Iconic Auctioneers’ Race Retro 2025 sale is to be led by a key part of McLaren history – Senna chassis no. 001, otherwise known as XP01-P15. However, there are several other special lots already consigned – including a one-owner-from-new road-registered Ford RS200 S and one of a handful of UK-market Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Blacks, plus a Porsche 993 GT2R in the competition side of the sale.
XP01-P15 is very much a prototype, and not the first customer car. After the pre-production test schedule, McLaren’s XP models are returned to the factory, stripped back and refinished anew. This particular car was specified and first owned by McLaren’s executive director of Global Sales and Marketing at the time, before being sold to the consignor.
As part of the refit once its pre-production days were over, XP01-P15 was treated to an extensive range of MSO parts, such as Chicane Grey paint (£9500), bespoke Visual Carbonfibre roof canopy and snorkel (£41,333) – which turned all gloss-black areas into gloss-carbonfibre, including the T-bar, door uppers, roof scoop, door hinges and fuel-filler cap – plus MSO-painted Senna helmets on the rear-wing end planes, Memphis Red and Vega Blue centre-lock wheel nuts and a gloss-carbon roof. It was also specified with Alcantara, MSO Push-to-Drink system, Bowers & Wilkins seven-speaker audio system, bespoke ‘SS’ logos embroidered in the headrests, McLaren Orange contrast stitching, and MSO steering wheel with Alcantara and orange trim.
The car is described as having a full McLaren service history, and being the recipient of two major services at McLaren Manchester, with the last seeing the replacement of the front and rear suspension accumulators at a cost of £10,000. It’s covered 1030 miles, and carries an estimate of between £800k and £1m.
This Ford RS200 is a very special car in even the rarefied world of RS200s, of which a mere 200 were built. This particular car is one of 20 S models originally specified for a Canadian dealer. Upgrade options includes electric windows, a 350bhp engine (an increase of 100bhp over standard), adjustable boost control, air-conditioning, extra air intakes and a revised interior courtesy of Tickford.
The Canadian deal didn’t come off, so the cars were sold to private buyers – and this vendor, who has owned the Ford since new, ticked every box. It’s also one of just four examples finished in Ferrari Red.
Having covered just 19,956 miles from new, and MoT’d until September next year, this RS200 S is estimated at between £300k and £350k.
A more modern rarity comes courtesy of this Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black. One of just 25 UK-market cars, it has covered 24,600 miles from new and was serviced by Sytner Mercedes-Benz of Bath in November 2024. It carries an estimate of between £100k and £120k.
Iconic Auctioneers splits its race-car collection off from its road cars, and leading the former is this 1995 Porsche 993 GT2R. One of 43 GT2R models built with a focus on race competition, chassis no. 393094 was specified a competition car but with the paperwork that could allow it to be driven as a road car.
It was specified with a single Recaro bucket seat with Sabelt harness, Alcantara-clad MOMO steering wheel, welded-in roll cage, Premier Racing 100-litre fuel cell and a set of 18-inch wheels with central connectors. The car also has racing-specification suspension, a fully adjustable rear wing, upgraded KKK turbos, high-lift camshafts, an extra oil-cooler, a bespoke exhaust and a Tag Electronics ECU. In addition there is an OEM carbon flat-floor kit, which required upgraded rear arches and upper wing sections, which were fitted after it left the factory.
The car was first delivered to Japan, where it was driven either on the road or on Porsche Japan-sanctioned track days. It came to the UK in 2017, and since then has had its Tag Electronics ECU serviced by McLaren. McLaren also replaced the battery, missing resistors and a capacitor. At the car’s last service, in 2015 prior to arriving to the UK, the crank-sensor and spark plugs were changed. Prior to this, the front and rear brake discs and pads were replaced, along with a driveshaft, in 2014.
Since coming to the UK the 993 GT2 has largely been in storage, although it was treated to an engine overhaul by Neil Bainbridge at BS Motorsport in May 2024. The car is still registered for road use, and the last MoT was in 2017, when it had 7842km on the clock – a figure it still has. It’s estimated at between £800k and £900k.
The Iconic Auctioneers Race Retro sale takes place at Race Retro, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, UK on Saturday, February 22, 2025. More details can be found here.
