
Porsche 962 IMSA #14 A. Holbert / D. Bell Mid-Ohio 500km 1986 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 400866514
- Year
- 1986
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Prototype Models
- Vehicle Class
- IMSA & North American Sportscar
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138082427
About the Porsche 962 IMSA #14 A. Holbert / D. Bell Mid-Ohio 500km 1986 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 Porsche 962 IMSA reproduces the #14 Al Holbert and Derek Bell entry from the 1986 Mid-Ohio 500km in sealed-body zinc alloy diecast, with the GTP-class long-tail bodywork, factory livery, and correct ride height that carried Porsche's dominant IMSA program through the mid-1980s.
Al Holbert's name is inseparable from IMSA's GTP era, a driver-turned-team-owner who won the championship repeatedly with Porsche factory backing. Derek Bell brought five Le Mans wins to this same cockpit lineage, and together their Mid-Ohio entry represents the depth of talent Porsche fielded across an entire IMSA season rather than in one headline race.
Minichamps' 1:43 Porsche 962 IMSA in Mid-Ohio Livery
A Sealed Long-Tail Body Cast for the GTP Package
The 962's stretched wheelbase and ground-effect tunnels were fixed structural elements, not something a crew adjusted between stints, and Minichamps' single sealed casting reflects that reality directly. The bodywork holds correct proportions between the long-tail rear deck and the narrower nose, with ride height set low over the venturi sills where the real car generated most of its downforce. Panel lines run as continuous grooves rather than true seams, appropriate for a prototype whose aerodynamic surfaces were never meant to open.
Print Detail on the #14 Sponsor Graphics
The number 14 and its sponsor panels sit flat against the shell through tampo printing, holding sharp edges rather than the slightly fuzzy registration a lower-tier casting sometimes shows. Wheel detail carries the correct offset for the widened rear arches, and the factory livery colors keep their saturation under direct light instead of reading flat.
Al Holbert and Derek Bell in Porsche's IMSA Program
Holbert Racing and Factory Support
Al Holbert combined driving with team ownership through Holbert Racing, and his outfit became one of the most successful operations in IMSA's GTP era, backed directly by Porsche's factory motorsport department. His championships across the mid-1980s made him the benchmark other GTP teams measured themselves against on American soil.
A Bench of Talent Beyond Any Single Race
Derek Bell's résumé, five outright Le Mans victories among them, made him one of the most decorated sports car drivers of his generation, and his presence alongside Holbert at Mid-Ohio shows how deep Porsche's American GTP roster ran. This wasn't a one-off pairing assembled for a single headline event; it reflected the standard Porsche set for its factory-supported entries throughout the IMSA season.
Adding Mid-Ohio to an IMSA Prototype Collection
At roughly 10cm in 1:43, this 962 shares its footprint with other GTP-era prototypes, making it straightforward to build a season-spanning IMSA lineup across several circuits without outgrowing a standard cabinet shelf. Mid-Ohio's road-course layout produced a different kind of 962 story than the high-speed ovals and airfield circuits IMSA also visited, and this entry fills that gap for a collector chasing the full 1986 season. The Holbert and Bell pairing gives it a driver pedigree worth seeking out on its own merits.















