Formula 1 host first ever Sotheby’s collector car auction

Formula 1 and RM Sotheby’s will host the first-ever major international collector car auction at the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019. The sale will bring together an expertly curated selection of 40 significant Grand Prix™ racing machines, blue-chip road-going sports cars, and an enviable lineup of hyper- and supercars for public auction.

The auction will take place on the Formula 1^® grid from 9 pm GST onwards on Saturday, November 30. Fans and registered bidders will be able to view the cars to be auctioned in the F1 Fan Zone on Friday 29^thand Saturday the 30^th.

RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi sale will present best-of-category automobiles across numerous segments of the collector car market including a 2002 Ferrari F2002, Michael Schumacher’s Championship-winning car. Other auction highlights include:

Formula 1 Racing Legends

2002 Ferrari F2002, Michael Schumacher’s Championship-winning car, victorious in three Grands Prix in 2002 (Estimate: $5,500,000 – $7,500,000);
1992 Benetton B192, piloted by then-newcomer Michael Schumacher in the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship (Estimate: $825,000 – $1,100,000);
1982 Ferrari 126 C2, the sole surviving example, driven to victory by Patrick Tambay in the 1982 German Grand Prix (Estimate: $2,000,000 – $2,500,000).

Blue-Chip Sports Classics

1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, one of the world’s most iconic cars, outfitted from new with rare optional sport suspension and NSL engine (Estimate: $1,400,000 – $1,800,000);
1965 Ferrari 275 GTS, a rare late-production example, originally owned by Prince Abdallah Moulay of Morocco (Estimate: $1,600,000 – $1,800,000);
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring, a fabulous example of Porsche’s most famous and desirable street GT (Estimate: $750,000 – $850,000).

Modern Supercars

2015 Ferrari FXX K, Ferrari’s most potent track-only, limited-production automobile, producing 1,035 bhp, and showing 250 km on the odometer (Estimate: $4,000,000 – $4,500,000);
2017 Pagani Zonda Aether, a one-off ‘760’-specification roadster fitted with an ultra-desirable six-speed manual gearbox and a host of unique features (Estimate: $4,500,000 – $5,500,000);
2016 McLaren P1 GTR, a virtually as-new, one-of-58 example, showing 150 miles and finished in special-order Canepa Green and Papaya Orange (Estimate: $2,200,000 – $2,400,000);
2010 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss, a single-owner example of the rarest and final version of the Mercedes-Benz/McLaren SLR (Estimate: $2,550,000 – $2,750,000);
2014 Koenigsegg Agera R, one of a mere 18 examples built and capable of running on both petrol and E100 biofuel (Estimate: $2,000,000 – $2,500,000, Offered without reserve);
2011 Aston Martin One-77, the 38th of just 77 built, with proceeds donated by the seller to African Parks (Estimate: $1,500,000 – $2,000,000, Offered without reserve);
1990 Ferrari F40, signed by Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel (Estimate: $1,500,000 – $1,750,000).