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The Most Expensive Porsches Ever Sold at Public Auction, Ranked

A 1970 Porsche 917K leads the reported public-auction ranking at $14.08 million. See the top 10 results and what the prices do—and don’t—show.
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The most expensive Porsche in the reported public-auction results is a 1970 Porsche 917K that sold for $14.08 million. The ranking below covers reported auction sales through the 2026 Monterey Car Week cutoff; prices are U.S. dollars at the time of sale and include buyer’s premium, except where the original currency is also shown. Private transactions are excluded, so this is a public-auction ranking—not a complete record of every Porsche sale.

The 10 most expensive Porsches sold at public auction

Rankings and prices follow Modern Car Collector’s reported list through the 2026 Monterey Car Week cutoff. The 550 RS Spyder’s dollar equivalent is the ranking source’s approximate conversion at the time of sale, not a current exchange-rate calculation.

Rank Porsche Reported sale price Auction and sale date Details
1 1970 Porsche 917K $14,080,000 Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, August 2017 Chassis 917-024; appeared in the 1971 film Le Mans.
2 1982 Porsche 956 $10,120,000 Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, August 2015 Chassis 956-003; the previous Porsche auction record before the 917K sale.
3 (tie) 1989 Porsche 959 Sport $7,045,000 RM Sotheby’s, Monterey, August 2026 Chassis WP0ZZZ95ZJS905013; one of 29 959 Sport examples, according to RM Sotheby’s.
3 (tie) 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Rennversion $7,045,000 Broad Arrow, Monterey Jet Center, August 2024 Tied for third in the reported ranking.
5 2005 Porsche Carrera GT $6,715,000 Broad Arrow, Amelia Island, March 2026 Broad Arrow called this a world record for the model; its reported figure includes buyer’s premium.
6 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder £4,593,500 (approximately $6.1 million at the time) Bonhams, Goodwood Revival, September 2016 The dollar figure is the ranking source’s contemporaneous approximate conversion.
7 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach $6,050,000 Mecum, Kissimmee, January 2026 The ranking source reports an 845-mile example.
8 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar $5,945,000 RM Sotheby’s, Porsche 70th Anniversary sale, Atlanta, October 2018 A Paris-Dakar variant.
9 1972 Porsche 917/10 Spyder $5,830,000 Mecum, Monterey, August 2012 Chassis 917/10-003; described by the ranking source as a Team Penske Can-Am car.
10 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion $5,665,000 Gooding & Company, Amelia Island, March 2017 Chassis 996 005; Gooding called it a Porsche 911 record at the time.

The reported tenth-place result narrowly edges the 2007 Porsche RS Spyder Evo, which the ranking source says sold for $5,615,000 at Gooding’s 2022 Pebble Beach auction—a $50,000 difference.

Why these Porsches reached such high prices

The ranking spans purpose-built race cars and road-going supercars, so there is no single feature that explains every result. The cars’ documented competition histories, exact chassis identities, rarity, preservation, mileage, factory specification, and provenance can all matter to collectors. Those are contextual factors, not proof that any one attribute caused a particular price.

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Competition history and significance

The 917K’s connection to Le Mans and Porsche’s first overall Le Mans victory in 1970 gives its history unusual resonance. The Porsche Newsroom has tied chassis 917-024 to the film, though its historical feature is not a current price ranking. The 956 and 917/10 Spyder also represent competition-focused cars, while the 911 GT1 Rennversion reflects Porsche’s racing program.

Rarity and provenance

A rare variant, identifiable chassis, or well-documented history can distinguish one car from another with the same model name. In a 2017 release, Gooding & Company President David Gooding described demand for “cars that combine all the attributes of rarity, performance, historical significance and provenance.” That is a market observation, not a formula for predicting a sale price.

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Condition, mileage, and specification

Condition and originality, mileage, and unusual factory specification can help shape comparisons between examples. The 845-mile figure reported for the 918 Spyder Weissach is one example of a detail that matters when assessing a specific listing; it should not be treated as a universal value premium.

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How to read the ranking and compare prices

  • It measures reported auction outcomes. The list excludes private transactions, which are not publicly reported on the same basis, and does not describe typical Porsche values.
  • Buyer’s premium affects the total. The ranking says its prices include buyer’s premium. Broad Arrow likewise specifies that its 2026 Carrera GT figure includes the premium.
  • Currency matters. The 550 Spyder result is stated in pounds, with the source’s approximate contemporaneous U.S.-dollar conversion alongside it.
  • Variant and history matter. Compare the exact model and chassis, sale date and auction house, provenance, competition history, condition or originality, mileage, and whether the car was built for road or race use.
  • The cutoff matters. A later reported auction sale could change the order. Treat “record” claims as public-auction records through the stated date, not claims about undisclosed private sales.

Sources for the reported results

Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.

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