Mini locks out the podium at Dakar Rally Motor racing is often overcome by dominant forces. In Formula One these days, it’s all about Red Bull. Le Mans is absolutely dominated by Audi. Citroën ...

Mini is gearing up to head back to Dakar. The company campaigned five ALL4 racecars last year, and took the overall victory with driver Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret ...

Despite an available ALL4 all-wheel drive, the MINI Countryman isn't necessarily the most ideal car to take off road – unless of course it's outfitted for Dakar dominance. Last year's event saw ...

Guillaume de Mevius led a 1-2 finish for X-raid Mini on Stage 6 of Dakar Rally, as Henk Lategan’s lead in the overall standings was slashed to seven minutes. As Dakar resumed after a rest day in ...

The annual Dakar Rally has been casting some doubt on whether four-wheel drive is really the superior technology for serious off-road racing. Peugeot has exploited regulation incentives for 2WD ...

A Mini may not be the first vehicle that springs to mind when you think about taking on the brutal terrain of the Dakar. This, however, is no school-run Mini – more than 50 X-raid engineers and ...

Guerlain Chicherit took a surprise victory for X-raid Mini in the opening stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after a long battle with Toyota rivals. Frenchman Chicherit was quick from ...

Mini will race at Dakar with a four-wheel-drive Rally model and a new, rear-wheel-drive Buggy entry. Read more and see pictures at Car and Driver.

Off-road legends Carlos Sainz and Stéphane Peterhansel will be at the wheel of an X-raid MINI John Cooper Works Buggy at the 2020 Dakar Rally.

BMW's Mini unit will debut its latest Mini ALL4 racing cars in the 35th Rally Dakar, which begins in Lima, Peru, tomorrow.

Mini celebrated its 2013 Dakar Rally win with a special John Cooper Works Countryman All4. Only 11 will be made; all will be sold in France.

This year's Dakar Rally, now held in South America, was a great one for Mini, Catalonians Nani Roma, Marc Coma, and Jordi Viladoms, and, surprisingly, for Chinese automaker Great Wall, but not so ...