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Audi R8 #25 S. Ara / T. Kristensen Winners 1000km Spa 2003 Minichamps 1:43

Audi R8 #25 S. Ara / T. Kristensen Winners 1000km Spa 2003 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Car Brand
Audi
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
400031325
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About the Audi R8 #25 S. Ara / T. Kristensen Winners 1000km Spa 2003 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: This 1:43 Minichamps diecast reproduces the winning Audi R8 #25, driven by S. Ara and T. Kristensen at the 2003 1000km Spa. The body is a sealed one-piece casting. A significant race win for an Audi prototype display.

Tom Kristensen's involvement in this R8's Spa victory adds one of endurance racing's most decorated drivers to a car already among the most successful Le Mans prototypes ever built.

Compact Prototype Construction

The 1:43 scale suits the R8's flowing closed-cockpit bodywork well, keeping the footprint manageable while the zinc alloy body still carries genuine weight for its size. The sealed one-piece shell holds the R8's high rear deck and low, sculpted nose without a seam breaking the shape, and Minichamps maintains tight tolerances around the wheel arches even at this scale. The livery's colours and the printed race number 25 hold clean edges, a fair test of tampo precision for a compact model. The stance captures the R8's genuinely low, purposeful profile accurately.

A Race Win Worth Displaying

A win at the 1000km Spa places this specific livery firmly among the R8's competitive results during its most dominant period in endurance racing, and Kristensen's name attached to the drive adds real weight to the piece for collectors following his career. Displayed alongside other R8 liveries from the same era, this piece traces one thread of the platform's remarkable results record. The sealed body keeps it straightforward to handle and reposition, with no panels at risk of loosening as a prototype-themed collection grows.

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