
BMW Z4 GT3 TDS Racing #25 Hassid / Badey 24 Hours of Spa 2013 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Car Brand
- BMW
- Model Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 437132435
- Year
- 2013
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- GT3 & GT4 Race
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138122949
About the BMW Z4 GT3 TDS Racing #25 Hassid / Badey 24 Hours of Spa 2013 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 BMW Z4 GT3 reproduces the #25 TDS Racing entry driven by Hassid and Badey at the 2013 24 Hours of Spa, a sealed diecast body carrying the French team's livery. TDS brought its endurance racing pedigree from prototype competition to a GT3 grid at one of Europe's classic circuits.
Spa-Francorchamps hosts one of endurance racing's genuine classics each summer, a 24-hour race run over one of Europe's most demanding circuits, all sweeping corners and elevation change. Minichamps' 1:43 BMW Z4 GT3 reproduces the #25 TDS Racing entry that Hassid and Badey drove there in 2013, a French team better known for prototype racing bringing its endurance pedigree to the GT3 class.
Minichamps' 1:43 BMW Z4 GT3 in TDS Racing Colours
French Team Livery in Sharp Tampo Print
TDS Racing's colours are reproduced on this Z4 GT3 by tampo printing, keeping the sponsor graphics and #25 number board flat against the bodywork rather than risking the raised edges an applied decal sheet develops with handling. Colour separations between the team's scheme and the base livery hold cleanly at panel joins, and the printed detail extends to the BMW roundel and any sponsor marks the car carried at Spa that weekend. For a French team competing outside its usual prototype environment, getting this livery right on a model matters even more, since it documents a genuinely unusual entry rather than a routine one.
Consistent GT3 Construction Beneath the Bodywork
Beneath the livery, this Z4 GT3 shares the same sealed-body construction as every other model in Minichamps' range: a single shell holding the wide arch flares, low front splitter and rear wing mount without panel gaps disrupting those aerodynamic shapes. The roof, doors and bonnet run as continuous lines, and the wheels sit correctly within the flared arches at GT3 track width. Behind the tinted glazing, a moulded roll cage and race seat give the cabin genuine presence, consistent detailing whether the team behind the livery specialises in GT3 or, as here, arrives from another discipline.
TDS Racing, Spa-Francorchamps and the 2013 Grid
A Prototype Team's GT3 Entry
TDS Racing built its reputation primarily in prototype endurance racing, competing in series built around Le Mans-style sports prototypes rather than GT3 machinery, which makes this Z4 GT3 entry something of a departure for the team. Fielding car #25 for Hassid and Badey at the 2013 24 Hours of Spa put a team accustomed to prototype speeds and strategy into a GT3 field with its own particular demands, closer racing among a larger, more varied grid. That cross-discipline background is exactly the kind of detail that gives a specific livery model more weight than a generic French racing colour scheme would.
Why Spa Belongs Among Endurance Racing's Classics
Spa-Francorchamps sits alongside the Nürburgring and Le Mans among the circuits endurance racing fans treat as genuine classics, its long Kemmel straight and the sweeping Eau Rouge complex demanding both outright pace and total commitment from every car on track for a full 24 hours. The Spa 24 Hours has run in various forms for decades, building a reputation for closely fought GT racing that regularly outshines even its Nürburgring counterpart for pure spectacle. A GT3 entry surviving Spa's full 24 hours, regardless of final classification, has genuinely earned its place in that history.
A French Accent on a GT3 Endurance Shelf
This TDS Racing Z4 GT3 brings a genuinely different accent to a GT3 endurance shelf, a prototype specialist's take on GT3 competition rather than another factory-programme entry, and it pairs naturally with other 2013-season Spa 24 Hours cars to build a race-specific collection. Its 1:43 scale keeps that grid manageable across a single shelf even as the collection grows to cover multiple classes and manufacturers from the same weekend. Buyers seeking this exact Hassid and Badey car are generally after that specific story, a team stepping outside its usual discipline for one demanding race, reproduced here with the same construction and print quality Minichamps applies across its entire Z4 GT3 range.















