
Porsche 911 GT3 R #912 Manthey Racing R. Lietz / P. Pilet / F. Makowiecki / N. Tandy 24 Hours of Nurburgring Winner 2018 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 155186912
- Year
- 2018
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- GT3 & GT4 Race
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138162709
About the Porsche 911 GT3 R #912 Manthey Racing R. Lietz / P. Pilet / F. Makowiecki / N. Tandy 24 Hours of Nurburgring Winner 2018 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: The Minichamps Porsche 911 GT3 R #912 Manthey Racing is a 1:18 diecast model of the car that won the 2018 Nürburgring 24 Hours with Lietz, Pilet, Makowiecki and Tandy. The body is a sealed one-piece casting, so livery and stance carry the detail. A mid-tier winner's piece for GT3 shelves.
Four drivers shared the number 912 Porsche on the way to the 2018 Nürburgring 24 Hours win, and that shared result is what this model records. Minichamps casts the Manthey Racing GT3 R in 1:18 diecast, giving collectors a livery piece tied to one of endurance racing's hardest events rather than a generic 911 in team colours.
Manthey Racing's #912 Cast in 1:18 Diecast
A Four-Driver Winner on One Livery
The product name lists Lietz, Pilet, Makowiecki and Tandy, a four-man crew that shares the credit for the win. On a model, that means the number 912 and the team graphics are the identifying marks, and registration matters. Look at how the number panels, sponsor logos and windscreen banner sit across curved surfaces, and check lettering edges under a lamp for lifting or silvering. Deep gloss on a hard metal shell lets the main colour fields read from across a room, while the fine print rewards a closer look.
Rear-Engined Stance in a Sealed Casting
The 911 GT3 R keeps the rear-engined layout that defines the marque, which gives it a profile unlike the front-engined BMWs and the mid-engined cars on the same grid. On this sealed one-piece body, nothing opens, so the judgement is about proportion: the slope of the roofline into the tail, the size and height of the wing, the way the wide arches fill with wheels. Zinc alloy gives the model a solid weight, and at 1:18 it reaches roughly 25 cm, a good size to read the aero details.
The Nürburgring 24 Hours Win in Context
Manthey's Home Circuit
Manthey Racing is based at Meuspath, right beside the Nordschleife, so this race is the team's home event in the most literal sense. The 24 Hours uses the Nordschleife plus part of the Grand Prix track, a lap of about 25 kilometres, and a grid that mixes GT3 cars with slower classes, so a winner has to manage traffic as much as speed. That geography is part of the model's appeal: it represents a team winning at the door of its own workshop.
Why Result Models Reward a Closer Look
A result-specific model gives the collector a reason to display it that a generic race car does not. The number, the crew and the event are all identifiable, so the piece can anchor a Nordschleife shelf or a Porsche GT chronology. Compared with a plain road-car replica, the value lies in the specificity of the livery, and the mid-tier finish here is the quality level to expect: even paint, readable graphics and a consistent stance across the body.
Where the GT3 R Sits in a Display
Pair the model with other Nürburgring entries if you collect by circuit, or with other GT3 cars if you collect by class. Keep it away from direct sunlight, dust it with a soft brush and handle it by the body sides rather than the wing. For collectors who prefer to buy models tied to real race results, the number 912 livery and the four-driver crew make this a clear, well-documented choice for a Porsche GT shelf.















