Engineering:Mini John Cooper Works Rally

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Mini John Cooper Works Rally
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Overview
ManufacturerBMW (Mini)
Production2016–present
Body and chassis
ClassRally raid
Body style3-door SUV
LayoutF4 Layout
Powertrain
Engine3.0 L B57 I6 turbo (diesel)
Transmission6-speed dual-clutch
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,900 mm (114.2 in)
Length4,332 mm (170.6 in)
Width1,999 mm (78.7 in)
Height2,000 mm (78.7 in)
uk|uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight1,952.5 kg (4,304.5 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorMini All4 Racing
SuccessorMini John Cooper Works Buggy

The Mini John Cooper Works Rally is an off-road competition car based on the Mini Countryman, which is built and used by the German racing team X-Raid around team manager Sven Quandt. The John Cooper Works Rally was first used in the 2017 Dakar Rally.

Competition history

In its first outing, the 2017 Dakar Rally, the X-raid MINI John Cooper Works Rally Team started with the following driver pairings:[1]

  • Mikko Hirvonen/Michel Perin - red MINI John Cooper Works Rally
  • Yazeed Al-Rajhi/Timo Gottschalk - green MINI John Cooper Works Rally
  • Orlando Terranova/Andreas Schulz - silver MINI John Cooper Works Rally

In 2018, Al-Rajhi and Gottschalk won the Silk Way Rally in the passenger car class with a John Cooper Works Rally.[2] the same pair also won the Rally Kazakhstan in the same year.

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