
Alpine A522 BWT #14 F. Alonso BWT Alpine F1 Team Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Alpine
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 147220114
- 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
- 4012138765139
About the Alpine A522 BWT #14 F. Alonso BWT Alpine F1 Team Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 resin Alpine A522 reproduces Fernando Alonso's #14 car from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix season opener. Sealed resin construction delivers sharper livery separation than diecast at the cost of any opening panels.
Alonso's move to Alpine for 2021 and 2022 put a two-time world champion back in a car carrying genuine French manufacturer backing, and the A522 was the chassis that opened his second season with the team.
Resin Construction for a Modern F1 Livery
The A522's BWT-sponsored pink and blue accents against Alpine's core French blue livery are exactly the kind of multi-tone, sharply separated graphics that resin handles better than pressed diecast tooling, and Minichamps' sealed body shows the benefit in the crisp boundary lines between colors. There are no opening features on this build, a deliberate trade-off resin construction makes across the board, favoring surface precision on the nose cone, sidepod sculpting, and rear wing over any interactive elements. The result sits at a step above Minichamps' standard diecast F1 range, both in finish and in typical asking price.
A Season Opener Worth Collecting on Its Own
Bahrain traditionally opens the Formula 1 calendar, which gives this particular livery a natural place at the start of any Alonso or Alpine-focused season display. Collectors following Alonso's later career specifically often build displays chasing his various team liveries across the 2010s and 2020s, and this A522 marks a distinct chapter in that story, one built on solid, if not championship-contending, French manufacturer support.















