Lewis Hamilton sold his custom Pagani Zonda 760 LH for a staggering £8.5m in 2021, netting the seven-time Formula 1 world champion a £6.9m profit. The supercar, built to his exact specifications in 2014, originally cost him around £1.6m. Hamilton decided to part with the vehicle due to his growing environmental conscience, having stopped driving his supercars in favour of an electric Mercedes EQC.
The 7.3-litre V12 monster, which produces 760 horsepower, featured a striking purple livery with carbon fibre accents and a rare six-speed manual transmission at Hamilton's request. It was the first Zonda 760 to ditch the automatic gearbox. Despite its impressive specs, Hamilton once described its handling as 'terrible'.
The car's new owner, who has not been named, crashed it in the Penmaenbach Tunnel in Conwy, Wales in 2023. Photos showed extensive damage to the front, suspension, doors, windshield and rear bumper, though the driver escaped unharmed and no other vehicles were involved. This was not the Zonda's first accident; Hamilton himself clipped three stationary cars in Monaco in 2015, which he attributed to a fever and lack of sleep.
After the 2023 crash, the Pagani Zonda 760 LH was fully restored and spotted leaving Pagani's factory for a pre-delivery test run last September. Its metallic purple paint and bare carbon centre have been retained, though the LED daytime running lights have been removed. It is one of just five Zonda 760s ever built.
On the track, Hamilton's 2025 season with Ferrari has been mixed. He has not yet made the podium, with best finishes of fourth at Imola, Silverstone and the Austrian Grand Prix. He sits sixth in the Drivers' Championship, more than 150 points behind leader Oscar Piastri and 30 points behind Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc. The Hungarian Grand Prix, where he has won a record eight times, is next.
