MINI Finishes 6th in Rallye Italia

[Official Release] Sixth place in Sardinia: On the Rallye Italia Chris Atkinson posts the MINI marque’s best gravel result of the current WRC season as Paulo Nobre finishes 19th.

MINI Currently 5th Overall in Rallye Italia

[Official Release] At the halfway point of Rallye Italia everything is running to plan for the WRC Team MINI Portugal. Chris Atkinson ends Friday’s proceedings in fifth place overall; after eight special...

MINIs Nab 10 of 18 Podiums in 2012 B-Spec Season

On the tail of disappointing MINI motorsport news in the WRC, here’s some good news on the MINI racing front. The 2012 B-Spec series wrapped up recently and MINIs made a very...

MINI Withdraws Factory WRC Team

MINI announced officially today that they are pulling out of “works involvement” in the FIA World Rally Championship at the end of the 2012 season. What does that mean? It means that...

GRAND-AM Merges with American Le Mans Series

Race fans have likely already heard the news that the GRAND-AM series is merging into the AMLS. MINI racing fans should take a special interest, however. GRAND-AM is the one consistent US...

Five MINIs Racing at 24 Hours of Barcelona

[Official Release] MINI is represented by a strong contingent of five cars at this year’s 24-hour race in Barcelona. Great things are expected of all four teams on the endurance circuit. Class...

MINI Places 5th in Rallye Germany

[Official Release] A controlled drive on all 15 special stages making up the 2012 Rally Deutschland saw Chris Atkinson secure fifth place overall upon his MINI WRC debut. Dani Sordo finished ninth.

MINI WRC Tasks Chris Atkinson for Rally Portugal

Team MINI WRC has recruited accomplished World Rally Championship driver Chris Atkinson to pilot the lead car for Rally Portugal. He’ll get his feet wet with Team MINI in the Rallye Deutschland...

MINI Racing at Laguna Seca

Looking for something MINI to do in September? Head to Northern California and watch some racing! Shasta MINIs has setup something very special for the Grand-AM/Continental Championship races at Laguna Seca.