
Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup Team Morellato #17 R. Westbrook Porsche Supercup Champion 2006 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400066417
- Year
- 2006
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- One-Make Cup Series
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138074972
About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 Cup Team Morellato #17 R. Westbrook Porsche Supercup Champion 2006 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Porsche 996 GT3 Cup #17 carries R. Westbrook's championship-winning Team Morellato livery from the 2006 Porsche Supercup season. The sealed one-piece body holds the title-winning car's shape without opening panels.
A championship-winning livery gives this cup racer documented significance beyond a standard grid entry, marking Westbrook's title within that season's tightly-matched Supercup field.
Sealed-Body Construction of This Championship Racer
This casting has no opening doors or hood, so the GT3 Cup's flared arches and vented hood detail read as one continuous shape, a construction choice suited to the standardized cup car's aerodynamic bodywork. Zinc alloy construction gives the small-scale model genuine density, and the Morellato title-winning livery prints with sharp registration across the doors and hood. The correct Supercup-spec wheel design and lowered ride height finish the presentation, and Minichamps holds consistent panel lines around the widened rear fenders central to the cup car's identity.
Westbrook's 2006 Supercup Championship
Winning the Porsche Supercup title meant besting a field of identically prepared cars across an international calendar, a format that rewards consistency and skill more directly than nearly any other racing category, since mechanical variation between competitors is minimal by design. Westbrook's championship run with Team Morellato that season represents a genuine competitive achievement within that demanding structure. For collectors, a title-winning livery carries more documented significance than a standard grid entry, giving this piece a clear place of honor within a Supercup-focused display.
Displaying This Championship Piece in a Collection
This model works well as a centerpiece within a Porsche Supercup collection, ideally paired with other cars from the same 2006 season to show the full competitive field the champion beat. Because the body is sealed, it handles well without hinge concerns, a practical benefit for a compact piece likely shelved among several similar cup racers. Its title-winning status gives it a natural focal point within that themed display.















