
McLaren MCL35M #3 D. Ricciardo Monaco GP 2021 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- McLaren
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 533212403
- Year
- 2021
- 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
- 4012138764927
About the McLaren MCL35M #3 D. Ricciardo Monaco GP 2021 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast reproduces Daniel Ricciardo's #3 McLaren MCL35M from the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix weekend, his first season racing for the team. Diecast construction holds the low-drag Monaco-spec wing package and papaya livery detail for a modern F1 shelf.
Monaco forces every F1 team to run a different wing setup than the rest of the season, and that detail is exactly what a careful diecast should get right.
Monaco's Unique Aero Package in Diecast
Monaco's tight streets demand maximum downforce over top speed, pushing teams toward the highest-drag wing configurations they run all season, and Minichamps reflects that in the front and rear wing tooling on this piece rather than reusing a generic high-speed setup. The MCL35M's bodywork carries McLaren's papaya-orange livery over a diecast zinc body that gives the model, at roughly 48cm in 1:18, real presence on a shelf built around modern F1 machinery. Sponsor decals and the car's number 3 are printed with sharp edges rather than approximated, and the wheel and brake duct detailing reflects the tighter, more enclosed bodywork F1 adopted under the 2021 technical regulations. It is a diecast execution built around surface precision, since F1 subjects at this scale live and die on how cleanly the aerodynamic surfaces are reproduced.
A Debut Season Worth Tracking
Ricciardo's move to McLaren for 2021 marked a new chapter after years at Red Bull and Renault, and Monaco livery pieces from that first season give collectors a specific, dateable entry in that story rather than a generic team car. Paired with his teammate's car from the same weekend, this model works well in a two-car grid grouping, and its compact street-circuit wing package sets it visibly apart from a high-speed-circuit livery of the same chassis.














