
Audi V8 D11 #2 Team Dekra F. Jelinski DTM 1992 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Audi
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 100921002-O
- Year
- 1992
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- No Outer Box
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Audi V8 D11 #2 Team Dekra F. Jelinski DTM 1992 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces Frank Jelinski's number 2 Audi V8 D11 raced by Team Dekra in the 1992 DTM season, one of several liveries Audi fielded that year under its quattro touring car programme. Diecast build and accurate sponsor detail suit a German touring car display.
Where the Team SMS Audi carries one sponsor identity, Jelinski's Team Dekra car carries another, and that variety is precisely what makes 1992's Audi V8 season interesting to collect rather than a single repeated livery.
Dekra's Livery Against the Same Quattro Chassis
Sponsor Graphics and Color Layout
Dekra's identity as a German technical inspection company gave the team a cleaner, more corporate color scheme than some of the era's more chaotic sponsor collages, and Minichamps registers that layout precisely across the door panels and rear wing. The number 2 sits correctly sized on the doors, and the boundary between the base color and the accent panels stays sharp rather than softening at the edges, a small tell of careful tampo work.
Shared Underpinnings, Distinct Presentation
Underneath the livery, this is the same V8 D11 chassis and quattro drivetrain as Audi's other 1992 entries, with the same flared arches and rear wing dictated by that year's DTM regulations. The diecast body carries the same reassuring zinc alloy weight, and the wheel arch fill and wide-tire stance read correctly, the detail that signals an accurate touring car casting rather than a generic sedan shape wearing different decals.
Jelinski and Audi's Multi-Team Strategy
A Driver Inside a Broader Quattro Effort
Frank Jelinski campaigned Audi's quattro-equipped touring car through the early 1990s as part of a broader effort that spread cars across several teams and sponsors rather than concentrating on one works entry. That structure meant multiple drivers and liveries carried the same technical advantage into competition simultaneously, each building its own following independent of the others.
Collecting Across One Season's Variety
For a collector, that multi-team structure is an opportunity rather than a complication. Building out several 1992 Audi V8 liveries side by side, Team Dekra alongside Team SMS and others, tells the fuller story of how dominant the quattro platform was that year across an entire field of otherwise independent operations.
Positioning This Livery on a DTM Shelf
Display Context and Companion Pairing
At roughly 24 centimeters in 1:18, this model shares the same footprint as its Team SMS counterpart, making the pair a natural side-by-side display of one marque's single season told through two sponsor identities. Minichamps' coverage of early-1990s DTM runs deep enough to support exactly this kind of same-season, same-chassis comparison, and pieces at this tier remain accessible rather than chasing the scarcity premium of the hobby's limited editions. It rewards a buyer already assembling a specific-season German touring car collection rather than someone starting from scratch.














