Scott Redding Debuts Non-Leather-Manufactured Race Suit

For the 2025 season Scott Redding has changed equipment manufacturer, and no it’s not to your typical big-name brands such as Alpinestars, Dainese, or RST. Instead, it’s the Italian company Virus Power, and he’s been spotted riding in a non-leather, animal-free race suit during pre-season testing in Jerez and Phillip Island.

The highest safety level of motorcycle clothing is AAA-certified gear, and that’s what is needed to go racing in championships such as WorldSBK. This makes Redding’s switch to Virus Power, which only makes its suits from non-animal sourced materials, quite the surprise.

Back aboard a Ducati in 2025 after several very disappointing seasons with BMW, Redding has clearly decided to make several changes amid his fresh start, with the switch to vegan-friendly rider-wear being just one of them.

The suit that the MGM Bonovo Racing Ducati rider was spotted wearing has been manufactured in Italy from a high-strength polyester that has met the required AAA standards for abrasion and impact protection.

The firm behind the suit was founded in 2018, as a brand extension of protective workwear firm Pri.Ma.Tex Srl, and has various suits in its range even claiming that they are machine washable. In terms of the suit’s armour, it is rated at the highest CE level 2.

While Redding is the biggest name to wear the animal-free constructed suit, the brand has been present thanks to partnerships with riders in domestic superbike championships in Italy and Spain, as well as the European Moto2 class.

The Virus Power race suit can not be bought in the UK at the moment, but it’s believed that could change in the future. There are currently four suit options available for European customers with the cheapest still coming in at a hefty €1,399 (£1,160).

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