RM Sotheby’s Zurich auction on September 26, 2026 produced CHF16.3m in published results, with 17 of the 23 cars offered finding new owners. A 2014 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille’ comfortably led the sale at CHF4,505,000, followed by a 1991 Ferrari F40 at CHF3,323,750. A 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione A brought CHF1,850,000, while a 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S came close behind at CHF1,805,000.
There was greater variation further down the results. The Bugatti and a Ferrari 488 Spider 70th Anniversary model both attracted bidding substantially beyond their pre-sale estimates, while six cars remained unsold. Those included two of the most valuable modern machines in the catalogue: a Pagani Huayra Roadster and Mercedes-AMG One, as well as a Ford GT Carbon Series and Porsche 911 R. Here are some of the key results.
The highest-priced car at RM Sotheby’s Zurich sale 2026 was this 2014 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille’, one of just three examples built as the first instalment in the six-part Les Légendes de Bugatti series. Each of the six versions was produced in a run of three cars, with this edition honouring Jean-Pierre Wimille, winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours for Bugatti in 1937 and 1939. Its colour scheme was based on the Type 57G Tank that Wimille shared with Robert Benoist to win Le Mans in 1937, combining Bleu Wimille paint with dark blue exposed carbonfibre. Further references included the Circuit de la Sarthe layout beneath the rear wing and inside the cabin, Wimille’s signature on the filler caps and headrests, plus French tricolore detailing.
Chassis VF9SV25244M795063 was delivered to its first owner in Dubai on May 21, 2014. Service records show 655km recorded in May 2016 and 2553km in October 2017, after which the Bugatti passed through German and Swiss ownership. It had covered 3766km by the time of the Zurich auction. Estimated at CHF2.4m to CHF2.8m, it sold for CHF4,505,000.
Second in the RM Sotheby’s Zurich sale 2026 was this Swiss-delivered 1991 Ferrari F40, chassis ZFFGJ34B000089781. It was built in the later catalytic-converter, non-adjustable-suspension specification and was supplied through Ferrari Suisse Nyon and Walter Hasler AG of Frick, with its first owner taking delivery on July 23, 1991. The F40 retained its matching-numbers engine and gearbox, and was certified by Ferrari Classiche in October 2018. Its history also includes appearances at Ferrari’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Italy in 1997 and the marque’s 70th anniversary event at Fiorano in 2017.
More recently the car had been maintained by Niki Hasler AG, including its 40,000km service in 2024 and further attention during 2025. The odometer showed 38,725km when catalogued, making it a considerably further-travelled example than some of the extremely low-mileage F40s that have appeared at auction in recent years. It sold for CHF3,323,750 against a CHF3.2m to CHF3.5m estimate.
Third overall at the RM Sotheby’s Zurich sale 2026 was a 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione A, one of the stated 599 open-top examples produced. Chassis ZFF04TMB000293819 was built in May 2023 and delivered to its first and only owner through SF Grand Est Mulhouse in France that October. Its specification accounted for more than €213,000 in options. Extra Range Blu Elettrico paint was paired with yellow detailing, carbonfibre exterior components and diamond-polished forged wheels, while the interior combined Cuoio leather with matching Alcantara carpets and blue detailing. The car was subsequently registered in Switzerland in April 2025 and had covered 1576km when offered in Zurich.
Following servicing by Garage Zénith SA Sion in August 2026, the Ferrari came to the sale with its special-series Yellow Book. It sold for CHF1,850,000 against a CHF1.6m to CHF2.0m estimate.
Just behind it was this 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S, chassis 4103, which combined matching-numbers mechanicals with an unusual Formula 1 connection. Dispatched from Sant’Agata on May 29, 1969, it was one of the earlier P400 S examples, retaining solid rather than vented brake discs, and was finished in Rosso Corsa with a Nero interior and Beige headlining.
It was delivered through Voitures Paris Monceau to Paul Ferrandi and registered in Paris in June 1969. After returning to the supplying dealer and passing through another French owner, the Lamborghini was acquired by future Renault and Ferrari Formula 1 driver René Arnoux. Period photographs place the Miura with Arnoux around the time he was racing for Renault, and RM Sotheby’s states that he sent it back to Lamborghini for a year-long restoration. The car later moved to Switzerland. By the time of the sale it retained its original engine and most of its original bodywork, with RM identifying the rear engine cover as the only known replacement panel. The Miura sold for CHF1,805,000 against a CHF1.5m to CHF2.0m estimate.
One of the clearest results above expectations at the RM Sotheby’s Zurich sale came from this 2018 Ferrari 488 Spider 70th Anniversary ‘Tailor Made’. Ferrari marked its 70th anniversary by creating 70 historic liveries that could be applied across five contemporary models, with each particular model-and-livery combination intended to be unique.
This 488 Spider received livery number 30, known as ‘The Masterpiece’, inspired by Ferrari 250 GT SWB chassis 2335 GT, which was once owned by Eric Clapton. The modern car was finished in Grigio Scuro Metallizzato with Red Mic stripes and a Heritage Bordeaux leather interior. Completed in March 2018, it was delivered through Garage Zénith of Sion to a Swiss collector, who retained it for more than seven years. The Ferrari had covered only 3879km when catalogued and came with a Ferrari Classiche Grey Book as well as the separate factory certificate covering its special specification. Estimated at CHF280,000 to CHF310,000, it sold for CHF443,750.
At the opposite end of the results was this 1976 Lamborghini Espada Series III, offered without reserve. Chassis 9806 was originally finished in Luci del Bosco with a Senape leather interior and was delivered to Hollebecq in Belgium on October 21, 1976. The Espada later belonged to Patrice de Bruyn, editor of Belgian motoring magazine Calandres, in which the car appeared during his ownership. By then it had been repainted silver. It is believed to have moved to Switzerland following an auction sale in 2009, having already undergone restoration work during the previous year.
A further restoration was later started in Switzerland, although the owner died before the work could be completed. Its subsequent keeper carried out further mechanical work to the engine and gearbox as well as finishing parts of the interior. Against a CHF100,000 to CHF120,000 estimate, the no-reserve Lamborghini sold for CHF71,300.
The highest-value car not to sell was this 2020 Pagani Huayra Roadster, estimated at CHF2.5m to CHF3.0m. One of 100 Roadsters produced, it had remained with its original owner from new and had covered just 592km. Finished in Rosso Dubai with gold diamond-cut wheels, its cabin combined black Malevic leather and Alcantara with red stitching, while a factory-ordered luggage set repeated the same materials. The car was also offered with Pagani warranty coverage extending until March 2030, including three scheduled services.
Despite the mileage, single ownership and warranty coverage, it failed to sell. It was not the only recent hypercar to do so: a 2024 Mercedes-AMG One estimated at CHF2.3m to CHF2.5m also remained unsold, along with a 2021 Ford GT Carbon Series and 2016 Porsche 911 R.
Another modern performance car to finish below its pre-sale expectations was this 2022 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. Offered without reserve, the Magma Beam example had been supplied new to its sole Swiss owner in August 2022 and showed only 2320km. Modern AMG models have had a bit of a price surge over the past year; this particular car had been protected with paint-protection film in 2025 and maintained by Mercedes-Benz dealer Walter Hasler AG. Estimated at CHF300,000 to CHF350,000, it sold for CHF263,750.
One of the stronger traditional-classic results came from this 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, chassis DB5/2228/L. Only 60 DB5 saloons were originally fitted with the Vantage engine and just 21 of those were built in left-hand drive. The car was originally finished in Silver Birch with Dark Blue Connolly leather and supplied to Captain Panos A Tsagaris in Hamburg. By the early 1980s it belonged to Swiss enthusiast Adrian Heineger, and another Swiss owner subsequently commissioned a lengthy restoration by Roos Engineering between 1999 and 2006. By that stage its original engine had been replaced by another DB5 unit, which was restamped with the original number.
The consigning owner acquired the Aston Martin in 2017 and sent it to Aston Martin Works at Newport Pagnell for another comprehensive restoration. More than £400,000 was spent returning it to its original colours and mechanical specification, with the work completed in 2021. The replacement engine was rebuilt to Vantage specification and Aston Martin also supplied a new Continuation Vantage engine, still unused and included with the car at auction. Estimated at CHF800,000 to CHF950,000, the DB5 Vantage sold for CHF1,040,000.
The 1977 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale provided another useful reference point for 1970s homologation machinery. One of 400 road-going models built to satisfy Group 4 regulations, it was finished in the correct Rosso Arancio.
The car’s early history is not known, but by the mid-2010s it belonged to an officer of the Automobile Club of Luxembourg and was regularly maintained by Autopolis SA until 2022. It was acquired by the consigning Swiss collector that year, who commissioned Blue Palm Service of Münsingen to carry out a two-year sympathetic restoration completed in April 2024. Work included an overhaul of the cylinder head with new camshafts, carburettor rebuild, replacement belts and engine mounts, ignition and electrical work, plus interior refurbishment. Offered without reserve, it sold for CHF115,000 against a CHF120,000 to CHF180,000 estimate.
A rather different result came from this 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo, one of 1672 examples built during the model’s short production run. Chassis 4290162 was completed in February 1974 in Chamonix white and delivered new through a BMW dealer in Hamburg the following month.
The car retains its matching-numbers 1990cc turbocharged four-cylinder engine and underwent a complete restoration by Oldenzaal Classics in the Netherlands in 2018. It was subsequently acquired by the consigning owner at RM Sotheby’s London sale in 2019 and maintained by Lukas Hüni AG in Zurich. Preparation for appearances on the 2021 and 2022 Tour Auto included the installation of a correct-type turbocharger, replacement five-speed gearbox and other mechanical work, while the original four-speed gearbox accompanied the car at Zurich. Offered without reserve and estimated at CHF80,000 to CHF120,000, the 2002 Turbo sold for CHF94,300.
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