10% off your first order — create a free account

Create free account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before dispatch ✓ Secure checkout
My account

Lotus 98T Renault #12 A. Senna Team Lotus 1986 Minichamps 1:18

Lotus 98T Renault #12 A. Senna Team Lotus 1986 Minichamps 1:18 540861812 Diecast
1 / 7
Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Lotus 98T Renault reproduces Ayrton Senna's 1986 Team Lotus car, finished in the black and gold John Player Special livery that defined the team through the mid-1980s. Senna's second season at Lotus produced strong results without quite reaching a title, driving a turbocharged Renault V6 chassis. A striking, dark-liveried subject for a Formula 1 diecast shelf at 1:18 scale.
Lotus 98T Renault #12 A. Senna Team Lotus 1986 Minichamps 1:18
Current price: £169.17

Price shown excluding UK VAT. Import VAT and the courier's customs clearance fee are collected on delivery.

Last one in stock
Estimated delivery: 21-25.08.2026
Delivery from £11.00 Tracked & insured
10% off your first order — create a free account
Pay securely with
Specifications
Car Brand
Lotus
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
540861812
Genuine articles Sourced from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Hassle-free returns 14-day no-quibble returns
Secure payment Bank-level encryption

About the Lotus 98T Renault #12 A. Senna Team Lotus 1986 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Lotus 98T Renault reproduces Ayrton Senna's 1986 Team Lotus car in black and gold John Player Special livery. Powered by a turbocharged Renault V6, the 98T represents Senna's second Lotus season, strong on pace but still short of a championship.

Team Lotus in black and gold is one of Formula 1's most recognisable liveries, and Senna wore it through some of the most competitive seasons of his early career, the 98T among them.

Team Lotus's Renault-Powered 98T in Black and Gold

By 1986, Senna had a full season of Lotus experience behind him and the 98T gave him a genuinely competitive chassis, powered by a turbocharged Renault V6 producing serious horsepower by the standards of the day. He took multiple wins that year and consistently ran near the front, but the championship went to Alain Prost, a rivalry that would only intensify once both drivers reached McLaren. The John Player Special sponsorship gave Lotus its black and gold identity throughout this period, a scheme now closely associated with both Senna and Lotus's final competitive years as a front-running constructor. The 98T sits in that stretch of Senna's career when his talent was obvious but the titles had not yet arrived.

Minichamps' Diecast Craft on the 1:18 98T

Reproducing a black and gold livery accurately is harder than it looks: gold detailing shows up scratches and inconsistencies far more readily than brighter, busier sponsor schemes. Minichamps' diecast construction gives the 98T's narrow 1980s proportions real weight, and the metal body holds panel lines that a lighter material would struggle to keep crisp at this scale. Displayed alongside Senna's later McLaren cars, the 98T marks a clear visual and competitive contrast, a reminder of how much both his career and Formula 1 car design changed across just a few seasons.

Same marque, same scale

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 scale Porsche model on a clean studio backdrop — Models118 first-order offer
£169.17
£169.17
0