After Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) finished second on the return of the brand to the legendary Monte Carlo Rally, the direction has now been set for a long-term MINI presence in the FIA World Rally Championship … Continue reading

Recent spy photos reveal that Prodrive is working on a production version of the MINI Countyman. The Banbury-based engineering firm developed the MINI Countryman WRC that runs in this year’s rally championship. MINI WRC is powered by a 1.6-litre, four-cylinder … Continue reading

Dr. Mario Theissen must be quite happy these days. His retirement is on the horizon this summer and under his last few months of reign over BMW Motorsport, they’ve flourished in every series in which they compete. BMW Team RLL … Continue reading

Prodrive MINI Countryman WRC continues its testing phase this time in the beautiful Spain. Just recently, the new MINI Countryman World Rally Car has successfully completed its shakedown phase at Prodrive’s private proving ground in Warwickshire, and has already moved … Continue reading

At the recent Paris motor show, MINI has unveiled their Countryman WRC which will run in the FIA World Rally Championship starting in 2011. MINI Countryman WRC is being developed in cooperation with Prodrive and it is based off the … Continue reading

These are the first videos with MINI Countryman WRC, caught on tape during a test session in Ponta de Lima, Portugal. It seems that the tests will carry on until Friday, and the pilot behind the wheel is Markko Martin. … Continue reading

The new MINI Countryman World Rally Car has successfully completed its shakedown phase at Prodrive’s private proving ground in Warwickshire. This initial part of the car’s test and development programme took place with the engineering team driving the car over … Continue reading