
BWT Racing Point RP20 #18 L. Stroll Austrian GP 2020 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Racing Point
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 110200118
- Year
- 2020
- Era
- 2020s
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138749931
About the BWT Racing Point RP20 #18 L. Stroll Austrian GP 2020 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces Lance Stroll's BWT Racing Point RP20 from the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, the pink-liveried car built with close reference to the previous year's title-winning Mercedes, in the final season before the team became Aston Martin. Zinc alloy construction and tampo-printed BWT graphics finish the #18 specification.
Stroll's 2020 season came in the last year Racing Point carried that name before Lawrence Stroll's ownership group rebranded the team as Aston Martin. This model reproduces his RP20 from the Austrian Grand Prix, the delayed season's first round.
A Shared Chassis, a Different Story
BWT Pink Under a New Direction
The RP20's pink BWT livery stayed consistent across both cars on the grid that year, and Minichamps reproduces it here with the same tampo-printed accuracy applied to Perez's #11 sister car: flat, saturated color through the sidepods and engine cover, with sponsor logos sitting cleanly against the surface rather than riding above it. The #18 number and Stroll's personal sponsor detail on the cockpit surround are what separate this casting from its teammate's version at a glance.
Zinc Alloy Build and Wing Assembly
Construction follows Minichamps' standard approach for the current F1 line: a diecast zinc alloy tub for structural weight, paired with separately molded front and rear wings, halo, and mirrors finished to a finer edge than the main casting alone could achieve. The RP20's nose and sidepod contours, closely derived from the previous year's Mercedes, are the areas most worth close inspection, since they are exactly where the car's design controversy centered.
Stroll's Season and a Team in Transition
The Last Year as Racing Point
Stroll drove for a team his father's investment group had owned since rescuing the Force India operation from administration in 2018, and 2020 marked the final season the cars would carry the Racing Point name before the Aston Martin rebrand took effect for 2021. That context makes this RP20, and the season it represents, a closing chapter for the livery rather than an ongoing one.
A Season of Genuine Pace
The RP20's Mercedes-derived design gave Racing Point genuine competitiveness in 2020, a step up from the team's usual midfield position, and Stroll took advantage of that pace across the season, taking a surprise pole position and podium later that year at a rain-affected Turkish Grand Prix. The car's speed was real, whatever the debate over how it was developed, and that combination of controversy and competitiveness is part of what makes 2020 Racing Point models a talking point years later.
Pairing Teammates on the Shelf
Displayed beside Perez's #11 from the same weekend, this Stroll casting completes a full team entry from one of the more talked-about seasons in recent F1 memory, the two cars identical apart from number and minor cockpit sponsor detail. That pairing also sets up a natural next comparison: a genuine Mercedes model from the same period, since the RP20's resemblance to that chassis was the story of the whole season. Judged purely as a diecast, expect the tight tampo registration and correct wing geometry typical of this price tier, with cockpit and suspension detail simplified compared to a limited-run resin alternative built for close-up study rather than shelf presence. At 1:18, all three hold the same footprint, so building the trio does not require any adjustment to shelf spacing.
Collecting the End of an Era
Because Racing Point's name and pink livery did not survive past 2020, this RP20 has a natural closing-chapter appeal that a still-running team's cars do not carry. It suits a collector building out either a Stroll-specific run or a broader look at F1's most design-controversial recent season, and it holds up equally well as a standalone piece for anyone drawn to the livery itself rather than the backstory.






