Overview
- Chassis no.1 sold for $20.63 million (£15.77 million) at RM Sotheby’s in Las Vegas during the Formula One Grand Prix weekend.
- Gordon Murray Special Vehicles says the price is the highest for a new car sold at auction excluding charity sales.
- The buyer will co‑spec the car with Gordon Murray, join development drives with Dario Franchitti, and receive a bespoke 500‑page build book.
- Only five S1 LMs are planned, all initially secured by a single unnamed collector, with this auction awarding the final build slot.
- The S1 LM is a T.50‑based tribute to the McLaren F1 with a Cosworth 4.3‑liter V12 revving to about 12,100 rpm, a six‑speed manual, and a sub‑1,000 kg target weight, and its price edges the 2021 McLaren F1 auction result while trailing reported Rolls‑Royce Droptail commissions.