A 2014 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse "Jean-Pierre Wimille" sold for CHF 4,505,000 at RM Sotheby's Zurich auction. The auction house described the result as a world auction record for the Veyron. The sale took place on September 26, with RM Sotheby's publishing its full results on September 28.
The car is one of only three Jean-Pierre Wimille examples and was the first instalment in the Les Légendes de Bugatti programme. That series honoured figures from Bugatti's history, with this version dedicated to the driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the marque in 1937 and 1939. Its two-tone finish combines Bleu Wimille paint with exposed dark-blue carbon fibre. Details include a Circuit de la Sarthe layout, Wimille's signature and French tricolour references.
Chassis VF9SV25244M795063 was delivered new to Dubai in 2014 before passing through German and Swiss ownership. It showed 3,766 kilometres when catalogued. Magneto reports a pre-sale estimate of CHF 2.4 million to CHF 2.8 million, meaning the final result cleared the upper estimate by a substantial margin.
The Veyron comfortably led the Zurich sale. A 1991 Ferrari F40 was second at CHF 3,323,750, followed by a Ferrari 812 Competizione A at CHF 1,850,000. RM Sotheby's reported total proceeds of CHF 16,302,075. Magneto noted that 17 of the 23 cars offered found buyers.
The record is specific to the Veyron collector market rather than to Bugatti as a whole. This example combines a production run of just three cars, a direct historical theme within the Legends series and documented low mileage. The Zurich result provides a clear public benchmark for one of the rarest factory Veyron derivatives.