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Sinar Daily
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- Sinar Daily
Schumacher's 2001 Ferrari auctioned for almost €16 million in Monaco
According to the New York Times, the initial price for the car was €8 million. 26 May 2025 03:33pm According to the auction house RM Sotherbys, the winning bid was €15.98 million including fees. According to the New York Times, the initial price for the car was €8 million. BERLIN - The Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher on his way to the 2001 Formula One title was auctioned for just under €16 million (US$18.19 million) on the sidelines of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. According to the auction house RM Sotherbys, the winning bid was €15.98 million including fees. According to the New York Times, the initial price for the car was €8 million. The newspaper said that the car was sold to one of the guests in the VIP area at the race track, where Lando Norris claimed the win. With that car, seven-time world champion Schumacher won the Monaco race in 2001. Still according to the New York Times, this was the highest price ever paid for a Ferrari Formula One car. The overall record for a F1 car belongs to the Mercedes W196 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Sterling Moss in the 1950s. The vehicle was auctioned off this year for more than US$52 million. Schumacher retired after the 2006 season, before coming back in 2010 for Mercedes. He then officially ended his career in 2012. - BERNAMA-dpa More Like This
Al Etihad
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Al Etihad
Schumacher's 2001 Ferrari auctioned for almost 16 million euros in Monaco
25 May 2025 21:15 Berlin (dpa) The Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher on his way to the 2001 Formula One title was auctioned for just under 16 million euros ($18.19 million) on the sidelines of the Monaco Grand Prix on to the auction house RM Sotherbys, the winning bid was 15.98 million euros including fees. According to the New York Times, the initial price for the car was 8 million newspaper said that the car was sold to one of the guests in the VIP area at the race track, where Lando Norris claimed the win. With that car, seven-time world champion Schumacher won the Monaco race in 2001. Still according to the New York Times, this was the highest price ever paid for a Ferrari Formula One overall record for a F1 car belongs to the Mercedes W196 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Sterling Moss in the 1950s. The vehicle was auctioned off this year for more than $52 million. Schumacher retired after the 2006 season, before coming back in 2010 for Mercedes. He then officially ended his career in 2012. He sustained a serious head injury in a skiing accident in 2013. Since then, there's been little public information about his condition or recovery, with his family maintaining strict privacy.
Asharq Al-Awsat
28-01-2025
- Automotive
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Mercedes 1955 ‘Streamliner' Set to Smash F1 Record at Auction
A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time at an auction in Stuttgart on Saturday. The W196 R Stromlinienwagen ("Streamline car"), one of only four complete examples in existence, is being sold by RM Sotheby's on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) at a target price of more than 50 million euros ($52 million). If it meets the estimate, it would also be the second costliest car ever sold at auction after a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sportscar that changed hands for 135 million euros in May 2022. The most expensive grand prix car sold at auction to date was another ex-Fangio 1954 Mercedes W196 that fetched $29.6 million at Goodwood in 2013. The IMS car is the first streamline-bodied W196 R to become available for private ownership and, in its open-wheel form, was driven to victory by Fangio at the non-championship Buenos Aires Grand Prix in 1955. Moss raced it with the streamline body at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, retiring after setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 215.7 kph. Mercedes withdrew from factory-sponsored motorsport in 1955 after a Le Mans 24 Hours disaster that killed 84 people, returning to Formula One as an engine maker in 1994. The car is presented in its Monza livery with full documentation. "Without any doubt, it's the most beautiful race car in the world and ever. Nothing can compare. It's simply a masterpiece of style and design," Marcus Breitschwerdt, head of Mercedes-Benz heritage, told Reuters Television. "It is very fast. The top speed is actually above and beyond 300 kph. "I wouldn't expect that it's too much of an effort to get it back to driving condition. And we gladly will offer whoever buys the car to do it for them." The car, chassis number 00009/54, was donated to the IMS by Mercedes in 1965 and is being sold to raise funds for the museum's restoration efforts. The Indianapolis museum, which is aiming to become more US-focused, is selling a total of 11 cars from its collection at three separate auctions this year. The Mercedes "Silver Arrows" dominated the immediate pre- and post World War Two era of grand prix racing with the W196 R a world-beater in 1954 and 1955. The streamlined bodywork with enclosed wheels was used at high-speed circuits, with the open-wheeled version favored for more twisty tracks.
Reuters
28-01-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Mercedes 1955 'streamliner' set to smash F1 record at auction
FELLBACH, Germany, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A sleek, long-nosed Mercedes raced by Stirling Moss and five-times Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 could become the most expensive grand prix car of all time at an auction in Stuttgart on Saturday. The W196 R Stromlinienwagen ("Streamline car"), one of only four complete examples in existence, is being sold by RM Sotheby's on behalf of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) at a target price of more than 50 million euros ($52 million). If it meets the estimate, it would also be the second costliest car ever sold at auction after a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sportscar that changed hands for 135 million euros in May 2022. The most expensive grand prix car sold at auction to date was another ex-Fangio 1954 Mercedes W196 that fetched $29.6 million at Goodwood in 2013. The IMS car is the first streamline-bodied W196 R to become available for private ownership and, in its open-wheel form, was driven to victory by Fangio at the non-championship Buenos Aires Grand Prix in 1955. Moss raced it with the streamline body at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, retiring after setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 215.7 kph. Mercedes withdrew from factory-sponsored motorsport in 1955 after a Le Mans 24 Hours disaster that killed 84 people, returning to Formula One as an engine maker in 1994. The car is presented in its Monza livery with full documentation. "Without any doubt, it's the most beautiful race car in the world and ever. Nothing can compare. It's simply a masterpiece of style and design," Marcus Breitschwerdt, head of Mercedes-Benz heritage, told Reuters Television. "It is very fast. The top speed is actually above and beyond 300 kph. "I wouldn't expect that it's too much of an effort to get it back to driving condition. And we gladly will offer whoever buys the car to do it for them." The car, chassis number 00009/54, was donated to the IMS by Mercedes in 1965 and is being sold to raise funds for the museum's restoration efforts. The Indianapolis museum, which is aiming to become more U.S.-focused, is selling a total of 11 cars from its collection at three separate auctions this year. The Mercedes 'Silver Arrows' dominated the immediate pre- and post World War Two era of grand prix racing with the W196 R a world-beater in 1954 and 1955. The streamlined bodywork with enclosed wheels was used at high-speed circuits, with the open-wheeled version favoured for more twisty tracks. ($1 = 0.9598 euros)
