GPX Racing's No. 20 Porsche 911 GT3 R is a landmark result in modern GT endurance racing. Three Porsche works drivers, one of motorsport's most demanding 24-hour circuits, and a characteristic pink-and-white livery that has become among the most recognisable in contemporary GT3 competition — IXO Models has translated all of it into die-cast metal at 1:18.
The 991.2 GT3 R: Porsche's Customer Racing Weapon
The 911 GT3 R is Porsche's GT3-regulation customer racing car, derived directly from the 991-generation 911 GT3 RS road car. The 991.2 specification, introduced for 2018, brought revised aerodynamics, updated suspension geometry and refinements to the naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six. Drive goes to the rear wheels through a sequential 6-speed gearbox. The update represented a significant step over the original 2016-spec car and proved its competitive ceiling immediately.
Three Factory Drivers, One Dominant Result at Spa 2019
The Total 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is the flagship round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, and the 2019 edition delivered a clear verdict: GPX Racing's No. 20 entry, with Richard Lietz, Michael Christensen and Kevin Estre sharing duties, took overall victory. All three are Porsche factory works drivers with extensive WEC and IMSA programmes. GPX Racing is a Porsche customer team, and their pink-and-white colour scheme — applied in full to the No. 20 car — gave the winning machine an immediately distinctive identity that made it one of the defining images of that season.
IXO Models and the 1:18 Scale Die-Cast
IXO Models produces this 1:18 scale model in die-cast metal. The 991.2 GT3 R bodywork, GPX Racing pink-and-white livery and No. 20 race graphics are all rendered at this scale, giving the model genuine presence as a representation of the actual 2019 Spa winner. IXO's motorsport-focused output at 1:18 covers both circuit racing and endurance subjects across multiple decades.
