Est: £3.02m - £4.54m
1994 Williams FW16
RM Sotheby's • US • 16 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Est: £3,024,200 - £4,536,300
1994 Williams FW16
US • 16 Nov 2026
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AI Listing Summary
This 1994 Williams-Renault FW16B Formula 1 car, chassis FW16B-01, is a unique artifact driven by Ayrton Senna and gifted to his family. It represents a pivotal moment in F1 history, marked by peerless provenance and unrestored condition.
Condition
10
Untouched, unrestored, preserved for 30 years
/ 10
FW16B-01
1994
Auction
LHD
United States
Est: £3.02m - £4.54m
1994 Williams FW16
RM Sotheby's • US • 16 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction event, 16 November 2026.
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000 USD Peerless provenance encapsulated around a previously untold story that was known only to a handful of insidersA special contract was honored; gifted to the Senna family by Williams following Williams’ 1994 Formula 1 World Constructors’ Championship victory
The car Ayrton Senna was meant to keep; offered for sale publicly for the first time after being retained by the Senna family for 30 years from 1994 to 2024One of Two surviving FW16’s driven by the great Ayrton Senna at the start of the 1994 Formula 1 World Championship season
Extremely rare F1 chassis that was driven by three Formula 1 World Champions: Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Damon Hill
Updated mid-season to Constructors’ Championship-winning FW16B specification TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY The greatest driver of his generation, Ayrton Senna was charismatic, sharp, and was embodied by an aura th...
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£84,665
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