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MINI REVEALS NEW MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS RALLY – THE LATEST MINI
MOTORSPORT GIANT IN THE WORLD OF CROSS-COUNTRY RALLY
MINI premieres the next big thing in
MINI Motorsport's distinguished
history, the all new MINI John Cooper
Works Rally. First competitive foray for
the new star is the 2017 Dakar Rally.
MINI is pleased to announce the start of
a new chapter in its long, illustrious mo‐
torsport history with the introduction of
its latest in a long line of cross-country
rally car greats: the MINI John Cooper
Works Rally. Now there is a new MINI
champion in the making...
MINI John Cooper Works Rally: racing
ahead into the future
he introduction of the all-new MINI
John Cooper Works Rally underlines
MINI Motorsport's long-term commit‐
ment to its involvement in motorsport
especially in the arena of rally-raid and
the FIA World Cup, the legendary Dakar
Rally and the latest long-distance en‐
durance challenge of the Silk Way Rally.
he 2017 MINI John Cooper Works Ral‐
ly is an exciting new development from
MINI and X-raid and destined to repeat
race success achieved so far. Based on
the all-new MINI Countryman, its
sporting dynamics readily provided a
platform for the new MINI John Cooper
Works Rally and its role as a specialist
cross-country rally car.
To produce a car able to successfully
tackle and survive the rigours of crosscountry rally is a challenge in itself.
However, the MINI John Cooper Works
Rally has been designed and constructed
to achieve and exceed the same level of
success as the previous car thanks to an
exacting development programme.
he MINI John Cooper Works Rally will
also be subject to constant development
via motorsport partner X-raid in order
for the new MINI John Cooper Works
Rally to become as victorious and iconic
in the cross-country rally world as its
predecessor. At the same time, technical
feedback gained from its racing develop‐
torsport's governing body Fédération In‐
ternationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
ment programme can, of course, be used
to further aid reliability and perfor‐
mance programmes in all aspects of
MINI production cars.
worked when compared to the former
cross-country rally car. he following
key areas have been priority subjects to
deliver a totally new formidable racing
package.
MINI John Cooper Works Rally: more
is better
MINI John Cooper Works Rally is a new
racing car and the result of an extensive
development through racing experience
of the existing MINI ALL4 Racing.
Based on the new MINI Countryman;
the car has been adapted to suit the nec‐
essary safety requirements and the cur‐
rent race regulations as laid out by mo‐
During the MINI John Cooper Works
Rally design, development and build
processes, many key areas came under
scrutiny and have been extensively re‐
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Aerodynamics
hermal management
Weight distribution
Lower center of gravity
Modiied chassis frame design
New engine mapping
he above areas were subject to many
hours of design and simulation tests to
ensure the MINI John Cooper Works