Roman the racer’s £8m of speed machines

IT has played host to Schumacher, Senna and other giants of the car racing world.

But now the Nurburgring race track in Germany has welcomed a new kind of winner – and his outrageous collection of supercars.

Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea, showed off his motors as he went for a spin with friends. His collection is thought to be worth £8.5 million.

Among those he took to Germany were a rare Pagani Zonda R, of which only 15 have ever been made. Another car on display was the Ferrari FXX, a prototype supercar, which is also owned by Michael Schumacher.

The owner of the track is Mr Abromovich’s former business partner Viktor Kharitonin, who invited his friend to attend a two-day race event.

Track instructor Tatiana Golovleva said: ‘This is an exclusive event for the owner and his friends’.

Abramovich’s collection of the world’s most coveted supercars includes the Bugatti Veyron – the world’s fastest road car at 250mph, a Ferrari 488 GT3, a Mercedes AMG GT3, a Lamborghini Reventon and many more. According to reports, the businessman, pictured, who is worth £8.6billion, spent the first day racing on the Nordschleife (Northern Loop), the longest section of the famed Nurburgring at 13 miles.

Red star: A Ferrari FXX is also owned by Michael Schumacher, who drove it on Top Gear in 2009 dressed as The Stig £1,600,000

Hot: Top Gear called the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 ‘the beast’

Rare: Only 15 of the 200mph Pagani Zonda R models exist

Exclusive: Only 40 Lamborghini Reventons were made £1,200,000

Thrill: The Bugatti Veyron can reach speeds of 250mph £1,300,000

Blue streak: A Ferrari 488 GT3 shows off its pedigree £440,000