MINI Teams Prep for the Tomorrow’s Start of the Dakar Rally 2018
Official Release: The start of the 40th edition of Dakar – the tenth in its present South America theatre – is now only hours away. Shakedown testing is complete and the MINI...
World Premier: The Dakar MINI JCW Buggy
MINI is attacking Dakar with something special this year – the first ever MINI JCW Buggy. Along with the Buggy MINI is also bringing its well tested MINI John Cooper Works Rally...
MINI JCW Rally Team Currently in 4th at the Silk Way Rally 2017
Official Release: The MINI JCW Rally team of Yazeed Al Rajhi (KSA) and Bryce Menzies have completed the first 726.95km stage of the 2017 Silk Way Rally, including a 61.43km special section...
MINI Wins Italian Baja 2017
Official Release: Jakub Przygonski (POL) and Tom Colsoul (BEL) of Orlen Team celebrated two superb results at the end of the 24th edition of the Italian Baja 2017. Not only did the...
2017 Qatar Rally – MINI Heading into the Last Day
With one stage to go MINI is leading the 2017 Qatar Cross Country Rally with three MINIs in the top five. Here’s the executive summary: – Stage win for Jakub Kuba Przygonski...
The 2017 Dakar Rally – a Look Back in Pictures
This year’s Dakar wasn’t the triumph for MINI that some had hoped. But to many that wasn’t a surprise. MINI’s new 2017 Countryman JCW simply didn’t have the testing and development time...
2017 Dakar Rally Ends with Exhaustion and Celebration for MINI
Official Release: Another exciting yet challenging Dakar has come to an end today with all three new MINI John Cooper Works Rally cars successfully completing their first ever Dakar – demonstrating that...
MINI at Dakar Stage 5: The MINI Team Falls Back to 5th
Official Release: All drivers faced a much shorter route than expected on Stage 5 of the 2017 Dakar, following a decision by race organisers to reduce the route from 692 km to...
Dakar Stage 4: MINI Continues Assault at the Dakar Moving into 3rd
Stage 4 of the 2017 Dakar proved eventful today, but it was successful for many of the MINI competitors, with six pairings continuing to improve on their overall position in the standings...
The Dakar Rally Is Underway – MINI In the Top Ten
Official release: The 2017 Dakar Rally (2-14th January) finally got underway with Stage 1, Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay, to Resistencia, Argentina. The 454 km route included a 39 km Special...