THE SCHUMACHER CROWN JEWEL: THE SCHUMACHER MONACO GRAND PRIX AND DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING FERRARI F2001 SELLS FOR €15,980,000 EUR ($18,165,673 US Dollars)

Motortopia Staff . June 16, 2025 . Press Release

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The sale reinforces RM Sotheby’s position as the world’s leading auction house for Formula 1 cars across all eras of the sport’s long and illustrious history

• Michael Schumacher’s 2001 Ferrari F2001 has sold in Monte-Carlo just prior to qualifying for the FORMULA 1 TAG HEUER GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2025 for a remarkable €15,980,000 ($18,165,673.90 US Dollars)
• In the first car auction to take place at the GRAND PRIX DE MONACO in partnership with F1 Paddock Club™, fierce bidding saw the car achieve the highest price ever paid for a Ferrari Formula 1 car
• A charitable donation will be made from the proceeds to the Keep Fighting Foundation
• More information available at rmsothebys.com

(Monaco, 26 May 2025) – In what was the first ever car auction to take place at GRAND PRIX DE MONACO in partnership with F1 Paddock Club™, one of the most significant Formula 1 cars ever to come to market, the 2001 Ferrari F2001 Chassis 211, sold for €15,980,000 ($18,165,673.90 US Dollars) establishing a new record for a Ferrari Formula 1 car, and the second most valuable modern era Formula 1 car to sell at auction. The result firmly reenforces RM Sotheby’s as the preeminent auction house for Formula 1 cars of all eras, having posted remarkable results in the market over the past decade.

Shelby Myers, Global Head at RM Sotheby’s, said: “I’d like to thank our consignor for working with us on the project. Like many collectors of fine cars, he appreciates the fact that we are constantly pushing the boundaries for new ways to bring these exciting cars to market and this is one of the most accomplished projects our team at RM has had the chance to work on. Our thanks go to the team at F1 Paddock Club™ who helped make this remarkable auction in Monaco a reality, and we pride ourselves in furthering our reputation as the leading auction house for the finest modern era Formula 1 cars.”

Chassis 211 carried Schumacher to an historic victory at the FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2001 and was the car to secure the 2001 Formula 1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships with a spectacular win in Hungary just 12 weeks later. It is also the only Ferrari chassis in which Michael Schumacher ever won the Monaco Grand Prix and Formula 1 World Championship in the same season.

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