The 1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft marked Alfa Romeo's forceful return to top-level touring car competition after years away, and the 155 V6 TI was the instrument of that comeback. Top Marques Collectibles has rendered Giorgio Francia's season-long No. 15 entry at 1:18, capturing the clean white-and-red works livery that became one of the decade's most recognisable touring car colour schemes. Francia was one of three Alfa pilots contesting the full season alongside Alessandro Nannini and Nicola Larini, his points contributions feeding into the Manufacturers' title.
A Touring Car Built Like a Racing Prototype
Developed by Alfa Corse in cooperation with Schnitzer Motorsport, the 155 V6 TI was extraordinary by any touring car standard of 1993. Its naturally aspirated V6 was channelled through a four-wheel-drive system with active torque management, while the bodywork itself was carbon fibre laid over a steel spaceframe. No rival on the DTM grid that year could match its combination of technology.
Alfa Romeo's Championship Season and Francia's Role
The 1993 DTM season was fought across German circuits and selected European venues against works entries from Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Alfa Romeo took the Manufacturers' Championship outright — the marque's first DTM title — and every car carrying the trilobo badge contributed to that points haul. Giorgio Francia, born in 1956 and a seasoned touring-car campaigner, ran the full season as car No. 15 under Schübel Engineering, securing five podiums and finishing seventh in the standings. The works white livery with Alfa red detail and the trilobo badge was common to the squad, giving the grid entry a coherent, purposeful identity that has aged exceptionally well.
Top Marques Collectibles at 1:18 Scale
Top Marques Collectibles specialises in high-detail 1:18 scale models produced in small batches. The 155 V6 TI's sculpted flanks and wide-body stance are faithfully captured at this scale. The model is a static, sealed body — detail is concentrated on external surfaces, livery graphics and the characteristic Alfa touring car silhouette of the period.
Placing the No. 15 in Your Display Cabinet
At 1:18, the 155 V6 TI is a substantial touring car presence — wider and more planted than a contemporary single-seater of equivalent scale. It pairs naturally with the Nannini and Larini versions of the same car to reconstruct the 1993 Alfa squad, or alongside the Mercedes-Benz and BMW DTM rivals of the same season for a period-correct grid display. For collectors focused on Italian motorsport history, it anchors a shelf covering Alfa's competition career from the 1970s through to the ITC era of 1996.
