
Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup #22 Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3395
- Year
- 2001
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- One-Make Cup Series
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 8002455033956
About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup #22 Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Porsche 911 GT3 Cup reproduces the 996-generation one-make racer in #22 livery. Stripped of road-car comforts and built to a tight technical rulebook, the GT3 Cup competed in Porsche's Carrera Cup and Supercup series, and this entry-level diecast brings that racing identity to an accessible price.
Porsche's one-make Cup series exist to put identical cars on track and let driver skill decide the result, and the GT3 Cup is the machine that makes that possible. Bburago's #22 diecast captures that stripped-down racing intent.
Bburago's Race-Liveried Build of a One-Make Competitor
A Cup car's whole visual identity comes from its livery and its stripped-back racing hardware: a fixed rear wing, wide fender flares, and numbered graphics that identify the car within a grid of otherwise near-identical machines. This diecast keeps the #22 livery crisp and legible, with the wing and flared arches reading clearly even at entry-tier construction, and the roll cage visible through the window openings hints at the car's competition-only cabin without needing fine mechanical accuracy. The paint carries the flat, functional look of a real race car rather than a showroom gloss, which actually suits the subject well. Panel gaps run wider than a resin racing replica would show, but the overall silhouette, low, wide, and purposeful, gets the message across.
A Car Built for a Tightly Regulated Racing Series
Porsche builds the GT3 Cup specifically for its Carrera Cup and Supercup one-make series, competitions designed so that every car on the grid shares essentially identical specification, shifting the emphasis onto driver skill rather than equipment advantage. That format has made the GT3 Cup a proving ground for young drivers moving up through motorsport, and the 996-generation version represented an early chapter in a nameplate that's still raced today in later Porsche generations. For a collector, that ongoing lineage gives even an early GT3 Cup a place in a longer motorsport story, not just a standalone racing subject.
An Entry Point for a Porsche Motorsport Shelf
Next to a road-going 911, this GT3 Cup makes the contrast between street and track Porsche immediately obvious, wing, flares, and numbered livery against a clean road car shape. At entry-level pricing, it's a practical way to start or expand a Porsche racing theme without committing resin-tier money to a single grid car.














