Chiron and his co-driver, Achille Varzi, clinched first place in their factory-backed Bugatti Type 51 and led the race for more than eight hours. Chiron would become an acclaimed racing driver and, to this day, is the oldest to have finished a race in Formula 1, netting a 6th-place result at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix.
It isn’t easy to pinpoint exceptional details on a car like this (there are so many), but the carbon fiber detailing deserves special mention. Bugatti has used red-tinted carbon fiber for the engine cover and surrounds, which works beautifully with the traditional black carbon. The EB Bugatti logos and the ‘Chiron,’ ‘W16,’ and ‘1500’ legends have been picked out in red on a contrasting black background.
