
Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 #31 Team Essex C. Elgaard / J. Nielsen / K. Poulsen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 187519
- Year
- 2008
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Prototype Models
- Vehicle Class
- Le Mans Prototypes
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3551091875192
About the Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 #31 Team Essex C. Elgaard / J. Nielsen / K. Poulsen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 #31, entered by Team Essex with drivers C. Elgaard, J. Nielsen, and K. Poulsen at the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, reproduces one of the era's most dominant class prototypes. Diecast construction holds the RS Spyder's low bodywork with the historic Essex-inspired livery in clean, sharp detail.
The Essex livery carries decades of Porsche racing heritage behind it, and seeing that scheme reapplied to an RS Spyder gives this particular entry a resonance that a plain sponsor livery wouldn't have delivered.
Diecast Detail on a Dominant LMP2 Prototype
The RS Spyder's compact, purposeful prototype shape leaves little wasted surface, and Norev's tooling holds tight lines around the sidepod intakes and low nose that defined the car's aerodynamic approach. The Essex-inspired blue and orange livery, a scheme with roots in Porsche's 1970s factory sponsorship history, is applied with the kind of contrast and edge sharpness that a curved prototype body makes genuinely difficult to achieve. The #31 number and Team Essex branding sit cleanly against the bodywork, and the RS Spyder's small, efficient proportions come through correctly even in a scale usually reserved for road cars rather than open prototypes.
Porsche's Dominant Mid-2000s Prototype Program
The RS Spyder was Porsche's LMP2 prototype campaign through much of the mid-to-late 2000s, a program that earned a reputation for near-total class dominance across multiple endurance series during its run. Fielding the car under a customer or partner team banner like Team Essex was common practice for Porsche's factory-supported prototype effort during this period. For a Porsche motorsport collection, this RS Spyder bridges the gap between the marque's classic Le Mans history and its more recent prototype programs, a genuinely significant chapter that deserves a place alongside older factory entries.














