
Mercedes C-Class C204 DTM #5 J. Green DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66962292
- Year
- 2008
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Mercedes C-Class C204 DTM #5 J. Green DTM 2008 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces car #5, the Mercedes C-Class C204 driven by Jamie Green during the 2008 DTM season. Green built a reputation as one of Mercedes' steadiest touring car frontrunners across several seasons, and this entry captures him mid-career within HWA's factory-backed lineup.
Not every DTM career is defined by a single championship, and Jamie Green's steady, multi-season presence with Mercedes made him exactly the kind of dependable frontrunner factory teams build a season around.
Jamie Green, a Consistent Mercedes Frontrunner
Jamie Green raced for Mercedes across multiple DTM seasons, building a reputation as one of the series' more consistently competitive British drivers without necessarily grabbing the same headlines as a reigning champion. By 2008, he was an established part of HWA's factory-backed Mercedes lineup, piloting car #5 through a season that pitted Mercedes against BMW and Audi under DTM's shared technical rules. His willingness to race the same manufacturer's program for several consecutive seasons also gave engineers a stable reference point for car development, a less visible but genuinely valuable contribution. For collectors who value consistency and longevity over a single standout year, Green's Mercedes seasons offer a genuinely underrated corner of DTM history to explore.
Car #5's 2008 Livery in 1:43 Scale
Minichamps renders the #5 sponsor graphics with the same crisp tampo printing found throughout its 2008 DTM range, giving Green's colors the same finish quality as cars driven by more famous teammates that season. At 1:43, the compact scale makes it easy to build a full grid of that year's Mercedes entries without the shelf demands 1:18 would carry, and displayed among a full season's cars, his consistent results become visible in a way a single livery alone could never show.















