McLaren F1 cars for sale include Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt racers
McLaren Racing is placing five fully operational Formula One cars spanning three decades on the market through luxury dealer Tom Hartley Jr. The collection features machines previously driven or tested by world champions Lewis Hamilton, Ayrton Senna, and Lando Norris, alongside a chassis driven by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.
McLaren Racing Chief Executive Officer Zak Brown stated on October 18 that the organization decided to part with the vehicles because leaving them in storage serves as a disservice to their heritage. Brown noted that the cars were constructed to be driven and raced, adding that keeping the history alive requires putting them back into active use.
The five-car offering covers 32 years of team history. The lineup begins with two MP4/6A models powered by Honda V12 engines, which were raced by Gerhard Berger and tested by Ayrton Senna during his 1991 championship-winning campaign. Chassis 04 and Chassis 07 secured runner-up positions at the San Marino and British Grands Prix respectively, and McLaren has retained both vehicles since.
The collection also includes a 2012 McLaren MP4/27A chassis 01, which was raced by 2009 world champion Jenson Button and tested by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. Two cars driven by current champion Lando Norris complete the group: the 2021 MCL35M, which earned podium finishes at Imola, Monaco, and Monza, and the 2023 MCL37A-03, which claimed back-to-back victories in Singapore and Japan.
The 2023 vehicle was also utilized in post-season testing by Oscar Piastri and Mick Schumacher, and driven by Brad Pitt during a private test at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas in June of last year for F1 the Movie. Pitt reached speeds of 317km/h, making the vehicle the most modern F1 machine ever offered to a private owner.
Dealer Tom Hartley Jr indicated that the vehicles will be sold individually with no time constraint, focusing on finding appropriate homes for each machine. While official pricing has not been announced, expectations point to figures between £5 million and £10 million. Historical sales provide context for the valuation, as a 2010 McLaren MP4-25A driven by Hamilton achieved £4.8 million in 2021, and a race-winning 2001 Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher brought in US$7.5 million in New York in 2017. Hartley previously managed the liquidation of former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s car collection and 20 road cars belonging to the late McLaren co-owner Mansour Ojjeh.
