
Porsche 911 996 GT3 RSR FIA GT 2004 Red Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 100046400
- Year
- 2004
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138070370
About the Porsche 911 996 GT3 RSR FIA GT 2004 Red Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces a red Porsche 911 996 GT3 RSR from the 2004 FIA GT Championship. The widened arches, rear wing, and race livery are rendered in factory-matched diecast detail, a piece built for a GT racing rather than street-car display.
By 2004 the 996-generation GT3 RSR had become the backbone of privateer GT racing across Europe, and FIA GT grids of that era were dense with these cars fielded by independent teams rather than factory squads.
The 996 GT3 RSR's Role in FIA GT Racing
Porsche built the RSR as a purpose-racing evolution of the road-going GT3, widening the track, adding aerodynamic aids, and stripping weight to compete against Ferrari, Chrysler Viper, and Aston Martin machinery in the FIA GT Championship's GT class. The 996 generation RSR was the version that cemented Porsche's reputation for building GT cars that independent teams could run competitively without factory-level budgets, a philosophy that carried directly into the later 997 and 991 RSR generations. A 2004-season car in red livery represents that privateer-friendly era, when GT racing depended on manufacturers selling genuinely competitive customer cars rather than reserving the best equipment for works teams alone.
Minichamps' Diecast Detail on a Widened GT Racer
The RSR's flared arches and aggressive rear wing are the details that separate it visually from a street GT3, and Minichamps' 1:18 diecast keeps those proportions accurate rather than softened for tooling convenience. The red body carries printed sponsor graphics rather than decals, with panel gaps tight around the wide door openings that this widened bodywork requires. At roughly 22cm, it holds the compact, purposeful stance the real car needed to compete in the GT class, and it displays well alongside other 996-era Porsche racers or a broader FIA GT lineup where the widened arches and factory livery accuracy carry the piece rather than any single racing result.















