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Porsche 956K #11 J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Racing 2nd Place DRM Bergischer Löwe Zolder 1983 Minichamps 1:18

Porsche 956K #11 J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Racing 2nd Place DRM Bergischer Löwe Zolder 1983 Minichamps 1:18 155836611 Diecas
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 956K recreates John Fitzpatrick's Fitzpatrick Racing entry from the 1983 DRM Bergischer Löwe at Zolder, where the car finished second. Group C's turbocharged ground-effect prototypes remain among the most technically significant racers of the 1980s, and this diecast captures the livery detail collectors look for in a display piece built around endurance racing history.
Porsche 956K #11 J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Racing 2nd Place DRM Bergischer Löwe Zolder 1983 Minichamps 1:18
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Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155836611
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About the Porsche 956K #11 J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Racing 2nd Place DRM Bergischer Löwe Zolder 1983 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 956K reproduces John Fitzpatrick's Fitzpatrick Racing entry from the 1983 DRM round at Zolder, the Bergischer Löwe, where the car finished second. A Group C prototype built for the turbocharged ground-effect era, rendered in diecast with the period sponsor livery for endurance-racing collectors.

John Fitzpatrick built a reputation across sports car racing before running his own Group C entries, and this 956K's second-place finish at Zolder shows the pace his Fitzpatrick Racing team carried into the DRM's toughest prototype field.

Fitzpatrick Racing's 956K in the DRM

John Fitzpatrick spent much of his career at the wheel of Porsches, and by the early 1980s he had moved from factory drives into running his own team, entering 956s under the Fitzpatrick Racing banner. The Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft folded Group C prototypes into its calendar alongside touring cars, and the Bergischer Löwe round at Zolder pitted his 956K against the factory-supported entries that dominated the category. A second-place finish there says a great deal about how competitive a privately entered 956 could be against works machinery, since the leading factory cars typically set the pace. The 956's ground-effect underbody and turbocharged flat-six made it the benchmark prototype of the period, and a privateer squad extracting podium results from the platform reflects both the car's capability and the team's preparation. For British collectors, Fitzpatrick's name carries particular weight as one of the era's most versatile sports car drivers.

Minichamps' Diecast Take on the 956K

Minichamps builds this 956K in diecast, and the weight of the model in hand is the first giveaway of the metal body beneath the paintwork. Group C prototypes carry complex sponsor liveries with sharp colour breaks, and reproducing those graphics accurately depends on precise tampo printing rather than decals that can shift or silver at the edges. The long, low prototype shape, with its full-width rear wing and closed cockpit canopy, gives Minichamps a distinctive silhouette to work with compared with the open-top rally and saloon subjects elsewhere in its catalogue. At this scale the car's proportions read clearly on a shelf, and the diecast construction means doors and engine cover can open to reveal the flat-six installation, a detail that resin alternatives typically seal away. It's a straightforward diecast execution rather than a limited hand-built piece, and that positioning suits a subject collected as much for its racing record as for micro-level surface finish.

Displayed with the works Rothmans 956 or its sister Fitzpatrick Racing entry, this Canon car fills out a picture of how varied Group C's grid actually was behind the factory headliners, revealing privateer teams running at works-level pace throughout the season.

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