Watch A $70 Million Ferrari 250 GTO Burst Into Flames At Goodwood

Up in flames.

Usually when a pristine supercar sells for an eye-watering figure, it’s destined to spend its time locked away in a billionaire’s private collection. Just look at things like the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR that sold for $143 million last year; do you think many people have seen that at track days or parked outside Monaco’s luxury hotels? But really, how bad could it go if you take a priceless supercar out onto the track? Well, in the case of this Ferrari 250 GTO, it turns out things can go quite badly.

At this weekend’s Goodwood Revival event in the UK, all manner of historic motors were out on track parading around or racing against one another. One such race was the 2023 Lavant Cup, which took place on September 9th and saw a fleet of million-dollar Ferrari’s race against each other.

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In an interview with festival organizers, Chandhok said he was “pinching” himself before he got behind the wheel of one of his “absolute dream cars.” But he explained that the mood shifted when he saw flames out his rear view mirror, as Goodwood reports:

According to event organizers, the fire was caused by a “hole in the engine.” While the car’s owners haven’t yet identified the cause, they explained that an internal failure caused a “hole in the side of the sump,” which sparked an oil leak. When the oil reached the hot exhaust, it caught fire.

The oil leak on the track below coupled with the engine locking up is what caused Chandhok to spin, but his quick maneuver over to the side of the track meant no other competitors were caught up in the incident.

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