Two Ferrari and Maserati icons go head-to-head at auction: millions of euros and a record?

On Sunday October 12, 2025, in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, the beach will become for a few hours the most coveted arena for collectors. Bonhams|Cars is organizing The Zoute Sale, and in the midst of 117 lots, two Italian queens will go head-to-head: a Maserati MC12 Stradale 2005 and a Ferrari LaFerrari 2014. The same aura, two visions of the hypercar made in Italy... and a suspense that promises to be thrilling.

The duel that has Modena... and Maranello salivating

On the Modena side, the Maserati MC12 Stradale on display is one of only 50 road-legal examples. Clear history, a single registered owner, scrupulous follow-up (13 services since new) and last serviced in August 2025. Estimate: €3.4 to €4.0 million. In short, the MC12 ticks all the boxes of the "modern grail": rarity, GT1 pedigree, original Ferrari Enzo V12, Giugiaro design-sculpture.

Opposite it, Maranello lined up a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari, still covered by an extended factory warranty until December 2026. The official estimate is €3.3 to €3.6 million. Beneath its carbon skin, the atmospheric 6.3-liter V12 married to KERS hybridization delivers 963 hp and a soundtrack to send shivers down the spine.

Why do auctions get so hot?

If the estimate for MC12 seems "wise", it's because the quotation has just changed scale. End of August, an MC12 Stradale broke the brand record 5,202,500 $ at Monterey, becoming the most expensive modern Maserati ever sold at auction. The market thus validated the "safe-haven" thesis for this bird as rare as an Enzo.

On the other hand, LaFerrari is not to be outdone. 2025 will have been a firework display:

• 5,230,000 $ at RM Sotheby's Monterey (August) ;
• 4,475,000 $ online at Bring a Trailer (August 8) ;
• 3,850,000 $ at Mecum Indy (May).

Three milestones that show a realistic range well above 3.5 M€, and that could push the Knokke auction to exceed the high estimate.

Beyond this face-to-face encounter, the 2025 catalog is a walk through a living museum: Ferrari F40, Ferrari 365 GTS/4 "Daytona" Spyder, Italdesign Zerouno #001... enough to raise the temperature in the room.

The Belgian event combines lifestyle, competitions, rallies and auctions: a concentrate of automotive art de vivre where, last year, over €22 million changed hands.

Our prediction (and why)

• Maserati MC12: if the car is as "clean" as advertised and two bidders hang on to it with Monterey in mind, the €4 million mark can be broken. The "one registered owner" and exemplary maintenance are serious arguments.
• Ferrari LaFerrari: 2025 comparables draw a 3.5-4.8 M$ zone depending on mileage/specifications/history. With factory warranty to Dec. 2026, this lot has everything to flirt with or exceed the high estimate.

Whatever happens, Italy will win: either with a Maserati built for GT1 glory, or with the Ferrari hybrid hypercar that redefined the 2010 decade.