RM/Sotheby's Le Mans 2023 - not all racing cars made it to the "finish line"

Name: Ferrari 121 LM 1955
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on June 11, 2023

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Bruno von Rotz

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Alex Penfold - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Remi Dargegen - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Kevin Van Campenhout - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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RM Sotheby's - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Neil Fraser - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Paulo Carlini - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Dirk de Jager - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Pietro Bianchi - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Willem Verstraten - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Rupert Cobb - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Neil Bainbridge - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Revs Institute - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Peter Singhof - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Josh Sweeney - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Simon Clay - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Alex Penfold - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Remi Dargegen - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Kevin Van Campenhout - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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RM Sotheby's - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Neil Fraser - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Paulo Carlini - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Dirk de Jager - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Pietro Bianchi - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Willem Verstraten - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Rupert Cobb - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Neil Bainbridge - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Revs Institute - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Peter Singhof - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Josh Sweeney - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Simon Clay - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione (1969) - offered as lot 122 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Rondeau M482 (1983) - offered as lot 103 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Chrysler Viper GTS-R (1996) - offered as lot 104 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Nissan R90CK (1990) - offered as lot 105 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Porsche 911 GT3 R (2000) - offered as lot 106 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III 'Le Mans Safety Car' (1963) - offered as lot 107 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Ferrari F430 GTC (2006) - offered as lot 108 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 (2007) - offered as lot 109 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Jaguar XJ220 C LM (1993) - offered as lot 110 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Alpine A210 (1967) - offered as lot 111 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Venturi 600 S-LM (1993) - offered as lot 112 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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OSCA MT4 Morelli (1954) - offered as lot 113 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Saleen S7-R (2008) - offered as lot 114 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Porsche 962 (1985) - offered as lot 115 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Spyker C8 GT2-R (2005) - offered as lot 116 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Lister-Jaguar 'Knobbly' (1958) - offered as lot 117 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Delahaye 135 S Pourtout (1936) - offered as lot 118 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Lancia LC2 (1984) - offered as lot 119 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Jaguar XJR-12 LM (1991) - offered as lot 120 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Aston Martin Le Mans 'LM8' (1932) - offered as lot 121 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Ferrari 121 LM Spider by Scaglietti (1955) - offered as lot 123 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Porsche 919 Show Car (2014) - offered as lot 124 at the RM/Sotheby's Le Mans auction on June 9, 2023

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Summary

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, RM/Sotheby's auctioned 22 cars related to this legendary race. 16 of the 22 vehicles were sold, with some of the more valuable rarities remaining, bringing the total sales for the vehicles to EUR 19.7 million instead of EUR 41.3 million. This auction review analyzes the results and shows the vehicles in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Ferrari 121 LM with new owner
Rothman's Porsche not sold
Delahaye 135 S below expectations
The Martini-Lancia LC 2 with a new owner
No happy ending for Jaguar
84 % on average

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

While the racing teams from Ferrari, Cadillac, Toyota, Peugeot and Porsche, among others, were preparing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, RM/Sotheby's auctioned 22 Le Mans-related cars on Friday, June 9, 2023 in the afternoon. Racing cars with history do not come cheap, as documented by an average estimate of EUR 1.875 million. However, the public did not want to follow the price recommendations in all cases, and six of the 22 cars could not be sold. Ferrari won Le Mans in 2023 for the first time since 1973, taking overall victory. RM had four Ferrari cars on offer. The Ferrari 121 LM with chassis 0546 LM competed in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Mille Miglia. Drivers included Maurice Trintignant, Harry Schell and Piero Taruffi.

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