The 2025 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour brought together a notable four-driver line-up under the Arise Racing banner: New Zealand GT ace Jaxon Evans, Italian Ferrari factory driver Alessio Rovera, and Australians Brad Schumacher and Elliot Schutte, all sharing the cockpit of car No. 36. BBR Models has documented this multinational entry in a 1:43 resin piece that carries every stripe of the team's red, yellow and black corporate identity onto a model measuring roughly 10.5 cm.
Ferrari's First Twin-Turbo V6 GT3 Car
Unveiled in late 2022 and introduced to competition in 2023, the Ferrari 296 GT3 marked a genuine generational shift for Maranello's customer-racing programme. It replaced the 488 GT3 Evo and is built on the 296 GTB architecture — chassis designation Type F171 platform derivative — carrying a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 (F163CE engine code) mounted mid-rear and producing approximately 500 hp in FIA GT3-homologated form. The road car's body envelope, at 4,565 mm in length, carries over directly into the GT3 bodywork.
Car No. 36 at Mount Panorama
Arise Racing is an Australian GT customer-racing team that entered the Ferrari 296 GT3 at the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour on the demanding Mount Panorama circuit in New South Wales. The No. 36 car ran in a red, yellow and black livery that reflects the team's corporate colour palette. The driver roster paired Rovera — active in GT World Challenge Europe — with Evans, whose GT résumé spans Porsche and Ferrari programmes, alongside the Australian pairing of Schumacher and Schutte, making it one of the more internationally composed GT3 entries in the field.
BBR Models: Italian Resin Craftsmanship at 1:43
Bologna-based BBR Models (Best of Show / BBR) has built its reputation on high-fidelity resin construction at 1:43 and related scales. Resin allows sharper panel definition and more precise livery reproduction than diecast at this scale — a meaningful advantage when preserving the geometry of the 296 GT3's aerodynamic surfaces, including its front splitter, rear diffuser and wing assembly. The body is a sealed one-piece structure; surface and livery accuracy are where the detail is concentrated.
In the Display Cabinet
At 1:43, the model measures approximately 10.5 cm in length, making it straightforward to display in a standard collector cabinet alongside other Ferrari GT3 resin pieces — the 488 GT3 Evo predecessors in BBR or Looksmart editions sit naturally beside it. For collectors building a Ferrari GT3 lineage from the F430 through the 458, 488 and now 296, this piece fills the latest chapter. The compact footprint also suits a dedicated Bathurst or Endurance GT shelf, where the red, yellow and black livery provides strong visual contrast against the neutral backgrounds typical of collector cases.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the 1:43 scale model?
The Ferrari 296 GT3 shares the road car's body envelope, which is 4,565 mm (approximately 4.56 m) long. Divided by 43, the model comes to roughly 106 mm — approximately 10.5 cm. That fits comfortably in a standard 1:43 cabinet slot with a shelf depth of around 15 cm.
Does the model have opening parts?
No. BBR's resin construction at 1:43 uses a sealed one-piece body with no opening doors, bonnet or engine cover. The detail is concentrated on the exterior aerodynamic surfaces, livery graphics and the bodywork geometry of the 296 GT3.
Who makes this model and what material is it?
It is produced by BBR Models, an Italian specialist based in Bologna known for high-detail resin scale models at 1:43 and 1:18. Resin allows crisper panel lines and more accurate livery reproduction than diecast at this scale.
What is significant about the Ferrari 296 GT3 in Ferrari's customer-racing history?
Unveiled in late 2022 and racing from 2023, the 296 GT3 is Ferrari's first GT3 car powered by a twin-turbocharged V6 — a 3.0-litre unit producing approximately 500 hp. It succeeded the 488 GT3 Evo and represents a new engine architecture for the marque's global customer-racing programme.
