Last Ferrari F1 Car Driven by Michael Schumacher to be Auctioned
It’s definitely not every day that a Formula One car pops up at an auction. On November 14, RM Sotheby’s will open bidding on a Ferrari that could sell for a real fortune.
We’re talking about the Ferrari 248 that helped the legendary Michael Schumacher win the San Marino, European, United States, French and German Grands Prix in 2006, his last season racing for the Scuderia.
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This particular unit—the fifth of eight chassis constructed, number 254—is the actual car in which Schumacher surpassed Ayrton Senna’s pole position record and won the final Grand Prix of his illustrious career.
The 90-degree Type-056 engine was the first V8 engine to power a Ferrari F1 car since the Championship-winning 158 of 1964. Attached to a seven-speed gearbox, it initially produced 730 horsepower, but was putting out 785 horsepower by the end of the season.
The car was acquired directly from Ferrari by the present owner in 2007 and has remained in their collection ever since. It received Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification in 2008, confirming its components had matching numbers.
For what is widely regarded as one of the most significant F1 cars of all time—some would say the “250 GTO of its generation”—RM Sotheby’s doesn’t list an estimated sale price on its website, but interested buyers can inquire about it by contacting the auction company.
According to various analysts and specialized media, this Ferrari 248 could be worth anywhere between $16 million and $20 million CAD.