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Heading the early consignments is a 2003 Ferrari 550 GTC,
chassis 2102, a car owned by the Ferrari factory from 2003 to
2005 and supplied by them for evaluation and development into
GT1 racing specification by famed Italian independent race team,
N-Technology. Boasting a mighty 6.0 litre V12 engine producing
just under 600bhp, JMB Racing was entrusted to run the car in
selected rounds of the FIA GT championship in 2003. |
RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to kick off the 2022 collector car
auction calendar once again by returning to the stunning
grounds of the Arizona Biltmore & Spa in Phoenix on 27
January for its 23rd annual Arizona sale. The auction will play
host to a wide variety of marques and eras, with sports cars
and a single-owner collection leading the early highlights. |
Premier global auction house Gooding & Company is once again
returning to Arizona Auction Week with Geared Online
Scottsdale Edition. The online-only auction event will be coupled
with an exclusive local viewing showcasing all vehicles in
Scottsdale, open to registered bidders and select members of the
press. Following the success of 2021’s online-only approach to
the Scottsdale auctions, Gooding & Company’s Geared Online
allows collectors the world over to partake in the week’s exciting
festivities. |
A 1964 Porsche 904 GTS, estimate €1,300,000 – 1,600,000,
formerly owned by one of Hollywood's greatest names, the actor
Robert Redford, is one of the stars at Bonhams Grandes
Marques à Paris Sale on 3 February. Opening the Bonhams
Motorcars Europe 2022 calendar, the sale will be staged in the
heart of the city at the Grand Palais Ephémère, by the Eiffel
Tower. |
As the year comes to a close, RM Sotheby’s celebrates strong
results for 2021. We are pleased to announce that 2021 saw total
gross sales in excess of $550,000,000 across its auction and
private sales transactions, where our private sales more than
doubled from the previous year. Our focus is unchanged:
delivering the best possible trading environment for both buyers
and sellers within the global collector car market, supported by
unparalleled knowledge and research which helps our clients
make fully informed purchase decisions. |
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG mourns the death of Eberhard Mahle.
The former racing driver died on 21 December 2021 at the age of
88. Eberhard Mahle was European Champion in 1966. He was
the first driver to take an international title in a Porsche 911. He
had previously achieved success with other brands, such as in
the 1957 German GT Championship in an Alfa Romeo and at the
1959 German Hill Climb Championship in a Volvo. He was a
works driver for Abarth, Borgward and Mercedes-Benz. |
The Ferrari Museum in Maranello will host the “GT 2021, a
memorable year” exhibition until 31 March 2022. It celebrates
Ferrari’s most successful year in GT racing history, a season
that saw Ferrari vehicles competing in the most important
championships around the world. Ferrari’s list of achievements
contained 23 more titles by the time it came to an end. These
include the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ World Championship
titles in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 488
GTE ... |
Leading international auction house Gooding & Company is proud
to conclude the year with an impressive report of successful
growth and performance. Through seven Geared Online digital
auctions and the anticipated return to the live auction stage with
the market-defining Pebble Beach Auctions, the company
realized a total exceeding $150 million in sales, reporting an
incredibly profitable year after the global instability of 2020. |
Leading international auction house Gooding & Company is proud
to conclude the year with an impressive report of successful
growth and performance. Through seven Geared Online digital
auctions and the anticipated return to the live auction stage with
the market-defining Pebble Beach Auctions, the company
realized a total exceeding $150 million in sales, reporting an
incredibly profitable year after the global instability of 2020. |
RM Sotheby’s is excited to offer what many consider to be the
finest of the ultimate specification, road-going, Mercedes-Benz
300 SL Gullwing sports cars in the world. A simply stunning
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, boasting
exceptional provenance and in the ultimate specification, will
make its way to Arizona to feature as the undisputed star of
the sale at the Arizona Biltmore & Spa in Phoenix on 27
January. |
A rare and special ‘barnfind’ Mercedes-Benz – surely one of the
last unrestored 300S Roadsters – will line up with a parade of
concours-standard restorations at The Scottsdale Auction,
Bonhams motor cars’ season-opener staged at the Westin
Kierland Resort, on January 27 at 10am MST. The sleeping
beauty, a 1953 Mercedes Benz 300S, is one of only 141
roadster variants of the post-war flagship model produced. This
coveted motorcar has spent many decades of its later life off
the road and is offered as an exciting restoration project with an
estimate of $375,000 – 475,000. |
RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to add an incredible selection of
Ferraris to the already outstanding lots going under the
hammer in Arizona on 27 January. Few road-going Ferraris of
the 1970s are more coveted than the 1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4
Daytona Spider by Scaglietti. The 31st of just 121 examples
built, this is a wonderful example of Maranello’s celebrated
spider. Once owned by a famous Hollywood director, the car
offered is an FCA Platinum Award winner and retains its
numbers-matching engine and gearbox. |
The sixtieth edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the great
classic that opens the IMSA season, will see Risi
Competizione make its twenty-second appearance. The team
will be there with a top-class crew. The FIA WEC world
champions, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado, flanked
by Daniel Serra and Davide Rigon, will tackle the banking of the
Daytona International Speedway, in Florida, in the colours of
Giuseppe Risi’s team. The quartet will compete in the GTD Pro
class, which from this year replaces the previous GTLM. They
will be at the wheel of the 488 GT3 Evo 2020. |
RM Sotheby’s is delighted to announce The Petitjean
Collection ‘Part II’, a collection of 28 Ferrari road cars spanning
30 years from 1959 to 1989. The collection joins the other
exceptional lots to be offered in the Paris sale, taking place on
2 February 2022 during Rétromobile week. This will mark the
9th annual return to the French capital, with the sale this year
taking place at Sotheby's Paris, 76 Rue du Faubourg
Saint-Honoré. The sale cars will be available to preview at “The
Collection” Place Vendôme, 75001, on 1-2 February. |
Ferrari will look to add a new chapter of success in North
America’s premier endurance event with the 60th running of the
24 Hours At Daytona (Jan. 29-30) to open the 2022 IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The event has
attracted a bumper 61-car grid including three representatives
of the Prancing Horse marque, led by the no. 62 Ferrari 488
GT3 Evo 2020 of Risi Competizione which will compete in
the new-for-2022 GTD Pro category. The new GTD Pro class
will feature cars built or modified to international GT3
specification with all-pro driver lines ups, while GTD continues
as a class for GT3 cars with Pro-Am lineups. |
After almost 2 years of deprivations 2022 starts again with the
annual Ferrari events of the Cavallino Classic in Florida. Last year
was postponed to April due to the pandemic and so the premiere
edition of the new organisation of Canossa Events who took over
the show just a few months before was only a transition year and
the 30rd Cavallino Classic was basically still organized by the old
team. Now in 2022 the first changes of the new format came into
play that are set to bring the classics into the future attracting not
only those who attend the event for years but also a new and
younger public. |
Yesterday fell the final curtain on the first Cavallino Classic
organized by Canossa Events. Some news was introduced
including a new logo and new awards but the major things did not
change. After the great solo Ferrari concours at the Breakers the
Cavallino Classics went back to Mar-a-Lago for the multi-marque
gathering at the famous country club in Palm Beach. After the
transition in the last year and the difficult organization in the
middle of a pandemic with the postponed classics finally
Mar-a-Lago was back on the program. |
“Gooding & Company is excited to present these two outstanding
private collections at Amelia Island,” said Gooding & Company
Senior Specialist, David Brynan. “The Lloyd Hawkins Collection
features a selection of important competition cars, including
iconic models like the RSR and 935. The Rudy ‘Mr. 993’
Mancinas collection offers enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire
some of the most sought-after modern classics from Porsche and
BMW, many of which are finished in rare or one-off colors. These
cars showcase the incredible vision of two well-respected
collectors and the amazing range of interest that exists within the
Porsche community.” |
Gooding & Company to Offer Iconic German
Sports Cars from Two Prominent Collections
at Amelia Island |
The Ferrari Daytona SP3 has been awarded the “Grand Prize:
Most Beautiful Supercar 2022” by a panel of expert judges at the
37th Paris Festival Automobile International. This prestigious
annual award is held to pay tribute to the sports car chosen by a
panel of influential personalities from the world of motoring for its
design and aesthetic beauty. The same jury awarded Ferrari’s
Chief Design Officer, Flavio Manzoni, with the Grand Prize of
Design, in recognition of his original, creative and influential work
in the automotive sector. |
There are two special cars that stand out among the many
highlights in the sale: a 1968 factory Porsche 907 and a 1974
Porsche 911 RSR 3.0L coming from the collection of gentleman
driver Ernst Schuster, who has owned them for nearly 40 years. |
A 1958 AC Ace Roadster, first owned by a a USAF pilot who
brought it from France to the USA, was the top lot, soaring above
its top estimate of $375,000 to sell for $516,500 in yesterday’s
(January 27) Bonhams Scottsdale Auction, which had an
impressive sell-through rate of 95%. Offered from a prominent
US-based collection of show winners, the impeccably restored
left-hand drive Ace, which had retained its original aluminum
bodywork and matching numbers engine, had itself won many
trophies at major Concours d’Elegances. |
Establishing a record price for a 300 SL Gullwing offered
publicly at auction, the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy
Gullwing sold for an incredible $6.8 million as the
undisputed star of the sale. Boasting exceptional provenance
and in the ultimate specification, the Alloy Gullwing is
considered one of the most desirable road-going models of the
marque. This particular car was one of very few to retain its
numbers-matching 3.0-liter NSL engine and original alloy body. |
For its annual event during Arizona Automotive Week, the
renowned Gooding & Company conducted its Geared Online
Scottsdale Edition for the second consecutive year in a row.
Building on last year’s inaugural online-only auction, the
company hosted an exclusive viewing of all of the lots in
Scottsdale, Arizona, allowing registered bidders and press
members the opportunity to experience the robust variety of
vehicles in person during the online sale. The company reported a
sales total of $6,962,450 for the week, with an 88% sell-through
rate from 50 of 57 lots sold and an average price of $139,249 per
lot sold. |
The 60th edition of the Daytona 24 Hours went down to the wire
with the Ferrari of Risi Competizione second in the GTD-Pro
class and a 4th place finish in GTD for AF Corse. The first
round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, run in perfect
weather conditions but with very cold temperatures, provided a
thrilling spectacle from green flag to chequered flag, although
there were also phases of Full Course Yellow. The Ferraris
competing in Florida, after a less-than-perfect qualifying
session in last weekend’s Roar before 24, proved themselves
up to the challenge of this iconic endurance marathon. |
"This latest selection of consignments to Amelia Island will be
exciting from a market standpoint, as many of these cars come
to auction for the very first time,” said Gooding & Company
Senior Specialist, David Brynan. "These are all high-quality,
unique cars, representing some of the most iconic and
sought-after models from marques like Porsche, BMW, and
Ferrari. Several models, like the OSCA MT4 and Porsche 904/6,
are rarely offered for public sale and yet, they are exactly the
type of cars that today's collectors are looking for – event-eligible
sports cars that are both thrilling to drive and historically
important.” |
With the backdrop of an illuminated Eiffel Tower, a 2014 Ferrari
LaFerrari lit up yesterday’s Bonhams auction in the Grand
Palais Éphémère, achieving €2,558,750 and setting a new
auction world record for a European-specification variant.
This was the top lot of the successful Grand Marques du Monde
à Paris Sale, which realised a total of €19 millionand a sell
through rate of 83%. |
The highlight of the night was The Petitjean Collection ‘Part II’,
a collection of 28 Ferrari road cars spanning 30 years from
1959 to 1989. The collection of Marcel Petitjean represents one
man’s passion and dedication to building a fine collection of
cars. All lots were vigorously contested, and it was the 1985
Ferrari 288 GTO, one of the ultimate supercars of its era,
which sold for €3,464,375, establishing a record for the model
and topping the entire sale. |
Alessandro Pier Guidi and Côme Ledogar claimed the drivers’
title in the last round of the 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge,
with their second place in the 9 Hours of Kyalami. The series
organised by SRO features the toughest endurance races for
GT3 cars. The 2021 racing season officially concluded with the
South African event. It was Ferrari’s most successful ever, with
24 titles, including two FIA WEC world crowns, won in the main
national and international championships. |
RM Sotheby’s is honoured to offer the ex-Juan Manuel Fangio
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, a car which was
presented as a retirement gift to Fangio from Mercedes-Benz in
1958, and which is known to have been one of the driver’s
favourite cars. The bond that Fangio had forged with
Mercedes-Benz was such that the 300 SL Roadster was
delivered in time for his 47th birthday, received at The
Dorchester Hotel in London, marking his phenomenal
achievements for the Stuttgart-based outfit in motorsport. |
Gooding & Company is unveiling additional star consignments,
led by the incredible, Figoni et Falaschi-bodied 1937 Talbot-Lago
T150-C-SS Teardrop Coupe. The auction house will also offer a
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® First in Class-winning 1954
Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback and a one-off,
concours-restored 1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Sports Coupe,
dubbed by the automotive press in period as “The Honeymoon
Express.” |
Continuing the record-breaking 2022 auction season, RM
Sotheby’s is proud to offer incredible automobiles from the
turn of the century, through to today’s greatest sports cars.
Leading the group is a trio of stunning hypercars. The trio
consists of a ground-breaking 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari, a rare
2020 McLaren Speedtail, and a brutally fast 2019 Bugatti
Chiron Sport. |
The first round of the 2021-2022 Asian Le Mans Series held on
the Dubai circuit ended with podium finishes for the Ferraris of
Rinaldi Racing and AF Corse in the GT3 class and Kessel
Racing in the GT3 Pro-Am class. Davide Rigon, David Perel
and Rino Mastronardi secured an excellent second place
ahead of Conrad Grunewald, Louis Prette and Vincent Abril at
the end of a very convincing race. The Kessel Racing crew, on
the other hand, completed the scheduled four hours behind the
Mercedes of SBS Automotive. |
Ferrari claimed victory in the 4 Hours of Dubai, the second
round of the Asian Le Mans Series. The 488 GT3 Evo 2020 of
Rinaldi Racing crewed by Davide Rigon, David Perel and Rino
Mastronardi carried the day in a race rounded off by third place
for the number 17 Ferrari of AF Corse and second for Kessel
Racing in the Pro-Am class. |
One of the most important Porsche models ever produced will
headline Bonhams Amelia Island Sale on March 3 in Florida,
being offered after 50 years of ownership and displayed publicly
for the first time since the early 2000s. The Porsche 550 Spyder
was a seminal model for the manufacturer, as its first genuine
racing car design. Considered one of the most important racing
cars in history, the 550 garnered success in the period’s most
challenging international sports car and endurance races
including the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race and the Mille
Miglia. The 1500cc engined Spyder earned itself the ‘giant-killer’
soubriquet, as it claimed victory over larger-engined rivals. |
RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to return to the Greater Fort
Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center to celebrate our
19th annual Fort Lauderdale auction. Headlining the sale is The
Rey Collection, consisting of 19 lots ranging from American
classics to European sports cars and set to go under the
hammer 25-26 March. |
The F1-75, Scuderia Ferrari’s challenger for the 2022 Formula 1
World Championship, was presented online this afternoon at the
Gestione Sportiva in Maranello. The car is the 68th that the
company has built to compete in motor racing’s blue riband
category. It features a brand new shade of red, especially
developed by the Ferrari Style Centre, while its name reflects the
fact that the company is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its
founding this year. The anniversary is reflected in the celebratory
logo, alongside the Italian flag, which has been a long-time
feature on Ferrari Formula 1 cars. |
One month before the Rétromobile Salon in Paris, Artcurial
Motorcars is proud to present a new collection of eight sports
cars in exceptional condition. It is extremely rare today to offer
four Ferrari Supercars at auction that are all one-owner cars,
fastidiously preserved by their sole custodian, making this a very
special collection. Maître Etienne Léandri, a defence lawyer at
the Monaco Bar and State Councillor had a lifelong passion for
the Ferrari marque. Known as “The Ferrari lawyer”, he maintained
a friendly relationship with Gabriel Cavallari and, when an
exclusive new model was launched, he was given priority to buy
one. |
Race 3 of the Asian Le Mans Series, held at Yas Marina, saw
victory for the 488 GT3 Evo 2020 of Kessel Racing, dominant in
the Pro-Am class with Robert Ziemian, Francesco Zollo and
Axcil Jefferies. The Ferrari number 17 of AF Corse claimed its
third consecutive podium in the Pro class. The race offered
many more twists and turns than the last two outings in Dubai,
with two Full Course Yellows, two Safety Cars and a long red
flag neutralisation at mid-race. |
The 4 Hours of Yas Marina, the last act of the Asian Le Mans
Series, ended with a second consecutive victory for Kessel
Racing in the Pro-Am class. However, despite this, the Swiss
team didn’t claim the title. Robert Ziemian, Francesco Zollo and
Axcil Jefferies drove a faultless race to finish ahead of SPS
Automotive’s Mercedes, which, as the first of the two cars to
win a race, took the title despite a points tie. |
The 2022 Formula 1 season has begun with three days of testing,
running up until this Friday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit.
Shortly after 9 o’clock, it fell to Charles Leclerc to steer the F1-75
out on track for its debut in an official session. The Monegasque
completed 80 laps, running the C2, C3 and C4 compound tyres,
getting through the planned pre-lunch break programme. Charles’
best time of 1’20”165 was set on C3 tyres. |
The second day of the first pre-season test at the
Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit saw Scuderia Ferrari complete a
further 150 laps with the F1-75. Once again both drivers got a turn
at the wheel, with Carlos Sainz going first, before Charles Leclerc
took over after the lunch break. As was the case yesterday, a
key objective was for the drivers to continue to familiarise
themselves with the new car, while also enabling the pit stop
crew to get used to dealing with the new 18 inch tyres introduced
this season by Pirelli. Carlos and Charles also began to work on
fine tuning the car, running various set-ups |
Scuderia Ferrari has completed the first three days of pre-season
testing at Spain’s Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. The F1-75
completed a total of 439 laps, or 2052 kilometres, the most of
any of the cars on track, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
both driving on all days. |
Ferrari opened the SRO GT America Powered by AWS with an
impressive podium finish after posting the fastest lap of the
race on the streets of St. Petersburg. Triarsi Competizione
made its first appearance in GT America, with Justin Wetherill
taking third in the Saturday race after placing sixth on Friday in
the No. 37 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020. |
A 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, offered for sale for the first
time in 50 years, was the most valuable lot at Bonhams
Amelia Island Auction yesterday, achieving $4,185,000,
following a tense bidding battle in the Florida saleroom. It was
the crowning glory of a successful sale which realised a total
of $13.5 million, with an impressive 95% sell-through rate. |
Gooding & Company stunned the collector car market once
again, concluding its most successful and profitable auction at
Amelia Island to date throughout its 13 year history at the venue.
The company amassed a whopping $66,534,480 in sales,
achieving a 92% sales rate from 91 out of 99 lots sold.
Presenting a truly outstanding event, the auction house sold 19
lots over $1,000,000 in a single day, yielding an average price per
car of $731,148.The most significant sale of the week was the
1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C-SS Teardrop Coupe, which sold for
$13,425,000. |
Staggering in its breadth and quality, this beautiful collection is
unquestionably one of the finest private collections of automobiles
ever gathered by a single owner. Oscar Davis was a singular
enthusiast that built a global reputation, known for acquiring
some of the most impeccable examples of the world’s finest
cars, beautifully maintained and presented, and with unmatched
provenance. The primary focus of the collection centers around
the great Italian marques, with many of the finest examples of
Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Maserati, all featured within his
beautifully curated collection. |
RM Sotheby’s returned to the Ritz-Carlton at Amelia Island for
the company’s 23rd annual sale as the official auction house of
the renowned Concours d’Elegance, The Amelia. A single-day
live auction for 2022, the sale was a resounding success, totaling
$46,636,640 and with an incredible 89% of all lots offered finding
new homes. |
A 1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe and a 2017
Cadillac DPi-V.R were crowned this year’s Best in Show winners
on March 6, 2022, at The Amelia Concours d’Elegance — its
27th annual event. Marking the inaugural year under Hagerty’s
stewardship, the 2022 event highlighted innovative activations that
complemented the event’s long tradition of showcasing the
world’s finest vehicles at the Golf Club of Amelia Island and the
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Central to the weekend’s festivities
was the celebration of The Amelia’s 2022 honoree: accomplished
driver and championship race team owner, Chip Ganassi. |
With the start of the main international championships
approaching, the official Ferrari Competizioni GT drivers are
preparing for a year full of events that will see them compete in
Europe and around the world. |
Canossa Racing, the new division of Canossa Events dedicated
to all racetrack enthusiasts, has recently acquired Alfa Revival
Cup, the well-known Italian racing series dedicated to all Alfa
Romeo GT and Tourism cars built from 1947 through 1981 and
sanctioned by the Automobile Club of Italy (ACI). The Alfa
Revival Cup driving experience is a journey between speed and
adrenaline on the most legendary Italian racetracks. Created for
all Alfisti who like to spend their time on a racetrack and
paddock, the racing adventure is a tribute to the heritage race
history of the world renowned “Biscione” Brand. |
The livery chosen for the Ferraris is inspired by last year’s.
However, it comes with some extra graphics that accentuate the
vehicle’s dynamic character and emphasise the theme dominated
by the Italian “tricolore” flag, which starts from the aggressive
front end and spans the entire car. The 488 GTE will also feature
the logo celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Maranello brand. |
On 12 March 1947, Enzo Ferrari started up the Ferrari 125 S, the
first car to bear his name. The Ferrari that crossed the Maranello
gates in 1947 was more than a new car, it was a declaration of
intent, and the beginning of a 75-year culture of excellence built
on craftsmanship, dedication, tradition and innovation. It is a
culture that has created a stream of automotive masterpieces,
each destined to transcend time. |
A few days before the official start of Season 10 of the FIA World
Endurance Championship, the two-day prologue at the Sebring
track concluded after four valuable sessions to test the cars
ahead of Friday’s race. Two 488 GTEs competed in the LMGTE
Pro class and five in the LMGTE Am on the 6,019-metre Florida
circuit. |
Ferrari will be looking to build on its impressive legacy in one of
America’s premier endurance events with a three-car entry in
Saturday’s 70th anniversary of the Twelve Hours of Sebring at
Sebring International Raceway. Ferrari has 12 overall victories
and 37 class triumphs at the challenging airport circuit built
around a World War II training facility. This weekend, the
Marque of the Prancing Horse will have entries in both GT
classes in Round 2 of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. |
Monza the second round of the Club Competizioni GT ‘Regional’
calendar concluded this weekend at Monza with six cars
competing at the Lombardy track. Following the season-opening
event at the Circuit of the Americas at the beginning of March,
Club Competizioni GT offered participants an intense two days of
private testing at the Brianza-based Autodromo Nazionale, with a
modified 488 GT, two 488 GT3s, a 458 Italia GT3 and two F430s
in GT and GT3 configuration on track. |
Ferrari will be looking to build on its impressive legacy in one of
America’s premier endurance events with a three-car entry in
Saturday’s 70th anniversary of the Twelve Hours of Sebring at
Sebring International Raceway. Ferrari has 12 overall victories
and 37 class triumphs at the challenging airport circuit built
around a World War II training facility. This weekend, the
Marque of the Prancing Horse will have entries in both GT
classes in Round 2 of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. |
Ferrari’s future on the GT racing scene takes shape and develops
around the volumes of the 296 GTB, redefining it according to
track and performance requirements and giving life to the 296
GT3. This model takes up the legacy of the 488 GT3 which, in its
standard and Evo 2020 configurations, has picked up 107 titles
from its debut race to date, with 429 wins from 770 starts. These
extraordinary figures make it the most successful car in Prancing
Horse history. |
Sebring International Raceway will host the first act of the FIA
World Endurance Championship season, with the Ferraris lining
up to defend their drivers’ and constructors’ titles in the LMGTE
Pro class and the drivers’ and teams’ ones (with AF Corse) in the
LMGTE Am. The first of the six legs on the World Championship
calendar is steeped in history. The unevenness of the asphalt on
the Florida track, the site of a training airfield during the Second
World War, also makes it difficult to set up the cars. |
A new era for Formula 1 gets underway in Bahrain. Less than a
week ago, pre-season testing came to an end at the same Sakhir
track, just six days for the teams to get to grips with this year’s
new generation of cars. Among the many changes to the
regulations, a return to ground effect, Pirelli’s larger 18 inch tyres,
the use of E10 eco-fuel and an increase in the car’s minimum
weight. Scuderia Ferrari completed almost 4000 kilometres of
testing with the F1-75, more than any other team and Carlos
Sainz and Charles Leclerc were favourably impressed. |
The two letters SL are the world-famous hallmark and distinction
of a unique Mercedes-Benz sports car tradition: for 70 years, the
abbreviation has stood for “super-light” and thus for sporty
motoring – from the 300 SL racing sports car (W 194) from 1952
to the latest SL in the 232 model series from the sports car and
performance brand Mercedes-AMG. The forefather W 194
remains reserved for motorsport, but in doing so it conveys an
important Mercedes-Benz brand value: as the oldest luxury car
manufacturer in the world, the brand has been involved in
motorsport for many eras – and has been highly successful. |
The Porsche GT Team has locked out the first grid row with the
two 911 RSR for the season-opening round of the FIA World
Endurance Championship WEC. Works driver Michael
Christensen turned the fastest qualifying lap in the GTE-Pro class
for the 1,000-mile race on the Sebring International Raceway in
the US state of Florida. The ca. 378 kW (515 PS) Porsche 911
RSR remains unbeaten after topping the timesheets in a WEC
final qualifying session for the tenth time in a row. |
The Porsche 911 GT3 R showed its full strength in qualifying for
the 12 Hours of Sebring. At the wheel of the No. 16 car fielded by
the customer team Wright Motorsports, Zacharie Robichon
turned the fastest lap in the GTD class. For the race, the
Canadian shares driving duties in the nine-eleven with Jan Heylen
from Belgium and Ryan Hardwick from the USA. In January, the
trio had won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Porsche works driver
Richard Lietz (Austria) and thus took the lead of the
championship. |
The Monegasque Supercar Collection (lots 161 - 168),
featuring a stunning line-up of one-owner, low-mileage Ferrari
supercars attracted huge interest with a large number of
bidders in the room and on the telephone, resulting in some
record prices. The collection made over 13 million euros with all
eight cars selling. The 1968 factory Porsche 907 (lot 203)
achieved the highest price in today’s sale, changing hands for 4
390 400 € including premium. This important competition car
with superb provenance, including three participations at Le
Mans had been in the same ownership for the last 40 years. |
The Porsche GT Team has kicked off the new season of the FIA
World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a victory at the
Sebring International Raceway. Michael Christensen from
Denmark and Frenchman Kévin Estre won the GTE-Pro class at
the 1,000-mile race in the US state of Florida ahead of the
Corvette crewed by Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and American
Tommy Milner. Richard Lietz from Austria and Italy’s Gianmaria
Bruni finished third with their ca. 378 kW (515 PS) 911 RSR. |
The Porsche 911 GT3 R showed its full strength in qualifying for
the 12 Hours of Sebring. At the wheel of the No. 16 car fielded by
the customer team Wright Motorsports, Zacharie Robichon
turned the fastest lap in the GTD class. For the race, the
Canadian shares driving duties in the nine-eleven with Jan Heylen
from Belgium and Ryan Hardwick from the USA. In January, the
trio had won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Porsche works driver
Richard Lietz (Austria) and thus took the lead of the
championship. |
Scuderia Ferrari’s 2022 season has got off to the best possible
start, with Charles Leclerc leading team-mate Carlos Sainz
across the line to record the team’s 85th one-two finish in
Formula 1. This was the Maranello squad’s 239th win and
Charles’ third after those in Belgium and Italy in 2019. He drove a
perfect race, securing the first hat trick of his career, namely pole
position, fastest race lap and the win. Carlos took the chequered
flag in second place to record his fifth podium with the Scuderia,
his seventh in total in Formula 1. |
On 16 to 20 March 2022, two years after the last edition of the
Rétromobile Salon, Artcurial Motorcars returned to the show
with a new tribute to the Collectors’ Car, displaying over 170
vehicles on their stand, spread over more than half a hectare.
The auction format was different this year, and in place of the
drive-through, there were videos and live streaming shown
throughout the sale. The Artcurial team spoke from the
rostrum, and also on camera, walking round the cars, the
specialists Antoine Mahé and Benjamin Arnaud with
microphone in hand, turning the sale into a real show. |
Scuderia Ferrari leaves Saudi Arabia after both its drivers finished
on the podium, in second and third place, thus consolidating its
lead in the Constructors’ championship and with Charles Leclerc
and Carlos Sainz heading the Drivers’ classification. At the
Jeddah Corniche circuit, the F1-75 proved to be reliable and a
front runner. |
Organized in association with the "Friends of the Circuit
d'Avignon Vaucluse" (ACAV), who had been behind the "Grands
Prix d'Avignon Vaucluse" and the long-running Avignon Motor
show, and supported by French Federation of Vintage Vehicles
(FFVE), the “Motor Passion” show is the largest of its kind in the
south of France. |
The second places for AF Corse in the Gold and Pro-Am
classes, respectively with Delacour-Sbirrazzuoli-Balzan and
Bertolini-Machiels-Costantini, marked a positive first round of the
GT World Challenge Powered by AWS held at Imola. |
When the motorcar was invented more than 125 years ago soon
people found a way to compete with each other. In the beginning
the cars were tested on long distance drives on the reliability in
the new technology but sooner or later it became the question
who is simply the fastest on a given distance. In the beginning
those races were held on public roads until purpose-built race
tracks or hill climbs took over. Until the late 1950s some of the
most exciting races held on the public road until crashes like the
1957 Mille Miglia fatality took this era to an end. |
Scuderia Ferrari has won the Australian Grand Prix for a tenth
time. Charles Leclerc represented the Maranello marque on the
top step of the podium, taking his second win of the season, his
fourth with Ferrari, putting him level with Eddie Irvine, Clay
Regazzoni and John Surtees. Leclerc led all 58 laps around
Albert Park, also setting the race fastest lap, thus taking his first
ever “Grand Chelem.” |
“The right crowd but not crowded”, this might be the one
expression that fits the Goodwood Members Meeting. The
Goodwood Road Racing Club has three major events during the
year and each of them is unique in its own right. The oldest of
them is the Festival of Speed going up the hill at Goodwood
house, this is together with the British F1 GP the largest motor
sport event in the UK. It is dedicated to everything fast and loud
on two and four wheels and also includes a replacement for the
British Motor show as it features all the manufacturers on display
in the large infield. |
A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon, offered from more
than 50 years’ ownership, raced past its pre-sale top estimate
of £350,000 to sell for the princely sum of half-a-milion
(£506,000). The Sixties sportscar was the most valuable lot of
yesterday’s Bonhams Goodwood Members MeetingSale, which
enjoyed smooth sailing, achieving a total just shy of £7 million,
with an impressive sell-through rate of 90%. |
Maiden victory for Rinaldi Racing in the European Le Mans
Series, in a race that produced a surprise ending which granted
Pierre Ehret, Nicolas Varrone and Memo Gidley the highest step
of the podium in the opening round of the European Le Mans
Series. |
The two days of testing of the Ferrari 296 GT3 at the Fiorano
track have ended. The new Prancing Horse GT racing car has
clocked up its first kilometres, providing helpful feedback to the
technicians and engineers. The day’s programme ran
smoothly, with runs of just a few laps alternating with longer
sequences interspersed with the usual pit stop checks.
Two-time world champion Alessandro Pier Guidi and Andrea
Bertolini were again at the wheel for the day. |
The 296 GTS, the latest evolution of Maranello’s mid-rear-engined
two-seater berlinetta spider, premiered 2022 April 19. The 296
GTS flanks the 296 GTB in redefining the whole concept of fun
behind the wheel, guaranteeing pure emotions not just when
pushing the car to its limits, but also in day-to-day driving
situations. |
After the huge success of the 2021 edition, the Stella Alpina is
once again taking to the spectacular roads in Trentino for a
unique and inimitable experience behind the wheel. The event
is organised jointly by Scuderia Trentina and Canossa, and will
take place from June 3 to 5, 2022. |
The programme for the 2022 edition has been updated with a
route taking the crews across some of the most exciting
mountain passes in the Alps. |
The Goodwood Members’ Meeting returned to its regular April
date after last year’s postponement to October due to the
pandemic situation. The whole weekend was bathed in virtually
constant spring sunshine, although a breeze kept overall ambient
temperatures down, but it was still pleasantly warm. The
spring-like atmosphere was enhanced by “A host, of golden
daffodils; … fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (to plagiarise
part of the poem by William Wordsworth), which lined various
parts of the track, and were also predominant as part of the
hospitality areas decor. |
Ferrari continued its domination of the Am class in GT World
Challenge America powered by AWS competition on Sunday,
completing the Sonoma Raceway opening weekend with a
second-consecutive 1-2 finish. AF Corse scored a weekend
sweep with Conrad Grunewald and Jean-Claude Saada
in the No. 61 Cambridge Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020, giving the
defending championship team 14 victories in the last 15 races. |
Salon Privé’s inaugural “Concours de Vente” took place in the
grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea between the 21-23 April
2022, offering a new take on the concours theme, in that all the
cars on display were from dealers and available to purchase at or
after the event. The Royal Hospital Chelsea was founded in 1692,
“hospital” being the old term for almshouses, as a retirement
home for those that had served in the British Army, and is
famous for its Chelsea Pensioners in their red tunics, and also for
being the venue for the annual Chelsea flower Show. |
Finally, we are back in Paris in April for this year’s Tour Auto.
After the last summer edition, the tour through the French
countryside went back to its usual date in April when Paris is
surrounded by the yellow rape fields that should become our
background for the next days. 231 cars were entered at this
year’s edition and as the Grand Palais is still not finished after its
renovation the cars were lined up in the parc d´exposition that
hosted the Retromobile earlier in March. |
RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to add what is surely one of the most
significant of all ‘50s sports racing Ferraris to the Monaco sale
lineup. The stunning 1953 Ferrari 340 MM Spider by Vignale
is one of only four surviving 340 MM Vignale Spiders, and the
Monaco sale will be the first time such a car has been publicly
offered in a decade, making this a tantalisingly rare opportunity
for collectors. |
C´est parti! The 2022 edition of the Tour Auto is on its way from
Paris to Andorra. At 6 am the first cars left Paris from the Parc
d´Exposition to Rambouillet where the official start of the TA is
this year. Due to the unforeseeable traffic in the capitol the start
of the time keeping is never in Paris itself but in one of the
chateaux in the outskirts of the métropole. But as there is still a
long day ahead the first cars always have to leave very early and
they see the sunset usually on their way. |
After the Tour Auto took off yesterday the French classic now is
in full swing as the cars and the drivers are settling in and
become more and more sorted. After the first leg driving towards
Le Mans and the finish at the Atlantic coast in La Baule the tour
left the coastal city this morning no later than 6:30 am when the
first car was on its way before the sun was out. Unfortunately, the
morning leg again led to the bigger country road and motorways
to get to the destination of the first special stage of the day. |
We arrived in the capitol of French wine and if you ask French
wine lovers probably the wine capitol of the world. Most likely
most of the drivers and their co-pilots could enjoy one or a few
more glasses of red wine during the dinner to conclude an
intense day. Today was one of the days without a track visit but
no less than three special stages on closed off roads. As there
are specialists for both sorts of competition this is the day for the
rally driver rather than the racer. |
We are almost there... we just finished the fourth and second to
last day on our way through France starting in Paris and ending
in Andorra tomorrow. Up to now we drove 8 special stages (of
which on was cancelled as reported yesterday) and 3 circuits.
We have a close competition running in between the Ligier of Mr.
John of B and the Ford Escort of Kevin Jones with the Ferrari 365
GTB of the Team Lancksweert and the Porsche SC Group.4 of
Jean not far behind. As reported earlier the lead is changing
regularly depending whether we are on the track or in the wild on
the special stages. |
Who said the French were anti-car? Not us! During the 31st
edition of the Tour Auto spectators once again proved that they
love beautiful cars. Smiling faces and encouragements were the
key-words during these five days spent driving through sublime
landscapes between bucolic roads, mountains and vineyards.
Spectators flocked to the side of our beautiful French roads, to
the public zones, the special stages on closed roads and to the
grandstands at the circuits as they came to admire the collector
cars and support drivers and co-drivers. |
The Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe sprint races at Brands
Hatch over the weekend of 30 April – 01 May, were the only
international GT or Sports Racing series races to be held in Great
Britain in 2020. Thus they were the only opportunity for British
fans to see an international series on home soil. There was the
added attraction of being able to see the immensely popular
multiple motorcycle world champion, Valentino Rossi, racing in a
Team WRT Audi R8 LMS, naturally sporting a bright yellow and
black livery and carrying his famous 46 race number. |
Scuderia Ferrari leaves Imola after the Made in Italy e
dell’Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix with a sense of what might have
been. The team only picked up 20 points at the Enzo e Dino
Ferrari circuit: 12 yesterday in the Sprint and eight today
courtesy of a sixth place for Charles Leclerc. Charles saw his
podium chances vanish with just over 10 laps remaining when
lying third, after he spun at the Variante Gresini. It was a Sunday
to forget for Carlos Sainz, who ended up stuck in the gravel at
turn 2, following a coming together with Daniel Ricciardo. |
The Ferrari SP48 Unica, the latest addition to the Prancing
Horse’s One-Off series, was unveiled today and joins the most
exclusive group in Maranello’s entire production: unique,
absolutely bespoke cars crafted to the specifications of a single
client and designed as a clear expression of their own individual
requirements. |
The World Endurance Championship will be back on the track
this weekend in Belgium for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps,
the second round of FIA WEC Season 10. Once again, there will
be two 488 GTEs in the LMGTE Pro class and five in the LMGTE
Am class. |
In the maiden Miami Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari got both its
drivers onto the podium, with Charles Leclerc in second place
and Carlos Sainz third. As expected, the race turned out to be a
very close fight with the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and
Sergio Perez. It confirmed that the two teams fighting for the win
at every race so far, are very closely matched. The Scuderia
picked up 33 points today to keep the lead in the Constructors’
classification while Charles heads the Drivers’ standings. |
World champions Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado
won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round two of the FIA
World Endurance Championship, while teammates Miguel
Molina and Antonio Fuoco took the third step of the podium. |
A rare Porsche 959 supercar; an iconic Mercedes-Benz 300
SL and a Jaguar E-Type sprinkled with McQueen stardust
are just a few of Bonhams’ trump cards when the auction house
stages the 30th anniversary edition of its prestigious Monaco
Sale: Les Grandes Marques à Monaco on Friday (13 May)
during the weekend of the 13th Monaco Historic Grand Prix. |
World champions Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado
won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round two of the FIA
World Endurance Championship, while teammates Miguel
Molina and Antonio Fuoco took the third step of the podium. |
Cavallino Classic Modena, riding high following the huge success
of last year’s event, is back on 29-31 May for its second edition. |
After Rinaldi Racing’s win, a Ferrari is back on the ELMS podium
at the 4 Hours of Imola, round two of the European Le Mans
Series. Revelling in the result are the trio
Kimura-Schandorff-Jensen.It was a track not conducive to teams
equipped with Maranello machinery, who struggled to fully exploit
the potential of their 488 GTEs. Any fears that the seven Ferrari
entries may have had prior to the race were confirmed in the final
finishing positions, with the cars effectively out of the running for
the race victory. |
You could feel the energy in the packed room as all eyes fell
on the pair of stunning Formula One cars offered from the
private collection of former World Champion Nigel Mansell. It is
an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire two completely original
Formula One cars directly from their World Champion owner
and driver and, as expected, both machines found delighted
new owners. Selling for €1 million over the high estimate, the
iconic ‘Senna Taxi’ 1991 Williams FW14 was the undoubted
star of the show with a final sale price of €4,055,000 after a
heated bidding battle. Equally as stunning and historic, Nigel
Mansell’s 1989 Ferrari 640 crossed the block at €3,605,000. |
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé from
1955 has been sold at auction for a record price of
€135,000,000 to a private collector. The car, which is one of
two created in 1955, has always been regarded as one of the
great jewels of motoring history, but few ever imagined that it
would be offered for sale. One of just two prototypes built by
the Mercedes-Benz racing department, the car is named after
its creator and chief engineer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, and is
considered to be one of the finest examples of automotive
engineering and design, often cited as being ‘the most beautiful
car in the world’ by automotive experts and enthusiasts
worldwide. |
Salon Privé’s inaugural “Concours de Vente” took place in the
grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea between the 21-23 April
2022, offering a new take on the concours theme, in that all the
cars on display were from dealers and available to purchase at or
after the event. The Royal Hospital Chelsea was founded in 1692,
“hospital” being the old term for almshouses, as a retirement
home for those that had served in the British Army, and is
famous for its Chelsea Pensioners in their red tunics, and also for
being the venue for the annual Chelsea flower Show. |
The curtain has just fallen on the second edition of the Cavallino
Classic Modena, an event packed with splendid Ferraris and
fantastic food, all perfectly set off by a beautiful location. |
Following the success of its record-setting Passion of a
Lifetime sale and the establishment of a long-term sponsorship
of the Concours of Elegance, Gooding & Company will return to
the grounds of Hampton Court Palace to conduct its London
Auction, featuring beloved motoring icons from the greatest
English and European marques. The auction will take place on
3 September 2022 in conjunction with the Concours of
Elegance, where the firm will serve as the official auction house
of the weekend. |
The Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020s pulled off an
extraordinary one-two in the 1000 km of Paul Ricard, the second
round of the Endurance Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe
powered by AWS. The victory of Antonio Fuoco, Davide Rigon
and Daniel Serra, and the second place for Miguel Molina, James
Calado and Nicklas Nielsen, were complemented by podiums in
the Gold Cup and the Pro-Am class for the Iron Dames and AF
Corse, making it a weekend to remember. The winners also took
the lead in the standings. |
Third triumph in four races for the AF Corse-run 488 GT3 Evo
2020 crewed by the Jean-De Pauw duo in the GT World
Challenge Europe powered by AWS Silver Cup. On the Magny
Cours track, the pairing confirmed themselves to be the true
revelation of the championship. In the Pro-Am class, a third and a
second place are the spoils that the Piacenza-based team takes
home from the French circuit thanks to the Delacour-Sbirrazzuoli
crew. |
A 1929 Bentley 4½ Liter Tourer led the live sale return of
Bonhams annual Greenwich Auction on Sunday, June 5.
Making its auction debut, this former race car, which has been
extensively toured, sold for $604,500, attracting numerous
bidders. The sale was an overall success achieving an impressive
94% sell-through rate and a total of more than $5,920,556. |
80 Ferrari Monzas from more than twenty nations will take part
in the first edition of Cavalcade Icona, an exclusive event open
only to these limited series vehicles inspired by evocative
masterpieces in the history of the Prancing Horse. |
The Cavalcade will bring together such a large collection of the
two models for the first time. Unveiled in 2018, the Monza SP1
and SP2 are the forerunners of the “Icona” line which celebrates
Ferrari’s tradition with timeless design, reinterpreted in line with
the most innovative technologies and materials. |
In the thirty-minute Hyperpole, the “restricted” challenge for pole
position, introduced in 2020, the six Ferraris involved
monopolised the front row in the LMGTE Am class, with Vincent
Abril achieving the Maranello marque’s second ever Hyperpole
after Luzich Racing’s win just two years ago. James Calado and
Antonio Fuoco took to the track behind the wheel of AF Corse’s
number 51 and 52 488 GTEs, both covering five laps of the
French circuit. |
A Formula 1 survivor from the 1990s – a 1993 Benetton-Ford
Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater, driven in period by two
Grand Prix winning drivers, Riccardo Patrese and the
seven-times Formula 1 World Champion Michael
Schumacher, is in pole position for the Bonhams Festival of
Speed Sale at Goodwood on Friday 24 June. This rare jewel
of the auction saleroom – one of only two Benetton B193B
Formula 1 cars running in the world - contested five races in the
1993 Formula 1 season with Patrese at the wheel. |
