BLENHEIM, 1st November, 2022
RM Sotheby’s travelled to Carl A. Haas Automobile Imports, Inc.
in Lincolnshire, Illinois, to host The House That Newman/Haas
Racing Built—the largest ever offering of open-wheel racecars.
Fielding undisputed superstars like Mario and Michael Andretti,
Nigel Mansell, and Sébastien Bourdais, the team founded by Paul
Newman and Carl Haas dominated both CART and Champ Car
between 1983 and 2011, and forever changed the history of
motorsport. History was made once again as every single lot
found a new home during the one-day auction, with a total of
$6,096,800 in sales.
Highlights
One of the most significant cars of the 20th century and
Newman/Haas Racing’s 1993 CART PPG IndyCar World
Series-winning chassis, this 1993 Lola-Ford Cosworth T93/00
established Nigel Mansell as the only simultaneous reigning
champion of IndyCar and Formula 1 and went to its new owner for
$995,000.
Piloted by Mario Andretti throughout his final year in the PPG
IndyCar World Series, this 1994 Lola-Ford Cosworth T94/20
raced 6 out of 16 events and carried Andretti to his final podium.
This past weekend, the car sold for $379,000, more than two
times its pre-auction estimate.
A Nigel Mansell Race Worn F1 Helmet turned heads as it went
under the hammer and sold for an astonishing $90,000—smashing
its pre-auction estimate.
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