Sotheby’s is ready to stage its inaugural Collectors’ Week in Abu Dhabi between December 2-5, 2025. Backed by the Abu Dhabi Funding Workplace (ADIO), the occasion will mix multimillion-dollar auctions and curated exhibitions at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort. Saadiyat Island is already house to the Louvre, Abu Dhabi, and the soon-to-open Guggenheim. It’s the primary occasion of its variety within the area; the auctions will span excessive jewellery, uncommon timepieces, and luxurious actual property by means of Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions and RM Sotheby’s.
Automobile collectors can look ahead to a standout docket that includes 15 plenty of uncommon and fascinating vehicles. RM Sotheby’s and McLaren Racing are teaming up for a one-of-a-kind “Triple Crown” public sale that includes three future competitors vehicles, together with a 2026 System 1 chassis, a 2027 World Endurance Hypercar racer, and a 2026 Arrow McLaren IndyCar entry. Every can even be bundled with VIP experiences, together with manufacturing facility excursions and future automobile entry.
Staying with McLaren, the lineup additionally features a 2019 McLaren Senna ($850k-$1.2 million) and two of Gordon Murray’s most important creations, a 1994 McLaren F1 (~$21 million) and a 2025 GMA T.50 (~$5.0million). Different highlights embrace a 2017 Pagani Zonda Riviera ($9.5-$10.5 million), a 1990 Ferrari F40 ($3.2-$3.7 million), and a 2010 Aston Martin One-77 ($1.3-$1.6 million).
Collectors’ Week additionally coincides with one in every of Abu Dhabi’s busiest occasions of the 12 months, with a number of worldwide occasions coming to city, together with the Milken Institute Center East and Africa Summit 2025, Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Bitcoin MENA, and the annual System One Grand Prix at Yas Marina, the ultimate race on the calendar. The occasion is timed to attract the identical high-net-worth crowd already on the town for these international occasions.
This initiative cements Abu Dhabi’s rising affect within the luxurious and public sale sectors and follows the Emirate’s latest $1 billion funding in Sotheby’s, led by ADQ, the area’s third-largest sovereign wealth fund. The transfer marks the primary main Arab minority stake within the 281-year-old public sale home and alerts Sotheby’s long-term enlargement within the GCC area.
1994 McLaren F1
$21,000,000+
2026 McLaren System 1 Crew MCL40A
$10,000,000 – $12,000,000
2017 Pagani Zonda Riviera
$9,500,000 – $10,500,000
2027 McLaren United Autosport WEC Hypercar Crew LMDh
$6,000,000 – $8,000,000
2025 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50
$5,000,000+
1990 Ferrari F40
$5,000,000+
2011 Ferrari SA Aperta
~$1,500,000 – $1,800,000
2010 Aston Martin One-77
$1,300,000 – $1,600,000
2021 Bentley Bacalar
$900,000 – $1,300,000
2019 McLaren Senna
$850,000 – $1,200,000
2011 Ferrari 599 GTO
$850,000 – $950,000
2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A
$750,000 – $950,000
2026 Arrow McLaren IndyCar Crew Dallara-Chevrolet DW12
$500,000 – $700,000
2006 Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster
$500,000 – $600,000
1995 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
$370,000 – $450,000
