The incredible auction sale RM Sotheby’s in Abu Dhabi

The Formula 1® and RM Sotheby’s entities will host the first dedicated vintage vehicle auction within the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. The auction will offer the opportunity to acquire legendary race cars, as well as modern hypercars, while also including vehicles that have made their mark in their era with their exoticism.

The auction will take place on the starting grid of the race on Saturday evening and all vehicles put up for auction will be visible in the Fan Zone from Friday until the sale.

The main attraction of this sale is undoubtedly Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002, world champion in 2002 and victorious three times during that season.

You can find the catalogue link of the sale presenting the different lots here.

Please note that various items such as driver helmets, paintings, and other miscellaneous elements from single-seaters are also for sale online on the website in parallel with the auctions in Abu Dhabi.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of some exceptional lots, to be found in high definition on the catalog, the link of which is presented above:

Category “Formula 1 ® Racing Legends”

– Ferrari F2002 de 2002, monoplace championne du monde avec Michael Schumacher, victorieuse de 3 courses en 2002.

Estimation: $5,000,000 – $7,500,000.

– Benetton B192 de 1992, pilotée par le jeune venu Michael Schumacher dans le championnat F1 de 1992.

Estimate: $825,000 – $1,100,000.

– Ferrari 126 C2 de 1982, unique exemplaire restant, menée à la victoire par Patrick Tambay au Grand Prix d’Allemagne 1982.

Estimate: $2,000,000 – $2,500,000.

Modern hypercars category

– Ferrari FXX K de 2015, Ferrari la plus puissante autorisée sur circuit uniquement, produit en série limitée, développant 1035 chevaux et indiquant seulement 250km sur l’odomètre.

Estimation: $4,000,000 – $4,500,000

– McLaren P1 GTR de 2016, dans un état comme-neuf, d’une série de 58 exemplaires, indiquant 150 miles et dotée de la couleur spécifique commandée Vert Chanvre & Orange Papaye.

Estimation: 2,200,000 $ – 2,400,000 $

– Ferrari F40 de 1990, signée par le pilote de F1 Sebastian Vettel, la mythique Ferrari turbocompressée représente à coup sûr un placement juteux pour qui pourra se l’offrir.

Estimation: $1,500,000 – $1,750,000

– Maserati MC12 de 2005, première main et n’affichant que 1950 miles, modèle produit à seulement 50 exemplaires dans le but d’homologuer la version course.

Estimate: $2,600,000 – $3,500,000

– McLaren Senna GTR de 2019, exemplaire limité à 75 unités, elle sera remise par son unique propriétaire et affiche seulement les kilomètres liés à sa livraison.

Estimate: $1,500,000 – $1,750,000

Category Blue-ship Sports Classics

– Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, icône mondiale de l’automobile de prestige, ce modèle est équipé de la rare option à suspensions sport et dotée du moteur NSL.

Estimate: $1,400,000 – $1,800,000

– Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring, un fabuleux exemplaire de la plus célèbre et prestigieuse GT de tourisme de la marque Allemande.

Estimation: $750,000 – $850,000

For the first time sharing its schedule on the grid with an auction sale, Sean Bratches, F1’s managing director of commercial operations, is pleased with this event:

« We are constantly seeking to improve the fans’ experience, and even though not everyone will be able to take a part of motorsport history with them, we are excited for the fans who will be able to admire this incredible collection around this weekend’s race.

On their side, the prestigious auction house also does not hide its satisfaction with the way their event will be presented, indicates Maarten ten Holder, head of the group in Europe and principal shareholder of RM Sotheby’s.

« We observe a parallel passion for automobile racing between sports car collectors and F1 fans, as well as the adrenaline, present both in the auction room and on the track. The F1 Grand Prix has inspired the values of many vehicles sold by RM Sotheby’s and the stories that we have experienced around the world.

If it is certain that many of us will remain confined to the vision of the catalog, it is always pleasant to see the icons of the past come to life, whose visions and memories are part of our personal experience of motor racing.