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McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43

McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Car Brand
McLaren
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
MCLAREN002
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About the McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina P. Kox / R. Ravaglia / A. Montermini 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast McLaren F1 GTR #9 Fina, driven by Peter Kox, Roberto Ravaglia and Andrea Montermini at the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans, reproduces the GT1-class entry in period sponsor livery. Compact diecast construction suits collectors tracking the F1 GTR's continued endurance racing career.

The McLaren F1 GTR's competition story did not end after its famous 1995 Le Mans outright win, and this 1997 entry documents the car's continued presence in GT1 racing two seasons later.

The F1 GTR's Continued Le Mans Presence

By 1997, the GT1 class at Le Mans had grown considerably more competitive, with purpose-built rivals challenging the road-derived F1 GTR that had dominated two years earlier. Car #9, campaigned under Fina sponsorship with Peter Kox, Roberto Ravaglia and Andrea Montermini sharing driving duties, represents that later chapter of the model's racing life, a period when the F1 GTR was defending its reputation against machinery designed from the outset purely for competition rather than adapted from a road car.

Diecast Livery Detail at Endurance Racing Scale

At 1:43, Minichamps' diecast construction captures the Fina sponsor livery's colour blocking and the F1 GTR's distinctive high central driving position glazing with genuine clarity despite the compact size. The scale suits endurance racing subjects particularly well, since building a meaningful field of Le Mans entries from the same era becomes realistic in terms of shelf space, something a larger scale rarely allows for a full grid.

A Piece for F1 GTR Racing History

This model rewards collectors following the F1 GTR's full competition record rather than only its outright 1995 victory, adding a genuine later-career entry that shows how the car's story continued once purpose-built GT1 rivals arrived.

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