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Audi R8 LMS #48 AAPE E. Mortara Winner Race 2 Audi R8 LMS Cup Sepang 2016 Minichamps 1:18

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Audi R8 LMS #48 AAPE E. Mortara Winner Race 2 Audi R8 LMS Cup Sepang 2016 Minichamps 1:18 155161148 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Audi R8 LMS reproduces Edoardo Mortara's race-winning #48 AAPE entry from Race 2 of the 2016 Audi R8 LMS Cup at Sepang. Sharp GT3 bodywork and precise sponsor graphics capture a genuine one-make series victory at collector scale.
Audi R8 LMS #48 AAPE E. Mortara Winner Race 2 Audi R8 LMS Cup Sepang 2016 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Audi
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155161148
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About the Audi R8 LMS #48 AAPE E. Mortara Winner Race 2 Audi R8 LMS Cup Sepang 2016 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This Minichamps Audi R8 LMS is a 1:18 diecast of Edoardo Mortara's #48 AAPE entry, winner of Race 2 at the 2016 Audi R8 LMS Cup in Sepang. It captures modern GT3 bodywork and factory-correct one-make racing livery, a strong pick for a contemporary Audi motorsport display.

The R8 LMS Cup gave Audi a controlled, single-model racing series across Asia, and Mortara's Sepang victory is exactly the kind of result Minichamps' catalog exists to preserve at scale.

Livery Precision on a Modern GT3 Racer

The R8 LMS's aerodynamic package, splitters, canards, and a fixed rear wing, gives the diecast body a lot of sharp-edged detail to get right, and Minichamps holds those lines cleanly without softening them into a road-car silhouette. The AAPE livery's graphic pattern and #48 numbering are printed with sharp registration, avoiding the blur that cheaper decal work often shows on complex sponsor layouts. Doors open on the standard hinge to reveal a stripped racing cabin with a roll cage and sequential-shift detail rather than a road interior, appropriate for a genuine GT3 racer. The zinc-alloy build carries real weight, and the wide racing wheels and low-profile tire proportions match the R8 LMS's factory setup rather than a generic wheel substitution. This is contemporary motorsport reproduced with the same seriousness Minichamps brings to its historic liveries.

The R8 LMS Cup's Role in Asian GT Racing

Audi built the R8 LMS Cup as a one-make series specifically for the Asian market, giving gentleman drivers and rising talents a controlled platform to race identical GT3-spec cars across regional circuits including Sepang. A race win in that series carries real weight within the region's GT racing community, even if the series sits below international GT3 championships in profile. For a modern motorsport collection, this model documents that specific, well-organized chapter of Audi's global one-make racing strategy.

This is recent enough history that most of its context is still fresh, which makes it a good entry point for collectors building a modern GT3 or Audi motorsport display without reaching back decades for material.

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