A new investigation into the disappearance of a rare Koenigsegg One:1, long associated with former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil, is casting doubt on the widely reported theft of the car from Monaco earlier this year. According to YouTube channel Mr JWW, the vehicle may never have been stolen at all.
The car in question, chassis number 7108, is one of just six customer examples of the Koenigsegg One:1 ever built, alongside a single prototype, making it one of the rarest hypercars in the world. The model was the first road car to achieve a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio, a milestone Koenigsegg founder Christian von Koenigsegg described, in comments to Mr JWW, as the result of years spent shaving weight from every component of the car. The achievement led Koenigsegg to coin an entirely new category for the car: the “megacar.”
This particular example, nicknamed “JC,” is finished in exposed carbon fibre with distinctive pink accents, and became one of the most recognisable Koenigseggs in the world after being spotted repeatedly at Koenigsegg’s Ghost Squadron road rally and around Monaco, driven by Sutil.
According to Mr JWW’s reporting, the car became known throughout the hypercar world as “Sutil’s One:1,” but ownership documents reviewed as part of the investigation reportedly show that Sutil never actually owned the car outright. Per this account, the vehicle was sold by its original owner back to Koenigsegg’s German dealer, who then sold it to a leasing company called AIL, from which Sutil leased the car on a monthly basis.
That distinction becomes central to the events that followed. In November 2025, Sutil was arrested in Germany as part of an investigation into alleged luxury car financing fraud, with authorities alleging that high-value vehicles had been financed multiple times over through agreements in different countries. Sutil denies the allegations, and the case remains ongoing. According to Mr JWW, when investigators went looking for vehicles connected to the case, the One:1 was found to be located in Monaco, outside their jurisdiction, and the car disappeared sometime after.
News.mc reported at the time on claims that the car had been stolen and possibly smuggled out of Europe, citing reports elsewhere of threats linked to the Wagner Group and an active Interpol search. Mr JWW’s investigation offers a different account, claiming the car was ultimately located not by police or Interpol, but by German journalists, who reportedly traced it to a building in Bavaria owned by AIL, the leasing company, and confirmed its identity via its chassis number and paperwork.
According to Mr JWW, the explanation for the car’s disappearance was less dramatic than initially reported: rather than being stolen, the vehicle was said to have been reclaimed by AIL, the company that had held legal title to it throughout. The investigation states that Sutil’s lawyer had described the car as stolen, though it does not identify a clear reason for that characterisation, and notes that reports of a theft spread widely following those comments.
Mr JWW’s account goes on to state that after being reclaimed by AIL, the car was sold to a private collector, who has since placed it up for auction. According to footage included in the investigation, the vehicle sold at a concours event in Germany, with bidding reported to have concluded at €7.5 million before local taxes and fees.
News.mc has not independently verified the claims made in Mr JWW’s investigation. Adrian Sutil’s fraud case remains ongoing, and he denies the allegations against him.