World's most expensive Formula 1 car sold in Stuttgart

The iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R car, driven by the famous Stirling Moss or Juan Manuel Fangio, is sold for more than 50 million euros in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

The buyer was not immediately named. The costliest car ever sold at auction was a 1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe sportscar that changed hands for 135 million euros in May 2022.

The most expensive grand prix car previously sold at auction was another ex-Fangio Mercedes W196 from 1954 that fetched $29.6 million at Goodwood, England, in 2013.  The car was driven to victory by five times world champion Fangio at the non-championship Buenos Aires Grand Prix in 1955.