MINI at the Paris Motor Show demonstrated rally Countryman WRC. With this car MINI plans to return to the world championship in 2011, will compete with the other two factory teams, Ford and Citroen.
The machine developed by a team Prodrive, which account for three championship titles in the individual competition with the Subaru. Like all other cars WRC in 2011, MINI Countryman received four-wheel drive, 1.6-liter turbo and a standardized gearbox.
At the same time in 2011, the team is going to take part in only six races of the 13th. Thus, the speech MINI will be of a "battle test". Full participation in the championship in 2012.
Riders will severoirlandets Chris Mick, the champion of a series of IRC 2009. Contract pilot has been officially confirmed at the launch of a new car. This year, Mick was unable to defend his title with a team of Peugeot, and he decided to go to the Championship WRC.
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