This is a car so outrageously theatrical it arrives with its own matching leather helmets. Because of course it does. The Ferrari Monza SP2 was never about practicality. It was about making every other supercar owner feel like they’d brought a plastic fork to a Michelin-starred dinner. And this particular example, chassis number 261538, is heading to Broad Arrow Auctions at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 16-17 May 2026. If you have to ask how much, you already know the answer.
Only 499 Monza SP1 and SP2 models were ever produced, making this one of the most exclusive modern Ferraris in existence. The SP2 is the two-seater variant, for those who believe misery deserves company, or perhaps for the fortunate souls who have someone worth sharing 798 horsepower with. Finished in a jaw-dropping Tailor Made two-tone livery of Rosso California red and Grigio Coburn grey with Argento Nürburgring silver accents, it has covered just 417 kilometres since it left Maranello. That is not a typo. Four hundred and seventeen. The sort of distance most of us cover in a week of tedious commuting, compressed into what one assumes were four hundred and seventeen of the most viscerally thrilling kilometres any human has ever experienced. Or perhaps it simply sat in a climate-controlled garage being admired, which is also valid.
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ABOVE: Ferrari Monza SP2 exterior, Berluti helmets, instrument cluster, V12 engine, blue leather cockpit, side profile, rear in motion, driver cockpit, rear three-quarter
What Makes This Monza SP2 Special?
Where to begin. The two-tone livery alone is enough to stop traffic and cause minor accidents among the easily distracted. Rosso California red sweeps across the rear and flanks, while a Grigio Coburn grey nose section and Argento Nürburgring silver accents give the front the menacing appearance of a vintage racing car that wandered through a very expensive time machine.
Only 499 Monza SP1 and SP2 models were produced, making this one of the most exclusive modern Ferraris in existence. The SP2 is the two-seater variant, for those who believe misery deserves company, or perhaps for the fortunate souls who have someone worth sharing 798 horsepower with.
This car has covered just 417 kilometres. That is not a typo. Four hundred and seventeen. The sort of distance most of us cover in a week of tedious commuting, compressed into what one assumes were four hundred and seventeen of the most viscerally thrilling kilometres any human has ever experienced. Or perhaps it simply sat in a climate-controlled garage being admired, which is also valid.
The Tailor Made Spec Sheet
Ferrari’s Tailor Made programme exists for clients who find the standard options list insufficiently indulgent. This SP2 is finished with an extensive carbon fibre package covering the front spoiler, engine bay vents, wheel arches, rear diffuser, under-door covers, exterior sill kicks, and what Ferrari rather magnificently calls the “upper luggage compartment.” One imagines the luggage compartment holds precisely one small bag and a profound sense of superiority.
The Giallo Modena yellow brake calipers pop against matte Argento Nürburgring forged wheels. The Scuderia shields are hand-airbrushed. Inside, Jeans Aunde Blu fabric meets Pelle Elmo Blu leather, because having blue denim-look seats in a multi-million-dollar Ferrari is either brilliantly confident or wonderfully mad. The Cavallino Rampante is embroidered into the headrests, the rev counter glows a rather fabulous yellow, and yes, there are four-point racing harnesses.
And then there are the helmets. Two carbon fibre helmets by Berluti, the French luxury house, finished in matching leather with Ferrari branding. They perch on the rear deck like the world’s most expensive salt and pepper shakers. This is a car that has accepted it cannot provide a windscreen and has responded by offering you extremely fashionable head protection instead.
How Much Power Does the Monza SP2 Have?
The 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12, lifted from the 812 Superfast, produces 798 horsepower. Or 810 CV if you prefer Italian drama. Either way, it delivers the kind of acceleration that rearranges your internal organs. Zero to 100 km/h takes 2.9 seconds, which is about the time it takes to regret not wearing a helmet while simultaneously celebrating that you brought one.
There is no windscreen. Instead, Ferrari developed what they call a “Virtual Windshield,” an aerodynamic system that channels airflow through the bonnet and up over the occupants’ heads. Whether this works at 200 km/h on an Italian mountain road remains a question best answered by braver souls than myself, ideally while wearing the Berluti helmets.
The Monza SP2 is the spiritual successor to Ferrari’s great barchetta racers of the 1950s and 1960s. The 166MM Barchetta, the 750 Monza, the 860 Monza. These were stripped-back racing machines that prioritised speed and sensation over creature comforts. The SP2 continues that tradition while adding Apple CarPlay, parking cameras, and presumably some way to adjust the air conditioning that doesn’t involve employing a co-driver specifically for the task.
What Will It Sell For?
Broad Arrow Auctions has not disclosed an estimate, which in the collector car world is polite code for “if you need to know, you cannot afford it.” Previous Monza SP2 sales have ranged from USD $3 million to over $5 million at auction, depending on specification, mileage, and how desperately two billionaires wanted the same car on the same evening.
This example’s combination of vanishingly low mileage, spectacular Tailor Made specification, and the sheer theatre of its presentation suggests it will command serious money. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is not a cattle auction. It is where the world’s most discerning collectors gather to acquire the sort of cars that make museum curators weep with envy.
Ferrari launched the Icona series in 2018 with the Monza SP1 and SP2. Since then, the programme has expanded to include the Daytona SP3. All of them are offered only to Ferrari’s most valued clients, the sort of people who have already purchased multiple Ferraris and demonstrated that they can be trusted not to wrap them around lamp posts or sell them for a quick profit. Getting on the list is harder than getting into most exclusive clubs. Staying on it requires the kind of loyalty usually associated with religions and football teams.
Where Can You See It?
The auction takes place at Lake Como on 16-17 May 2026, as part of the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, one of the oldest and most prestigious classic car events in the world. If you happen to be in northern Italy with several million dollars in ready cash and a strong appreciation for cars that require their own protective headwear, this may be your moment.
For everyone else, this is a reminder that Ferrari still builds cars with the sort of unhinged ambition that makes the automotive world infinitely more interesting. The Monza SP2 is not sensible. It is not practical. It is not even legal on public roads in many countries without significant paperwork. But it is magnificent, and sometimes that is quite enough.
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