
Audi Quattro A2 Schmidt Motorsport #2 H. Demuth / W. Lux Winners Hunsrück Rally 1984 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Audi
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155841102
- Year
- 1984
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group B & Group A Legends
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138154193
About the Audi Quattro A2 Schmidt Motorsport #2 H. Demuth / W. Lux Winners Hunsrück Rally 1984 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Audi Quattro A2 recreates Harald Demuth and Wolfgang Lux's Schmidt Motorsport entry, winner of the 1984 Hunsrück Rally. Zinc-alloy build with privateer team livery, sized for Group B rally displays.
German national rallying gave the Quattro a proving ground beyond the international championship, and Schmidt Motorsport's win at the Hunsrück Rally shows the car's dominance extended well past factory-backed entries.
Demuth, Lux, and a Privateer Rally Win
Harald Demuth built his rallying reputation largely within German national events, and this Hunsrück victory with co-driver Wolfgang Lux under the Schmidt Motorsport banner demonstrates how thoroughly the Quattro's four-wheel-drive advantage had filtered down to privateer teams by 1984. The Hunsrück region's winding, hilly roads made for a demanding regional event, testing both driver skill and mechanical reliability over varied terrain. Privateer entries like this rarely received the factory-level development that Audi's works cars enjoyed, making a win like this a genuine underdog achievement rather than an expected result. This livery, distinct from Audi's factory Sport colors, gives collectors a grassroots counterpoint to the more famous works cars.
Diecast Detail on a Privateer Rally Car
The zinc-alloy body carries genuine weight, clearly heavier than similarly sized plastic toy construction, a straightforward marker of diecast quality. Expect opening doors on functional hinges, revealing a simplified rally-spec cockpit with roll cage. Panel gaps run a touch wider than sealed resin construction, an honest trait of hinged diecast rather than a flaw specific to this piece. The privateer team's livery is tampo-printed for crisp, lasting detail, and the Quattro's boxy, flared-arch body scales convincingly at 1:18.
A Grassroots Chapter for a Rally Collection
This Quattro pairs well with factory Audi Sport entries, showing how far the car's dominance reached beyond the works team into national-level privateer competition.














