{"product_id":"bmw-4-series-m4-gt3-team-wrt-n-46-2nd-imola-2024-valentino-rossi-maxime-martin-ahmad-al-harthy-matt-black-white","title":"BMW M4 GT3 Team WRT No. 46 Rossi Martin Al Harthy 2nd Imola 2024 Minichamps 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Minichamps 1:18 scale model captures the #46 BMW M4 GT3 that delivered Valentino Rossi his first FIA WEC class podium at Imola 2024, sharing the rostrum in a BMW M Team WRT one-two in LMGT3.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 21 April 2024, the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari hosted Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The #46 BMW M4 GT3 of BMW M Team WRT — crewed by Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin and Ahmad Al Harthy — crossed the line second in the LMGT3 class, completing a clean sweep for the Belgian outfit behind their sister #31 entry. This die-cast 1:18 scale model from Minichamps documents that result with precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"bmw-m4-gt3-engineering\"\u003eThe BMW M4 GT3: G82 Platform and BMW M Motorsport Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BMW M4 GT3 is built on the G82 M4 road car platform and was developed by BMW M Motorsport. It entered competition in 2022, replacing the M6 GT3. Power is channelled through a sequential six-speed gearbox to the rear wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"imola-2024-race-story\"\u003eNumber 46, a First WEC Podium and a Strategic Tyre Call\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAhmad Al Harthy qualified the #46 entry third in class, and the race unfolded with characteristic endurance-racing unpredictability. The squad received a drive-through penalty for a VSC infringement, yet recovered through a well-timed decision to remain on slick tyres during a wet phase of the race. The gamble paid off. When the flag fell, Rossi, Martin and Al Harthy stood second in class — marking Rossi's first FIA WEC podium finish, a milestone for the nine-time world motorcycle champion in his transition to four-wheel endurance competition. The #46, his number from two decades of MotoGP dominance, adorned a WEC podium car for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"minichamps-118-model\"\u003eThe Minichamps 1:18 Die-Cast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinichamps has reproduced the #46 BMW M4 GT3 in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale in die-cast metal. The model replicates the black and white livery carrying the prominent #46 branding of BMW M Team WRT as raced at Imola in April 2024, allowing fine surface detail and livery graphics to be faithfully represented.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINICHAMPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60314497319296,"sku":"113242146","price":165.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-113242146-front34-v2.jpg?v=1793792551","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/bmw-4-series-m4-gt3-team-wrt-n-46-2nd-imola-2024-valentino-rossi-maxime-martin-ahmad-al-harthy-matt-black-white","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}