From 5th to 18th January 2014, MINI will line up with the
MINI ALL4 Racing at the Rally Dakar. In 2012 and 2013 MINI was the car to beat
at the toughest marathon rally in the world. Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel won
the last two editions of the Dakar at the wheel of a MINI ALL4 Racing run by
the Trebur-based X-raid Team (DE).
“The 2012 Dakar victory of the MINI ALL4 Racing certainly
came as a surprise to many, “ says Jochen Goller, Senior Vice President MINI.
“But its title defense in 2013 proved that the initial victory was no
coincidence. The 2014 Dakar will be another great challenge which the MINI
brand gladly accepts.“ In 2014, Peterhansel is out to complete a hat-trick of
titles for MINI and the X-raid Team.