From Mini Motorsports press release
Visitors to the Geneva Motor Show are given a foretaste of the MINI John Cooper Works World Rally Championship car.
On Tuesday, the International Geneva Motor Show provided the stage for MINI to unveil the MINI John Cooper Works S2000 – the latest milestone on the road to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
This is the forerunner to the MINI John Cooper Works WRC, which the MINI WRC Team will entrust to drivers Dani Sordo and Kris Meeke for its debut in the premier category of rallying in Rally Italy from May 5 to 8, 2011.
Further entries are planned in the WRC events in Finland, Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain. Private teams will line up with the Super 2000 version of the car at the end of March in Rally Portugal.
MINI 2011 WRC calendar
5-8 May 2011 Rally Italy
28-31 July 2011 Rally Finland
18-21 August 2011 Rally Germany
29 September - 2 October 2011 Rally France
20-23 October 2011 Rally Spain
10-13 November 2011 Rally GB
Visitors to the Geneva Motor Show are given a foretaste of the MINI John Cooper Works World Rally Championship car.
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| Photo: MIni Motorsport |
On Tuesday, the International Geneva Motor Show provided the stage for MINI to unveil the MINI John Cooper Works S2000 – the latest milestone on the road to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
This is the forerunner to the MINI John Cooper Works WRC, which the MINI WRC Team will entrust to drivers Dani Sordo and Kris Meeke for its debut in the premier category of rallying in Rally Italy from May 5 to 8, 2011.
Further entries are planned in the WRC events in Finland, Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain. Private teams will line up with the Super 2000 version of the car at the end of March in Rally Portugal.
MINI 2011 WRC calendar
5-8 May 2011 Rally Italy
28-31 July 2011 Rally Finland
18-21 August 2011 Rally Germany
29 September - 2 October 2011 Rally France
20-23 October 2011 Rally Spain
10-13 November 2011 Rally GB
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| Photo: MIni Motorsport |
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| Photo: MIni Motorsport |