Bernie Ecclestone is selling his extraordinary F1 racing car collection

No fewer than 17 Ferraris will be sold, including the company’s first-ever F1 GP winner

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Former Formula 1 superstar Bernie Ecclestone is selling his remarkable collection of 69 historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars worth well over $100 million.

The British business tycoon has kept his collection hidden from prying eyes for decades, but has just hired Tom Hartley Jr. to sell every single race car he owns. It is probably the best collection of Grand Prix and F1 cars in the world and some of the cars have been owned by Ecclestone for over half a decade. Many haven’t been seen since he bought them either.

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Of the 69 cars included in the collection, 30 are Brabhams, as Ecclestone owned the Brabham F1 team from 1972 to 1988 and owns at least one of every car they built. These include the 1981 car driven by Nelson Piquet and the Brabham BT46B Fan Car driven by Niki Lauda at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix.

Ecclestone’s collection also includes 17 iconic Ferraris. One of these is the Dino 246, which was driven by Phil Hill, Richie Ginther, Tony Brooks and Wolfgang von Trips before being driven to championship victory by Mike Hawthorn in 1958. The 94-year-old is also selling the Ferrari 375 F1 that Alberto Ascari drove in the Italian and German Grands Prix. The car is very special as it is the first Ferrari to ever win a Formula 1 race and has recently undergone a two-year restoration. A 2002 Ferrari F2002, driven by Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello and scoring three race wins, is also part of the collection.

“I have been collecting these cars for more than 50 years and have only ever bought the best example,” said Ecclestone. “While many other collectors have chosen sports cars over the years, my passion has always been Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars. A Grand Prix car and especially a Formula 1 car is far more important than any road car or other racing cars as it is the pinnacle of the sport and all the cars I have bought over the years have a fantastic racing history and it They are also rare works of art.”

“I love all my cars, but it’s time for me to think about what will happen to them when I’m no longer here, and that’s why I’ve decided to sell them. After collecting and owning them for so long, I would like to know where they have gone and not leave them for my wife to deal with if I am not there.”