Fernando Alonso has auctioned off his Ferrari Enzo-Corriere.it

A dream auction in Montecarlo, the Astarossa. Dozens of Ferraris will be auctioned in the Principality on 8 June in the sale organized by Monaco Car Auctions. The highlight is Fernando Alonso’s Enzo. The great ex from Maranello and current Aston Martin driver owns one of the rarest pieces. He bought the one with body number 1 – as the data sheet says – and he only drove 4,800 kilometers on it.

Alonso won two World Championships with Renault (2005 and 2006), was at Ferrari from 2010 to 2014, came close to the World Championship twice (2010 and 2012) and wonderful memories remain of him and . He left the Prancing Horse in 2015 to join the (bankruptcy) McLaren-Honda project, before taking a one-year break from F1. Win endurance races with Toyota, and come back with Alpine. From this year he moved to Aston Martin, the revelation team of the championship: the Spaniard climbed the podium five times in six races, finishing second in Montecarlo.

The Ferrari Enzo is one of the most desired reds by collectors, it is worth millions. On the second-hand market, the average of each transfer of ownership exceeds 3 million dollars, in a range that goes from 4.5 to 1.7. it is easy for Fernando’s, given the pedigree, to be placed in the upper part. Produced from 2002 to 2004 in a limited edition (to purchase it you need to demonstrate ownership of other important Ferraris), the Enzo was the heir to the F50. Even in its appearance, its derivation from an F1 single-seater was evident, from one of those of the Schumacher era.

Composite materials for the body and chassis, active aerodynamic set-up managed by electronic control units. The 6-litre V12 is monstrous, capable of developing 660 horsepower at 7,800 rpm for a top speed of 350 km/h. Acceleration from 0-100: 3.65 seconds, and 9.5 to get to 200. For a power-to-weight ratio of 1.9 kg for each horsepower. The incredible design was the result of a collaboration between the Centro Stile and Pininfarina. 400 specimens were made, at the time it cost 700 thousand euros.