The 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entered competition in 2021 as the most capable customer racing weapon in Porsche's one-make programme, and by 2023 it was the car every Carrera Cup grid ran. Spark Model's 1:43 replica freezes the exact livery worn by Dorian Boccolacci when he claimed the Porsche Carrera Cup France championship that season. Car #98 is not a generic show car — it is a documented title winner.
The 992 GT3 Cup: a Full FIA-Homologated Racing Machine
Unveiled in late 2020 for the 2021 Carrera Cup season, the 992-generation 911 GT3 Cup is built around a 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six — the Typ 9A2 EVO — producing approximately 510 hp, driving through a sequential six-speed gearbox. While it shares the road-going 992's body silhouette, the Cup car is a purpose-built competition vehicle: full roll cage, FIA-homologated safety cell, racing seat, and none of the road equipment. It is the definitive current iteration of a lineage that has shaped one-make racing for three decades.
From Formula 2 to Carrera Cup Champion
Dorian Boccolacci is a French driver whose career began in single-seaters, including stints in GP3 and Formula 2, before he committed to GT and one-make competition. In 2023 he took the overall title in the Porsche Carrera Cup France behind the wheel of car #98, making this livery a genuine championship commemorative. The trajectory — open-wheel single-seater to one-make cup champion — gives this particular #98 entry a narrative that lifts it beyond a standard grid car replica.
Spark Model's 1:43 Scale Approach
Spark Model is an officially licensed partner of multiple motorsport series, including the Porsche Carrera Cup, which gives the manufacturer direct access to livery data and team specifications. Their 1:43 racing replicas are produced in resin, a material that allows the fine surface detail and accurate panel geometry that diecast tooling at this scale cannot match. The result is a compact but information-dense model that reproduces car #98's race graphics, number placement, and aero configuration as run during the 2023 championship season.
Building the Carrera Cup France Grid
This model sits naturally alongside other Spark 1:43 entries from the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France grid, as well as 992-generation Cup cars from the German and British Carrera Cup series. Collectors following Boccolacci's career will find it pairs with any prior single-seater releases featuring the driver. For those building a champion's shelf — national Carrera Cup title-holders across generations — it complements 991-generation predecessors that documented earlier French championship seasons.
