Mini John Cooper Works WRC explained

Car Name:Mini John Cooper Works WRC
Category:World Rally Car
Constructor:Prodrive
Wrc:yes
Team: Mini WRC Team/Prodrive WRC Team
Brazil World Rally Team
Motorsport Italia
WRC Team Mini Portugal
Lotos Team WRC
Ascania Racing
Drivers: Valeriy Gorban
Mait Maarend
Dani Sordo
Kris Meeke
Daniel Oliveira
Armindo Araújo
Chris Atkinson
Paulo Nobre
Pierre Campana
Patrik Sandell
Jarkko Nikara
Michał Kościuszko
Technical Ref:[1]
Suspension:MacPherson type
Length:41101NaN1
Width:18201NaN1
Turbo/Na:1.6 L BMW Motorsport I4 turbocharged
Gearbox Name:Xtrac
Gears:6-speed
Type:sequential manual transmission
Differential:Front and rear mechanical auto-locking differentials
Weight:12001NaN1
Tyres:Michelin
Debut:2011 Rally Italia Sardegna

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.[2] The car was entered in a limited campaign for 2011, with a view to a complete championship from 2012 and was run by Prodrive,[3] 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.[4] The WRC's engine was developed by BMW Motorsport for use in a variety of motorsport series, including the FIA World Touring Car Championship.[5]

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Runners-up

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.minimotorsport.com/en/wrc/car Mini John Cooper Works WRC
  2. News: The Oxford-built Mini makes World Rally come back. BBC News. BBC. 2010-07-27. 2010-07-27.
  3. News: Inside The Mini WRC . octanereport.com. 2011-02-04. 2011-02-04.
  4. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/motorshows/paris-motor-show/257722/mini_unleashes_countryman_wrc.html Auto Express September 2010
  5. http://www.minimotorsport.com/en/wrc/mini_wrc_team2/profile Mini WRC website
  6. Web site: MINI Countryman getting ready for Pikes Peak [video].