Eight-time Formula 1 grand prix winner Daniel Ricciardo has decided to declutter his garage by putting his hypercar, the 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie, up for auction. The supercar will kick start Broad Arrow’s Zoute Concours Auction with a bang on October 10, 2025, in Knokke-Heist, Belgium. The iconic British luxury sports car marque has only manufactured 150 examples of the Valkyrie, and the Zoute Concours Auction has put an estimate of $2.79 million to $3.26 million.
The sale coincides with the former F1 star’s announcement that he has quit racing and joined Ford as its Global Racing Ambassador.
Ricciardo’s Custom ‘Badger Blue’ Beast
The market price of the Valkyrie is around $3 million, but as expected, the former F1 racing driver’s supercar has additional customized goodies worth over $200,000 from Aston Martin’s “Q” division. Ricciardo, popularly known as ‘Honey Badger’ got his Valkyrie painted in a special Dichroic Dawn color, which was later called Badger Blue. It is further equipped with accessories glossy lacquer finish on the roof and engine cover, Magnesium Performance Wheels, and exposed 2×2 twill satin carbon interior hardware.
The Valkyrie wears chassis 089 and is virtually new, as the odometer reveals it has run only 100 miles. The car has received Aston Martin’s comprehensive 24-month service and has the factory “Intensified” Valkyrie Ownership Experience Programme Service Plan, which is valid through August 2027.
What is the Valkyrie?
Aston Martin set out to create a street-legal hypercar with Formula 1 levels of performance and technology, and to achieve it, the brand turned to none other than Adrian Newey, Red Bull’s legendary former chief technical officer. The result is the Valkyrie, developed in partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies in Milton Keynes. Built around a lightweight carbon-fiber monocoque, the car pairs a 6.5-liter naturally aspirated Cosworth V12 with a 105-kW electric motor, revving to an astonishing 11,100 rpm. The combined system produces 1,160 horsepower, delivered with the aid of a hybrid KERS setup and controlled through an F1-style removable steering wheel. Performance is just as extreme: 0–60 mph in under three seconds, 681 lb-ft of torque peaking between 6,000–7,000 rpm, and a top speed electronically limited to 220 mph.
