
Audi R10 TDI LMP1 #3 L. Luhr / A. Premat / M. Rockenfeller 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Audi
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400089903
- Year
- 2008
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Prototype Models
- Vehicle Class
- Le Mans Prototypes
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138087842
About the Audi R10 TDI LMP1 #3 L. Luhr / A. Premat / M. Rockenfeller 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:43 diecast reproduces the #3 Audi R10 TDI LMP1 driven by Luhr, Premat and Rockenfeller at the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the diesel prototype's championship-era entries. The body is a sealed one-piece casting. It is a used model, box showing traces of storage, casting itself intact.
The R10 TDI was the car that proved a diesel-powered prototype could win Le Mans outright, and this 2008 entry sits within the era when Audi's diesel program dominated the class.
Minichamps R10 TDI Casting and Livery
The R10's closed-cockpit prototype shape, with its distinctive rear diffuser and low nose, holds up well at 1:43 in a sealed zinc alloy casting, where every surface detail has to be molded and painted rather than assembled from separate parts. The livery's number roundels and sponsor decals sit cleanly on the bodywork, and the paint's depth under direct light shows the kind of even gloss expected from Minichamps' race-model line. Since the body has no opening panels, the model's fidelity rests entirely on exterior precision, from the diffuser's fine ridges to the consistency of the panel-line scribing. This is a used example, its box carrying traces of storage while the casting itself shows no matching wear.
The R10 TDI's Place in Le Mans History
Audi introduced the R10 TDI in 2006, and it became the first diesel-powered car to win Le Mans overall, a technical breakthrough that reshaped prototype racing for the following decade. By 2008 the car had matured into a proven, championship-winning package, and this particular chassis represents that later, refined phase of its competitive life.
Building an Endurance Shelf Around This Prototype
Paired with earlier R8 models or later diesel prototypes, this R10 marks a specific technological turning point in a Le Mans-focused collection. At 1:43, tracing Audi's prototype evolution across several seasons remains practical on a single shelf.















