€40M Grossed at Largest-Ever Monaco Auction, with 82% of all Lots Sold

Jody Scheckter’s 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 tops the sale, bringing an incredible €7,655,000 EUR

• RM Sotheby’s biggest-ever sale in Monaco grosses over €40,000,000
• The Jody Scheckter Collection took top billing, realising a total of €12,523,550
• The 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider by Scaglietti sells for a world record OF €3,436,25
• Single-owner collections performed well, with strong results for The Sportiva Collection and many lots from The 20th Century Collection selling over high estimate
• 82% of all lots sold
• More information and full results available at rmsothebys.com

LONDON, ENGLAND – May 14, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – RM Sotheby’s celebrated its biggest-ever Monaco auction in fine style, selling 82% of its bumper 118-lot offering over 10-11 May. An incredible 27% of bidders were new to RM Sotheby’s, with 37 countries represented by bidders.

The Jody Scheckter Collection was unquestionably the highlight of Saturday evening, with World Champion Jody personally coming to the rostrum to say a few words about the cars he had decided to part with after many decades.

The 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 was Enzo Ferrari’s last Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship-winning car, as well as being the winner of all three of Scheckter’s victories in 1979 at the Belgian, Monaco, and Italian Grands Prix. Purchased by Scheckter directly from the factory, it had never been driven by anyone else and was offered in highly original condition. It sold for a deserved €7,655,000 EUR and will now head to a prominent Japanese collection. Other highlights from the collection include a 1977 Tyrrell P34, the revolutionary six-wheeler that pushed the boundaries of what was possible in Formula 1. It went for more than double its low estimate, achieving €1,040,000 EUR. Also noteworthy was the sale of the 1973 McLaren M23, arguably one of McLaren’s greatest models and one of the sport’s best-looking cars; the example offered deserved its €1,028,750 EUR.

The second highest seller during the two-day sale was the 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider by Scaglietti. Classiche certified, and offered with its red book, this was a beautiful example of one of Ferrari’s most iconic V-12 grand tourers andachieved a world record €3,436,250 as it crossed the block on Friday. Rounding off the top three sellers in Monaco was a Ferrari of a different era, the pioneering four-cylinder 1954 Ferrari 625 F1, sister car to Ferrari’s first World…