
Porsche 911 GT1 Marlboro #17 E. Collard / M. Baldi FIA GT Championship 1997 UT Models 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- UT Models
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 39722
- Year
- 1997
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Porsche 911 GT1 Marlboro #17 E. Collard / M. Baldi FIA GT Championship 1997 UT Models 1:18
TL;DR: UT Models' 1:18 diecast Porsche 911 GT1 #17 reproduces the Marlboro-liveried factory racer driven by E. Collard and M. Baldi in the 1997 FIA GT Championship. A period piece from a 1990s diecast producer, it suits collectors focused on Porsche's GT1 racing program specifically.
The 911 GT1 was Porsche's answer to the GT1 rulebook of the late 1990s, a road-legal homologation shell wrapped around a purpose-built racer, and this diecast documents one of its championship-season liveries.
UT Models' 1990s Porsche GT1 Reproduction
UT Models was an active 1:18 diecast producer through the 1990s, known for licensed motorsport replicas of exactly this kind, and the GT1's shape gives the tooling plenty to work with. The car's long, low nose and pronounced rear wing were pure race engineering rather than styling flourish, since GT1 rules demanded a road-going counterpart while the actual competition cars diverged from it substantially. Rendering the Marlboro livery correctly means getting the red-and-white graphic placement and the #17 racing number right against the car's distinctive silhouette, and that livery accuracy is the entire point of a model like this rather than the finish quality of a modern premium build.
The 911 GT1 in FIA GT Competition
Porsche campaigned the 911 GT1 in international GT racing through the mid-to-late 1990s, competing at the top level of the category against rival manufacturer programs. The 1997 FIA GT Championship season put factory Porsche entries like #17 up against a serious international field, with drivers Collard and Baldi carrying the Marlboro colors across that campaign. The GT1 line's road-racing duality, a car built to satisfy homologation rules while still winning outright, is part of what makes 1990s GT1-era diecast worth seeking out today.
Collecting Porsche's GT1 Era
This model suits a display built around late-1990s GT racing rather than a general Porsche road-car theme. Set beside other period GT1-class liveries, it tells a specific competitive story that a standalone 911 Carrera cannot.















