Beginner
≈ 1 h 45 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h 45 min
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Speed Champions · SET 75873
Audi R8 LMS ultra
The white-and-grey Audi R8 LMS ultra evokes the racing GT’s profile with a wing and little finish-line element.
- Pieces
- 175
- Release year
- 2016
- Theme
- Speed Champions
- Set number
- 75873
- LEGO recommended age
- 7+
- Archived regional retail price · Germany
- 14.99 €
Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 1 hSuggested range30 min – 1 h 45 minExperienced
≈ 45 minSuggested range15 min – 1 h 15 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: The white-and-grey Audi R8 LMS ultra evokes the racing GT’s profile with a wing and little finish-line element. The rear structure rises above the engine cover. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
Document for this set number. The duration is an editorial estimate, not a LEGO timing.
Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Inside the set
Racing scheme
Red decorations break up the pale surfaces.
LEGO sourceBroad wing
The rear structure rises above the engine cover.
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The ultra evolution
A family with several evolutions.
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Audi dates the GT3 R8 LMS to 2009 and the ultra to 2012, followed by a second generation in 2015 and an upgrade in 2018. This chronology separates the model’s own period from later racing developments.
A shared V10
A shared basis adapted for racing.
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Audi describes relatively limited changes from the road-going 5.2 FSI to GT applications, including intake arrangements, maps and internal components. The cars are not identical: a production engine provides a foundation adapted to different competitive demands and constraints.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 26 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
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