Beschreibung
Dieses Motorrad ist Lot 91 und wird von Bonhams bei der Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) am 25. und 26. April versteigert. Bitte entnehmen Sie alle Details der Bonhams Motorräder-Website.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 94 werden ab 14:30 Uhr am Samstag, dem 25. April 2026 versteigert.
Lots 201 - 353 werden ab 11:30 Uhr am Sonntag, dem 26. April 2026 versteigert.
Public Viewing:
Öffentliche Besichtigung: Verfügbar 25. und 26. April 2026 von 09:00 bis 17:00 Uhr, im Staffordshire County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II, Ex-Arnaud Vincent, 2002 World Championship-winning
** 2002 Aprilia RS125R Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle**
Registrierungsnr. nicht registriert
Rahmennr. APRS-00032
Motornr. 9342L335H1F
** Das Lot stammt außerhalb des Vereinigten Königreichs. Shippio Ltd muss dieses Lot nach der Versteigerung automatisch abholen, alle zubewilligten Im- oder Exportzöllen und die Zollabwicklung nach dem Verkauf durchführen und dieses Lot bis zur Zollabfertigung einlagern. Eine zwingend zu berechnende Gebühr von £350 + MwSt wird auf die Rechnung des Käufers aufgeschlagen. Dieses Lot kann vom Käufer oder einem alternativen Transportunternehmen nicht am Auktionsort abgeholt werden.**
Wenn das Lot im Vereinigten Königreich verbleiben soll oder nicht innerhalb von 90 Tagen nach dem Verkauf exportiert wird, ist Import-Umsatzsteuer in Höhe von 5% des Hammerpreises zu zahlen.
"Arnaud Vincent is the exact opposite of most of his 125-class rivals. They are young teenagers, groomed for stardom, carefully mentored, well sponsored. He is a 27-year-old racing loner, who came GP racing relatively late, on his own resources. And triumphed in the hardest-fought championship of the year." - Motocourse 2002-2003.
Aprilia's relatively recent rise to prominence as a motorcycle manufacturer has been aided in no small measure by successes gained on the racetrack, particularly in Grands Prix where Max Biaggi's three consecutive 250cc-class World Championships between 1994-1996 confirmed the Italian firm's ability to compete at the highest level.
Having introduced its 250-class racer in 1985, it would be another six years before Aprilia got around to fielding a '125' contender. Introduced in 1991, the RS125R would go on to win 10 World Championships (one rebranded as a Derbi and one as a Gilera). By 2002 Aprilia had ceased to field a full works team in the 125cc class, but as there were no fewer than 14 of their machines on the grid they could perhaps be forgiven for preferring quantity to quality.
By the time 2002 rolled around, Arnaud Vincent had enjoyed four full years of contesting the 125cc World Championship: three with Aprilia and one with Honda. Born in Nancy, France in 1974, Vincent worked as a motorcycle mechanic to finance his racing: motocross to begin with and then road racing from the age of 20. Vincent secured his first win in his second full World Championship season of 1999 (at Catalunya), which he followed up with another victory the following year in South Africa. A switch from Aprilia to Honda for 2001 would prove a step backwards, but Vincent was back in the Noale fold for 2002, dominating the season with five victories across the 16 rounds: Japan, Germany, Great Britain, Portugal and Malaysia. He beat Manuel Poggiali (Gilera) by 19 points to become France's first-ever World Champion in the 125cc class.
According to documentation on file, this machine, carrying Vincent's racing number '21', is the actual motorcycle ridden by him to win the 2002 125cc World Championship, and not a replica or later works copy. Following Vincent's retirement from Grand Prix racing at the end of the 1996 season, this motorcycle was sold directly to Roberto Cevolini, President of ADV, the organisation that collaborated closely with Aprilia in the 125cc and later MotoGP categories. Accompanying the machine, the original contract of sale, naming both Cevolini as the seller and our vendor as the buyer, explicitly identifies this machine as Arnaud Vincent's 2002 championship-winning Aprilia.
This motorcycle is an exceptionally important example of early-2000s Grand Prix racing technology (the engine turns over). As such, it represents a rare opportunity to acquire a fully documented World Championship-winning Grand Prix racing motorcycle from the modern era, with excellent provenance and direct association with the rider.
Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/ or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the track and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
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All lots are sold ‘as is/ where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
