Ferrari opened an online auction at ferraristore.com back in June, to raise funds for the families of the victims of the earthquakes that rocked the Emilia-Romagna region in May. The most interesting item to hit the auction was a 599XX Evo with a commercial value of €1.3 million.

The winning bid of 1.4 million Euros was placed by Benjamin Sloss who took delivery of the yellow 599XX Evo on Saturday at a special ceremony in Monza.

Handing over the keys to its new Californian owner who was in Italy with his wife Christine, was Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, along with the Scuderia drivers, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

The 599XX Evo features an aerodynamic styling package, lightweight components and a 740bhp 6.0-litre V12 engine.

Who is Benjamin Sloss? Mr. Sloss is a Vice President of Engineering at Google.