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Audi R10 TDI LMP1 #3 L. Luhr / A. Premat / M. Rockenfeller 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Minichamps 1:43

Audi R10 TDI LMP1 #3 L. Luhr / A. Premat / M. Rockenfeller 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Minichamps 1:43 400089903 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Audi R10 TDI reproduces the #3 car driven by Luhr, Premat and Rockenfeller at the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, the diesel prototype that changed endurance racing. Used model, sealed body, box with traces of storage.
Audi R10 TDI LMP1 #3 L. Luhr / A. Premat / M. Rockenfeller 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Car Brand
Audi
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
400089903
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About the Audi R10 TDI LMP1 #3 L. Luhr / A. Premat / M. Rockenfeller 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Audi R10 TDI carries the #3 livery from the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by Luhr, Premat and Rockenfeller. The sealed body preserves the diesel prototype's aerodynamic bodywork. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage.

The R10 TDI proved a diesel-powered prototype could win at the highest level of endurance racing, and this replica gives that engineering milestone a place on a 1:43 shelf.

Casting a Closed-Cockpit Prototype

The R10's smooth, enclosed bodywork favours a sealed one-piece casting, since the shape's continuous surfaces show best without a hinge line breaking the flow from nose to tail. Minichamps holds the shutlines tight along the door and engine cover edges, and the tampo-printed sponsor graphics register cleanly against the deep metallic paint. The distinctive rear diffuser and low-slung headlamp clusters are cast with real depth for the scale, and the wheels carry the period-correct tread pattern rather than a generic tyre profile. Zinc alloy construction gives the small model a satisfying weight, denser in the hand than the plastic toys sold at the same size.

A Diesel-Powered Le Mans Contender

Audi's R10 TDI was among the first prototypes to run a diesel engine at Le Mans and win, a technical shift that reshaped top-class endurance racing strategy through the late 2000s. Lucas Luhr, Alexandre Premat and Mike Rockenfeller shared the #3 car in the 2008 running, part of a competitive Audi effort during a period when the manufacturer's LMP1 programme dominated the category. That combination of technical significance and race-specific livery gives this model more depth than a generic prototype casting.

This example is used, and the box shows traces of storage typical of a collection piece rather than fresh retail stock; the casting itself is unaffected. Paired with other Audi Le Mans prototypes across different seasons, it builds a technical timeline of the marque's endurance racing programme within a compact 1:43 shelf footprint.

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