
Peugeot 908 HDi LMP1 #8 S. Sarrazin / P. Lamy / S. Bourdais 24 Hours of Le Mans 2nd 2007 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Peugeot
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 150071208
- Year
- 2007
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Prototype Models
- Vehicle Class
- Le Mans Prototypes
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138086128
About the Peugeot 908 HDi LMP1 #8 S. Sarrazin / P. Lamy / S. Bourdais 24 Hours of Le Mans 2nd 2007 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Peugeot 908 HDi FAP #8 reproduces the diesel-powered LMP1 prototype's 2nd-place finish at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. Diecast construction with precise livery printing suits collectors documenting the diesel-era Le Mans battles.
2007 sat at the heart of Le Mans's diesel revolution, when Peugeot's 908 pushed Audi's diesel prototypes hard enough to make the endurance classic genuinely unpredictable again, and this #8 car's runner-up finish documents that closely fought era.
Diecast Precision for a Low, Sculpted Prototype
LMP1 prototypes are defined by aggressive aerodynamic surfacing, long low noses, sculpted sidepods, closed-cockpit canopies, and Minichamps' diecast tooling handles that complex bodywork with genuine sharpness. The #8 car's sponsor livery and number panels sit with clean edges across contoured surfaces that would blur poorly printed graphics immediately. The 908's closed-top silhouette, distinct from open-cockpit prototypes of earlier eras, comes through with accurate proportions, and the diesel-specific bodywork cues, larger intercooler ducting, distinct exhaust routing, ground the model in its specific technical era rather than presenting a generic prototype shape. Diecast construction gives the model reassuring heft, appropriate for a subject this technically serious.
The 908's Place in Le Mans History
Peugeot's diesel prototype program directly challenged Audi's dominance at Le Mans during the mid-to-late 2000s, and the resulting rivalry produced some of the closest finishes the endurance race had seen in years. A 2nd-place finish in 2007 places this specific car within that genuinely competitive rivalry rather than at its periphery. For a collector building a Le Mans prototype shelf spanning the diesel era, this Sarrazin-Lamy-Bourdais entry documents a real result from one of the sport's most technically interesting periods, and it pairs naturally with rival Audi prototypes from the same seasons.














