Despite his mass wealth, tension between Downing Street and the Kremlin means the Russian billionaire hasn’t had his visa renewed since it expired in April.
17Billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has a car collection worth almost £16MILLIONCredit: Central European News
The Blues boss was even forced to miss the FA Cup final.
But Mr Abramovich will be able to console himself with his stunning car collection that’s worth an eye-watering £10MILLION.
Abramovich, 51, has a current estimated net worth of £8.6billion and is the 140th richest person in the world.
He’s never been afraid to splash the cash.
The businessman is one of the world’s biggest art collectors – once spending £60million on a Francis Bacon work – and owns property around the world.
His car collection is just as lavish – and rare – as one would expect.
17The Russian is currently in the middle of a visa issue – with tensions between Downing Street and the Kremlin believed to be the problem
Pagani Zonda R, £2.5million
The jewel in the crown, only 15 of these beauties have ever been made.
It is not road legal and can only be driven around the track, with Abramovich’s Zonda on show at a private track day in Germany’s famous Nurburgring in 2016.
17Only 15 of the Pagani Zonda Rs were madeCredit: Central European News
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo, £1.7m
Another track only car, the GT1 is a classic race car from the mid-1990s.
Capable of 205mph, one recently sold at auction for £2.3m.
17Roman Abramovich has a track-only Porsche 911 GT1 Evo similar to thisCredit: Alamy
Ferrari FXX, £1.6m
Roman loves cars that are made for the track.
The FXX was built in 2005 as a special prototype, with only 30 made.
The gorgeous-looking car later went into street-legal production, becoming the Ferrari Enzo.
17Abramovich also owns a prototype Ferrari FXX – only 30 were madeCredit: CEN
Bugatti Veyron, £1.5m
The car that every serious collector has to own.
The German-French built hypercar held the record for the fastest street-legal car ever built.
Capable of an eye-watering 267mph.
17Every serious car collector has a Bugatti Veyron and Roman Abramovich is no differentCredit: CEN
Aston Martin Vulcan, £1.2m
The limited edition, track-only Aston Martin was launched in 2015 – with only 24 made around the world.
The carbon-fibre racer does 0-60mph in 2.9secs and a top speed 224mph.
At a cost of around £1.2m when it was launched (it’ll be worth more now), owners aren’t even allowed to drive it without permission form the supercar manufacturer.
17The Chelsea owner showed of his Aston Martin Vulcan at the Nurburgring in 2016 – only 24 of the track-only cars were madeCredit: CEN
Maserati MC12 Corsa, £1.1m
Another car not meant for the road, the Maserati shares the same chassis as the Ferrari Enzo but is much larger and lower.
Only 12 of these beauties were made in demand after the car won the 2005 GT Manufacturers Cup – the cars were not used for research and development, but purely “in response to customer demand,” according to Edward Butler, GM of Maserati.
17Abramovich is one of only 12 owners of the Maserati MC12 Corsa, similar to thisCredit: Alamy
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, £1m
The mid-90s stunner was built for endurance racing, like Le Mans, and was one of the cars seen at Abramovich’s famous Nurgburgring track day.
The car is much-loved by petrolheads and was a winner in both the 1997 and 1998 FIA GT World Championships.
17The Mercedes CLK GTR dominated endurance racing in the mid-1990s – Abramovich has one similar to thisCredit: AP:Associated Press
Maybach 62 Limousine, £1m each
Mr Abramovich owns two of these tanks.
We don’t use the word tank lightly, the car weighs nearly three tonnes.
This is the car the chauffeur-driven Chelsea owners uses most often – and he’s made sure he’s fully covered.
He’s customised his two to offer complete protection.
Both are bullet and BOMB proof.
17Roman Abramovich has TWO custom-built Maybach limos – and both are bullet and bomb-proofCredit: Handout
Lamborghini Reventon, £840,000
Another rarity, the two-door Lambo was launched in 2007 with only 21 of them being made worldwide – 20 of those for sale and the final one to go in the Lamborghini museum.
Controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is another owner.
17Only 21 Lamborghini Reventons were built, like this one, and Chelsea’s owner has oneCredit: Handout
Ferrari 488 GT3, £675,000
This is a track-only car version of the Ferrari 488, another used for endurance racing.
Abramovich sports a navy blue edition of the car.
17Similar to the street-legal Ferrari 488, this is his tuned-up track-only version – in Chelsea blueCredit: CEN
Porsche Carrera GT, £650,000
Not quite as rare as some of the other cars on this list, the Carrera GT was still part of a limited production run.
It was produced between 2003 and 2007 with 1,270 made available worldwide.
A firm favourite in the motoring world, it was consistently named one of the best cars of the 2000s and placed No 8 on the best sports cars of all-time by Sports Car International.
17Abramovich owns the classic Porsche Carrera GT, similar to this oneCredit: AP:Associated Press
Rolls-Royce Corniche, £600,000
The 1993 convertible, in royal blue, is one of a kind.
Corniches can fetch more than £100,000 on today’s market, if they are in mint condition.
So why is Roman’s so special?
Hold your breath… it’s the number plate. That ‘VIP 1’ plate has has history.
Specially created by the Irish government for the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979, Abramovich paid a then-record £285,000 to get his hands on it in 2006.
It’s now estimated to be worth £500,000 – a shrewd investment.
17The Chelsea owner has the number plate VIP 1 on his Rolls-Royce Corniche – it was made for Pope John Paul II and cost him £285,000Credit: Alamy
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3, £300,000
Based on the AMG GT supercar, this track-only beast was introduced in 2015.
Capable of 206mph, the car also features the classic gullwing doors, pioneered by the 300 SL in the 1950s.
Roman’s is silver and was whipped around the Nurburgring with other parts of his collection.
17Another track-only speedster in the Abramovich garage, the AMG-GT3 has iconic gullwing doorsCredit: Central European News
Ferrari 360, £120,000
Much cheaper than the other Ferraris on this list, but considered a modern classic, this was the Ferrari Abramovich had when he first rocked up in London in 2003.
17When Abramovich first came to London he had a Ferrari 360Credit: Reuters
17Abramovich bought 20 Teslas for family and friends – but they were initially unusable as Russia had no charging points.
Tesla Model S, £100,000
A classic tale of opulent wealth, the Russian was such a lover of the electric car when in its infancy that he decided to buy close family, friends and business associates one each.
He apparently bought 20 of the revolutionary cars.
The problem was that the Tesla, which doesn’t take fuel, needs to charge at powerpoints.
At the time of his purchase, in August 2017, there were NO charging points in Russia.
Five have been put in since then, so his oligarch friends should be able to drive them.
source: thesun.co.uk
