
Porsche 911 997 GT3 Cup Porsche Carrera Cup #3 R. Westbrook 2007 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400076483
- Year
- 2007
- 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
- 4012138079465
About the Porsche 911 997 GT3 Cup Porsche Carrera Cup #3 R. Westbrook 2007 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Porsche 911 997 GT3 Cup reproduces the #3 car driven by Richard Westbrook in the 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup. The body is a sealed one-piece shell. A one-make cup racer from early in a driver's later successful sportscar career.
Richard Westbrook's later career included strong results in top-level GT and prototype racing, and this Carrera Cup entry captures him earlier, competing on identical cup-spec machinery against a closely matched field.
Compact One-Make Diecast Build
The 997 GT3 Cup's body is a single fixed zinc alloy shell at 1:43, holding the cup-spec flared arches and rear wing as consistent molded features without hinge seams to interrupt them. The #3 livery's decals are tampo-printed onto the shell, staying legible at this compact scale, and the metal's weight gives the model genuine presence for its size. This fixed construction suits a one-make cup racer particularly well, since the appeal lies in close competition on identical cars rather than technical variety.
An Early Chapter in a Sportscar Career
Porsche's Carrera Cup series has long served as a proving ground for drivers who go on to compete at Le Mans and in top-tier GT championships, and Westbrook's 2007 season fits that pattern well. For a collector tracking a driver's full career arc from spec-series racing to international competition, this early Carrera Cup entry adds meaningful context that a later, more famous livery alone wouldn't provide.















