
Mercedes AMG GT3 Black Falcon #9 Y. Buurman / M. Engel 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2016 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 437163009
- Year
- 2016
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- GT3 & GT4 Race
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138139138
About the Mercedes AMG GT3 Black Falcon #9 Y. Buurman / M. Engel 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2016 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 Mercedes-AMG GT3 reproduces Black Falcon's #9 entry from the 2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driven by Yuriy Buurman and Maximilian Engel on the demanding Nordschleife-Grand Prix combined circuit. Diecast construction, sealed one-piece body, full GT3 aero kit and endurance-racing livery from one of Germany's toughest races.
The 24 Hours of Nürburgring runs on a combined circuit that stitches the legendary Nordschleife to the modern Grand Prix track, producing one of endurance racing's most physically demanding events for cars and drivers alike. Black Falcon has built its reputation there. Minichamps' 1:43 diecast captures the team's #9 Mercedes-AMG GT3 from the 2016 running, sealed body and full aero package included.
Black Falcon's Nordschleife Endurance Program
The 24 Hours of Nürburgring stands apart from other endurance classics because of where it happens: the race runs on a combined layout joining the Nordschleife, one of motorsport's oldest and most demanding circuits, to the shorter modern Grand Prix track, creating a lap that punishes cars and drivers with elevation changes, blind crests, and weather that can vary from one section of the course to another. Black Falcon, a German GT team, built its name specifically around this race and this car, campaigning Mercedes machinery in the SP9 and GT3 classes across multiple seasons and developing genuine institutional knowledge of a track most visiting teams never fully master. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 that succeeded the SLS AMG GT3 in the team's lineup carried a full FIA GT3 aerodynamic package, wide fenders, a substantial rear wing, and underbody work aimed at generating downforce through the Nordschleife's fast sections without sacrificing stability through its bumpier, tighter portions. Yuriy Buurman and Maximilian Engel shared driving duties on the #9 car in the 2016 running, one entry among Black Falcon's typically multi-car assault on the event, reflecting the team's practice of fielding several cars to maximize the odds of a strong overall result. Minichamps' rendition captures that specific car, in that specific year, with the sponsor livery and number as they appeared on the Nordschleife that weekend.
A Sealed GT3 Body With a Full Aero Kit
Minichamps casts the AMG GT3 as a single fixed shell rather than a model with opening doors, and on a car defined by an aggressive, downforce-focused body kit, that construction serves the subject well. The front splitter, the canards ahead of the front wheels, the wide fender flares, and the substantial rear wing are all molded as continuous elements of the body, holding sharp, consistent edges without the softening a hinge tolerance would otherwise introduce around such busy surfacing. The livery's sponsor panels and team graphics run cleanly across the doors and rear quarters, tampo-printed rather than applied as decals, keeping fine sponsor text legible and free of the lifted edges aftermarket transfers eventually develop after handling. Zinc alloy diecast brings real weight to the model, denser in the hand than a resin casting at the same 1:43 footprint would be, appropriate for a subject with this much visual detail packed into a compact scale. The GT3's wide racing wheels and low, aggressive stance are proportioned correctly against the flared arches, avoiding the look of a road car with an add-on kit. Underbody diffuser elements and the rear wing's mounting struts hold their shape as cast features, and the whole car reads as a purpose-built racer rather than a modified street car.
An Endurance Racing Entry for a GT3 Shelf
This AMG GT3 rewards a collector already building a GT3-era endurance racing shelf, since Black Falcon's Nürburgring program spans multiple seasons and multiple cars, offering plenty of room to expand a themed display around this one entry. It also stands on its own for anyone drawn to the Nordschleife's specific mythology, a track whose reputation reaches well beyond dedicated racing fans into general car culture. At 1:43, a grid's worth of GT3 entries fits comfortably on one shelf, letting a collector assemble a full field from a single season rather than committing shelf space to just one hero car. The specific driver pairing and race year give this particular casting genuine documentation behind it.















