
Toyota Corolla WRC #33 S. Loeb / D. Elena Rally Tour de Corse 2000 Otto 1:18

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Specifications
- Year
- 2000
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 9580010212972
About the Toyota Corolla WRC #33 S. Loeb / D. Elena Rally Tour de Corse 2000 Otto 1:18
TL;DR: Otto's 1:18 Corolla WRC #33 reproduces Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena's entry at the 2000 Tour de Corse in sealed resin. This is one of Loeb's earliest World Rally Championship outings, before he became the sport's most decorated champion.
Before Sebastien Loeb collected nine consecutive world titles, he was a promising co-driver-paired newcomer campaigning a Corolla WRC on French tarmac, and this model documents that early chapter.
Resin Detail on the Corolla WRC's Rally Bodywork
The Corolla WRC's flared arches, rally-spec front splitter, and roof-mounted air intake are cast into a single sealed resin shell, holding the sharply defined vent shapes and fender extensions with the compound-curve precision resin allows over a pressed panel. The period sponsor livery and rally plate graphics run across the body as continuous, unbroken artwork, exactly what a fixed shell delivers for a heavily decorated tarmac rally car. Race number 33 sits crisply applied on the doors and roof, and the wide rally tires fill the flared arches with a stance built for the Tour de Corse's demanding coastal roads. The body's proportions capture the WRC-era Corolla's aggressive, purpose-built silhouette, distinct from the road car it was homologated from.
An Early Milestone in a Legendary Career
The Tour de Corse is one of the World Rally Championship's most demanding tarmac events, and Sebastien Loeb's early appearances there alongside co-driver Daniel Elena came before either man became a household name in rallying. A model documented to this specific car, event, and pairing carries genuine value for a collector tracing Loeb's career from its beginnings rather than only its championship years. It rewards a rallying historian's eye as much as a general WRC collector's.
A precisely liveried early-career entry, it holds real significance for anyone building a WRC classic timeline around Loeb's rise.














