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McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43

McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43 MCLAREN002 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast McLaren F1 GTR #9 reproduces the Fina-liveried Longtail entry driven by P. Kox, R. Ravaglia, and A. Montermini at the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans. Diecast construction and precise livery printing capture this GT1-class racer from an era when the F1 GTR faced purpose-built rivals like the Porsche 911 GT1.
McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43
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Brand
McLaren
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
MCLAREN002
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About the McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast McLaren F1 GTR #9 reproduces the Fina-liveried Longtail entry driven by Kox, Ravaglia, and Montermini at the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans. Precise livery printing captures this GT1-class racer from the season when purpose-built rivals like the Porsche 911 GT1 pushed the aging F1 GTR to its evolved Longtail form.

By 1997, McLaren's F1 GTR faced a new generation of purpose-built GT1 rivals, including the Porsche 911 GT1 and Mercedes CLK-GTR, and responded with the extended "Longtail" bodywork for improved high-speed stability. This #9 Fina entry ran that evolved shape at Le Mans.

Minichamps' Detail on the 1997 Longtail Livery

The Longtail update stretched the F1 GTR's rear bodywork and revised its aerodynamics to keep pace with cars designed from the outset as pure racers rather than road-car derivatives, and Minichamps' diecast casting reflects those changes against the shorter 1995 and 1996 GTRs. The F1 GTR's racing pedigree traces back to 1995, when a GTR entry won Le Mans outright on its competition debut, a result that gave the model instant credibility before purpose-built rivals arrived to challenge it. At 1:43, the Fina livery's sponsor branding depends on tight, precise printing to read correctly at such a small scale, and Minichamps has built a long track record specifically in motorsport diecast, reproducing individual liveries down to the correct car number and driver lineup rather than a generic team scheme. Diecast construction gives the model enough weight to feel substantial despite its compact size, and the printed detail across the doors and rear wing carries the specific identity of this particular Le Mans entry.

A GT1-Era Snapshot for Le Mans Collectors

1997 sits at an interesting point in GT1 history, the moment road-car-based racers like the F1 GTR began losing ground to purpose-built machines, making this specific Longtail entry a documented example of that transition rather than a generic GT car. That overall Le Mans win two years earlier is part of why any F1 GTR entry, including this one, carries weight beyond its own specific finishing position. For a collection built around Le Mans history or 1990s GT racing, this piece pairs naturally with the earlier, shorter-tailed F1 GTRs from 1995 and 1996, letting a collector trace the model's aerodynamic evolution across consecutive seasons on one shelf. At 1:43, building that kind of multi-year GT1 lineup remains realistic in a way a larger scale would make impractical.

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