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    • Mini Archive

    • MINI have confirmed they will leave the World Rally Championship (WRC) as a works team at the end of this season, less than two years after entering the championship.

      MINI Withdraw From World Rally Championship

    • Jari-Matti Latvala has won his first competitive stage since returning from a broken collarbone to lead Rally Greece at the end of day one, but with the ever present Sebastien Loeb less than three seconds behind.

      Latvala Makes Winning Return In Acropolis Opener

    • After days of speculation, Ford has confirmed that Dani Sordo will replace the injured Jari-Matti Latvala for next week's Rally Argentina.

      Sordo Confirmed As Latvala Replacement For Argentina

    • Mikko Hirvonen capitalised on Friday's carnage to win Rally Portugal, with team-mate Sebastien Loeb and Ford rival Jari-Matti Latvala failing to finish in the points.

      Mikko Hirvonen Seals Rally Portugal Victory

    • Jari-Matti Latvala leads a blue oval dominated Rally Portugal, after championship leader Sebastien Loeb made a rare mistake that forced the Frenchman's retirement from the rally.

      Ford Capitalise On Loeb Disaster To Lead Rally Portugal

    • The WRC circus heads to Portugal for Round 4 of the championship, and the unpredictable nature of the rally could throw up shades of the 2001 catastrophe once again.

      Rally de Portugal Preview

    • The lack of snow on the usually pure white stages of Rally Sweden casued problems up and down the field, but Jari-Matti Latvala managed his tyres the best of all the leaders and remained in the top spot at the end of the penultimate, continuing to fend off Mikko Hirvonen by 23 seconds.

      Latvala Edges Further Ahead In Sweden

    • Dani Sordo got Mini's WRC debut on snow off to a good start, after going fastest in the short sprint through this evening's Karlstad superspecial stage.

      Sordo Wins Rally Opening Swedish Superspecial

    • The BMW Group today announced they would continue their partnership with Prodrive in the World Rally Championship, however there were a raft of changes as the Mini World Rally Team lost their manufacturer status.

      Mini World Rally Team Loses Manufacturer Status But Prodrive Remain

    • Rally Sweden has been a near guaranteed fixture since the sport's inception, however there are signs that it could be the last time there is even a world championship for them to host.

      Crews Head To Sweden As The WRC Tries To Avoid Avalanching

    • Sebastien Loeb once again made the art of winning look effortless, winning the last day's only stage - which just happened to be the bonus points powerstage - to finish the inaugural round of the 2012 World Rally Championship over 2 minutes up on his rivals and with 28 points to boot.

      Sebastien Loeb Cruises To Monte Carlo Victory

    • While Sebastien Loeb stayed in the background, accumulating Top 3 stage times to keep his lead as big as ever, it was Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg who were the center of attention yet again in the battle for second, with Mikko Hirvonen trying to barge his way into the podium places just behind them.

      Loeb On Brink Of Victory As Solberg Charges in Monte Carlo

    • While Sebastien Loeb remained out front, it was a subdued day for the Frenchman, with Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen taking two stage victories to rapidly close in on the ailing Petter Solberg, who let second place slip of out of his grasp and leave it for the taking by Dani Sordo.

      Hirovnen on the up as Loeb further strengthens Monte lead

    • Sebastien Loeb won five stages and greatly increased his rally lead today, while his closest rivals Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg spent the day's six stages constantly swapping places in the other podium places.

      Loeb Leads While Sordo And Solberg Squabble Over Second

    • The script was already written - Sebastien Loeb, the master of the Monte, would end the first day by comfortably leading his rivals. For a while however, Jari-Matti Latvala seemed determined to turn the rally on its head by setting the script on fire.

      Latvala Crash Leaves Loeb With Comfortable Lead In Monte Carlo

    • Dani Sordo has taken the lead of Rallye de France for Mini on the final stage of an eventful first day.

      Sordo Leads For Mini In France As Loeb Retires

    • The Mini WRC Team scored its first podium finish in only its third World Rally Championship start on Rallye Deutschland. A flawless drive allowed Dani Sordo to finish in third...

      Mini Celebrate First Podium In Only Third WRC Event

    • Mini WRC Team technical director David Wilcock says that everything is going according to plan after the opening three stages of Rally Finland. Drivers Dani Sordo and Kris Meeke lie...

      “All Going According To Plan” For Mini After Opening Stages

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