 to 13. Letters within half a centimetre of Sparco throughout.▼

Size	Letter	Hand circumference (cm)
4	5XS	17.5 – 18.4
5	4XS	18.5 – 19.2
6	3XS	19.3 – 19.9
7	2XS	20 – 20.7
8	XS	20.8 – 21.5
9	S	21.6 – 22.3
10	M	22.4 – 23
11	L	23.1 – 23.7
12	XL	23.8 – 24.8
13	XXL	24.7 – 25.4

AlpinestarsLetters only, S to XXL. Their bands are exactly 8, 8½, 9, 9½ and 10 inches.▼

Letter	Hand palm (cm)	Equivalent (inch)
S	17.8 – 20.3	7 – 8
M	20.3 – 21.6	8 – 8½
L	21.6 – 22.9	8½ – 9
XL	22.9 – 24.1	9 – 9½
XXL	24.1 – 25.4	9½ – 10

Alpinestars publish measurements for S to XXL only. The XXXL on the Tech 1-ZX V3 race glove and the Tech-M V2 mechanics glove is a genuine size, it is simply not on their chart, so ring us with your palm measurement rather than working it out from the XXL row.

MOMONumeric 4 to 12 with separate men’s, women’s and children’s labels.▼

Size	UK / USA	Also sold as
4	5½	Child S
5	6	Child M
6	6½	Child L / Woman S
7	7	Woman M
8	7½	Man XS / Woman L
9	8	Man S
10	8½	Man M
11	9	Man L
12	9½	Man XL

From the chart published by Brown & Geeson, MOMO’s UK distributor.

Sabelt and P1Both on the numeric ladder. Neither publishes a measurement chart.▼

The P1 Grip 2 is sold in 7 and 8. Read those off the numeric column in the table above, so a 7 is a 19 to 20.5 cm palm and an 8 is 20.5 to 21.5 cm.

The Sabelt Geckotech TG-11 is listed here as XS to XL. Sabelt do not publish hand measurements for it, so rather than convert from someone else’s chart, send us your palm measurement and we will confirm the size with the supplier before it ships.

How a race glove should fit

Tight, with no spare material

A driving glove wants to feel like a second skin. Any slack across the palm rolls up under your hand on the rim and you lose feel through the wheel, which is the entire reason for wearing them. If it feels slightly tight new, that is usually right. Leather and suede give a little in the first few sessions. Nomex knit does not, so buy that one to fit on day one.

External seams

The better gloves put the palm seams on the outside so nothing presses into your hand against the rim. It is worth having if you do long stints, and it is the single feature most likely to stop a hot spot developing across the base of the fingers.

Between two sizes

Take the smaller one on a leather or suede glove and the larger one on a knitted glove. That is the opposite of the advice for boots and suits, and it catches people out.

Send us your palm measurementGive us the number in centimetres and the glove you are looking at and we will confirm the letter. Gloves are the easiest thing on the site to get wrong and the most annoying to send back. Call 0115 989 3488 or email Sales@GSMPerformance.co.uk.

Sparco from sparco-official.com. OMP from the size chart on their Tecnica glove product page. Alpinestars from the size guide on their Tech-1 Race V4 product page. MOMO from Brown & Geeson, their UK distributor. All checked 2 August 2026. Manufacturers revise these, so if a chart on the packaging disagrees with this page, the packaging wins and we would like to know.

What size should I order?
Sizes run from XS to XL. Measure around your palm at the knuckles, and aim for a snug fit with no spare material at the fingertips, as loose fabric between you and the wheel costs feel. Our racing gloves guide includes sizing advice, or send us your measurement and we will confirm.

Are they legal for competition?
These gloves are homologated to FIA 8856-2018, the current FIA standard, so the label is there when scrutineers ask for it. Our racing gloves guide explains what the approvals mean.

Why do some racing gloves have external seams?
Stitching on the outside leaves the inside of the glove smooth against your skin, so there are no pressure lines on the palm or fingers over a long stint. It looks inside-out the first time you see it, and it is one of the things you are paying for as gloves get more serious.

How do I wash them?
As rarely as you can, and gently when you do: cool hand wash, no bleach or softener, air dry. Grip coatings and fire-resistant fabrics both suffer in a machine. Our racewear care guide has the full routine.

Availability

OMP splits between showroom stock and imports

What we hold in the showroom can leave the next working day. The rest arrives on our regular imports from OMP in Italy, normally inside a couple of weeks.

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The OMP range is far too broad for a single lead time to be honest about, so tell us the part and the size and we will confirm where it stands.

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