Amalgam Audi R8 2005 Le Mans Winner #3 Race Weathered | 1:8

The Audi R8 Le Mans Prototype is one of the most successful vehicles in motorsport history and defined the early 2000s at the legendary endurance race. This model precisely replicates the winning car with start number 3 from the ADT Champion Racing Team, with which Tom Kristensen achieved his historic seventh Le Mans victory in 2005.

Strictly limited to only 15 copies worldwide, this exclusive documentation WeatheredThis edition captures the authentic condition of the race car after 24 hours of extreme stress. The complex dirt and racing marks are meticulously applied by hand by specialists using archive footage. The development of the 1:8 scale base model took over 2,750 hours, while the manufacturing and elaborate patination of each individual example require a further 325 hours.

Using original CAD data and material specifications from Audi AG, the miniature is constructed from thousands of precisely manufactured components. These include intricate cast parts, detailed photo-etched parts, and CNC-milled metal components. The finished model has been rigorously inspected by the manufacturer's engineering and design teams to guarantee absolute scale accuracy. Each example is accompanied by a high-quality Giclée print of the target finish from the Motorsport Images collection.

Handling instructions: The weather-related details of this edition are highly sensitive. It is strongly recommended to reduce handling to an absolute minimum and not to clean the model in order to avoid damaging the authentic racing effects.