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Audi R8 LMP1 #3 J. Lehto / M. Werner / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner 2005 Minichamps 1:43

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Audi R8 LMP1 #3 J. Lehto / M. Werner / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner 2005 Minichamps 1:43 400051303 Diecast
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Minichamps captures the Audi R8 LMP1 that won the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans with Lehto, Werner and Kristensen sharing the car. This 1:43 diecast is a used model with a sealed one-piece body; the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A compact anchor piece for an endurance-racing shelf.
Audi R8 LMP1 #3 J. Lehto / M. Werner / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner 2005 Minichamps 1:43
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Brand
Audi
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
400051303
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About the Audi R8 LMP1 #3 J. Lehto / M. Werner / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner 2005 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the #3 Audi R8 LMP1 that won the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans for Lehto, Werner and Kristensen. The sealed body carries the full livery in miniature. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact.

The 2005 Le Mans win extended Audi's dominance of the LMP1 class, and Tom Kristensen's name on the driver roster puts this among the more historically loaded entries a Le Mans collection can hold.

Minichamps Audi R8 LMP1 1:43 Construction and Livery

At 1:43, the R8's low, wide prototype shape compresses into a footprint smaller than a deck of cards, yet the sponsor decals, number roundels and Audi rings still read cleanly at that size, a testament to how tight tampo printing has to be at this scale. The zinc alloy body is a sealed one-piece casting, so the entire account happens on the outside: panel lines are scribed rather than functional, the paint carries even gloss across the compound curves of the prototype's bodywork, and the wheels and aero details hold their shape without the wider tolerances an opening body would need. This is a used model, and the outer box shows traces of storage; the casting inside carries no equivalent wear.

The R8's Le Mans Legacy in Miniature

Audi's R8 won Le Mans five times between 1999 and 2005, and this particular chassis, driven by Lehto, Werner and Kristensen, sits at the tail end of that run before the diesel-powered R10 took over. For a collector building a Le Mans chronology, a prototype-class model like this one anchors a specific era of endurance racing, one defined by naturally aspirated V8 power before turbo-diesel prototypes reshaped the category. At 1:43, several seasons of Le Mans winners fit comfortably on one shelf, which is exactly why the scale remains the default for endurance-racing collectors chasing breadth over individual scale presence.

Placing This Prototype in an Endurance Collection

Grouped with other Audi Le Mans winners or alongside period rivals from the same prototype era, this R8 reads as a specific chapter rather than a standalone curiosity. The sealed body means no hinge wear to inspect, only paint and decal condition, which makes a used example easy to judge at a glance before it joins the lineup.

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