
Mercedes CLK DTM Team Warsteiner AMG #5 U. Alzen DTM 2002 Minichamps 1:43

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400023025
- Year
- 2002
- 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
- 4012138043985
About the Mercedes CLK DTM Team Warsteiner AMG #5 U. Alzen DTM 2002 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Mercedes CLK DTM reproduces Uwe Alzen's #5 Team Warsteiner AMG car from the revived 2002 DTM season. The sealed body carries the full sponsor livery in a compact, detail-dense scale suited to a touring car collection.
DTM's 2002 relaunch brought manufacturer-built silhouette racers back to German touring cars after several quiet years, and the CLK DTM was Mercedes' answer to that new formula.
Sealed Diecast Detail at 1:43 Scale
This CLK uses a sealed zinc alloy body, a common construction choice at 1:43 where opening panels would strain the tooling budget at such a compact size. That sealed shell lets Minichamps put full effort into livery accuracy, and the Warsteiner sponsor branding sits with crisp, clean registration across the car's wide fenders and low front splitter. The smaller scale still carries genuine metal weight in the hand, distinguishing it clearly from lighter plastic promotional toys sold at retail counters. Without opening doors, the model's full visual impact comes from surface precision, appropriate for a livery-driven silhouette racer.
The CLK DTM and the Series' Modern Relaunch
DTM returned in 2000 after several years of dormancy, and by 2002 the series had established Mercedes, Opel, and Audi as the dominant manufacturer entries running purpose-built silhouette racers over standard production shapes. Uwe Alzen brought experience from touring car and GT racing to the Team Warsteiner AMG program, competing in a field that demanded both speed and consistency across a full season. The CLK DTM's wide-bodied silhouette bore only styling cues from the road car, underneath a bespoke racing chassis built purely for competition.
Fitting an Early-2000s DTM Car into a Collection
At 1:43, this CLK's compact footprint makes it easy to build a dense grid display covering multiple manufacturers from DTM's relaunch era without demanding excessive shelf space. Grouped with rival Opel and Audi entries from the same seasons, this Warsteiner-liveried CLK tells a coherent story of the series' early 2000s manufacturer battles. For collectors tracing DTM's modern history from its relaunch forward, this piece marks a genuinely foundational period.














