Published November 28, 2025 | Last update November 28, 2025 | 44 models online
To me, the definition of an Art Car is a racing car with a specially designed livery – maybe by a known artist – that in most cases has no direct link with the usual color schemes of the brand or main sponsor.
Recently, wrapping has made it much easier to change liveries and produce a one-off.
Of course the BMW Art Cars are the most famous, these can be found in collection #002.
Anatole Lapine
1970 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 917L. Before Anatole Lapine, chief designer at Porsche, came up with the idea of the Pink Pig and already designed some other interesting liveries. The Le Mans Porsche 917L was white first, Lapine painted the purple swirls on it just in time for qualifying, before the race the bright green was added.
#3 Gérard Larrousse (F) / Willi Kauhsen (D) – 2nd
Martini Porsche 917L – 4.9 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 840 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 917 #043
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 706193 Q-car 2470 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 706103 race car 9999 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 3 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
1970 Watkins Glen 6h, Porsche 917K. The hippie 917 also competed in Watkins Glen where it finished 9th. Remarkable is that the Le Mans car ran on Goodyear tires while this one – in the same season – is fitted with Firestones. Martini Racing competed in many races this year with the #021 chassis, most of these in the Interseries with Gijs van Lennep as driver.
#35 Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Gérard Larrousse (F) – 9th
Martini Porsche 917K – 4.5 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 570 hp. Firestone tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 917 #021
- BRUMM R271 (diecast)
- Overall rating: 2 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
1970 Kyalami 6h, Porsche 917K. The Springbok Series was South African racing series which always attracted some topteams and drivers from Europe. It’s the end of the European season and often lovely weather. The Martini car in bright yellow and red finished second behind the new Ferrari’s 512M that made a successful debut.
#2 Jo Siffert (CH) / Kurt Ahrens jr. (D) – 2nd
Martini Porsche 917K – 4.5 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 570 hp. Firestone tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. 917 #021
- BRUMM R270 (diecast)
- Overall rating: 2 STARS | Quality details: 2 STARS | Estimated value: 2 STARS
1971 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 917/20. The new designed Porsche 917/20 was wider and shorter than the regular 917L. Count Rossi – the main sponsor – refused to paint it in the famous Martini livery or even put its name on it. Someone called the car a pig and Porsche designer Anatole Lapine‘s idea for the new livery was born. It was the first of the Pink Porsches and quite a few would follow.
#23 Reinhold Joest (D) / Willi Kauhsen (D) – DNF
Porsche 917/20 – 4.9 liter Porsche 912.10 V12 180º, approx. 600 hp. Firestone tires. Weight 810 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. 917/20 #001
- MINICHAMPS MC430 716923 ‘limited edition of 10.001 pcs’ (diecast)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
Hervé Poulain cars
1994 Le Mans 24h, Venturi LM 600-Renault. This was the comeback of art lover Hervé Poulain, also responsible for the famous BMW Art Cars in the 70’s. Venturi is a small French manufacturer that uses Renault engines for its cars. In this case the PRV6 engine was equipped with two turbo’s and delivered about 600 hp. Only one of six started Venturi managed to finish, but it was not this one with its special livery designed by Arman.
#30 Hervé Poulain (F) / Jean-Luc Maury Laribiére (F) / Bernard Chauvin (F) – DNF
Venturi LM 600 GT1 – 3.0 liter Renault PRV V6 90º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1025 kg Steel monocoque, chassisnr. MVS #LM006
- IXO – ALTAYA Monstres sacres de l’endurance 57 (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
1995 Le Mans 24h, McLaren F1 GTR. Hervé Poulain was the man behind the famous BMW Art Cars. In 1995, together with artist César he entered another Art Car for Le Mans. The BBA Competition McLaren finished 13th overal, a fine result for a team with two amateur drivers.
#42 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) / Marc Sourd (F) / Hervé Poulain (F) – 13th
BBA Competition McLaren F1 GTR – 6.1 liter BMW S70/2 V12 60º, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1010 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #005R
- MINICHAMPS MC530 154342 (diecast)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
1997 Spa-Francorchamps 4h, McLaren F1 GTR. This older short tail McLaren, a former art car from 1995, played no role in the McLaren BMW – Mercedes battle that went on in the first season of FIA GT Championship. It finished only 22nd at Spa with an all amateur line-up.
#25 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) / David Velay (F) / Bernard Chauvin (F) – 22nd
BBA Competition McLaren F1 GTR – 6.0 liter BMW S70/3 V12 60º, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1010 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #005R
- MINICHAMPS MC530 164325 (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
1998 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT2. One of the most striking cars in the Le Mans 24 hour race of 1998 is another project from Hervé Poulain. A Porsche GT2 that is decorated with naked lady by the French artist Georges Wolinski. Wolinski got killed in the terrorist attack on magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January 2015 …
#68 Hervé Poulain (F) / Eric Graham (GB) / Jean- Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) – 20th / 6th GT2
Elf Haberthur Porsche 911 GT2 – 3.6 liter Porsche M64/81 – flat-6 turbo, approximately. 500 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr.ZTS393085
- VITESSE ZTS393085 #2103 / 2500 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
Gunnar
Gunnar Racing is famous for the preparation of historic and special Porsches. They put a lot of effort in special liveries.
Nowadays Gunnar Jeanette is team manager at AO Racing.
2003 Daytona 24h, Gunnar G-99 – Porsche. The Swap Shop sponsored G-99 ran in cooperation with Duncan Dayton’s Highcroft Racing. it qualified 28th but retired early in the race because it only ever seemed to run on 5 cylinders.
#6 Gunnar Jeannette (USA) / Duncan Dayton (USA) / Peter Kitchak (USA) / Ron Zitza (USA) – DNF
Gunnar G-99 – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. G99
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 036806 limited 1536 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
2003 Homestead 250 mile (Miami) , Gunnar G-99 – Porsche. Gunnar Racing wanted to honor the Florida Mako fighter squadron. They pulled the car after one stint because the team didn’t have a sponsor and it was just going to wear the car out. If you think that the car shows some resemblance with the 2024 “Rexy” …. no coincidence, Gunnar was involved in that Car too.
#6 Gunnar Jeannette (USA) / Wayne Jackson (USA) – DNF
Gunnar G-99 – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. G99
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 036896 limited 1824 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2003 Barber 250 mile (Birmingham), Gunnar G-99 – Porsche. Gunnar was the only driver entered for the car and no sponsor, so Kevin Jeannette pulled the car from the race after one stint while running in the top 3 at the time….
#6 Gunnar Jeannette (USA) – DNF
Gunnar G-99 – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. G99
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 036856 limited 2592 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
2003 Paul Revere 250 mile (Daytona), Gunnar G-99 – Porsche. Gunnar Jeannette didn’t drive this time. The car with “Caution, don’t go to beer.com” livery finished 2nd in GTS at the Paul Revere 250 mile at Daytona.
#6 Peter Baron (USA) / Kyle Petty (USA) / Shane Lewis (USA)- 7th / 2nd GTS
Gunnar G-99 – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. G99
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 036886 limited 2064 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2003 Watkins Glen 250 mile, Gunnar G-99 – Porsche. This is the “Hole in the Wall”, the version Gunnar raced the Bully Hill 250 at Watkins Glen with legends Kyle Petty and Paul Newman sharing the car.
#6 Gunnar Jeannette (USA) / Paul Newman (USA) / Kyle Petty (USA) – 8th / 2nd GTS
Gunnar G-99 – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. G99
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 036876 limited 2352 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2003 Daytona finale 3h, Gunnar G-99 – Porsche. For the final race of the Grand-Am season, it used the “French Kiss of Death” livery, to honor Steve McQueen who made the famous Le Mans movie. One of the drivers is his son Chad.
#6 Chad McQueen (USA) / Milt Minter (USA) / Gunnar Jeannette (USA) – 19th / 5th GTS
Gunnar G-99 – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 1150 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. G99
- MINICHAMPS MC 400 038666 limited 1824 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
AO Racing
2024 IMSA, Porsche 911 GT3R “Roxy”. AO Racing, founded by P.J. Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette put some remarkable racing cars on track (Gunnar Jeannette has quite a history on this). In 2023 they raced “Rexy”, a green Tyrannosaurus Rex Porsche 911. In fact there were several: a GT3 R for the GTD category in the IMSA Championship and a RSR-19 GTE from Project 1 that has been used in Le Mans. During the IMSA season, “Rexy” got company from its pink sister “Roxy”, a GT3 R as well. Later “Spike” joined the family.
“Roxy” #80 Sebastian Priaulx (GB) / P.J. Hyett (USA) – 8th / 6th GTD
AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) – 4.0 liter Porsche MDG.GA flat-6, approx. 530 hp. Michelin tires, 1290 kg. teel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown.
2023 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-19
“Rexy” #56 Sebastian Priaulx (GB) / Gunnar Jeanette (USA) / P.J. Hyett (USA) – 29th
Porsche 911 RSR-19 (991) – 4.2 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 525 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnr. #ZNS199911
- #80 GT3 R “Roxy” IXO LEGT43-23002 special ck-models (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
- #56 RSR-19 “Rexy” TRUE SCALE MINIATURES TSM 27-30747 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
2024 Le Mans 24h, Oreca 07 – Gibson. One of the most remarkable cars on track is this pink Oreca, nicknamed “Spike”. Spike is a pink dragon with little orange wings and comes from the AO Racing stable, just as Rexy and Roxy. It’s not only funny but fast also. Spike finishes 20th overall and 3rd in the LMP2 category. In Le Mans it used #14, in the IMSA championship the car runs #99.
#14 Louis Deletraz (CH) / P.J. Hyett (USA) / Alex Quinn (GB)
AO by TF Oreca 07 – 4.2 liter Gibson GK 428 V8, approximately. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 930 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #125
- SPARK S9132 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
Flying Lizard
2007 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The Flying Lizard Le Mans entry is a real Art Car. The livery is designed by the famous artist Troy Lee, who is very well known for his helmets and motocross designs. It didn’t bring the Lizards luck, they retired with a broken gearbox.
#80 Johannes Van Overbeek (USA) / Seth Neiman (USA) / Jörg Bergmeister (D) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6 approx. 450 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z7S799913
- SPARK S1904 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2011 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. In 2011 GT’s competed in two categories; GTE-Pro for works teams and professional drivers and GTE-Am for gentleman drivers and / or older cars. Flying Lizard entered two cars, one in each category. The beautiful cars – the livery was again designed by Troy Lee – were not successful. The GTE-Pro entry finished only 6th in its class that was won by one of the Corvettes. The GTE-Am retired.
#80 Jörg Bergemeister (D) / Lucas Luhr (D) / Patrick Long (USA) – 8th overall / 6th in GTE Pro
#81 Darren Law (USA) / Seth Neiman (USA) / Spencer Pumpelly (USA) – DNF
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 4.0 liter Porsche M96.80 flat-6 approx. 490 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnrs. #Z7S799913B & #Z7S799912
- SPARK S3419 & S3423 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
Audi
2000 Adelaide, Joest Audi R8. The “Race of a Thousand Years” was held on the 31st of December 2000 in Adelaide (Australia) and was part of the Asian and American Le Mans Series in which Audi and BMW competed. The #78 Audi had its usual livery, but the #77 was a real Art Car. The idea was born in the Audi design centre under the leadership of Audi designer Frank Lamberty, who converted the exterior of the R8 into a crocodile in the middle of a billabong, its natural habit. Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello took the win and the ALMS title.
#77 Allan McNish (GB) / Rinaldo Capello (I) – 1st
Audi R8 (2000) – 3.6 liter Audi V8 90º twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnrs. Audi / Dallara #405
- IXO Modern Le Mans & GT Cars GTM001
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2012 Bathurst 12h, Audi R8 LMS Ultra. Audi R8 LMS won the 24 hours races at Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps, both in 2011 and 2012. They are also welcome down under where two Phoenix Audi’s successfully defended their title at the Bathurst 12-hour race. Both cars had a beautiful Australian art livery, one with a redback spider, the other one with a Kangaroo roadsign.
#1A Christopher Mies (D) / Darryl O’Young (HK) / Christer Joen (D) – 1st
#2A Craig Lowndes (AUS) / Warren Luff (AUS) / Mark Eddy (AUS) – DNF
Phoenix Audi R8 LMS Ultra – 5.2 liter Audi V10, approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Carbon fibre & aluminium space frame, chassisnr. Audi R16 #unknown
- SPARK AS003 #028 / 750 pcs & AS004 #046 / 750 pcs (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2015 Bathurst 12h, Audi R8 LMS Ultra. The Bathurst 12 hours is the biggest en most well known GT race in the southern hemispere. Team Phoenix travels to Australia each year to compete with their Audi R8 LMS. The livery of the car is often specially designed for this race, this year it was very special just like the Aud R8 that ran in Adelaide in 2000. One of the drivers was Felix Baumgartner who became famous because of his free fall parachute jump from 39 km height.
#16A Stéphane Ortelli (MC) / Christopher Haase (D) / Felix Baumgartner (A) – 9th
Phoenix Audi R8 LMS Ultra – 5.2 liter Audi V10, approx. 550 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Carbon fibre & aluminium space frame, chassisnr. Audi R16 #unknown
- SPARK Audi 502.150.0473 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
Goodsmile Racing
2010 Japanese Super GT, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Hatsune Miku is very popular in Japan. She is a hologram projection that performs for a live audience together with a real band. She also sponsors the Porsche from Goodsmile Racing in the GT300 category of the Super GT Championship. The team drove two different cars this season. It started with this older 996 version, the second part they drove the newer 997 Porsche.
#9 Taku Bamba (J) / Masahiro Sasaki (J) – Championship 16th
Goodsmile Racing Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RSR – 3.6 liter Porsche M96.79 flat-6, approx. 430 hp. Hankook tires.. Weight 1115 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK Special goodsmile racing (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
2010 Japanese Super GT, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. During the 2009 season Goodsmile Racing switched from the Porsche 996 to the newer 997.
#9 Taku Bamba (J) / Masahiro Sasaki (J) – Championship 16th
Goodsmile Racing Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR – 4.0liter Porsche M97.77 – flat-6 flat-6, approx. 460 hp. Hankook tires. Weight 1115 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK Special goodsmile racing (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
2019 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Mercedes AMG GT3. Goodsmile Racing is famous in Japan for its connection with virtual popstar Hatsune Miku and its colorful liveries. Goodsmile entered a Mercedes in Spa (#00) and was also present on two cars from Black Falcon Racing. The #4 car finished 3rd in the 24-hour race, only 18 seconds behind the winning car!
#4 Maro Engel (D) / Yelmer Buurman (NL) / Luca Stolz (D) – 3rd
Black Falcon Mercedes AMG GT3 – 6.2 liter Mercedes M159 V8 – approximately. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1300 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. C190 AMG #unknown
- SPARK Goodsmileracing (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
Mercedes-Benz
2024 DTM Championship, Mercedes AMG GT3 evo. In 2024, only two Mercedes teams participate in the DTM. HRT and Winward Racing. The last one enters cars in different colors, the Mann-Filter supported car is the most famous with its “green mamba” livery. Lucas Auer finished 10th in the championship while his teammate Maro Engel snatches third in the pink and blue BWT colored AMG.
#22 Lucas Auer (A) – 10th
Winward Mercedes AMG GT3 evo – 6.2 liter Mercedes M159 V8 – approximately. 550 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1300 kg. Aluminium space frame, chassisnr. C190 AMG #unknown
- IXO WWR-I-AMG-24-4322-DTM (diecast)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
Prototypes
1972 Le Mans 24h, Lola T280. The Bonnier Lola T280 with Ford Cosworth V8 F1 engine had to compete with the factory teams from Matra and Alfa Romeo. The Swiss Gruyere Cheese car was competitive, Gijs van Lennep setting the fastest lap, but later Joakim Bonnier died in a horrific accident after he hit a Ferrari GT on the straight towards Indianapolis and got launched into the trees.
#7 Joakim Bonnier (S) / Gijs van Lennep (NL) / Gérard Larrousse (F) – DNF
Ecurie Bonnier Lola T280 – 3.0 liter Ford Cosworth DFV, approximately 440 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 660 kg. Aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #HU02
- BIZARRE BZ066 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
1987 Le Mans 24h, Argo JM19. Argo Racing Cars is a British racing constructor founded by Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British mechanic Nick Jordan. At first they constructed cars for Formula 3, Super Vee and Atlantic. When the prototypes gained interest they switched to Group C and IMSA GTP cars. Their chassis could handle several engine suppliers. This Dahm entered Argo was equipped with a Porsche flat-6 turbo engine.
#200 Peter Fritsch (D) / Teddy Pilette (B) / Jean-Paul Libert (B) – DNF
Dahm Racing Argo JM19 – 3.2 liter Porsche 930 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 600 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 900 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #110
- SPARK S7321 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
1990 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 962 CK6. This Kremer car was painted in art-car style by a German artist named Peter Klasen. This was the initiative of Thierry Salvador who was entered on this car, but never drove it at Le Mans. The CK6 distinguished itself from earlier versions by the completely different body work and rear wheel covers.
#11 Philippe Alliot (F) / Bernard de Dryver (B) / Patrick Gonin (F) / Thierry Salvador (F) DNS – 16th
Kremer Porsche 962CK6 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/79 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 720 hp. Yokohama tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium + carbon monocoque, chassisnr. #Thompson CK6-06
- SPARK S1914 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
1997 Le Mans 24h, Kremer K8-Porsche. Again, two K8’s were entered. It became clear that the competition had developed and Kremer did not. Besides, the level of drivers also went down. Lapping in the 3 minute 55, one car barely qualified and the beautiful art car failed to qualify for the race.
#6 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) / Giovanni Lavaggi (I) / Bernard Chauvin (F) – DNQ
Kremer K8 – 3.0 liter Porsche 935/76 flat-6 twin turbo, approx. 550 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 950 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassis nr. Thompson #WSC0
- #6 SPARK Kremer Collection S0324 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
2002 Le Mans 24h, Auto-EXE LMP02. The Auto-Exe is a French build Welter (WR) equipped with a Mazda rotary engine. It was Yojira Terada‘s 25th Le Mans from which he competed most in Mazda’s. It brought him no luck as he was the first to abandon this year’s race with a broken gearbox. So, no fireworks for the little prototype despite it’s colorful livery.
#24 Yojira Terada (J) / Jim Downing (USA) / John Fergus (USA) – DNF
Auto EXE LMP02 – 2.6 liter Mazda R26B 4-rotor, approx. 475 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Aluminium + Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. 2001-02 (WR)
- PROVENCE MOULAGE (hand built resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
2002 Sebring 12h, Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S. This old Panoz LP-1 was turned into a B24 bomber from WWII. Gunnar Racing always puts a lot of effort in special liveries and did this because of the 50th anniversary of Sebring, once Hendricks Airfield, a B24 base.
#00 Gunnar Jeannette (USA) / Wayne Jackson (USA) / Chad Block (USA) – DNF
Gunnar Racing Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S – 6.0 liter Ford / Élan 6L8 – V8 90º, approx. 620 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 910 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #01
- ACTION PERFORMANCE AC4 028800 limited 1344 pcs (diecast)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 3 STARS | Estimated value: 3 STARS
2007 Le Mans 24h, Creation CA07. At Le Mans the trademark blue and yellow livery was abandoned in favour of an art-car design by famous artist Mark Olson. He came up with a concept called ‘The Children of Le Mans’. The Creation was powered by the new 5.5 liter Judd V10 engine but suffered from overheating and didn’t finish te race.
#9 Jamie Campbell-Walter (GB) / Shinji Nakano (J) / Felipe Ortiz (BOL) – DNF
Creation Autosportif Creation CA07 – 5.5 liter Judd GV5.5 V10, approx. 600 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 925 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. 001 (KWM)
- SPARK S1420 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2013 Le Mans 24h, Morgan LMP2. This Morgan is no Morgan at all, it’s a French built Pescarolo that is managed by also French Oak Racing. Oak Racing, owned by Jacques Nicolet has developed into the leading team in LMP2. Their two cars finished first and second this year, but this art-car – designed by artist Fernando Costa as a tribute to the iconic 24-hour race – failed to finish.
#45 Jacques Nicolet (F) / Jean-Marc Merlin (F) / Philippe Mondolot (F) – DNF
Oak Racing Morgan LMP2 – 4.5 liter Nissan V8 VK45DE, approx. 450 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. Oak Pescarolo 01-17
- SPARK S2599 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2024 Le Mans 24h, Oreca 07 – Gibson. DKR Engineering from Luxembourg finished 3rd in LMP2 Pro-Am in 2022 and 2023. The target was to do it again in 2024. The car received a new livery designed by Victor Vullo. The bright orange, light blue and white could have been a Gulf livery, simply beautiful! And, just as important for DKR, they again took 3rd in Pro-Am.
#33 René Binder (A) / Laurents Hörr (D) / Alexander Mattschull (D) – 21st / 3rd LMP2 Pro-Am
DKR Engineering Oreca 07 – 4.2 liter Gibson GK 428 V8, approximately. 600 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 930 kg. Carbon fibre monocoque, chassisnr. #05
- SPARK S9139 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
Rebellion
2019 Le Mans 24h, Rebellion R13 – Gibson. New colors for the Rebellion Team. These art cars have been created as part of a co-operation with artist Tomyboy’s brand RocketByz. The battle behind the Toyota’s was on between SMP (qualifying 3rd and 5th) and the bright colored Rebellion R13s (qualifying 4th and 6th). In the end, the Dallara built SMP got on the podium while the Rebellions finished 4th (#1) and 5th (#3).
#1 Bruno Senna (BR) / André Lotterer (D) / Neel Jani (CH) – 4th
#3 Thomas Laurent (F) / Gustavo Menezes (USA) / Nathanaël Berthon (F) – 5th
Rebellion R13 – 4.5 liter Gibson GL458, approx. 670 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 900 kg. Carbon fibre + aluminum monocoque, chasing. R13 Oreca #02 & #01
- SPARK S7901 & S7902 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
More Porsches
2011 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Belgian Prospeed Competition has become a very professional team that gets invited for Le Mans each year with at least 1 car. In 2010 the driver line up were amateurs, this year some very fast professionals drove the car. Qualifying time was no less than 10 seconds faster than the previous year, the finish result however did not improve because of problems during the race.
#75 Marc Goossens (B) / Marco Holzer (D) / Jaap van Lagen (NL) – 23rd / 8th GTE-Pro
Prospeed Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR – 4.0 liter Porsche M97.80 flat-6, approx. 460 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z8S799928
- SPARK S3416 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2014 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Belgian Prospeed Competition entered two cars this year. One was the Weathertech car of Dutchman Jeroen Bleekemolen which had some problems but managed to finish the race. This beautiful painted art car retired because it lost a wheel.
#75 Emmanuel Collard (F) / François Perrodo (F) / Markus Palttala (FIN) – DNF
Prospeed Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RSR – 4.0 liter Porsche M97.80 flat-6, approx. 480 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z9S7999918
- SPARK S4233 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
2019 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-17. The Project 1 Porsche is a design by Richard Phillips and brought to life in cooperation with Porsche Digital. After a giant battle with the Keating Ford GT, the Porsche finished second in GTE-Am. But after the race, the Ford was disqualified because of a too large fuel tank. The team got promoted and thus is an official Le Mans class winner.
#56 Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Patrick Lindsey (USA) / Egidio Perfetti (NOR) – 31st / 1st GTE-Am
Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR-17 (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 505 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. steel + aluminium monocoque, chassisnr. #ZJS199913b
- SPARK S7942 (resin)
- Overall rating: 4 STARS | Quality details: 4 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS
Aston Martin
2013 Le Mans 24h, Aston Martin V8 GTE. Last year Aston Martin returned to GT racing with a third place. In 2013 two works cars were entered, this one in GTE-Pro in an Art Car livery. The other car was entered in GTE-Am, sadly Danish driver Allen Simonsen goilled in an accident in the first hour of the race.
#97 Darren Turner (GB) / Stefan Mücke (D) / Peter Dumbreck (GB) – 17th overall / 3rd in GTE-Pro
Aston Martin V8 GTE – 4.5 liter Aston Martin V8 90º, approx. 470 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1175 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. Prodrive #GTE/002
- SPARK S3772 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 5 STARS
2015 Le Mans 24h, Aston Martin V8 GTE. In 2015 Prodrive Aston Martin entered another Art Car; the livery gives the suggestion that the car is out of focus and thus gives it more speed according to the artist Tobias Rehberger. Unfortunately it didn’t reach the finish.
#97 Darren Turner (GB) / Stefan Mücke (D) / Rob Bell (GB) – DNF
Aston Martin V8 GTE – 4.5 liter Aston Martin V8 90º, approx. 470 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1175 kg. Aluminum space frame, chassisnr. Prodrive #GTE/002
- SPARK S4666 (resin)
- Overall rating: 5 STARS | Quality details: 5 STARS | Estimated value: 4 STARS