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# Senna

Downforce before decoration

The Senna is a road car designed around a lap time, not a top-speed claim. At 250 km/h it can make 800 kg of downforce, and its glazed lower doors show exactly where the front wheels sit.

2018 to 2019 · 500 built · Woking

## The price and the proof

Indicative road-car band $1.0M–$1.6M · typical $1.2M · 17 documented road sales · 19 recorded sales on file · market as of 2026-09-01. Modeled values are not observed sales. Nothing here is investment advice.

Confidence: high. Multiple documented RM Sotheby's and Bring a Trailer sales span 2020 to 2026. Mileage, MSO carbon, colour and geography explain much of the spread, while recent high-mile cars have also cleared seven figures.

Figures in USD for standard road Sennas. Senna GTR and named MSO series are separate variants.

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

17 documented anchors. model v1 · seed mclaren-senna. 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 | +2.5% | +18.8% | +21.9% |
| 5Y | +2.4% | +11.4% | +17.6% |

| Series | Deepest drawdown | Window |
| --- | --- | --- |
| This car* | -78.8% | Mar 2018 → Mar 2020 · not recovered |
| S&P 500 | -20.3% | Dec 2021 → Oct 2022 · recovered Dec 2023 |
| Gold | -18.9% | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 · not recovered |

| Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| +6M | $993'566 | $1'205'319 | $1'462'201 |
| +12M | $915'534 | $1'195'715 | $1'561'638 |
| +24M | $807'903 | $1'176'735 | $1'713'951 |

### Documented sales

19 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-16 | 2026 | Road | Mecum | Indy 2026 - Highlights, Indianapolis, USA | $1'760'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.mecum.com/lots/1170363/2019-mclaren-senna/](https://www.mecum.com/lots/1170363/2019-mclaren-senna/) |
| 2026-05-04 | Bring a Trailer · Bring a Trailer · hammer | Road | Bring a Trailer | Bring a Trailer | $1'506'500 | USD | hammer | [https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019-mclaren-senna-34/](https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019-mclaren-senna-34/) |
| 2026-02-19 | Bring a Trailer · Bring a Trailer · hammer | Road | Bring a Trailer | Bring a Trailer | $1'360'000 | USD | hammer | [https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019-mclaren-senna-32/](https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019-mclaren-senna-32/) |
| 2026-01-25 | 2026 | Road | Barrett-Jackson | 2026 Scottsdale - Highlights, Scottsdale, USA | $1'870'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.barrett-jackson.com/2026-scottsdale/docket/vehicle/2019-mclaren-senna-295961](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/2026-scottsdale/docket/vehicle/2019-mclaren-senna-295961) |
| 2025-12-05 | RM Sotheby's · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | $905'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/ad25/lots/r0020-2019-mclaren-senna/](https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/ad25/lots/r0020-2019-mclaren-senna/) |
| 2025-08-16 | RM Sotheby's · Monterey, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Monterey, USA | $1'215'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo25/lots/r0141-2019-mclaren-senna/](https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo25/lots/r0141-2019-mclaren-senna/) |
| 2025-01-24 | RM Sotheby's · Arizona, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Arizona, USA | $1'077'500 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/az25/lots/r0094-2019-mclaren-senna/](https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/az25/lots/r0094-2019-mclaren-senna/) |
| 2024-12-01 | RM Sotheby's · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · incl. buyer's premium | LM | RM Sotheby's | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | $1'467'500 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/df24/lots/r0013-2019-mclaren-senna-lm/](https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/df24/lots/r0013-2019-mclaren-senna-lm/) |
| 2024-03-02 | 2024 | Road | Broad Arrow Auctions | The Amelia Auction 2024, Amelia Island, USA | $1'215'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am24_r141/2019-mclaren-senna](https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am24_r141/2019-mclaren-senna) |
| 2023-03-04 | Broad Arrow Auctions · The Amelia Auction, Amelia Island, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | Broad Arrow Auctions | The Amelia Auction, Amelia Island, USA | $1'380'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am23_091/2019-mclaren-senna](https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am23_091/2019-mclaren-senna) |
| 2023-02-01 | RM Sotheby's · Paris, France · incl. buyer's premium | LM | RM Sotheby's | Paris, France | €1'602'500 | EUR | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa23/paris/lots/r0004-2020-mclaren-senna-lm/1295388](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa23/paris/lots/r0004-2020-mclaren-senna-lm/1295388) |
| 2022-01-30 | 2022 | Road | Barrett-Jackson | Scottsdale 2022 - Highlights, Scottsdale, USA | $1'512'500 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2019-MCLAREN-SENNA-255451](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2019-MCLAREN-SENNA-255451) |
| 2021-05-22 | 2021 | Road | Mecum | Indy 2021 - Highlights, Indianapolis, USA | $946'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0521-462482/2019-mclaren-senna/](https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0521-462482/2019-mclaren-senna/) |
| 2021-01-22 | RM Sotheby's · Arizona, Scottsdale, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Arizona, Scottsdale, USA | $1'044'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/az21/arizona/lots/r0069-2019-mclaren-senna/1019686](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/az21/arizona/lots/r0069-2019-mclaren-senna/1019686) |
| 2020-03-28 | RM Sotheby's · Palm Beach: Time-Based Auction, Online Only, USA · incl. buyer's premium | Road | RM Sotheby's | Palm Beach: Time-Based Auction, Online Only, USA | $847'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/fl20/online-only--the-palm-beach-auction/lots/r0313-2019-mclaren-senna/866809](https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/fl20/online-only--the-palm-beach-auction/lots/r0313-2019-mclaren-senna/866809) |
| 2020-01-19 | 1393 | Road | Barrett-Jackson | Highlights, Scottsdale, USA | $946'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2019-MCLAREN-SENNA-235963](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2019-MCLAREN-SENNA-235963) |
| 2020-01-12 | 2020 | Road | Mecum | Kissimmee 2020 - Highlights, Kissimmee, USA | $1'430'000 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-397321/2019-mclaren-senna/](https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-397321/2019-mclaren-senna/) |
| 2019-01-20 | 1405 | Road | Barrett-Jackson | Top 10, Scottsdale, USA | $1'457'500 | USD | incl. buyer's premium | [https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2019-MCLAREN-SENNA-229099](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2019-MCLAREN-SENNA-229099) |
| 2018-05-11 | bonhams · Monaco, Villa La Vigie · hammer | Road | bonhams | Monaco, Villa La Vigie | €3'650'000 | EUR | hammer | [https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/24953/lot/119/the-record-breaking-ex-ayrton-senna-1993-monaco-grand-prix-winning1993-mclaren-cosworth-ford-mp48a-formula-racing-single-seater-chassis-no-mp48-6-engine-no-510/](https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/24953/lot/119/the-record-breaking-ex-ayrton-senna-1993-monaco-grand-prix-winning1993-mclaren-cosworth-ford-mp48a-formula-racing-single-seater-chassis-no-mp48-6-engine-no-510/) |

Displayed auction totals are recorded with their stated buyer-premium semantics; online winning bids are recorded as hammer.

## Ayrton Senna's name came with a narrow brief.

McLaren revealed the car in December 2017 and showed it publicly at Geneva in March 2018. Rob Melville's design team let cooling, downforce and visibility set the form; the body could generate 800 kg of downforce at 250 km/h.

All 500 cars were allocated before the public debut and each was assembled in Woking. Period launch material quoted a 340 km/h maximum, while McLaren's current model page states 335 km/h; both agree on 2.8 seconds to 100 km/h and 6.8 seconds to 200 km/h.

| Highlight | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| The wing is a control surface | The rear wing moves continuously to balance the active front aero blades. It adds load in corners, becomes an airbrake and trims drag on the straight. |
| Glass below the elbow | Optional Gorilla Glass panels replace the lower door skins. The driver can see the road beside the front wheels; the feature exists for placement, not theatre. |
| No hybrid system | McLaren chose a 4.0-litre V8 and low mass instead of the P1's electric assistance. At 1'198 kg dry, it was the lightest McLaren road car since the F1. |

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Power | 800 PS |
| 0 to 200 | 6.8 s |
| Built | 500 |
| Design | Rob Melville |
| Structure | Monocage III |

## Technical specifications

### Powertrain

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engine | M840TR 3'994 cc V8 | twin electrically actuated twin-scroll turbochargers |
| Power | 800 PS | factory figure |
| Torque | 800 Nm | factory figure |
| Gearbox | 7-speed dual-clutch SSG |  |

### Chassis and aerodynamics

| Label | Value | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Structure | Carbon-fibre Monocage III |  |
| Lightest dry weight | 1'198 kg | factory figure |
| Downforce | 800 kg at 250 km/h | factory figure |
| Aerodynamics | Active front blades and rear wing |  |
| Braking | 200 to 0 km/h in 100 m | factory figure |

### Senna register

14 documented · public records only. Private, unpublished and member-only chassis files are omitted.

| Year | Chassis | Colour | Provenance | Last public sale | File |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA5KW800462 |  | Published auction record from Barrett-Jackson, 2022-01-30. | $1'512'500 · Barrett-Jackson · 2022-01 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA5KW800462) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA2KW800144 |  |  |  | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA2KW800144) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA4KW800095 |  | Published auction record from RM Sotheby's, 2021-01-22. | $1'044'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2021-01 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA4KW800095) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA4KW800212 |  | Published auction record from Barrett-Jackson, 2020-01-19. | $946'000 · Barrett-Jackson · 2020-01 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA4KW800212) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACAXKW800005 |  | Published auction record from Barrett-Jackson, 2019-01-20. | $1'457'500 · Barrett-Jackson · 2019-01 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACAXKW800005) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA6KW800146 |  | Published auction record from RM Sotheby's, 2020-03-28. | $847'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2020-03 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA6KW800146) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA4KW800002 |  | Published auction record from Mecum, 2020-01-12. | $1'430'000 · Mecum · 2020-01 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA4KW800002) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA4KW800422 |  | Published auction record from Barrett-Jackson, 2026-01-25. | $1'870'000 · Barrett-Jackson · 2026-01 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA4KW800422) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA0KW800210 |  | Published auction record from Mecum, 2021-05-22. | $946'000 · Mecum · 2021-05 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA0KW800210) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACB5KW082517 |  | Published auction record from RM Sotheby's, 2024-12-01. | $1'467'500 · RM Sotheby's · 2024-12 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACB5KW082517) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACB5KW800048 |  | Published auction record from RM Sotheby's, 2025-12-05. | $905'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2025-12 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACB5KW800048) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACA1KW800197 |  | Published auction record from RM Sotheby's, 2025-08-16. | $1'215'000 · RM Sotheby's · 2025-08 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACA1KW800197) |
| 2020 | SBM15ACBXKW082528 |  | Published auction record from RM Sotheby's, 2023-02-01. | €1'602'500 · RM Sotheby's · 2023-02 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACBXKW082528) |
| 2019 | SBM15ACAXKW800344 |  | Published auction record from Mecum, 2026-05-16. | $1'760'000 · Mecum · 2026-05 | [Chassis file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/mclaren/senna?file=SBM15ACAXKW800344) |

## The people behind the car

### [Rob Melville](https://hiconium.dev/people/rob-melville)

Design director · McLaren Automotive

![Portrait of Rob Melville](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/mclaren-senna/people/rob-melville.jpg)

Led the design programme around an aerodynamic brief that placed downforce, cooling and wheel visibility ahead of conventional road-car proportions.

## Member instruments

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