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Audi R8 LMS GT3 #17 WRT M. Leonard / D. van der Linde / A. Riberas California 8 Hours 2018 Spark 1:43

Audi R8 LMS GT3 #17 WRT M. Leonard / D. van der Linde / A. Riberas California 8 Hours 2018 Spark 1:43
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Specifications
Brand
Audi
Manufacturer
Spark
Scale
1:43
Material
Resin
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
US084
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About the Audi R8 LMS GT3 #17 WRT M. Leonard / D. van der Linde / A. Riberas California 8 Hours 2018 Spark 1:43

TL;DR: Spark's 1:43 Audi R8 LMS GT3 #17, driven by Leonard, van der Linde, and Riberas for WRT at the 2018 California 8 Hours, is a sealed-body resin diecast of a genuine multi-driver endurance racer. This is a used model with a box showing traces of storage. Three-driver entries reward endurance strategy as much as raw speed.

The California 8 Hours put GT3 machinery through a demanding endurance test on North American soil, and a three-driver lineup like this one reflects the strategic, stamina-focused approach that separates endurance racing from a standard sprint format.

A Sealed Resin Casting of an Endurance GT3 Entry

The body is a fixed one-piece resin shell, so the R8 LMS's flared arches, front canards, and fixed rear wing are all captured as a single continuous casting with no opening panels to interrupt the aerodynamic shape. Resin at this scale holds sharper, more consistent lines around that bodywork than a die-cast equivalent typically manages, which matters on a car whose whole competitive edge comes from aerodynamic detail. The #17 WRT livery reproduces sponsor graphics and driver names with clean registration, a genuine test of small-scale printing given how text-dense a modern GT3 endurance livery usually runs.

Placing an Endurance Specialist on a Racing Shelf

At roughly 10cm, this R8 LMS sits easily among other 1:43 GT3 and GT4 race castings, and its specific driver lineup and event give it more standing in an endurance-racing theme than a generic livery would carry. This is a used example, and its box shows traces of storage from time in a collection; the casting and livery remain sound. Grouped with other California 8 Hours or WRT Team entries, this piece documents a specific, verifiable chapter in North American GT3 endurance racing.

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