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McLaren F1 GTR Gulf Team Davidoff #40 D. O'Rourke / G. Sugden / J. Auberlein 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 Minichamps 1:18

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McLaren F1 GTR Gulf Team Davidoff #40 D. O'Rourke / G. Sugden / J. Auberlein 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 Minichamps 1:18 5301338
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Minichamps reproduces the #40 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR from the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1:18 diecast. A GT-class entry from one of the most storied road-racing chassis of the 1990s, finished in Gulf's recognizable orange and blue.
McLaren F1 GTR Gulf Team Davidoff #40 D. O'Rourke / G. Sugden / J. Auberlein 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
McLaren
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
530133840
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About the McLaren F1 GTR Gulf Team Davidoff #40 D. O'Rourke / G. Sugden / J. Auberlein 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the #40 Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR from the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by O'Rourke, Sugden and Auberlein. Zinc alloy construction carries the Gulf livery's sharp color separation, suited to a GT racing display or a McLaren-themed shelf.

The McLaren F1 GTR entered Le Mans across several seasons in the 1990s as manufacturers pushed road-derived GT machinery to its limits, and the Gulf-liveried #40 car represents that later chapter of the GTR's competition life.

Diecast Construction and the Gulf Livery

Zinc alloy gives this GTR the density that separates a serious diecast from a toy-grade casting, a weight that registers the moment it's lifted from the tray. That solidity matters most on a livery like Gulf's, where the orange and powder-blue bands need crisp, straight edges to read correctly at 1:18. Minichamps' tampo printing holds those lines tight along the door sills and rear haunches, and the sponsor decals stay legible rather than smearing into a blur the way lower-tier printing sometimes does. Panel gaps around the doors and rear clamshell sit within reasonable tolerance for a mid-tier production diecast, not razor sharp like a sealed resin build, but consistent enough that the eye reads the body as one continuous shape rather than a set of joined parts. The wing, splitter and GT-spec bodywork are molded with enough definition to hold up under direct display lighting, where flat or muddy detailing would otherwise show.

The GTR's Le Mans Context

The F1 GTR's reputation was built on the 1995 Le Mans win, when a car derived from a road-going supercar beat purpose-built prototypes outright, a result that still anchors the GTR's collector appeal. By 1998, the GTR platform had been developed further and continued to compete in the GT ranks at Le Mans against evolving rivals, with sponsor liveries like Gulf's marking the era's privateer and semi-works entries. Owning this casting slots into either a McLaren road-and-race chronology or a broader 24 Hours of Le Mans GT-class shelf, where liveries and chassis numbers tell the story more than any single headline result.

Where This Fits a Collection

At 1:18 the GTR's low, wide GT silhouette needs real shelf depth, more than a standard sedan casting, so plan cabinet spacing accordingly. Kept out of direct sun, the Gulf paintwork holds its contrast far longer than under a window. Paired with other Le Mans-era GT models, or with a road-going McLaren F1, this GTR reads as a specific historical entry rather than a generic race car, which is exactly the point of collecting liveried GT racers.

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