Lewis Hamilton’s father has sold 19 classic cars from his collection for £1.7m.
Anthony Hamilton put 27 mainly British models up for auction last month with a combined estimated value of £3m.
They included a 217mph 1994 Jaguar XJ220, which sold on Saturday for £506,250. The green sports car had only done 3,277 miles and Hamilton senior, 66, had it from new.
Eight cars remained unsold at the Iconic Auctioneers sale at Silverstone, where Lewis has won the British Grand Prix a record nine times.
The unsold vehicles included a Jaguar XKSS Tool-Room Copy, valued at £400,000, and two C-Type Continuation cars, the first a replica of an XKC001 and the second a copy of an XKC003. They were valued at £192,000 and £190,000, respectively.
The 27-car collection had been built up over several decades and included five classic Minis, five Triumphs, three E-type Jaguars and three Aston Martins.
Also sold was a David Brown Automotive Speedback GT for £202,500, a vintage 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series I 4.2-Litre Roadster (£119,250) and a 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL (£104,625).
Lionel Abbott, car specialist at Iconic Auctioneers, said: “The Anthony Hamilton Collection is a superbly curated group of cars with real depth, quality and personality.
“From the Jaguar XJ220 and XKSS recreation to the Triumph prototypes, Aston Martins and Mini Cooper S models, it reflects a clear passion for British motoring at its most characterful.
“To present these cars at Silverstone, alongside the Hamilton Straight, feels entirely fitting.”
The auction took place amid plans by Hamilton Snr to launch HybridV10, an independent single-seater motorsport championship.
He said: “HybridV10 has become my new focus and passion, so I thought it was the right time to let a few of my cars go to new owners who’ll enjoy them as much as I have. I’ve kept a few, but my focus now is on building HybridV10 and everything that comes with it.”
Hamilton was his son’s manager until they split in 2010 in acrimonious fashion.
He was paid at least £3m by the driver, who he said in 2013 had also agreed to pay his Hamilton Management Group £500,000 a year until 2012.
The pair subsequently reconciled.
Last year, Lewis said he had “got rid” of his own multi-million-pound car collection and was now “more into art”.
The Ferrari driver said: “If I was going to get a car, it would be the F40. But that’s a nice piece of art.”