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Audi R10 TDI #1 R. Capello / A. McNish / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 Minichamps 1:43

Audi R10 TDI #1 R. Capello / A. McNish / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 Minichamps 1:43 5020700243 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Audi R10 TDI reproduces the #1 entry driven by Rinaldo Capello, Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen at the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours. A compact, detail-dense diecast of the diesel prototype that changed endurance racing.
Audi R10 TDI #1 R. Capello / A. McNish / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 Minichamps 1:43
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Car Brand
Audi
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
5020700243
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About the Audi R10 TDI #1 R. Capello / A. McNish / T. Kristensen 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:43 diecast Audi R10 TDI carries #1 livery for Capello, McNish and Kristensen at the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. The compact prototype shape and closed-cockpit silhouette make it a dense, detail-rich piece for a Le Mans or Audi motorsport display.

The R10 TDI mattered before it ever crossed a finish line: it was the car that proved a diesel engine could compete at the front of a Le Mans field, a technical gamble that reshaped endurance racing strategy for years afterward.

A 1:43 Prototype Built for Detail Density

At 1:43, a closed-cockpit prototype like the R10 loses none of its low, wide stance, and the scale is well suited to a car whose bodywork is defined by aerodynamic sculpting rather than large flat panels. Minichamps' diecast construction captures the R10's distinctive nose intakes and rear diffuser with tight tolerances, and the smaller scale means a full grid of Le Mans prototypes can share a single display shelf without the footprint problems a 1:18 lineup would create. The #1 livery, with its sponsor decals and number board, is applied with the tampo printing precision that separates a serious diecast from a toy-grade replica.

The R10 TDI's Diesel Breakthrough

Audi's decision to race a turbo-diesel V12 at Le Mans was unusual at the time, and the R10 backed up the engineering with results that forced rival manufacturers to reconsider diesel power seriously. Capello, McNish and Kristensen were part of the driver pool Audi rotated through its diesel prototypes across the mid-2000s, and a car carrying all three names signals a serious factory-level entry rather than a privateer effort.

For a Le Mans prototype collection, this R10 pairs naturally with rival diesel and petrol prototypes from the same era, tracing the moment endurance racing's engine debate tipped.

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