Michael Satterfield
TGR Staff – 07/06/2021
The 2004 Porsche Carrera GT originally owned by 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button sold just sold for $975,000 USD during an extremely busy holiday weekend on the Collecting Cars auction platform.
A total of 37 bids were submitted for the Carrera GT, which was presented to 2009 Champion Button, who captured the coveted title with victories in Australia, Malaysia, Bahrain, Spain, Monaco, and Turkey. The Porsche Carrera GT comes with a letter from Button’s personal assistant, confirming the racing driver’s prior ownership. Also included is the original and exceptionally rare, boxed pewter sculpture of the V10 engine. A gift presented to future owners upon ordering a Carrera GT, this set is adorned with a plaque engraved with Jenson’s name.
Collecting Cars is an online auction platform where cars are sold within 7 days with no selling fees, this means the seller receives 100% of the hammer price. To date, the platform has sold more than 3,000 lots, and the total sales value generated for sellers exceeds $141M. Recently the auction company has expanded to the US adding a Los Angeles headquarters with plans to expand its presence in the American auto auction marketplace.
