Mini John Cooper Works WRC
World Rally Championship car From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World Rally Championship car From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Category | World Rally Car |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Prodrive |
| Technical specifications[1] | |
| Suspension | MacPherson type |
| Length | 4,110 mm (161.8 in) |
| Width | 1,820 mm (71.7 in) |
| Engine | 1.6 L BMW Motorsport I4 turbocharged |
| Transmission | Xtrac 6-speed sequential manual transmission Front and rear mechanical auto-locking differentials |
| Weight | 1,200 kg (2,645.5 lb) |
| Tyres | Michelin |
| Competition history (WRC) | |
| Notable entrants |  Mini WRC Team/Prodrive WRC Team Brazil World Rally Team Motorsport Italia WRC Team Mini Portugal Lotos Team WRC Ascania Racing |
| Notable 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 |
| Debut | 2011 Rally Italia Sardegna |
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]
