Michael Schumacher’s first race-winning Benetton B192 set for historic auction. Michael Schumacher’s first winning F1 car goes under the hammer.

The auction house Broad Arrow will sell the Benetton B192-05 online, the car with which Michael Schumacher secured his first Formula 1 Grand Prix victory at the 1992 Belgian GP.

Auction battles for Schumacher memorabilia

In recent years, collectors have gone to extreme lengths to acquire items linked to Michael Schumacher, including watches gifted to the German by former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt. With Ferrari, from 2000 to 2004, the “Kaiser” achieved repeated victories that cemented his place in Formula 1 history as a seven-time world champion.

Several Ferrari F1 cars, such as the F2001B and F2003, have also been sold at auction for record-breaking prices. However, Michael Schumacher’s career did not begin behind the wheel of a Ferrari. In the early 1990s, he made his Formula 1 debut with Benetton, the team with which he would later win two world titles before moving to Ferrari in 1996. After debuting at the 1991 Belgian GP in the B191, which itself was auctioned in 2025, Michael Schumacher claimed his first Grand Prix victory at Spa-Francorchamps in 1992 driving the Benetton B192-05.

The car of the first victory

Nearly 34 years after that landmark win, this car will return to the public eye in an online auction, running from 23 to 30 January. The B192-05 will be featured in Broad Arrow’s “Global Icons: Europe” series, with the Renault-powered Benetton valued at around €8,500,000.

The car remained at Renault’s Enstone facility after the Benetton team was acquired and was later acquired by Laurent Redon in 2015, a specialist in managing 1990s and 2000s Formula 1 cars. Redon oversaw the management of the engine, chassis, and manual gearbox. Alongside the car, other items from Michael Schumacher’s career will also be on sale, including his 1994 signed helmet, his 1995 racing suit, and a 1995 replica of the Benetton steering wheel.

As the auction date approaches, the sale of the B192-05 serves as a poignant reminder of the dawn of a legendary era in Formula 1. This car represents the exact moment Michael Schumacher transformed from a promising talent into a Grand Prix winner, setting the stage for the seven championships that would follow. For the lucky collector who places the winning bid, it is more than just a piece of high-performance machinery; it is a preserved chapter of motorsport history that captures the raw, manual-shifting spirit of F1’s golden age.