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Ayrton Senna's Honda NSX sells for record £871,250
A Honda NSX used by Ayrton Senna sold for £871,250 at an auction in London on 31 October, setting a record for the model.
The car was estimated to sell for between £500,000 and £800,000.
Honda gave Senna access to three NSXs for personal use while he raced for the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team.
This red car, registered in Portugal in 1991, was kept in Lisbon and brought to Senna when he visited the country.
After Senna died at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the car was sold and moved to the UK.
Its latest sale followed a return to Japan by new owners in 2024 and a move back to the UK.
The sale set a new auction record for the NSX, and no further plans for the car were stated.
A Honda NSX used by three-time Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna sold for £871,250, setting an auction record for the model.
The car was sold by RM Sotheby’s in London on 31 October, above its pre-auction estimate of £500,000 to £800,000.
The red NSX was one of three cars Honda made available to Senna for personal use during his time with the McLaren-Honda team.
It was registered in Portugal in 1991 and later moved between Portugal, the UK and Japan.
- Who
- A Honda NSX used by Ayrton Senna was sold by RM Sotheby’s. The buyer was not identified.
- What
- The car sold for £871,250, setting an auction record for the model.
- When
- 31 October. The year was not stated for the sale.
- Where
- RM Sotheby’s auction in London.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The NSX was registered in Portugal as SX-25-59.
The car was sold to Robert McKagan and moved to the UK.
McKagan sold the NSX, and its new owners returned it to Japan.
The NSX sold at RM Sotheby’s in London for £871,250.
- Sale price
- £871,250
- Pre-auction estimate
- £500,000–£800,000
- Chassis
- T000233
- Registration
- SX-25-59, Portugal, 1991
- Engine
- Three-litre six-cylinder, producing 271bhp
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