The 2024 Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Round 16 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, produced one of the season's most charged results: Charles Leclerc winning from pole on a one-stop strategy at Monza, the home race for Ferrari, with teammate Carlos Sainz completing the scoring haul in fourth place. BBR Models has documented that precise moment in a 1:43 resin model, finished in the Scuderia Ferrari HP livery — predominantly red with HP Inc. title-partner branding — exactly as the car appeared on that Sunday afternoon.
Developed as the successor to the SF-23, the Ferrari SF-24 introduced revised aerodynamic concepts aimed at improved downforce and drivability. It was campaigned under the Scuderia Ferrari HP banner following a title partnership with HP Inc. — a branding change reflected in the car's livery throughout the season. The power unit was a 1.6-litre turbo-hybrid V6. Sainz carried race number 55 across all 2024 rounds.
Sainz at Monza: a 4th Place on His 30th Birthday
The 2024 Italian GP on 1 September 2024 carried an extra layer of significance for Sainz: the date marked his 30th birthday, and he had already been confirmed as departing Ferrari at the end of the season. Leclerc won ahead of Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Lando Norris (McLaren), with Sainz fourth, 15.621 seconds off the lead. For the Tifosi, Leclerc's win at Monza, the home race for Ferrari, was the headline result; for collectors, the No. 55 SF-24 from that afternoon carries a farewell narrative that is unique in the 2024 season.
BBR Models: Event-Specific Accuracy in 1:43 Resin
BBR Models — Best of Best Racing — is an Italian specialist known for Formula 1 and Ferrari subjects reproduced in 1:43, 1:18 and 1:12 scales. The construction is resin throughout, meaning the body is a sealed, one-piece casting. The detail focus falls on the exterior aerodynamic surfaces: the SF-24's bodywork contours, the Scuderia Ferrari HP livery graphics, the No. 55 race number, and the wing geometry as run at Monza in September 2024.
In the Display Cabinet
At 1:43, Formula 1 cars sit comfortably in a standard collector cabinet without demanding excessive shelf depth — an efficient scale for building a race-specific series. The natural companion piece from the same event is Leclerc's race-winning No. 16 SF-24, also from Monza 2024, which would complete the Ferrari half of the top-four from that afternoon. Collectors focused on Sainz's Ferrari tenure — encompassing seasons 2021 through 2024 — will find this Monza result the definitive closing chapter of that chapter in miniature.
