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The data that shows why McLaren had to let Ricciardo go
Daniel Ricciardo’s unhappy time at McLaren has come to an end – we look at the data which shows the team had no choice but to make a change
A pristine 1956 Jaguar D-type was awarded Best of Show at this year’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering.
More than 200 entrants assembled at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in California for the annual gathering of gleaming automobilia, from 1920s Rolls-Royces to hypercar debuts.
Jaguar’s Le Mans-winning cars were a focus for 2022, just over 70 years after the marque won its first 24-Hour race victory, and it was a D-Type, owned by property developer and investor Bill Pope, which claimed the highest honour.
The car was praised for “its superb construction, design, attention to detail, workmanship and extensive restoration process”.
Other awards went to a BMW M1 in a one-off feature category marking 50 years of the BMW M division, while a 1965 Mini Cooper S won in All Things Mini.
Bugati unveiled its end-of-the-line Mistral
The Quail
More than 200 cars filled the golf course
The Quail
Countach and Aventador: Lamborghini past and present
The Quail
A 1995 Bugatti EB110SS was given the Evolution of the Supercar award, as Bugatti unveiled its latest Mistral: the final car to use its W16 engine.
Among its contemporaries were the T.33 and T.50 supercars from Gordon Murray Automotive, as well as Lamborghini’s tuned SUV, the Urus Performante.
Kai Lermen, General Manager of Quail Lodge & Golf Club, said: “This year’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering was our best yet.
“The beautiful atmosphere of Quail Lodge & Golf Club and the most exclusive collector and modern cars worldwide make this one of the world’s most renowned automotive lifestyle events.”
Daniel Ricciardo’s unhappy time at McLaren has come to an end – we look at the data which shows the team had no choice but to make a change
“We look forward to next year’s gathering when we will celebrate our 20th anniversary.”
The awards were accompanied by the Quail Auction where the very last Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupé, which was fitted with its Pininfarina coachwork in September 1955, sold for $2.095m (£1.77m).
An ex-Steve McQueen 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross motorcycle went under the hammer for $186,500 (£157,600), while a 1956 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupé with less than 22,000 miles on the clock sold for $1.738m (£1.469m).
Total sales exceeded $30m (£25.4m) at Bonham’s 25th Monterey Car Week Sale.
Best of Show
Spirit of The Quail
Dick McClure’s ’58 Alfa Giulietta was awarded Spirit of the Quail
The Quail
Hagerty Drivers Foundation & Preservation Award
Octane Choice
ArtCentre College of Design
50th Anniversary of the BMW M Division
All Things MINI
Minis competed in one of the three featured classes at The Quail
The Quail
70 Years of Jaguar and their Wins at Le Mans
Pre-War Sports & Racing Cars
Post-War Sports 1945-1960

Post-War Sports 1961-1975
Post-War Racing
Evolution of the Supercar
The Great Ferraris

Sports and Racing Motorcycles
Custom Coachwork
Car Park Concours de Quailegance