Round 3 of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, Albert Park Circuit, 24 March 2024: Charles Leclerc crossed the line 2.366 seconds behind race winner Carlos Sainz to complete Ferrari's first 1-2 finish since the 2022 Bahrain GP. Leclerc also claimed the fastest lap of the race, while pole-sitter Max Verstappen retired early. BBR Models has captured this precise moment in hand-built resin at 1:43.
The Ferrari SF-24: aerodynamic step forward
Developed for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship under the Scuderia Ferrari name, the SF-24 represented a meaningful aerodynamic evolution from its predecessor, featuring revised sidepods and updated floor geometry. The car was powered by a 1.6-litre turbo-hybrid V6 power unit. Charles Leclerc carried race number 16 throughout the season. The Australian GP took place before the HP Inc. title sponsorship rebrand, so this car ran in the 2024 Scuderia Ferrari livery.
Albert Park, 24 March 2024: Ferrari's finest morning in years
Carlos Sainz — returning just two weeks after appendix surgery that had forced him to miss the Saudi Arabian GP — won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix for his third career Formula 1 victory. Leclerc followed in second, 2.366 seconds back, and set the race's fastest lap. Lando Norris completed the podium in third for McLaren. For Ferrari, a 1-2 at Albert Park, their first since Bahrain 2022, signalled that the SF-24 was a genuine step forward. Verstappen's early retirement underlined the significance of the result.
BBR Models: hand-built Italian resin at 1:43
BBR Models is an Italian specialist known for hand-built resin scale models of Ferrari and other racing subjects. At 1:43, BBR's Formula 1 pieces are regarded by collectors as display-quality objects, with livery reproduction and driver helmet detail executed by hand rather than by mass-production tooling. The body is a sealed one-piece resin construction; surface and livery fidelity are where the craftsmanship is concentrated. This model replicates Leclerc's #16 SF-24 in its pre-HP rebrand Melbourne specification.
In the display cabinet: context and companions
At 1:43, a Formula 1 model makes a compact and elegant addition to a standard collector cabinet shelf. The natural companion piece is the BBR 1:43 replica of Sainz's race-winning #55 SF-24 from the same event, completing the Ferrari 1-2. Further context comes from the Ferrari F1-75 #16 Leclerc from the 2022 Bahrain GP — the previous Ferrari 1-2 race — and from other 2024-season SF-24 variants. Together these models document Ferrari's competitive recovery across the hybrid era.
