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BMW V12 LMR LMP1 #43 B. Auberlen / M. Gounon 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Minichamps 1:43

BMW V12 LMR LMP1 #43 B. Auberlen / M. Gounon 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Minichamps 1:43 80420018216 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast BMW V12 LMR #43, driven by B. Auberlen and M. Gounon at the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans, reproduces the sister car to BMW's factory LMP1 entry. Diecast construction carries the prototype's low bodywork and period livery with fine tampo detailing at this compact scale.
BMW V12 LMR LMP1 #43 B. Auberlen / M. Gounon 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Minichamps 1:43
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Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
80420018216
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About the BMW V12 LMR LMP1 #43 B. Auberlen / M. Gounon 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast BMW V12 LMR #43, driven by B. Auberlen and M. Gounon at the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans, reproduces a sister car within BMW's factory LMP1 prototype program. Diecast construction carries the low bodywork and period sponsor livery with fine detail suited to a matched-pair endurance racing display.

A factory racing program rarely fields a single car, and this #43 entry gives collectors who already own its #42 sister the natural second half of a proper garage-team display.

Matching a Sister Car's Livery in Diecast

Running two nearly identical prototypes under different numbers meant BMW's livery teams varied sponsor placement and number graphics just enough to distinguish the cars trackside, and Minichamps' tooling reproduces those subtle differences accurately rather than treating this as a simple recolor of the #42 casting. The diecast shell holds the same low, aerodynamic prototype surfacing, with attention to the wheel arch lines and rear wing mounting that defined the V12 LMR's shape. Displayed beside its sister car, the two liveries read as a genuine team entry rather than two unrelated models sharing a chassis, which is really the point of collecting a pair like this.

A Factory Prototype Program Fielding Multiple Entries

BMW campaigned multiple V12 LMR chassis across its factory Le Mans efforts around the turn of the millennium, a program still remembered for delivering the marque's only outright Le Mans win in 1999. Fielding cars in pairs or trios was standard practice for factory endurance teams of the era, hedging against mechanical trouble across a 24-hour race. For collectors building a complete picture of that program, the #42 and #43 entries from the 2000 season together tell a more complete story than either car does alone.

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