
AlphaTauri AT03 #22 Y. Tsunoda Bahrain GP 2022 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- AlphaTauri
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 117220122
- Year
- 2022
- Era
- 2020s
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138763760
About the AlphaTauri AT03 #22 Y. Tsunoda Bahrain GP 2022 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast recreates Yuki Tsunoda's number 22 AlphaTauri AT03 from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening round of Formula 1's ground-effect regulation reset and an early look at how the midfield adapted to it.
While the front-running teams grabbed most of the 2022 headlines, cars like Tsunoda's AT03 showed how differently each constructor interpreted the same new rulebook, and this Bahrain-spec livery captures that midfield experimentation at its earliest point.
Minichamps' Attention to a Midfield Ground-Effect Design
The AT03's approach to the 2022 regulations differed visibly from Red Bull's sister-team Red Bull Racing design despite the shared power unit relationship, and capturing those distinct sidepod and floor solutions accurately is exactly the kind of detail that separates a specialist F1 diecast manufacturer from a generic sports car producer. Minichamps' zinc alloy chassis holds the AT03's proportions with the same care applied across the grid, and Tsunoda's number 22 and AlphaTauri sponsor branding are printed with clean, legible edges despite the car's more modest sponsorship footprint compared to the front-running teams.
Tsunoda and AlphaTauri in the 2022 Ground-Effect Reset
The 2022 season's aerodynamic overhaul affected every team differently, and AlphaTauri's interpretation, running Red Bull-supplied power units in its own chassis, represented one of several distinct engineering philosophies on display that year. Tsunoda's early-season Bahrain entry marks a specific point in his development as a driver during F1's biggest technical shakeup in over a decade, a detail that matters to collectors following his career specifically.
A Midfield Perspective on a Landmark Season
At 1:18, this AT03 offers a different visual story from the front-running Red Bull or Mercedes cars of the same season, and displaying it alongside those cars shows just how varied the grid's response to the new rules really was. For collectors interested in the full technical picture of 2022 rather than just the podium finishers, this midfield entry fills an important gap.










