Schumacher’s 2001 Monaco GP winning car sold for US$ 7.5 m

Earlier this month, auction house RM Sotheby's auctioned the Formula 1 Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher in his 2001 Monaco GP. The car was sold at the contemporary evening auction held in New York for a sum of US$ 7,504,000.

The Ferrari F2001, bearing chassis number 211, propelled Michael Schumacher to victory in the Monaco GP and the Hungarian GP. He won the driver's championship at the later race as well, with four races remaining in the season. It was the only time he won both the Monaco GP as well as the driver's championship for Ferrari. This was also Ferrari's last victory at the circuit, till Sebastian Vettel's win in 2017. The same car was used for warm-up and qualifying stints at Barcelona, Montreal, the Nurburgring, Magny-Cours, Spa-Francorchamps and Monza.

The F2001 weighed 600 kg and was powered by a 3,000cc, naturally aspirated, 90-degree V10 engine that developed 805-898 BHP @ 18,500 rpm. This power was transferred to the rear wheels through a 7-speed semi-automatic sequential gearbox.

The car was estimated to fetch between US$ 4 million and US$ 5.5 million by RM Sotheby's. However, it ended up selling for US$ 2 million more.