
Ford Fiesta WRC #11 T. Neuville / N. Gilsoul Rally Mexico 2013 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 151130811
- Year
- 2013
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138119932
About the Ford Fiesta WRC #11 T. Neuville / N. Gilsoul Rally Mexico 2013 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Fiesta WRC reproduces the #11 Neuville/Gilsoul entry from Rally Mexico 2013. Diecast construction captures the Fiesta's flared rally arches and factory livery, documenting a season from Thierry Neuville's early World Rally Championship career.
Ford's Fiesta WRC carried the brand's factory rally effort through much of the 2010s, and by 2013 Thierry Neuville was already showing the pace that would soon make him a championship contender.
Diecast Reproduction of a Factory Rally Livery
The Fiesta WRC's flared arches, roof scoop, and rally lighting pods are exactly the kind of surface detail diecast handles well, and Minichamps' tooling holds the compact hatchback's aggressive stance without exaggerating it. The tampo-printed livery reproduces Ford's factory sponsor graphics cleanly across the doors and bonnet, the areas judged first on any rally-liveried subject. As with most diecast rally models, the doors open to a simplified competition interior with roll cage detail visible through the window openings, though full cage articulation isn't something to expect at this price point. At roughly 20cm, the Fiesta's compact rally proportions sit well against other small-hatchback WRC subjects from the same era, like Citroën's DS3 or Volkswagen's later Polo WRC.
Documenting an Early Neuville Season
2013 sits early in Thierry Neuville's WRC career, a season before he moved to Hyundai and became a perennial title contender, which gives this particular Fiesta added narrative value for collectors tracking driver careers rather than just team liveries. Rally Mexico itself is one of the WRC's more physically demanding rounds, run at altitude on rough gravel, and the cars that survive it intact are a real test of both driver and machine. For a collector building a Ford WRC theme or a Neuville career retrospective, this Fiesta sits at an interesting inflection point, a factory effort that was competitive but not yet championship-winning, which is arguably a more honest snapshot of the sport than a title-winning car alone.














