
Red Bull RB12 Tag Heuer #3 D. Ricciardo Red Bull Racing Brazilian Grand Prix 2016 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Red Bull Racing
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 117161203
- Year
- 2016
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138143715
About the Red Bull RB12 Tag Heuer #3 D. Ricciardo Red Bull Racing Brazilian Grand Prix 2016 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 resin Red Bull RB12 reproduces Daniel Ricciardo's TAG Heuer-branded livery from the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Sealed resin construction renders the RB12's aerodynamic surfaces with sharper lines than diecast tooling allows, capturing one specific race weekend from Ricciardo's most competitive Red Bull season without opening features.
The RB12 wore several distinct liveries across its 2016 season, and this resin release fixes on one particular weekend at Interlagos rather than a generic season-long finish.
Sealed Resin Body and Race-Weekend Livery Accuracy
Resin construction means no opening doors or engine cover on this RB12, a trade collectors accept in exchange for tighter, more consistent panel lines across the car's compound aerodynamic surfaces. The TAG Heuer branding that defined Red Bull's 2016 season runs across the sidepods and nose in crisp, consistent tampo work, and resin's smooth finish shows that print without the seam interruptions a diecast panel gap would introduce. Weight is noticeably lighter in hand than a diecast RB12 of the same scale, a difference collectors who handle both materials regularly notice immediately. The trade-off is honest: this is a display piece built for visual precision rather than interactive features.
Interlagos 2016 in Ricciardo's Red Bull Season
2016 was Ricciardo's second full season with Red Bull Racing, and the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos came near the year's end, a race weekend distinct from the Monaco pole and podium-adjacent form he showed across the year. Capturing a specific race livery rather than a generic season car matters to collectors tracking exact weekend-by-weekend detail, since sponsor decal placement and small trim differences often shifted race to race even within one championship season.
One Chassis, Many Liveries: Building a 2016 RB12 Set
Because Minichamps issued multiple RB12 variants across that season, from showcar presentation liveries to specific race weekends, this Brazilian Grand Prix release works best alongside its siblings rather than alone. Pairing this Interlagos car with the Monaco pole livery, for instance, contrasts a hard-fought race weekend against the near-miss that season is often remembered for.















