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Audi Quattro #2 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally of 1000 Pistes 1981 Minichamps 1:18

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Audi Quattro #2 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally of 1000 Pistes 1981 Minichamps 1:18 155811122 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast recreates the Audi Quattro #2 driven by Michele Mouton and Fabrizia Pons for Audi Sport at the 1981 Rallye des 1000 Pistes. The Quattro's four-wheel-drive layout rewrote rallying's rulebook, and this replica captures its boxy silhouette, flared arches, and period livery in die-cast metal, a solid entry point for a Group B era rally collection.
Audi Quattro #2 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally of 1000 Pistes 1981 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Audi
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155811122
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About the Audi Quattro #2 M. Mouton / F. Pons Audi Sport Rally of 1000 Pistes 1981 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Audi Quattro #2 recreates Michele Mouton and Fabrizia Pons' Audi Sport entry at the 1981 Rallye des 1000 Pistes. The Quattro pioneered four-wheel drive in rallying, and this die-cast replica reproduces its boxy homologation-era body and period livery for collectors building an early Group B lineup.

The Quattro's arrival in rallying rewrote the rulebook, proving four-wheel drive could dominate loose-surface stages, and Michele Mouton's drives for Audi Sport made her the sport's most successful female competitor at the top level.

Minichamps' Diecast Take on the Original Quattro Silhouette

Minichamps builds this Quattro in diecast metal, reproducing the boxy, flared-arch body that made the original road-going homologation car instantly recognizable against smoother rivals. The #2 livery applied here matches Audi Sport's period graphics, with sponsor panels and number roundels positioned as they appeared at the 1981 Rallye des 1000 Pistes. At 1:18, the format captures the Quattro's upright greenhouse and boxy overhangs, proportions that read as distinctly early-1980s next to the more aerodynamic Group B cars that followed just a few seasons later. Diecast construction gives the model real weight in hand, and the metal body holds the flared wheel arches and roof-mounted spotlights without the warping thinner materials can show over time. This isn't a subtle sports coupe; the Quattro's slab-sided rally proportions are the point, and the model wears them honestly rather than smoothing them into something more generic.

Michele Mouton, Audi Sport, and the 1981 Season

Michele Mouton joined Audi Sport for the Quattro's early competition years, partnering with co-driver Fabrizia Pons to become one of the most successful driver pairings in the car's rise through European rallying. The 1981 Rallye des 1000 Pistes came during the period when the Quattro's four-wheel-drive advantage was still catching established rear-wheel-drive teams off guard on loose gravel and snow. Mouton's results in this era helped establish her as the benchmark for what a woman could achieve at the top level of world rallying, a reputation built on pace rather than novelty. For collectors assembling an early Quattro or Group B lineage, the #2 car represents this formative period before the technology arms race of the mid-1980s pushed power figures and aerodynamics to extremes. It sits naturally beside later, wilder Group B Audis as the car that started the four-wheel-drive revolution.

At roughly 21cm, the model fits standard 1:18 shelving alongside other rally-era diecast. Collectors drawn to Group B history or to Mouton's career specifically will find this an honest, non-flashy entry point: a period-accurate Quattro that tells the early chapter of a story that only got louder from here.

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