Results: RM Sotheby’s Online F1 Memorabilia Auction

Blenheim, Ontario, CANADA -- RM Sotheby’s concluded its online sale of Formula One memorabilia last week with total sales of $728,454.

$102k for a helmet? It was Senna's. Photo: RM Sotheby's

Featuring 103 lots of collectibles -- offered entirely without reserve -- the sale included items ranging from large-scale handmade models to racing helmets and suits, with an emphasis on the late 1980s, early 1990s and 2000s.

Leading the sale was a McLaren Honda Signed Helmet (1988), believed to have been worn in the first championship year of three-time FIA Formula One Drivers’ World Champion Ayrton Senna. The helmet doubled its pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to achieve $102,000.

Also exceeding expectations was an 800+ hp, 3.0-liter, naturally aspirated Ferrari Tipo 051/B/C V-10 engine designed by Paolo Martinelli. Built to power one of the most successful Formula 1 cars of all time, the F2002, the engine brought $93,600 against a pre-sale estimate of $50,000-$70,000.

Rounding out the top three was the Ayrton Senna McLaren Honda Racing Suit, also believed to have been worn during the 1988 season, which reached $36,000. It’s pre-sale estimate was $10,000-$20,000.

See all results from the sale.