RM Sotheby's London sale at The Peninsula on Saturday was a good night for modern Ferraris and a very good one for provenance. Of the nine cars we flagged beforehand, eight sold, and six of those beat their top estimates.
1. 2022 Ferrari Daytona SP3 – £8,161,250
Inside its £7.5m–£9.5m estimate. The press-car history didn't push it to a record, and it didn't hold it back either. Our view: a solid marker for the Icona market, not a new high.
2. 2004 Porsche Carrera GT – not sold
The one miss from our list. It didn't reach its £2.0m–£2.5m estimate on the night, and RM now lists it at £2.25m asking. An owner who wanted to sell and didn't is usually still open to a conversation.
3. 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie Coupé – £2,761,250
Roughly 15% over the £2.4m top estimate. The £235k of original options looks to have paid its way. Our view: at this level, spec counts.
4. 1988 Ferrari F40 – £2,592,500
About 8% over the top estimate, LM-style makeover and all. F40 demand is deep enough to absorb a modified car, provided the numbers still match.
5. 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy – £2,041,250
Just over the £2.0m top estimate. Blue chip, behaving like one.
6. 2017 Ferrari F12tdf – £1,928,750
Inside its £1.7m–£2.0m estimate for a right-hand-drive car with 3,195 miles. A useful benchmark for UK owners.
7. 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta – £1,861,250
No reserve, and 24% over the £1.5m top estimate.
8. 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale – £792,500
Also no reserve, 13% over the £700k top estimate. The matching Tailor Made pair made £2,653,750 between them. Whether one buyer took both hasn't been published.
9. 1991 Honda NSX, Ayrton Senna's own – £871,250
Around 9% over the £800k top estimate, and several times what a normal NSX makes. Supplied to Senna by Honda Portugal, first registered here in 1991 and driven to the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril. With a name like that and the paperwork to back it, it's a different market altogether.
Elsewhere in the sale
A 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8 made £1,242,500. A Lamborghini Diablo SE30 and a Ferrari 550 Barchetta didn't sell and are now listed at £1.3m and £725k asking.
Meanwhile at Broad Arrow
Broad Arrow's Zoute Concours sale in Belgium on 9 October made €34.6m with 91% sold, a Belgian record. A 2015 LaFerrari led at €5,181,250, ahead of a 918 Spyder Weissach at €3,212,500 and a McLaren P1 at €1,890,625. The one to note: a 2005 Carrera GT sold there for €2,762,500, three weeks before RM's UK car failed to sell in London. Our view: there's money for Carrera GTs, but buyers are choosing which car, not just which model. Broad Arrow's next sale is Zurich on 7 November.
The results
The full picture, every no-sale and what it all means for values are in this week's P.O.A., out Monday.
