Nigel Mansell is flogging a collection of his “hugely personal” memorabilia for £1.62million.
The former Formula One champ’s racing clobber is going under the hammer at once.
There are 330 items in total he is putting up for sale.
They include 32 helmets, 50 race suits, plus gloves and boots.
Among them the ones he wore during his one championship winning season.
The 1992 Canon Williams Renault Arai Formula 1 Helmet is going for £50,000.
His Canon Williams Renault Sparco Formula 1 Race Suit with Boots and Gloves from the same year is going for £20,000.
Mansell, 70, – who has 31 wins and 59 podium finishes in his career – is putting 78 caps he worn on the podiums up for grabs too
He won the British Grand Prix in 1992 as well and a GoodYear Podium Navy Cap is selling for £500.
The retired race ace’s ‘5 NM’ car number plate is £60,000.
Mansell is also selling two motorbikes including a 2020 BMW R18 ‘Il Leone Edition’ for £40,000.
Some of his trophies scooped during his career are for sale like the 1992 German Grand Prix 1st Place Trophy which is tipped to sell for £10,000.
Wacky items like a Wayne Type 1420 Nigel Mansell 1992 Livery Petrol Pump is expecting bids of up to £3,000.
A set of six Williams Formula 1 Fondmetal Wheels – £3,000 – and a 1988 Williams FW12 Formula 1 Test Steering Wheel – £2,000 – are also among the lots.
Double BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Mansell quit F1 after his title win in 1992 and moved to Indycar in the US.
He won the title in 1993 and an unopened Indianapolis 500 Champagne Bottle is selling for £2,000.
The items are being sold by RM Sotheby’s – without reserves – from 4 to 11 October.
They had been housed in his museum in Jersey.
Mansell said: “The collection is hugely personal to me.
“It represents the entirety of my career and is the vast majority of the items of clothing I have worn during my racing career; the helmets, suits and all the trophies I have won during more that 30 years of topflight motorsport.
“It is, in short, the material manifestation of the most significant moments of my career and it represents everything that I worked for from my teenage years through to the end of my racing career.
“I would only entrust my collection to RM Sotheby’s, as this is one of the most intensely personal collections of motorsport items that have been offered to the market.”
A spokesperson for the auction house said: “RM Sotheby’s is proud to offer to market Nigel Mansell’s Legacy Collection, a unique and unrepeatable opportunity to acquire a vast array of items from within the 1992 Formula One World Champion’s personal collection of automobilia.
“Housed for many years in his museum on the island of Jersey, the collection is being offered direct from Nigel Mansell’s long-term ownership and represents items that span his entire racing career from karting, through the lower formulas, Formula One, IndyCar, British Touring Cars, and GP Masters.”
They added: “The collection includes some of the most important items of his career, including all the significant trophies won during his time in Formula One and IndyCar, including his 1992 and 1993 Championship years in both those series.
“The collection also includes numerous race-worn helmets, race suits, boots, gloves, clothing, podium caps, steering wheels, and even motorcycles.
“In total, there are 330 lots on offer, some of which contain multiple items, and all lots are offered without reserve.
“For any Nigel Mansell fan or to any Formula One enthusiast, the Legacy Collection is the opportunity to acquire items of immense historical significance direct from Nigel Mansell, none of which have ever been offered to market.”
The spokesperson continued: “The collection encompasses so many important items that it is impossible to convey the true depth of what is on offer.
“But some of standout items include key items from his 1992 championship-winning season, including race-worn suit, helmet.”
