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Red Bull RB19 #11 S. Perez Las Vegas GP 3rd 2023 Minichamps 1:18

Red Bull RB19 #11 S. Perez Las Vegas GP 3rd 2023 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Red Bull Racing
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
110232211
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About the Red Bull RB19 #11 S. Perez Las Vegas GP 3rd 2023 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces Sergio Perez's Red Bull RB19 from the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, where he finished third on the inaugural running of F1's Strip circuit. The diecast body carries the race-weekend livery from a night race that returned Formula 1 to Las Vegas after decades away.

Formula 1 returned to Las Vegas in 2023 after a long absence, racing under lights along the Strip in a weekend unlike anything else on the calendar. Perez brought the RB19 home third, and Minichamps fixes that result in 1:18 diecast.

Perez's Podium on F1's Return to Las Vegas

The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix Weekend

Formula 1 had not raced in Las Vegas since the early 1980s, and its 2023 return arrived with considerably more spectacle: a purpose-built street circuit running down the Strip itself, raced at night under the city's own lighting rather than temporary floodlights. Perez brought the RB19 home in third place on that inaugural weekend, a solid result on a track nobody on the grid had raced before in current machinery. The novelty of the circuit, combined with a genuine podium finish, makes this one of the more distinctive single-race subjects in the 2023 range rather than another routine points finish tucked into a long season.

Night-Race Livery and Race Number Detail

The number 11 livery follows the same race-specific detailing Minichamps applies across its RB19 range, with sponsor panels and accent trim matched to how the car actually ran that weekend. Because the Las Vegas race ran at night, the livery itself carries no special night-mode finish, but the model's paintwork is built to hold its colour depth under the direct lighting a display cabinet typically uses, which matters for a car photographed almost entirely under artificial light in period coverage.

Diecast Detailing for a Street Circuit Subject

Bodywork Accuracy Under Artificial Lighting

Street circuits punish a car's aerodynamic package differently to a purpose-built track, with long straights favouring low drag and tight corners exposing anything not tuned for stop-start braking, and the RB19's shape reflects the compromise the team settled on for Las Vegas. Minichamps' diecast tooling carries the same sidepod waistline and floor edge detail found across the range, holding the shape rather than simplifying it. The diecast body's weight is immediately apparent when lifted from its stand, a density that separates it from lighter resin castings at the same scale and price point.

Wheels, Halo and Finishing at Close Range

Wheel rims carry correct centre-lock and tyre-wall lettering, and the halo, mirrors and cockpit surround are finished as distinct pieces rather than a single flat moulding. Under close inspection, the cockpit opening reveals the seat and steering wheel in enough detail to reward a careful look. These are the details worth checking against a reference photograph from the actual race weekend before deciding a model has earned its place in a themed display.

A Novelty Weekend Worth a Place on the Shelf

Las Vegas 2023 was a genuinely unusual weekend on the F1 calendar, and a podium finish from it makes for a display piece with a story attached rather than just another round of a long season. Paired with Verstappen's result from the same race, it captures how Red Bull handled a circuit nobody had raced before. At roughly 20 centimetres in length, it fits a standard 1:18 cabinet row without difficulty. For collectors who value novelty circuits as much as championship moments, this is one of 2023's more interesting single-race subjects.

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