On 17 March 2023, a Ferrari prototype lined up on pole position at Sebring International Raceway for the first time in the modern Hypercar era. The No. 50 Ferrari 499P, entered by Ferrari AF Corse and driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, went on to finish third overall in the Hypercar class — the first WEC podium for the 499P in its very first competitive outing. BBR Models has captured that precise moment in resin at 1:43.
Ferrari's Return to Factory Prototype Racing
The Ferrari 499P is Ferrari's first factory-entered Le Mans Hypercar, developed under FIA WEC LMH regulations. Power comes from a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine paired with a front-axle hybrid electric motor system, with combined output capped at 500 kW (671 hp) per LMH regulations. The 499P marked Ferrari's return to factory top-class prototype racing, a programme led on track by Ferrari AF Corse — the team that had previously managed Ferrari's GT programme in WEC.
Pole and Podium: Sebring 2023
The 1000 Miles of Sebring on 17 March 2023 served as Round 1 of the FIA WEC season and the 499P's competitive debut. Antonio Fuoco put the No. 50 on pole — the first pole position for the 499P in any WEC event. In the race, Fuoco, Molina and Nielsen held on for a third-place finish in the Hypercar class, two laps behind the winning No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. The No. 51 Ferrari 499P of Pier Guidi, Calado and Giovinazzi finished seventh. The Rosso Corsa livery carried Ferrari, Shell and Pirelli branding, with white number 50.
BBR Models and the 1:43 Scale Model in Resin
This 1:43 scale model is produced by BBR Models, an Italian specialist resin manufacturer recognised for collector-grade Ferrari and Italian car reproductions at 1:43 and 1:18. The body is cast in resin — BBR's standard production method for this scale — meaning there are no opening parts; instead, detail is concentrated on the aerodynamic surfaces, the LMH bodywork contours, and the race livery graphics of the No. 50 Sebring entry.
Placing It in the Cabinet
The No. 50 499P sits comfortably in a standard 1:43 display slot alongside the sister No. 51 Ferrari 499P from Sebring or Le Mans 2023. Collectors building a complete 2023 FIA WEC Hypercar grid will find it pairs directly with the Toyota GR010 Hybrids that finished first and second at the same event. Those assembling the Fuoco–Molina–Nielsen driver set across the 2023 season will want this Sebring debut car as the logical starting point of that sequence.
