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 (WRC)
The second place overall scored by Dani Sordo and co-driver Carlos del Barrio on the Rally Monte Carlo means the MINI WRC Team has kicked off its 2012 campaign in style.
Six outings in the recently completed 2011 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) were enough to convince AUTOSPORT readers of the class possessed by the MINI John Cooper Works WRC.
The MINI WRC Team has taken a lot of positives from its first ever event. In Rally Italy, Sardinia Dani...
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Kris and Dani were visibly relaxed as they climbed out of their MINI John Cooper Works WRC cars with the legendary numbers 37 and 52 after the shakedown at the Rally Italy
On Monday, the MINI WRC Team was officially presented to the public at the Team Launch, which took place at the MINI Plant in Oxford
The MINI Rally Car is currently being tested near Sevilla. MINI WRC Team Engineering Planning Manager Nigel Riddle explains what the final tests for the upcoming MINI WRC Team season debut are all about.
The 81st International Geneva Motor Show (CH) provided the stage for MINI to unveil the MINI John Cooper Works S2000 – the latest milestone on the road to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
MINI Youtube channel uploads a video describing the evolution of MINI's WRC baby - from the first design of the MINI WRC Concept Car to the signing of MINI's contract with Prodrive to the test drives en route to MINI's WRC kickoff.
To learn more about the MINI WRC, BMWBLOG sat at the Paris Motor Show with Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht, Senior Vice President Brand Management at MINI.
Paris Motor Show was the host of the world premiere of the MINI Countryman WRC.
