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BMW 2800 CS E9 #15 Team Marabout Gaye / S. Braillard 24 Hours of Spa 1972 Minichamps 1:18

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BMW 2800 CS E9 #15 Team Marabout Gaye / S. Braillard 24 Hours of Spa 1972 Minichamps 1:18 155722715 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 2800 CS E9 reproduces Team Marabout's #15 coupe driven by Gaye and Braillard at the 1972 24 Hours of Spa. Diecast construction captures the E9's long coupe lines and period livery, ahead of the CSL variant that later made this shape famous.
BMW 2800 CS E9 #15 Team Marabout Gaye / S. Braillard 24 Hours of Spa 1972 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155722715
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About the BMW 2800 CS E9 #15 Team Marabout Gaye / S. Braillard 24 Hours of Spa 1972 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 2800 CS E9 reproduces Team Marabout's #15 coupe driven by Gaye and Braillard at the 1972 24 Hours of Spa. Built ahead of the CSL variant that later defined the shape's racing reputation, this diecast anchors an early chapter of BMW's touring car endurance history.

The E9 coupe's long, low lines made it a natural fit for endurance racing before the more famous CSL version arrived, and this 1972 Spa entry shows the shape doing serious work in privateer hands.

Diecast Proportions on BMW's Long-Nose Coupe Body

The E9's defining trait is its long hood and low, sweeping roofline, a genuinely elegant shape for a road car that also translated well onto a race track, where its aerodynamics helped rather than hindered lap times. Minichamps' diecast build holds that long-nose silhouette accurately at 1:18, with the coupe's characteristic quad headlamps and slim chrome trim rendered in enough definition to read clearly from typical shelf viewing distance. The livery, Team Marabout's number 15 scheme, uses a straightforward paint and decal approach typical of early 1970s privateer entries rather than elaborate sponsor graphics, and diecast tooling handles that simpler graphic treatment cleanly without the print registration challenges denser liveries present.

Endurance Racing at Spa Before the CSL Era

The 24 Hours of Spa has run continuously as one of Europe's defining touring car endurance events since the 1920s, and by the early 1970s it had become a proving ground for coupes like the E9 well before the CSL variant arrived to dominate the category more fully. Gaye and Braillard's Team Marabout entry represents the kind of privateer effort that filled out the grid at Spa during this period, running against factory-backed teams with less budget but often comparable determination. This 1972 race sits just ahead of the CSL's arrival, meaning this E9 raced in the shape's earlier, less aerodynamically extreme form, before BMW's motorsport department started adding the spoilers and air dams that eventually earned the CSL its nickname.

An Early Chapter for a BMW Coupe Racing Collection

For a BMW coupe racing display, this earlier E9 provides useful contrast against a later CSL entry, showing the shape's evolution from a privateer endurance racer into a factory-backed touring car specialist.

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