Mini John Cooper Works WRC
The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is a World Rally Car debuted by the Mini WRC Team during the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is the first rally car to bear the Mini label in top-level rallying since the 1960s. The car was entered in a limited campaign for 2011, with a view to a complete championship from 2012 and was run by Prodrive, who previously had success with the Subaru Impreza WRC.
The WRC is based on the Mini Countryman and features a direct-injection 1.6 L turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine. The WRC's engine was developed by BMW Motorsport for use in a variety of motorsport series, including the FIA World Touring Car Championship.
Accolades
Wins
- 2011 Rallye Mont-Blanc
- 2012 Tour de Corse
- 2012 Qatar International Rally
- 2012 Lurgan Park Rally
- 2013 Spanish Rally Championship
- 2013, 2014 Czech Rally Championship
- 2014 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
Runners-up
- 2011 Rallye de France
- 2012 Monte Carlo Rally
- 2012 Rally of Lebanon
- 2013 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
- 2014 Internationale Jänner Rallye
- 2015 Barum Czech Rally Zlín