The top results at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auction set new world model records for four Ferraris.
RM Sotheby’s sold a 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 as a charity lot for $26,000,000 as the most expensive car sold at the 2025 Monterey Motor Week classic car auctions in mid-August 2025 in California. New model records were also achieved for Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50, and LaFerrari.
RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 Classic Car Auction
RM Sotheby’s Monterey classic car auction: 15 – 16 August 2025 at the Monterey Conference Center in California, USA.
Previous RM Sotheby’s Monterey Results:
| Year | Earnings ($ million) | Million $ Cars | Sell-Through Rate |
| 2025 | 165 | 37 | 87% |
| 2024 | 161 | 33 | 87% |
| 2023 | 164 | 45 | 86% |
| 2022 | 239 | 52 | 95% |
| 2021 | 148.5 | 43 | 90% |
The Monterey auction week record is $48,405,000 paid for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at the RM Sotheby’s 2018 sale.
Top Results at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 Sale
The most expensive cars sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auction were:
| R | Year | Car | Price ($) |
| 1 | 2025 | Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ | 26,000,000 |
| 2 | 1993 | Ferrari F40 LM by Michelotto | 11,005,000 |
| 3 | 1995 | Ferarri F50 | 9,245,000 |
| 4 | 2017 | Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta | 6,715,000 |
| 5 | 1935 | Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster | 5,340,000 |
| 6 | 2015 | Ferrari LaFerrari | 5,230,000 |
| 7 | 1935 | Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Phaeton by Walker-LaGrande | 4,405,000 |
| 8 | 1989 | RUF CTR1 ‘Yellowbird’ Lightweight | 4,295,000 |
| 9 | 1990 | Ferrari F40 | 3,855,000 |
| 10 | 1960 | Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder by Wendler | 3,525,000 |
| 11 | 2021 | RUF CTR Anniversary | 3,360,000 |
Note: Including premium
Most-Expensive Cars at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 Auction
Model Record Ferrari Results at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025
The four most expensive cars sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auctions all set new model records:
2025 Ferrari Daytone SP3
The 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ became the most expensive new car sold for charity ever when it achieved $26,000,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 classic car auction. The car was donated by Ferrari and sold to benefit The Ferrari Foundation. It was the most expensive car sold at any Monterey Week 2025 auction. It is also the most expensive new car sold at auction. A “regular” Daytona SP3 costs a tenth of the price.
1993 Ferrari F40 LM
The 1993 Ferrari F40 LM by Michelotto sold for a model record $11,005,000 at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 sale. The result was more than a million above the upper estimate and doubled the previous F40 model record price of the 1987 Ferrari F40 LM, chassis 74045, sold for €4,3842,500 ($5,568,875) at the RM Sotheby’s Paris 2019 sale.
This 1993 Ferrari F40 LM was the 14th of only 19 examples built by Michelotto to GTC specification, which featured the most powerful F40 engines. This F40 was the Winner of the Ferrari: Passion and Performance Collection class at the 2025 ModaMiami concourse.
At least three further F40s were sold during the week for less than $4 million each.
1995 Ferrari F50
The ex-Ralph Lauren, yellow 1995 Ferrari F50 sold for $9,245,000, almost $2 million above the pre-sale upper estimate. The result increased the F50 model record from the $5,532,500 paid for a 1996 Ferrari F50 at the RM Sotheby’s Moda Miami 2025 classic car auction.
Of the 349 F50s produced, only 55 were US-spec, of which only four were non-red examples and only two finished in yellow. Originally ordered by Ralph Lauren, this Ferrari F50 remained in his collection until 2003. It has only 5,300 miles on the clock.
2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta Spider
The $6,715,000 is the highest price ever paid for a 2017 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta other than the final of 210 spider models that sold for €8,300,000 ($10,043,000) at the RM Sotheby’s Ferrari Maranello charity auction in 2017.
The 2016 Ferrari LaFerrari Coupe also set a new model record at $5,230,000.
New Auction Model Records at RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2025 Sale
The following cars sold for new world auction records for the specific models:
- 1969 Volkswagen Beetle Limousine by Troutman-Barnes – $335,000 USD (prev. $128,700)
- 1967 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro 450 – $709,000 USD (prev. $445,000)
- 1938 Alvis Speed Twenty-Five SB ‘Concealed Hood’ Drophead Coupe by Lancefield – $379,000 USD (prev. $140,631)
- 1992 Ferrari 512 TR – $775,000 USD (prev. $582,500)
- 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO – $2,040,000 USD (prev. $1,039,000)
- 1995 Ferrari F512 M – $912,500 USD (prev. $780,500)
- 1934 LaSalle Series 50 Convertible Coupe – $318,500 USD (prev. $240,800)
- 2021 RUF CTR Anniversary – $3,360,000 USD (prev. $3,140,000)
- 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 – $1,077,500 USD (prev. $885,000)
- 1988 Porsche 911 TAG Turbo by Lanzante – $1,930,000 USD (no prior record)
- 2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3 ‘Tailor Made’ – $26,000,000 USD (no prior record; most expensive new car ever sold)
- 2024 Ferrari 812 Competizione – $2,040,000 USD (prev. $1,765,000)
- 1995 Ferrari F50 – $9,245,000 USD (prev. $5,532,500)
- 1993 Ferrari F40 LM by Michelotto – $11,005,000 USD (prev. $5,530,232)
Pebble Beach and Monterey Week Auctions 2025
Monterey Week Sales Auction Results 2025:
Pre-Sale Announcements 2025:
- Bonhams: Modern Bugattis
- Gooding Christie’s: Top Ferraris, Three California Spiders
- RM Sotheby’s: Top $5-Million-Plus Cars, Ferrari F50 & F40s, Classic Ferraris
Top 2025 Monterey Week Auctions:
- Bonhams: Quail Lodge, 15 August 2025
- Broad Arrow: Monterey, 13 – 14 August 2025
- Gooding Christie’s: Pebble Beach, 15 & 16 August 2025
- Mecum: Monterey, 14 – 16 August 2025
- RM Sotheby’s: Monterey, 15 & 16 August 2025