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Audi R8 #2 E. Pirro / F. Biela / A. McNish 12 Hours of Sebring 2nd Place 2005 Minichamps 1:43

Audi R8 #2 E. Pirro / F. Biela / A. McNish 12 Hours of Sebring 2nd Place 2005 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Brand
Audi
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
400051302
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About the Audi R8 #2 E. Pirro / F. Biela / A. McNish 12 Hours of Sebring 2nd Place 2005 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Audi R8 reproduces the #2 car that finished 2nd at the 2005 12 Hours of Sebring, driven by Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Allan McNish. The body is a sealed one-piece shell. A podium result from a driver trio with multiple Le Mans wins between them.

Pirro, Biela and McNish together accumulated an extraordinary number of Le Mans victories across their careers, and this Sebring podium shows their strength extended well beyond the French circuit alone.

Fixed-Body Prototype Diecast

The R8's low, curved bodywork is a single fixed zinc alloy shell at 1:43, an approach suited to the prototype's continuously sculpted surfaces since there are no panel seams to interrupt the shape. The #2 livery's racing number and sponsor decals are tampo-printed onto the shell, staying legible at this compact scale, and the metal's weight gives the model a grounded stance appropriate for a car built to generate serious downforce. This construction is the standard method for a prototype racer replica at this size and price point.

A Driver Trio's Sebring Result

Sebring's bumpy, physically demanding surface tests a car and its drivers differently than the smoother circuits elsewhere on the endurance calendar, and this second-place finish shows the R8 platform's adaptability across varied track conditions. For a collector building a shelf around Audi's most successful driver combinations rather than just individual events, this Sebring podium is a specific, well-documented result worth including alongside the trio's more famous Le Mans victories.

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