
Porsche 911 996 GT3 RS #90 T2M J. Ickx / P. Rabineau 1000km Spa 2004 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400046980
- Year
- 2004
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- GT3 & GT4 Race
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138060951
About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 RS #90 T2M J. Ickx / P. Rabineau 1000km Spa 2004 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the #90 Porsche 996 GT3 RS entered by T2M for Jacky Ickx and P. Rabineau at the 1000km Spa in 2004. A GT3-class endurance livery carrying one of Le Mans's most decorated names, built for a compact endurance-racing shelf rather than a hero-scale display.
Jacky Ickx's name on any endurance entry list carries weight, and by 2004 he was still turning laps at Spa-Francorchamps, one of the sport's most demanding circuits. Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the #90 GT3 RS he shared with P. Rabineau that year.
A GT3 RS Liveried for Spa-Francorchamps
The 996-generation GT3 RS stripped weight and added aerodynamic aids to Porsche's mid-2000s GT3 platform, built specifically for the kind of endurance racing Spa-Francorchamps demands: long straights, heavy braking zones, and a lap that punishes anything not properly sorted. Minichamps' 1:43 diecast carries the #90 T2M livery in tampo-printed graphics, small enough at this scale that clean, legible sponsor branding matters more than any single panel detail. Even at this small scale, the zinc alloy casting gives the model a reassuring density in hand, distinct from the lighter resin liveries some endurance specialists produce. That's the trade-off with 1:43 race liveries generally: the model favors breadth over showcase-level surfacing, letting a collector build an entire grid's worth of entries in the space a single 1:18 hero piece would take.
Jacky Ickx and Endurance Racing's Long Memory
Ickx won Le Mans six times across the 1970s and early 1980s, a record that stood for decades and still defines his reputation among endurance fans. By the time this Spa entry ran in 2004, he was well past his factory-works years, but a name like his on any GT3 entry list still carries genuine weight among the crowd that follows Spa's 1000km races closely. For a collector building a GT3 or Spa-focused shelf, that name is most of the reason to choose this particular #90 car over another anonymous GT3 RS entry from the same season.
A Compact Fit for a GT3-Era Grid
At 1:43, this GT3 RS sits comfortably alongside other early-2000s endurance liveries, a scale built for grid-building rather than single-piece display. It's a fitting addition for anyone tracking Porsche's GT3 racing history through the mid-2000s.















