The private car collection of Jody Scheckter including his Formula 1 Championship-winning 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 is on sale at the RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 classic car auction.
A collection of twelve cars owned by 1979 Formula 1 driver’s champion Jody Scheckter is on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 sale. The star car is the 1979 Ferrari 312 T4, (estimate €5,250,000 to €6,500,000), which Scheckter drove in nine races and three Grand Prix victories. The collection also includes the 1971 McLaren M19A in which Scheckter made his F1 debut, a 1973 McLaren M23, which helped secure the team’s first constructors’ championship title, a six-wheel Tyrrell, and the 1977 Wolf WR1, which Scheckter took to a second place in the championship race.
RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 Classic Car Auction
RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 classic car auction: on 11 May 2024 during the Historic Grand Pix racing weekend at Grimaldi Forum Monaco, 10, avenue Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo.
The auction will be the 7th biennial auction by RM Sotheby’s during the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique festival. In 2022, a marque-record €4,055,000 ($4,222,060) was paid for the 1991 Williams F14, chassis no 5, in which Nigel Mansell won five Formula 1 Grand Prix races and finished second twice. The 1989 Ferrari 640 Formula 1 Racer, chassis no. 109, in which Mansel won his debut race for Ferrari in Brazil sold for €3,605,000 (€3,753,520).
Jody Scheckter Private Car Collection at RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024
The private car collection of Jody Scheckter is on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Monaco classic car auction in May 2024. The South African driver won the Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship in 1979 and the 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 driven during that season is the highlight from this collection.
All other 11 cars in the Jody Scheckter Collection will be offered without reserve. These include further Formula 1 single-seaters (three 1970s McLarens and two Tyrrels).
Jody Scheckter’s 1979 Ferrari 312 T4
The star of the Jody Scheckter Collection on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 classic car auction is the 1979 Ferrari 312 T4, estimate €5,250,000 to €6,500,000 EUR. This 312 T4 was Enzo Ferrari’s last Formula One Drivers’ World Championship-winning car and the last Ferrari that won the championship until the Michael Schumacher era.
This chassis has never been driven by anyone other than Jody Scheckter. He drove the car in nine races including all three of Scheckter’s victories in 1979—the Belgian, Monaco, and Italian Grands Prix. It was purchased from the Factory by Jody Scheckter in November 1982 and remains in entirely original condition—right down to its original seatbelts and numbered components throughout.
If the Ferrari sells for the estimated €5,250,000 – €6,500,000 EUR, it will join the list of the most expensive Formula 1 single-seater racing cars ever sold at public auction. Currently, only eight F1 cars have achieved over $5 million (nominal).
Scheckter’s F1 Cars at RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 Sale
The Jody Scheckter Collection on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2024 classic car auction includes a trio of iconic McLarens:
- A 1973 McLaren M23, which is arguably one of McLaren’s greatest models and one of the sport’s best-looking cars. This model secured the team its first constructors’ championship title, as well as two drivers’ championships with Fittipaldi and Hunt. This example was Peter Revson’s 1973 British GP winner and raced on four continents in period across various racing series including Formula One, F5000, and Can Am. Previously part of the McLaren factory collection, this racing thoroughbred will be offered without reserve and is estimated to sell for between €1,750,000 – €2,250,000 EUR.
- The 1971 McLaren M19A is the exact chassis that gave Jody his F1 debut at the 1972 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Raced by amongst others Hulme, Revson, and Oliver, this is an exceedingly rare example, being one of just two M19As in existence. Offered without reserve, it is estimated at €750,000 – €1,000,000 EUR.
- The final McLaren to feature is a Formula Two category 1972 McLaren M21, also offered without reserve, estimated to sell for between €130,000 – €200,000 EUR.
Two Tyrrells owned by Scheckter will also be on offer in the sale:
- The 1975 Tyrrell 007 was driven by Scheckter in 12 races during 1975-76, including a third place at the 1975 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Complete with its legendary Ford-Cosworth DFV engine and Hewland gearbox, this example is offered without reserve and estimated to sell for between €650,000 – €900,000 EUR.
- The iconic 2008 Tyrrell P34 was constructed from parts around an unused period chassis. This remarkable six-wheeler was originally designed to test the technological limits of what was possible in Formula One at the time. Despite not dominating in period thanks to complications relating to its four front wheels, it remains an iconic machine that perfectly illustrates the convention-busting innovation that occasionally enters Formula One (Estimate: €450,000 – €650,000 EUR).
The 1977 Wolf WR1 represents one of Formula One’s greatest upstarts — it carried Jody Scheckter to a remarkable 2nd in the Formula One Drivers’ World Championship. This example was raced by Jody Scheckter at five Formula One Grands Prix and latterly raced by another future World Champion, Keke Rosberg. It is estimated at €450,000 – €650,000 EUR.
