A 1996 Ferrari F50 and a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB topped the sales results as the most expensive cars sold at the RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025 classic car auction.
BMW completed its best-ever Munich auction in 2025 with earnings of over €26 million. Several BMWs were offered in the sale but the top results were for two Ferraris: a 1996 Ferrari F50 and a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB, which both achieved good prices. It was followed by a mirror-like 2008 Bugatti Veyron. The most expensive BMW in the sale was a 1957 BMW 507 Roadster Series II.
RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025 Classic Car Auction
RM Sotheby’s fourth annual classic car auction in Munich, on 18 October 2025 at Motorworld, München, was its best earning, grossing €26,078,500. Seven cars sold for more than $1 million each.
Top Ten Results at RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025 Classic Car Auction
The ten most expensive cars sold at the RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025 sale were:
| R | Year | Car | EURO € | USD $ |
| 1 | 1996 | Ferrari F50 | 4,842,500 | 5,670,000 |
| 2 | 1965 | Ferrari 275 GTB | 2,367,500 | 2,770,000 |
| 3 | 2008 | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Pur Sang | 1,973,750 | 2,310,000 |
| 4 | 1957 | BMW 507 Roadster Series II | 1,467,500 | 1,720,000 |
| 5 | 2011 | Ferrari SA Aperta | 1,439,375 | 1,680,000 |
| 6 | 2023 | Ferrari 812 Competizione | 1,270,625 | 1,490,000 |
| 7 | 2019 | McLaren Senna GTR Prototype ‘VP798’ | 905,000 | 1,060,000 |
| 8 | 2010 | Ferrari 599 GTO | 781,250 | 915,000 |
| 9 | 1998 | Porsche 911 Turbo S | 725,000 | 850,000 |
| 10 | 2022 | BMW M4 GT3 | 646,250 | 755,000 |
Note: Include premium. Auction in euro. Converted at €1 = 1.17
Top Million-Dollar Car Results at RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025
The 1996 Ferrari F50 was the most expensive car sold at the RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025 classic car auction. The Rosso Corsa example was delivered new to Italy and was retained by its first owner for more than 20 years. One of the true icons of the modern hypercar era, this beautiful example deserved to bring €4,843,500. It was the third F50 to sell for over $5 million in 2025.
The second best-selling car was the 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB by Scaglietti that boasted a body restored by Carrozzeria Auto Sport in 2012. One of only around 250 short-nose examples built, it achieved €2,367,500.
Rounding off the top-three sales was the exposed carbon and polished aluminium 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Pur Sang that sold for €1,973,750. One of just five examples built, it is among the earliest limited-edition Bugattis.
Other Interesting Results at RM Sotheby’s Munich 2025 Sale
Valentino Rossi’s BMW M4 GT3
The 2022 BMW M4 GT3, offered directly from the BMW M Motorsport division, was driven by nine-time motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi in 27 races. He contested the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, finished 2nd in the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour, and secured a brace of FIA World Endurance Championship podiums. Following its final race, the car’s livery was preserved with a special lacquer applied by BMW Art Car legend Walter Maurer. This remarkable car sold for €646,250.00.
The Best of M Collection
In addition to the most expensive cars, the 22-strong collection of BMW M cars—The Best of M Collection, a no-reserve single-owner collection, gave a good indication of the value of especially different M3 cars, as nine BMW M3s were offered. The collection attracted feverish bidding and grossed a total value of €3,752,500.
The collection was led by the 1980 BMW M1, which achieved a strong €567,500. The 1990 BMW M3 Sport Evolution brought €303,125.00, followed by the 2003 BMW Alpina Roadster V8 that achieved €303,125.00, while the 1995 BMW M3 GT made a remarkable €275,000, one of many cars in the collection to smash its pre-sale estimate.
BMW R 18 Transcontinental — Pope-Signed for Charity
Another notable result was achieved for the custom-built 2024 BMW R 18 Transcontinental, which had been hand-signed by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in September 2025 and presented by the Jesus Bikers, who rode to St Peter’s Square on a three-day trip from Schaafheim, Germany. It was Custom-built by German workshop Motorrad Witzel and finished in the newly created shade of Witzel Mystikweiß Brillant that draws inspiration from the Popemobile. With proceeds to be donated to Missio Austria—the fundraising organisation led by the Pope, intended to help children in Madagascar—it made an exceptional €156,000.