RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale is not far away – December 5 sees 32 lots up for grabs at the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort. Although a mid-90s car leads the way on pre-sale estimate – the McLaren F1 pictured above – the vast majority of the vehicles offered are hypercars. However, there’s also a fascinating opportunity to own McLaren racing machinery in Formula 1, WEC and IndyCar for next year and beyond.
Here are ten lots to look out for…
Of the 64 road-going McLaren F1s built, chassis 014 was the 14th completed. Originally finished in Titanium Yellow with a black leather and Alcantara interior, it was delivered new to the Brunei Royal Family before later being exported to the UK.
During its brief return to Britain, the car was bought through former McLaren Cars director David Clark and serviced by McLaren. It was then sold to the US, where it remained for several years, maintained by BMW of North America in New Jersey, the official service arm for McLaren Cars.
In 2006 the F1 was acquired by a long-term owner when it had covered just over 3,200 miles. The following year it was returned to McLaren for a full rebuild. Repainted in Ibis White, it was fitted with the High-Downforce Kit, which included a fixed rear wing, GTR-style front bumper and splitter plus LM-type louvres in the front wings. It was the last of eight F1s to receive this upgrade.
The car also gained updated headlights, a revised exhaust system and black OZ Racing wheels. Inside, the air-conditioning was improved and the cabin reworked to LM specification with a race-style seat and exposed carbonfibre. The refurbishment cost over $500,000 and was completed at McLaren’s Technology Centre.
Before its repaint, the door sill was signed by Michael Schumacher, in March 1996. After the rebuild, Lewis Hamilton added his signature to the left-hand luggage compartment during his debut Formula 1 season. The F1 was later driven across the US, its mileage reaching 12,000 by 2018, when McLaren Philadelphia carried out an engine-out service and replaced the fuel cell.
Now showing 13,711 miles, and coming from Danish ownership, it remains accompanied by its original Facom tool chest. The RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale sees it estimated at $21m-plus.
Additional McLaren opportunities of a different kind are also offered at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale. For the first time, McLaren is offering the ability to acquire a future Formula 1 car before its official unveiling. The car will be built to the new 2026 regulations, featuring a lighter chassis, active aerodynamics and an updated hybrid powertrain. It will be powered by a 2026-specification 1.6-litre turbocharged hybrid V6 engine, designed and built by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
The successful bidder will receive either Lando Norris’ or Oscar Piastri’s chassis, scheduled for delivery at the end of the first quarter of 2028. A 2025 show car will be available on lease until the race chassis is ready. That’s estimated at between $10m and $12m.
However, because the car hasn’t been revealed yet, let’s focus on one that has (kind of – the actual model will differ from the above specification): the 2026 McLaren United Autosport WEC Hypercar Team LMDh, pictured above. Featuring a chassis produced by Dallara, powered by a hybrid V6 twin-turbo engine, the car will be run by the McLaren United AS team. After the conclusion of the 2027 season, the successful bidder will take delivery of their Hypercar directly from the factory at the end of the first quarter of 2028, presented in its season livery.
The LMDh car will feature a chassis plate engraved with the new owner’s name, and it will be supplied in full race-ready condition with all required running equipment. It’s estimated at between $6m and $8m. There’s also a chance to own a 2026 Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team Dallara-Chevrolet DW12 – that’s estimated at between $500k and $700k.
This 2006 Pagani Zonda Riviera has been through the Pagani Unico programme, which it maker describes as allowing for “the application of the most advanced research and development, new composite materials and extreme aerodynamic solutions – often derived from track-only programmes – to a classic chassis. It is an act of evolution, driven by the client’s dream and executed with factory-certified precision”.
This particular Zonda available at RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale was originally an F, but its chassis was completely stripped bare and the bodywork was redesigned to take advantage of Pagani’s latest aerodynamic research. This included the installation of a roof-mounted air intake, a central carbonfibre fin to improve high-speed stability, a redesigned front bonnet with integrated aerodynamic flicks, plus a large rear wing inspired by the 760 model. The interior was reconfigured to a bespoke specification, combining leather and Alcantara. It’s estimated at between $9.5m and $10.5m.
The RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale sees the first time a GMA T.50 has been publicly offered at auction. Chassis 035 is one of 100 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 production road cars. Ordered in 2022, it is finished in Harrier paint with gloss-carbon detailing, complemented by dark grey wheels and black Brembo calipers. This example features body-coloured lower panels, silver engine script, glass roof sections, and Heritage Orange detailing inspired by Murray’s first design, the T.1 race car. It was also fitted with the Touring sixth-gear ratio.
The interior combines Charcoal Alcantara and Chromite Black Bridge of Weir leather, with Matrix Orange highlights and light aluminium switchgear surrounds. Delivered new to Denmark in 2025, the car shows only 217km on the clock. It is offered with a fitted luggage set, tool chest and diagnostics tablet; it’s estimated at in excess of $5m.
Alain Prost’s tenure with Ferrari was not an easy one for both the French driver and his employer, and it ended spectacularly badly. Still, one of the perks was a brand-new Ferrari F40 – the car seen here at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale, chassis 83249. It was completed in November 1989 and delivered via the Swiss market without catalytic converters or adjustable suspension, although Prost never actually used the car.
The F40’s next owner was Graham de Zille, a Ferrari collector and active competitor in the Ferrari Challenge Series. He bought the car in the early 1990s through Graypaul Ferrari, which acted on behalf of its well known previous owner. Before delivery, Alain Prost signed the roof, the signature later being sealed under clear coat, where it remains visible.
Chassis 83249 stayed with de Zille in the UK before moving with him to Jersey in 1995. Shortly before, the car had been registered in Britain and converted from kilometres to miles. While in Jersey, it featured in Motor Sport magazine’s April 1997 issue, which marked Ferrari’s 50th anniversary.
By 1999, the car was back in the UK, owned by David Darling, and later passed through several hands, including Craig Johnson, Karl McKeowen and Alistair Dyson, who kept it until 2016. That year, chassis 83249 gained Ferrari Classiche certification confirming its original chassis, engine, gearbox and bodywork. It was then invited to Maranello to compete in the Ferrari 70th anniversary concours at Fiorano, where it placed second in class.
Now based in France, the car received replacement fuel bladders at Ferrari Lyon in 2019, valid until 2028, along with a major service. Further work was completed by Emil Frey Sportivo in Munich in 2025. It has since seen little use, with the odometer recording 2961 miles. It’s estimated to sell at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale at between $3.2m and $3.7m.
This the 67th of 77 Aston Martin One-77s completed, finished at the factory on March 27, 2011. It is presented in Blue Pearl White with 20-inch silver forged ten-spoke wheels and red calipers for the carbon-ceramic brakes. The interior combines black leather across the dashboard and instrument binnacle, with red leather seats and door panels, complemented by white stitching and piping. Originally intended for delivery to Shanghai, the car is understood to have been handed to its first owner in Germany instead.
After use on European driving tours, it changed hands in 2016 and entered a Swiss private collection two years later. The current owner acquired it in 2023. In October that year, Aston Martin Geneva carried out a full inspection and service, fitting new Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres at a cost of CHF16,848. Since then, the One-77 has been driven sparingly, showing 2745km. It’s estimated at between $1.3m and $1.6m at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale.
The SF90 XX Stradale is Ferrari’s first Corse Clienti car to be available as a road car, and 599 were built – all of which were sold out in short order. This particular example is one of the first to come up for public auction. This European-delivery car is finished in Extra Range Verde Masoni with airbrushed Scuderia Shields and Dark Amber detailing. The front splitter, diffuser, side air splitters, engine cover and wheel caps are made from carbonfibre, protected by factory-applied anti-stone film. Gold brake calipers sit behind diamond-polished forged wheels.
Inside, the cabin features Extra Range Nero Alcantara with Cuoio stitching and embroidered Cavallino emblems on the headrests. Nero Alcantara also covers the inner sills and steering wheel, while carbonfibre is used for the centre console. Recognised as Best Hypercar at the 2025 Aggersvold Concours in Denmark, it’s covered 267km and is estimated at between $1.5m and $1.9m at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale.
This 2021 Bentley Bacalar is the fifth out of the 12 built and comes from its original Monaco-based owner. It is finished in Memphis Red with body-coloured mirror housings and power humps. Gloss Black elements on the grille mesh, bonnet vents, side vents, A-pillars, rear bumper insert and brake calipers provide contrast, complemented by satin nickel on the front grille surround, DLO trim and Bentley winged badges. The headlights and tailpipe are brushed aluminium, while the 22-inch tri-finish wheels combine Dark Grey Satin Alloy with a painted silver face and satin nickel highlights.
Inside, the cabin features Vavona veneer from the root of an ancient Redwood tree across the upper dash and doors. The main hide is Linen, with Cricket Ball maroon used on upper dash and door surfaces, and the steering wheel blends both leathers with satin nickel and chrome accents. Seats and console wings incorporate Hotspur Alcantara with matching piping and stitching in Linen, including diamond-perforated piping on the seat backs. Satin nickel headrest bezels, clock and dials echo the exterior detailing. It’s covered 1131km and received its three-year service at Bentley Mougins in August 2025. It’s estimated at between $900k and $1.3m at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale.
This Ferrari SP2, chassis 272374, was completed in October 2021 in Grigio Titanio Metallizzato with a Rosso Ferrari and Nero interior. The SP2 features a bespoke driver’s head fairing in Rosso Corsa with model logo and stripe, plus carbonfibre wheelarches, diffuser, vents, spoiler and fuel lid. Inside, it has GT2 monocoque seats with four-point Giallo harnesses, stitched Cavallino Rampante logos, a yellow-faced tachometer, Giallo stitching and Rosso-trimmed steering wheel. Adjustable suspension, red brake callipers, Scuderia shields and 21-inch forged wheels complete the specification.
Delivered new to Dubai and registered in Kuwait, it has 812km on the clock. The sale includes a Ferrari racing helmet, battery charger and manuals. It’s estimated at between $2.25m and $2.75m at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale.
And finally, perhaps the biggest lot at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale. As the first-generation G-Class ended production, Mercedes-Benz introduced the extreme G 63 AMG 6×6 in 2013. With three portal axles, six driven wheels, a pickup-style bed and an extended frame over a metre longer than a standard G-Class, it stood over two metres tall. Only around 100 were made – including this car, completed in May 2015. Finished in Obsidian Black with a Black Designo leather interior, it featured rear entertainment screens, a Harman Kardon Logic 7 system, heated seats front and rear, an AMG steering wheel, carbon trim and a rear-view camera.
This example was upgraded by Brabus to G700 specification, including the PowerXtra B40-700 kit. The twin-turbo 5.5-litre V8 now produces 700bhp and 701lb ft of torque through a seven-speed AMG Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic, with a switchable valved exhaust. Brabus also added a new front bumper, side steps, carbon engine cover, roof LEDs and badging, while the interior was reupholstered in black quilted leather with red accents and embroidered logos. The 6×6 features onboard tyre inflation, Öhlins dampers and 18-inch Hutchinson beadlock wheels with off-road tyres. It received an engine oil change in October 2025 in Dubai and has 6459km on the clock. It’s estimated at between $700k and $850k at the RM Sotheby’s Abu Dhabi 2025 sale.
Further details
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