Formula 1 fans have the amazing opportunity of getting their hands on one of the historic Ferrari F1 single-seaters which allowed German driver Michael Schumacher secure his maiden world championship alongside Scuderia Ferrari: the legendary F1-2000 car is set to be auctioned in April.
The historic F1 car, from the first championship of the new millennium, is ready to go on the market in a sealed auction that is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in an anniversary sale.
The 2000 proved to be a record-breaking season for the Maranello team, during which the Scuderia collected a total of 170 points and scored ten race victories alongside ten pole positions to win the World Constructors’ Championship for the first time in more than two decades, as Michael Schumacher also went on to win the Formula 1 drivers’ title.
Chassis 198 – the one which will be up for sale – was initially the German driver’s backup with teams back then being permitted to have a spare car at each Grand Prix. The chassis was then thrust into the limelight in the second round of the F1 campaign, the Brazilian Grand Prix, after the original one was written off in the qualifying session.
Michael Schumacher went on to win the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit, after starting the race from P3, as the German driver used the chassis on three other occasions, taking his last Monaco pole position in the chassis.
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He last raced in the F1-2000 car in the Austrian Grand Prix but was hit by Ricardo Zonta and the Ferrari man’s race ended shortly after the race start. It was rebuilt by the Maranello team, but without being used at a later stage.
What will the championship-winning Ferrari F1-2000 cost?
The historic single-seater will clearly cost a pretty penny given the fact that it represents a once-in-a-lifetime chance for mega-rich collectors.
As expected, Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 challengers have a history of going for big money. His F1-2003, another Ferrari F1 title winner, was sold for a record $14.8million (£12.9m) at auction in November 2022, while his iconic 1991 Jordan cost €1.3m (£1.15m) a few weeks ago after he made his debut in the famous 7up car.
It now remains to be seen what kind of fee the F1-2000 will command but it will not be cheap. RM Sotheby’s has announced that it will auction off this presumably near-priceless piece of Formula 1 and Ferrari history from April 3 to 12, pointing out that the fully restored Formula 1 single seater is also eligible for Ferrari’s Corse Clienti program – where Ferrari owners have the opportunity of their prancing horse to some of the world’s best circuits.
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