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Audi R8 LMP900 #8 Audi Sport Team Joest F. Biela / E. Pirro / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Maisto 1:18

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Audi R8 LMP900 #8 Audi Sport Team Joest F. Biela / E. Pirro / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Maisto 1:18 38899 Diecas
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Maisto's 1:18 diecast Audi R8 LMP900 reproduces the #8 Audi Sport Team Joest car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright in 2000, driven by Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen. An entry-tier diecast of the prototype's debut-year Le Mans victory livery.
Audi R8 LMP900 #8 Audi Sport Team Joest F. Biela / E. Pirro / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Maisto 1:18
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Brand
Audi
Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
38899
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About the Audi R8 LMP900 #8 Audi Sport Team Joest F. Biela / E. Pirro / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Audi R8 LMP900 #8 reproduces the car that won Le Mans outright in 2000, driven by Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen for Audi Sport Team Joest. Entry-tier diecast construction covers the open-cockpit prototype's low nose and closed-roof coupe body in Audi's factory livery.

Audi's R8 arrived at Le Mans in 2000 as an unproven design, and it left having won the race outright on debut, the opening chapter of one of endurance racing's most dominant manufacturer runs.

An Entry-Tier Diecast of a Debut-Season Winner

Maisto builds toward the accessible end of the diecast market, and a Le Mans prototype benefits from that positioning: it puts a genuine outright winner within reach without commission-tier pricing. The R8's long tail, low closed cockpit, and prominent rear wing carry the #8 Audi Sport Team Joest livery clearly at 1:18, with the driver names and sponsor graphics reproduced through tampo printing rather than hand-painted detail. Panel gaps and cockpit detail sit at entry-tier simplicity; don't expect the interior fidelity of a resin-built endurance racer. What matters is the shape and livery accuracy of a car whose silhouette became instantly recognizable across an entire era of Le Mans results.

The Opening Win of Audi's Le Mans Dominance

Biela, Pirro and Kristensen's win in the #8 car marked the R8's first Le Mans start and its first victory, a result that set the tone for Audi's sustained presence at the top of the LMP900 class through the following years. Tom Kristensen in particular built his reputation at Le Mans across this era, and this car represents the season where the pairing of driver and manufacturer first clicked. On a shelf built around Le Mans prototypes, this R8 anchors the start of a story that continued for most of the following decade.

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