2025 (Full Year): The ten most expensive cars sold at auction in 2025 include a mix of modern hypercars and classics from the mid-century, as well as the most expensive Formula 1 Grand Prix car ever, the most expensive Le Mans race winner, and the most expensive new car sold for charity. The list of … Read more
Only 86 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million at public auction with the world record for the most expensive car ever $143 million paid for a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé. Only 86 cars have ever sold for more than $10 million (nominal) at public auction. Although the most expensive car … Read more
The Alfonso de Portago raced 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’ by Scaglietti is the lead car for the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2026 classic car auction. RM Sotheby’s announced that the most expensive car on offer at the 2026 Paris classic car auction is the historically important 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour … Read more
A white 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO and three 1960s Ford GT40s are the top cars on sale at the Mecum Kissimmee collector car auction in mid-January 2026 in Florida, USA. The expected highlight of the 2026 Mecum Kissimee sale in Florida is the unique white 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO “Bianco Speciale”, which is expected to … Read more
The 1992 Benetton B192 Formula One car, in which Michael Schumacher achieved his maiden F1 race victory, is for sale at a Broad Arrow online auction in Europe in 2026. A Benetton B192 F1 single-seat racer that Michael Schumacher drove to his first of 91 Formula One grand prix victories at the 1992 Spa-Francorchamps race … Read more
Four modern Ferrari hypercars are the lead cars for sale at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona (Scottsdale) 2026 classic car auction: an F40, F50, Enzo, and LaFerrari. A 1995 Ferrari F50 in the RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2026 sale is the most expensive car on offer at the Scottsdale classic car auction series in January 2026. It … Read more
Only 23 cars have ever sold for more than $20 million at public auction: 13 Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz cars, two McLaren F1 hypercars, two Aston Martins, a Duesenberg SSJ, a Le Mans-winning Jaguar, and a new Gordon Murray are the most expensive cars ever. The highest price ever paid at a public auction for a … Read more
Two 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900s, 14 Ferraris, two McLarens, and a Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 racing car are the only cars ever to have sold for between $15 and $20 million at public auctions. A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider was the most expensive pre-war car when it sold for nearly $20 million … Read more
Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bugatti, Ford, Jaguar, McLaren, Porsche, Shelby, Talbot-Lago, and Mercedes mix with Ferraris as marques that have sold classic or collector cars for between $12 and $15 million at public auction. The Shelby 260 Cobra, chassis CSX2000, was the first car ever built by Shelby and at the time of its sale … Read more
Several marques including Mercedes Benz, Bugatti, Alfa Romero, Duesenberg, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren, Pagani, and Porsche had cars sold at public auction for between $10 and $12 million. The first car ever to have sold for more than $10 million at public auction was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider back in 2008. The … Read more
The most expensive Formula 1 racing cars ever sold at public auction are two 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R cars raced by Fangio and Hamilton’s 2013 Mercedes-AMG Petronas W04 followed by several championship-winning Ferraris. Race-winning Formula 1 single-seater racing cars are surprisingly rarely offered for sale at public auction but a few exceptional racers are among the … Read more
RM Sotheby’s achieved marque record results on McLaren F1 and racing cars at the Abu Dhabi 2025 classic car auction. New McLaren marque and model records were set at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale. A 1994 McLaren F1 became the most expensive McLaren car ever sold at auction when it achieved over $25 … Read more