--- title: "Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta "Tour de France" · HICONIUM" description: The long-wheelbase 250 GT Berlinetta earned its unofficial name by winning the Tour de France Automobile four years running. Seventy-seven cars span bodies and mechanical evolutions; chassis history matters more than a model label. canonical_url: https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/ferrari/250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france image: https://hiconium.dev/og/vehicle/ferrari/250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france.png --- > HICONIUM · Index: https://hiconium.dev/llms.txt · Every page: append `.md` or send `Accept: text/markdown`. > Path: [Home](https://hiconium.dev/) › [Vehicles](https://hiconium.dev/models) › [Ferrari](https://hiconium.dev/manufacturers/ferrari) › 250 GT Berlinetta "Tour de France" > On this page: [The price and the proof](#the-price-and-the-proof) · [Model readouts](#model-readouts) · [Documented sales](#documented-sales) · [A production-based GT became Ferrari's road-racing tool.](#overview-heading) · [Technical specifications](#technical-specifications) · [Competition specification](#competition-specification) · [Identity](#identity) · [What moves the price](#what-moves-the-price) · [The people behind the car](#the-people-behind-the-car) · [Gioacchino Colombo](#gioacchino-colombo) · [Sergio Scaglietti](#sergio-scaglietti) · [Alfonso de Portago](#alfonso-de-portago) · [Member instruments](#member-instruments) ![A blue Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France berlinetta, front three-quarter view on a blue field with a winding light ribbon](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/ferrari-250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france/hero-wide-2560.jpg) # 250 GT Berlinetta "Tour de France" A road racer wins The long-wheelbase 250 GT Berlinetta earned its unofficial name by winning the Tour de France Automobile four years running. Seventy-seven cars span bodies and mechanical evolutions; chassis history matters more than a model label. 1956 to 1959 · 77 built · Maranello ## The price and the proof Indicative road-car band $5M–$9M · typical $6.5M · 1 documented road sales · 1 recorded sales on file. Modeled values are not observed sales. Nothing here is investment advice. Confidence: medium. Public sales are sparse and chassis quality dominates. The 1956 winning car is an exceptional provenance outlier. | Record | Amount | What | Venue | Date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Road record | $13'200'000 | 1956 TdF winner · 0557 GT | RM Sotheby's Monterey | 2015 | Valuation method and source rules: [HICONIUM standards](https://hiconium.dev/standards). Observed auction results across the wider market: [Market terminal](https://hiconium.dev/market). ### Model readouts Synthetic model · insufficient ledger. model v1 · seed ferrari-250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france. Compound annual growth is modeled price CAGR; S&P 500 is a price index without dividends. Forecast quantiles are not investment advice. | Window | This car* | S&P 500 | Gold | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1Y | +7.0% | +18.8% | +21.9% | | Series | Deepest drawdown | Window | | --- | --- | --- | | This car* | -2.8% | Dec 2025 → Feb 2026 · recovered Apr 2026 | | S&P 500 | -11.1% | Feb 2025 → Apr 2025 · recovered Jul 2025 | | Gold | -18.9% | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 · not recovered | | Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | +6M | $6'206'464 | $6'765'270 | $7'374'389 | | +12M | $6'325'416 | $7'041'366 | $7'838'351 | | +24M | $6'579'777 | $7'627'821 | $8'842'799 | ### Documented sales 1 recorded. Every public sale on this file, newest first. Amounts keep the recorded currency. Source links appear only when the catalog stores a public auction-lot URL. | Date | Chassis / label | Class | House | Venue | Amount | Currency | Basis | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2023-10-08 | bonhams · Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute · hammer | Road | bonhams | Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute | €4'200'000 | EUR | hammer | [https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/28312/lot/160P/1959-ferrari-250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france-chassis-no-1401gt-engine-no-1401gt/](https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/28312/lot/160P/1959-ferrari-250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france-chassis-no-1401gt-engine-no-1401gt/) | ## A production-based GT became Ferrari's road-racing tool. Pinin Farina designed a light berlinetta body over Ferrari's 2'600 mm 250 GT chassis; Scaglietti built most examples in aluminium. De Portago's 1956 French win began four consecutive victories, followed by Olivier Gendebien from 1957 through 1959. The body changed repeatedly across the run. Restoration accuracy therefore depends on build sheets and chassis-specific period photographs, not a single reference car. | Highlight | Detail | | --- | --- | | The win supplied the name | Alfonso de Portago and Ed Nelson won the 1956 Tour de France Automobile in chassis 0557 GT. Ferrari then used the race name internally for the competition berlinetta. | | Seventy-seven individual files | Louvre count, headlamp treatment, alloy coachwork, competition record and retained components differ by chassis. A price for one series is not a price for all TdFs. | | Label | Value | | --- | --- | | Victories | TdF · 1956–1959 | | Coachbuilder | Scaglietti · most cars | | Built | 77 | | Layout | Front V12 · rear drive | ## Technical specifications ### Competition specification | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Engine | 2'953 cc SOHC 60° V12 | Tipo 128-series specification evolved by chassis | | Induction | Three Weber carburettors | | | Power | approximately 240 bhp | period tune and published figures vary | | Gearbox | 4-speed manual | | | Brakes | Four-wheel drums | original LWB TdF specification | ### Identity | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Production | 77 | RM Sotheby's published total | | Body sequence | No-, 14-, three- and one-louvre forms | plus five Zagato-bodied cars | | Core coachwork | Pinin Farina design · Scaglietti build | | | Nickname | Tour de France | unofficial, earned after the 1956 win | ## What moves the price Spans are indicative, drawn from documented public sales. Calibrated multipliers for a specific chassis remain member instruments. | Value driver | Indicative range | Meaning | Documentary evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Documented period racing | +20% to +80% | Major-event starts and results belong to the chassis, not merely the model. | 1956 winning chassis reached $13'200'000 in 2015. | | Retained original components | +15% to +40% | Chassis, body, engine, gearbox and axle confirmed against factory records. | | | Identity or body-history gaps | −20% to −50% | Unresolved rebody, replacement drivetrain or race-damage history narrows the buyer pool. | | ## The people behind the car ### [Gioacchino Colombo](https://hiconium.dev/people/gioacchino-colombo) V12 engine architect · Ferrari Created the compact V12 architecture enlarged to 2'953 cc for the 250 family. ### [Sergio Scaglietti](https://hiconium.dev/people/sergio-scaglietti) Coachbuilder · Carrozzeria Scaglietti Built the lightweight competition berlinetta bodies for most of the TdF run. ### [Alfonso de Portago](https://hiconium.dev/people/alfonso-de-portago) 1956 Tour de France winning driver · Scuderia Ferrari ![Portrait of Alfonso de Portago](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/ferrari-250-gt-berlinetta-tour-de-france/people/alfonso-de-portago.jpg) Won the event with Ed Nelson in chassis 0557 GT, establishing the car's lasting nickname. ## Member instruments A HICON Bid is a confidential expression of buying interest on this file. It is not a binding purchase, and HICONIUM holds no funds. [Sign in](https://hiconium.dev/sign-in) to place one. Garage files for an owned chassis are member records and are not listed here. [How membership works](https://hiconium.dev/membership).