Gooding Christie’s inaugural Geneva auction achieved CHF21,073,825 on November 8, 2026, with 23 of 24 cars sold, representing a 96 percent sell-through rate. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues during Christie’s Luxury Week, the sale was headed by a 2024 Ferrari 499P Modificata, which achieved CHF8,217,500 including fees. The result represented 39 percent of the sale total and, according to the auction house, was the highest price achieved by a car at auction in Switzerland during 2026.
The next highest results at Gooding Christie’s Geneva came from a 2016 Ferrari F12tdf at CHF1,805,000, a 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione A at CHF1,748,750 and a 2025 Ferrari SF90 XX Spider at CHF1,580,000. Although the sell-through rate was high, 11 cars finished below their lower estimates, even with buyer’s premium included. Nine finished within their estimated ranges and two exceeded their upper estimates. The 499P Modificata had been estimated at more than CHF7,500,000, without an upper figure.
The 499P Modificata was the first example offered at public auction. Chassis 21, finished in its original red livery with Italian tricolore stripes and wearing competition number 88, was consigned by its first owner. The car had not been driven beyond its initial factory shakedown, and was offered without road registration. The Modificata was introduced at Ferrari’s Finali Mondiali at Mugello in October 2023, four months after the competition 499P had secured Ferrari’s first outright Le Mans victory since 1965. The racing version subsequently won again in 2024 and 2025, the latter victory coming courtesy of the privately entered AF Corse number 83 car.
Unlike Ferrari’s previous XX-series track cars, which were developed from road-going models, the Modificata was derived directly from a contemporary endurance-racing prototype. It retains the 499P’s Dallara-developed carbonfibre monocoque, load-bearing 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6, seven-speed sequential gearbox and front-axle electric motor, but dispenses with the restrictions imposed by World Endurance Championship regulations. One of the most significant changes concerns the hybrid system. When the racing 499P was introduced, regulations prevented its front electric motor from providing drive below 190km/h. The Modificata can use its 268bhp front motor at any speed, providing four-wheel-drive traction when accelerating out of slower corners. The hybrid powertrain normally produces approximately 697bhp, but a steering-wheel-mounted Push to Pass button releases an additional 161bhp for up to seven seconds, increasing maximum output to 858bhp. The additional power is available only at full throttle and subject to sufficient battery charge.
Ferrari also revised the suspension settings, traction-control calibration and engine management to suit non-competitive circuit use. Specially developed Pirelli tyres replace the racing car’s Michelins, with the emphasis on warm-up characteristics, predictable handling and consistent performance over successive laps. The cockpit retains the layout and ergonomics of the competition 499P.
The 499P Modificata forms part of Ferrari’s Sport Prototipi Clienti programme, established in 2024, under which the manufacturer organises circuit events and supplies maintenance, transportation and technical support. Cars are normally kept at Maranello between events. The Geneva sale conditions specified that chassis 21 would be transported directly back to Ferrari following payment, with the seller covering the export and transportation costs. The car is expected to remain at Ferrari’s facilities until December 2028 unless otherwise agreed with the manufacturer, while the new owner can participate in the Sport Prototipi Clienti programme, subject to the relevant charges.
When the Modificata was launched in 2023, Ferrari quoted a starting price of €5.1m before taxes, including the initial two years of the factory-supported programme. This was the first 499P to reach the open market. Estimated at CHF7.5m-plus, it went for CHF8.2m.
Elsewhere, the largest result above an upper estimate came from the 2016 Ferrari F12tdf, chassis 216942, which achieved CHF1,805,000 against CHF1,400,000 to CHF1,600,000. Delivered new through Garage Zenith in Sion, Switzerland, the car was specified through Ferrari’s Atelier programme in Blu Tour de France with Bianco Fuji detailing and matt-blue carbonfibre exterior components. Its Blu Scuro Alcantara interior incorporated grey fabric inserts, while the odometer showed 9407km at cataloguing. The result exceeded the upper estimate by CHF205,000.
The other significant estimate-beater was a 2018 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63, chassis ZHWEM6ZD4LLA09185. Delivered new through Lamborghini Lugano and retained by its original owner, it was finished in Bianco Phanes matt white with exposed carbonfibre detailing. Showing 195km at cataloguing, it achieved CHF905,000 against CHF600,000 to CHF800,000, exceeding its upper estimate by CHF105,000.
The SF90 XX Spider also attracted attention, achieving CHF1,580,000 and setting what Gooding Christie’s described as a world auction record for the model. Chassis 319287 was finished in Rosso Le Mans 2023 with Giallo Modena accents, a factory Hyper Club specification commemorating Ferrari’s Le Mans success. Its result remained within the CHF1,500,000 to CHF1,700,000 estimate.
The largest shortfall against lower estimate was recorded by a 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione, chassis 302270, which sold for CHF1,326,875 against CHF1,400,000 to CHF1,600,000. Finished in Grigio Competizione with extensive carbonfibre options, including wheels, it had covered just 281km. The result was CHF73,125 below the lower estimate, despite the inclusion of buyer’s premium.
Other below-estimate results included a 1983 Ferrari 512 BBi at CHF263,750 against CHF300,000 to CHF350,000, a 2016 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet at CHF115,000 against CHF150,000 to CHF200,000 and a 2021 Ford GT Studio Collection at CHF533,750 against CHF550,000 to CHF650,000. The Ford was one of 20 Studio Collection cars produced for the 2021 model year, finished in Frozen White with Lightning Blue graphics and showing 197km.
The only car without a published sale result was a 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, chassis 13675, estimated at CHF650,000 to CHF750,000. An early Plexiglas-headlight example, it was delivered new to Bologna and subsequently passed to Catherine Bodmer in Geneva in 1989, before entering its latest owner’s collection in 2007. A Marcel Massini report confirmed its matching-numbers engine and transaxle. Gooding Christie’s has subsequently advertised the car with a price available on request.
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