2017 Ferrari Other Ferrari Models

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys Paris event, 28 January 2026.
2,800,000 - 4,000,000 EUR

• Notably competed under Ferraris legendary race number 51 , signifying the lead Scuderia Ferrari works car in endurance racing
• 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship class-winning car, driven by future 24 Hours of Le Mans winners James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi
• Three-time LM GTE Pro class winner in the 6 Hours of Nrburgring, Circuit of the Americas, and Fuji
• Scored four further LM GTE Pro podium finishes, securing the GT World Endurance Drivers Championship for Calado and Pier Guidi
• Instrumental in sealing the GT World Endurance Manufacturers Championship for Ferrari and the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams for AF Corse
• Later Campaigned by Singapore-based Clearwater Racing in six rounds of the 2018 and 2019 WEC seasons, earning the team an LM GTE Am podium finish at Spa-Francorchamps
• Ideally suited to the myriad GT Revival events for which it is eligible, as well as standalone events such as Ferrari Club Competizione GT, Le Mans Classic Legend, and Daytona Classic 24 Hour

First introduced in 2016, the Ferrari 488 GT3 and its GTE derivative featured a 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged Type-F154 V-8 engine developing around 600 horsepower, and a light-yet-sturdy aluminium chassis with integral roll cage. In GTE specification, the car became a mainstay of both the World Endurance and IMSA SportsCar Championships. Both the 488 GT3 and GTE have since scored more than 500 international race wins to become Ferraris most successful competition design ever.

The entry for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship and its LM GTE Pro class in particular represented arguably its strongest since the series inception in 2012. As incumbent GT Manufacturers Champion, Ferrari returned with two Works-supported, AF Corse-prepared 488 GTEs, while there were further two-car factory teams from Ford, Porsche, and Aston Martin. The GT ranks included drivers such as Kvin Estre, Alessandro Pier Guidi, Darren Turner, and Andy Priaulx, underlining the collective commitment from all manufacturers involved.

AF Corses effort consisted of chassis numbered 3816 to be driven by James Calado and Pier Guidi and 3818, which was entrusted to Sam Bird and Davide Rigon. The former would bare the fabled race number 51, historically reserved for each seasons lead Ferrari endurance car, and it is this car which RM Sothebys is delighted to offer for sale here. The season started strongly for Calado and Pier Guidi, with the Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps Championship rounds yielding two 2nd-placed finishes in LM GTE Pro. At Le Mans, the pair were joined by experienced Ferrari GT racer Michele Rugolo, although a promising qualifying performance in which they missed class pole by just 0.2 seconds was followed by a troubled race in which they finished only 11th in LM GTE Pro and 46th overall.

If Le Mans had proved challenging, the remainder of the season for Calado and Pier Guidi was nothing less than stellar. Class wins at the Nrburgring, Austin, and Fuji coincided with mid-season slumps for both the lead Ganassi-run Ford of Priaulx and Tincknell with team-mates Bird and Rigon; a 3rd place in Shanghai and 2nd in Bahrain eventually secured them the GT Drivers Championship. Additionally, Ferrari won a second consecutive GT Manufacturers title, while AF Corse took home the Teams crown.

For 2018, ownership of chassis 3816 passed to Singapore-based GT squad Clearwater Racing. Team owner Weng Sun Mok was joined in the car by Japanese GT specialist Keita Sawa with Irish driver Matt Griffin; the trio duly contested five WEC rounds that year. The seasonal high point came in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, in which they finished an excellent 3rd in LM GTE Am, although their 8th in class and 35th overall in the cars second consecutive Le Mans start was similarly noteworthy. Chassis 3816s competitive swansong was in the 2019 Sebring 1000 Miles, although a qualifying crash cruelly sidelined the car from its final race.

Acquired by the consigning owner in 2021, chassis 3816 benefits from an overhaul by its original factory-blessed constructors Michelotto Engineering at the companys illustrious workshops in Padova, Italy. Boasting World Championship-winning, ex-Works status and unimpeached provenance, this car represents a spectacular, historic, and highly competitive prospective entry into the myriad events for which it is eligible.

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