
Benetton B190 Ford #20 N. Piquet F1 1990 Bburago 1:24

Specifications
- Car Brand
- Benetton
- Model Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:24
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 6102
- Year
- 1990
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 8002455061027
About the Benetton B190 Ford #20 N. Piquet F1 1990 Bburago 1:24
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:24 diecast Benetton B190 Ford #20 reproduces Nelson Piquet's 1990 Formula 1 season, when the three-time world champion returned to winning form with two grand prix victories for Benetton. Compact 1:24 scale makes this a practical choice for building a broad early-1990s F1 grid.
Piquet arrived at Benetton in 1990 without a full-time seat the year before, and the Ford-powered B190 gave him the machinery to remind the paddock why he had won three world titles.
Bburago's Compact 1:24 F1 Scale
Bburago produced a large run of 1:24 Formula 1 diecast through the late 1980s and 1990s, and this B190 sits squarely in that tradition: a diecast body, correctly proportioned wing profiles, and period sponsor graphics applied cleanly enough to read at a glance. The smaller 1:24 scale means an entire grid from a single season can fit on a shelf that a 1:18 collection would overwhelm, which is exactly why Bburago favoured this scale for its motorsport range. Detail is naturally simplified compared with 1:18, particularly around the cockpit and suspension, but the overall silhouette and livery carry the model, and that is what most collectors are actually chasing when they buy a grid car rather than a single hero piece.
Piquet's 1990 Comeback With Benetton Ford
Nelson Piquet had already won three Formula 1 world championships by the time he joined Benetton for 1990, but he arrived after a difficult period without a fully competitive car, and many in the paddock expected a quiet season. Instead, the Ford-powered B190 delivered two grand prix victories that year, a result that restored Piquet's reputation after a stretch many had written off. Ford's V8 engine gave Benetton a reliable, if not outright dominant, package through 1990, and the team's pairing of an experienced champion with capable machinery made for one of the more satisfying comeback stories of the era.
Building an Early-1990s Grand Prix Grid
At 1:24, this Benetton pairs easily with rival cars from the same 1990 season, letting a collector recreate an entire grid's worth of liveries without needing 1:18 shelf space for each one.














