
BMW M8 GTE Team Mtek #82 T. Blomqvist / A. Felix da Costa 6 Hours of Fuji 2018 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155182982
- Year
- 2018
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138165052
About the BMW M8 GTE Team Mtek #82 T. Blomqvist / A. Felix da Costa 6 Hours of Fuji 2018 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW M8 GTE recreates Team Mtek's #82 entry from the 2018 6 Hours of Fuji, driven by Blomqvist and Felix da Costa. The M8 GTE was BMW's newest factory GT racer at debut, replacing the M6 GT3 at the top level of BMW's endurance program.
The M8 GTE arrived as BMW's most advanced factory GT racer, and its 2018 debut season gives this diecast a genuinely early-career subject rather than a well-worn veteran livery.
Diecast Detail on a Debut-Season Racer
A GTE-class body carries heavy aerodynamic addenda: a tall rear wing, front splitter, and vented fenders that a road-going M8 never wears, and reproducing these thin, functional elements in diecast requires more careful tooling than a street coupe's smoother panels. Team Mtek's #82 livery for the 6 Hours of Fuji brings sponsor graphics and BMW Motorsport branding across the doors and hood, and crisp tampo printing there is what distinguishes a serious racing replica from a repainted road car. Because this was a debut-season entry, the livery and bodywork represent BMW's GTE program before years of in-season development changes, giving the piece a specific, dateable identity. Expect a simplified racing cockpit behind the graphics, focused on the roll cage silhouette rather than dashboard switchgear detail, in keeping with how GTE subjects are typically handled at this scale.
Fitting a Modern GTE Program Into a Collection
The 6 Hours of Fuji sits within the World Endurance Championship's Asian leg, giving this piece a specific event and season identity beyond a generic BMW racer. For collectors tracking manufacturer GTE programs through the 2010s, this M8 sits naturally beside Ford's GT, Porsche's 911 RSR, and Ferrari's 488 GTE from the same competitive era, each representing a different marque's approach to the same rulebook. Its status as an early M8 GTE entry, rather than a later, more heavily revised livery, appeals particularly to buyers assembling a chronological BMW GT racing history.














