This Ferrari Daytona SP3 Is Signed by Charles Leclerc. It Could Be Yours for $5.7 Million.
A modern-day Ferrari supercar with some real racing flare just hit the open market.
A barely driven green Daytona SP3 was just listed for sale by Dubai-based F1rst Motors. Any example of the exclusive 'Icona' series model is special, but this one has the added touch of having been signed by two of the company's F1 drivers, current Charles Leclerc and his former teammate Carlos Sainz.
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The Icona series is Ferraris way of paying tribute to past while continuing to push itself forward. The line, which launched in 2019 with the Monza SP1 and SP2, pairs an all-new design that references some of the marque's most beloved models with the forward-thinking hardware and technology. And, in true Prancing Horse fashion, only a limited number of examples of each is produced.
The Daytona SP3, which debuted in 2021, is the second of these rare cars. As the name may have given away, it was inspired by the company's Daytona prototype race cars that dominated endurance racing in the 1960s, including taking a 1-2-3 finish at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1963. The car sports an aerodynamic design that effortlessly brings the old and new together, including its flowing lines, wraparound windscreen, and razor-thin lighting package. The example up for sale, which is one of just 599 that will be built, is finished in a one-of-a-kind coat of BP Green and rides on a set of gold wheels.
Just as striking is the 6.5-liter V-12 that resides in the Daytona SP3 engine bay. The naturally aspirated mill, which figures to be in good shape since the car has been driven less than 400 miles, is the same one found in the 812 Competizione and makes 829 hp, 514 ft lbs of torque and has a redline of 9,500 rpm. Thanks to all that power the car can slingshot from zero to 62 mph in just 2.8 seconds and tops out at a more-than-respectable 212 mph. The engine in this example has also been signed in gold ink by Leclerc and Sainz, who were Ferrari teammates from 2021 to 2024. The latter has since been replaced by Lewis Hamilton and will drive for Williams this season.
Already imagining how this Daytona SP3 will look in your garage? Prepare to spend big. Top Gear reports that F1rst Motors is asking 21 million AED, or roughly $5.7 million, for the car. That's well over double the car's original $2.3 million starting price.Best of Robb Report
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