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RM Sotheby's Monaco Auction 2026 - Lotus submarine outclasses everyone
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Created on April 27, 2026
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Bruno von Rotz, translated by DeepL
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Simon Gosselin - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
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9Tom Gidden - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
7Paolo Carlini - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
6Federico Vecchio - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
5Ivan Caravona - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
4Neil Fraser - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
2Ebrahim Alawadhi - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
2Keno Zache - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
2Kevin Van Campenhout - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
2Kevin Van Kampenhout - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
2Tim Scott - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Jani Talja - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Guido Bissattini - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Loic Kernen - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Lars Krogsgaard - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Maximilian Vogl - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Király István - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Owner - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Willem Verstraten - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Peter Mosoni - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Alex Penfold - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
1Lukas Magerl - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
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1Oliver Hirtenfelder - Courtesy RM Sotheby's
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Summary
On the occasion of the 15th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2026, RM/Sotheby's organized an auction of 59 vehicles at the Grimaldi Forum on Saturday, 25 April 2026. With a turnover of EUR 86.8 million and 86% of the vehicles sold, the auction was a success, even though some lots were sold well below their estimates. The best result was achieved by a car that could neither drive nor dive, but was a movie star. This auction review analyzes the results and shows all the vehicles in pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- The Lotus submarine as a surprise
- Coveted Ferrari
- Formula 1 cars with varying levels of demand
- The rare Bugatti EB112
- Some interest in young super sports cars
- Super classics on a downward trend?
Estimated reading time: 4min
Preview (beginning of the article)
RM/Sotheby's put 59 vehicles worth around EUR 97 million under the hammer on April 25, 2026 on the occasion of the 15th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique together with some memorabilia. The well-attended auction was a success, with 86% of the vehicles selling for an average of EUR 1.7 million. On average, the highest bids were close to expectations at 95% of the estimated value, although the deviations at lot level were significantly greater. EUR 200,000 to 300,000 was expected for the Lotus Esprit S1, which caused a sensation as the submarine in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me". In the end, however, the film prop was bid up to EUR 710,000, bringing the purchase price including bidder's premium to EUR 852,000 (CHF 783,840), around three times the estimate.
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