Interview: MINI JCW Team Preps for the Epic 2019 Dakar Rally
The start of the 2019 Dakar Rally is days away and the MINI team is prepping for an all-out assault on the world’s toughest race. Led by rally legends Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA),...
MINI Wins the Rallye du Maroc
Official release: Rallye du Maroc – Round ten of the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup – proved to be a very memorable race for Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski (POL) and co-driver...
The X-raid MINI JCW Team is Going Back to Dakar
MINI is doubling down and brining in some rally legends to compete on this year’s X-raid MINI JCW Team. Cyril Despres, Stéphane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz are joining the MINI family to...
MINI Wins Silk Road Rally
It may not be Dakar but MINI has won another epic rally in wining the Silk Way Rally 2018. The MINI Family crew of Yazeed Al Rajhi (KSA) and co-driver Timo Gottschalk...
MINI Wins The Qatar Cross Country Rally
Official release: The MINI Family crew of Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski (POL) and co-driver Tom Colsoul (BEL) today achieved victory at the seventh edition of the Qatar Cross Country Rally – Round 4...
2018 Dakar is Over with Four MINI Teams Finishing
The 2018 Dakar is over without the finish MINI would have liked. With the highest ranked MINI team 5th overall the team is already looking ahead to 2019. But before we get...
Dakar Stage 12 Ends with Three MINI Teams in the Top Ten
Official Release: Dakar 2018 is drawing to a close. Following the action of Stage 12, there now remains just two more stages before the Dakar finish line in Córdoba, Argentina. Stage 12...
Dakar Rally 2018 – Stage 5: The Deep Sands
Once again the desert sands caused problems for nearly all competitors in all categories. Right from the outset the leading group of cars hit trouble in the deep sand and dunes of...
Dakar Stage 3: More Drama for the MINI
Official Release: Day three of Dakar 2018 has once again provided drama from yet another tough, difficult special stage. Stage 3 consisted of 208 liaison kilometres, but it was the 296km route...
MINI Finishes First Weekend of Dakar with High Hopes Despite Massive Crash
Official release: Stage 2 of Dakar 2018 ended with mixed fortunes for the MINI Family. The pairing of Orlando Terranova (ARG) and Bernardo Graue (ARG) in a MINI John Cooper Works Rally...