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F1 car driven by Michael Schumacher and Nelson Piquet comes up for auction

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

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  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

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  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

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  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

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  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

  • Next month Bonhams is hosting an auction at the Spa Classic, and this is headlining. It’s a Benetton B-191-02 that competed in the 1991 F1 World Championship, and was driven by no fewer than two world champions. 

    It made its debut at the San Marino GP, where it was driven by Roberto Moreno. For the fifth race of the season at Montreal, the 191 was handed to three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. He won that race after leader Nigel Mansell slowed to wave to the crowd and stalled his engine. 

    This 191 would later finish 5th at the British GP and 8th at the French. For the last two races of the season in Japan and Australia it was driven by a young upstart by the name of Michael Schumacher, in his first season in F1. He was parachuted in by Jordan, to drive in place of the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot at Spa, then raced for Benetton for the rest of the season. 

    After it was retired from F1, the car sat in a museum for years. In 2016 it was restored to as-new condition, except for the updated safety features mandated by the FIA. Yep, it runs.

    Estimated to fetch between £640,000 and £810,000, the 191 will be auctioned on May 21st. Bonhams says it’s in “excellent running order”. Imagine turning up to a trackday in this thing…

    Images: Bonhams

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