Mini John Cooper Works WRC
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 Mini John Cooper Works WRC at the IAA 2012
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| Production period: | since 2011 |
| Class : | Small car |
| Body versions : | Station wagon |
| Engines: |
Petrol engine : 1.6 liters (232 kW) |
| Length: | 3976 mm |
| Width: | 1820 mm |
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| Wheelbase : | 2480 mm |
| Empty weight : | from 1200 kg |
The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is a rally vehicle developed by Mini , which was used by for the first time in 2011.
history
The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is the first car to be used by Mini for rally motorsport since the 1960s. The car drives for Team Mini with a limited campaign that is under the direction of Prodrive . Prodrive had already had success a year earlier with a campaign with the Subaru Impreza WRC rally car . The Mini John Cooper Works WRC has already contributed four victories for the Mini team. 2012 Rally Car won with drivers Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio on the Tour de Corse . In the same year, the racing drivers Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari and Killian Duffy won the Qatar International Rally . In 2013 Mini celebrated another victory in Spain. This time the pilots were Louis Monzon and José Déniz . The team celebrated its last victory in 2014 when they won the Barum Czech Rally Zlín with drivers Václav Pech and Petr Uhel . In 2011 they reached the final in the Rallye de France with drivers Daniel Sordo and Carlos del Barrio. This was repeated with the same drivers in the 2012 Monte Carlo Rally .
Technical specifications
The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is based on the technical platform of the Mini Countryman . It has an inline four-cylinder turbo gasoline engine with a displacement of 1600 cm³. The engine comes from BMW. BMW has also used the engine in previous rally championships, including the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The engine develops 315 HP (232 kW) at a maximum speed of 6200 rpm. The length is 3976 mm, the width 1820 mm, the wheelbase 2480 mm and the weight is at least 1200 kg.
Web links
- The Mini John Cooper Works WRC on the WRC website