LEGO Technic 42000 Grand Prix Racer

LEGO Technic set 42000, “Grand Prix Racer”, depicts a Grand Prix racing car and was released in 2013.

Set 42000 represents a Grand Prix racing car within LEGO Technic. It fits the theme’s focus on vehicle construction, using Technic parts to suggest bodywork, chassis structure and mechanical layout rather than building a character based scene.

The contents are centered on the car itself. The 1141 pieces create a low, elongated racing profile with exposed wheels and body panels associated with circuit racing designs.

It is suited to Technic fans who like competition vehicles for display, careful handling or comparison with other engineering focused builds. In a Technic collection, it sits among motorsport inspired models where construction method and overall proportions are more relevant than accessories or story elements.

Inventory of set 42000

The inventory of set 42000 lists 1,141 pieces, spare parts excluded: 153 different lots (one shape in one color) for 129 part shapes. The box also contains 12 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42000

Main color: black, making up 34% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (19%) and blue (15%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42000

125 of the 129 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 42000

2 part shapes in set 42000 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

Rebuilding set 42000 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42000 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42115 Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 supplies 63% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42000 within its line

With 1,141 pieces, set 42000 ranks #77 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 356 sets released in 2013, it ranks #20.