The Ferrari 599 China – discussed some weeks ago – was won tonight by an anonymous client from Shanghai at a price of about 1.2 million euro. The auction was the end of a Gala dinner organized by Ferrari at the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing. Lu Hao is the Chinese artist who created this special model decorated with Song Dynasty Ge Kiln pottery patterns.
The money from this auction will fund students and young teachers of Tsinghua University’s Department of Automotive Engineering to study at Italy’s Politecnico di Milano University and internship at Ferrari’s headquarters.
The gala dinner was attended by Ferrari owners and collectors, joined by Ferrari Asia Pacific CEO Mr. Marco Mattiacci, contemporary artist Lu Hao, professors of China’s leading Tsinghua University Cen Zhangzhi and delegate of Politecnico di Milano University Bruno Pizzigoni. A few Ferrari objects, in particular a helmet and a model car signed by Michael Schumacher were also auctioned together with a racing overall worn by F1 driver, Giancarlo Fisichella.
I think its ugly.