
McLaren F1 GTR Gulf #41 P. Gounon / S. Oloffson 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- McLaren
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 530133741
- Year
- 1997
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the McLaren F1 GTR Gulf #41 P. Gounon / S. Oloffson 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast McLaren F1 GTR Gulf #41, driven by P. Gounon and S. Oloffson, reproduces the Gulf-liveried entry from the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans. Metal-bodied racing build wearing one of motorsport's most instantly recognizable color schemes.
Gulf's light blue and orange livery carries its own motorsport mythology independent of any single car, and seeing it applied to a McLaren F1 GTR gives this reproduction genuine crossover appeal.
Reproducing Motorsport's Most Recognizable Livery
Gulf's light blue and orange color scheme demands exacting color matching, since the combination is instantly recognizable and any deviation stands out immediately to collectors familiar with the livery's decades-long racing history. Minichamps applies that scheme here with genuine confidence, keeping the color separation crisp across the F1 GTR's widened GT1 bodywork and deep front splitter. The #41 racing number and Gounon-Oloffson driver credits are tampo-printed with the sharp edges this dense livery style demands. Beneath the paint, the model still carries the F1 GTR's road-derived proportions, a car whose racing silhouette never fully abandoned Gordon Murray's original road-car design intent.
Gulf Racing and McLaren's Le Mans Connection
Gulf's racing livery built its legendary status through decades of association with iconic sports prototypes, and by the mid-1990s that heritage extended to McLaren F1 GTR entries competing in GT1 competition at events including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Pairing a Gulf livery with the F1 GTR, a car already celebrated for its own 1995 Le Mans outright victory, creates a genuinely compelling intersection of two separate strands of endurance racing history in a single subject.
A Standout Piece for a Gulf or McLaren Collection
This Gulf-liveried GTR rewards collectors pursuing either McLaren's racing history or Gulf's broader motorsport legacy.














