What followed was an unusual pursuit, with Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac getting into a Porsche 911 to track down his missing hypercar across borders. A Bugatti Chiron was stolen after a man allegedly spotted its key inside the car.
Bugatti CEO thanks police after cross-border recovery
He also revealed what the man told him at the police station and why he decided not to press charges. In an Instagram video, Rimac recounted how Croatian and Austrian police helped recover the car. The man allegedly spotted the Chiron with its key inside and decided to drive away. the authorities wanted additional proof that he owned the Chiron Although Rimac had his identification and the vehicle’s documents. The car was eventually loaded onto a flatbed truck, while Rimac was taken to a police station. He added that his biggest relief was that nobody had been hurt.
He got into a Porsche 911 and followed the car, initially expecting a straightforward recovery. Because of the value of the stolen hypercar, however, the situation turned into a much bigger police operation.
Recounting how the incident unfolded, Rimac said the man who stole the car was from Croatia and had visited the company looking for a job. “Because the value of the car is so high, there was, like, 10 police cars, 20 police officers, and big deal, and I couldn’t just take the car,” he explained. Rimac also thanked the police officers involved in recovering the vehicle, particularly the Austrian police, and said the incident kept him and his friends awake until the early morning hours as they completed the paperwork.
“I thought, I’ll just come there. They stop the car on the side of the road. I’ll pick up the car.
Maybe we drive the guy home back to his family, and we go home,” Rimac said in the Instagram video.
