Minichamps 1:43 Red Bull RB19 – Max Verstappen, Qatar GP Sprint 2023 Art. 410231801

A 1:43 model of the Red Bull RB19 as raced by Max Verstappen to second place in the sprint race at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. Limited to 624 pieces. Diecast, matte blue livery with car number 1, in a protective display case.

This is the car he became world champion in

Second place in a sprint race is not usually worth modelling. This one is, because of what those points did.

Verstappen arrived in Qatar needing three points to be mathematically champion for the third time. The sprint runs on Saturday, before the Grand Prix. He finished second behind Oscar Piastri, took six points, and the championship was over — on a Saturday afternoon, in a race he lost, with six Grands Prix still on the calendar.

No driver had ever clinched a title in a sprint race, for the simple reason that sprint races had only existed since 2021.

He then won the Grand Prix on Sunday, which was the less interesting of the two results.

Which product to buy

Worth being clear, because there are two and they are easy to confuse.

This one — article 410231801 — is the sprint car on its own, limited to 624 pieces.

Article 412231801 is a two-car set containing both the sprint car and the Grand Prix car from the same weekend.

If you want the title-clinching car specifically, this is it. If you want the weekend, the set is the other listing.

Specifications

Scale: 1:43 · Limited to 624 pieces · Diecast · Protective display case · Age: 14+ · Collector's item, not a toy