Monaco - The highest power output and fastest accelerating road-going Lamborghini was the highlight of the Bonhams|Cars Monaco Sale which featured 43 collector cars from revered classics to modern supercars, alongside a selection of automobilia (24 April 2026). Sold for €2.012 million, the 2021 Lamborghini Sián is one of only 63 Coupé bodied hybrid powered hypercars built that combines a 6.5-litre V12 engine with a 48-volt e-motor and supercapacitor battery technology.
Driven by the surrounding excitement of the Historic Grand Prix, The Monaco Sale showcased many historic race cars from various classes which met with strong interest and achieved impressive results. The auction, which took place at the iconic Fairmont Hotel, overlooking the famous Loews Hairpin on the Grand Prix circuit, achieved a total of €10,385,907 with an industry-leading 83% sell through rate. More than 210 bidders registered from over 39 countries, in person in the bustling sale room, via the Bonhams app, and by telephone.
Loic Maschi, Head of the Bonhams|Cars Monaco sale, said: "1990s cars are no longer just nostalgia, they're the trend of the moment, rapidly becoming some of the most sought-after cars in the collector world. What was once ordinary is now iconic, and demand has never been higher. We are proud to have sold several truly historic machines, which is clear proof that collectors value rarity and exclusivity in the vehicles that Bonhams|Cars sells."
The Bonhams|Cars Monaco Sale also offered a trio of historically important Rally cars, including a 1983 Audi Quattro A2 Group B rally car, #38, that sold for €862,500. This official Audi Sport Works Rally Car was campaigned in the 1983 rally season by Hannu Mikkola, winning the Rally of Portugal. Mikkola also drove car #38 in the Monte Carlo Rally where it finished 4th, and the pairing were leading the Acropolis Rally, having won 9 stages before retirement on stage 40 due to an engine issue.
Among the collection of 1990s DTM cars from a single owner, the winner leading the grid of Touring Cars was the ex-Alessandro Nannini 1995 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI DTM that sold for €552,000, followed by the ex-Steve Soper 1992 BMW M3 E30 DTM sold for €483,000 against an estimate of €325,000 to €425,000 and the ex-Klaus Ludwig 1990 Mercedes Benz AMG 190E 2.5-16 DTM that sold for €391,000.
Pre-sale headline was a 1958 Lotus 16 Formula 1 car, the first single seater race car driven by the legendary Graham Hill, that a buyer bought for €483,000 and could almost literally have been driven from the saleroom by the lucky buyer onto the start line of the Monaco Historic Grand Prix.
The Lotus 16 was intended for use from the beginning of the 1958 Formula One season. Instead, two prototype Lotus 16s started their 1958 season in early July at the French Grand Prix in Reims-Gueux. This car, chassis 362, crashed heavily while practicing for the Portuguese Grand Prix and the car was subsequently rebuilt and appears to have been driven in Formula 2 races in 1960 by Anthony Brooke.
The 1958 Lotus 16 was presented in its Formula 1 configuration. The Lotus 16 was one of the last front-engined points-scoring F1 World Championship contenders ever built, and the car that started Graham Hill's renowned single seater career.
The Bonhams|Cars European team is now gearing up for its first sale in the Swiss Golf Club of Bonmont on 21 June. Consignments for this auction are still being invited. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for further details.
(Press Release)
