Taking turns at the wheel of the MINI John Cooper Works with start Racetrack, is based on a standard MINI John Cooper Works that has onlyīeen adapted to comply with safety features and standards forĬompetition in the VT2 production car class. The car, which was used on the approximately 25-kilometer Maximum torque of 320 Nm and is equipped with a 6-speed manual The MINI John Cooper Works #126 produces 231 hp / 170 kW with a Result is a huge success for everyone in the team. Shortly before the race it even looked like a class win mightīe in the books, but the class leader crossed the finish line firstĬonsidering that the black MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition wasįinalized only one day before the first qualifying sessions, the In the last hour Bulldog Racing moved up to second place inĬlass. Taken to the heart by the audience and was cheered for every time it In theįinal hours of the race a lot of competitors were not able to hold More comfortable as the race went on - reliably and consistently itĬompleted lap after lap and moved up to 3rd place in his class. The black MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition seemed to feel more and Sunrise, Christoph Kragenings drove a new fastest time with 10:15.551 minutes. After a one-hour repair it wentīack out on track and the chase to catch up began. The MINI ran into a problem with a fuel line in the auxiliary tank and In a 24-hour race, no team is spared setbacks. MINI climbed to 5th place, competing with a lot of vehicles with Vehicles with up to 2.0 liters of displacement and turbochargers the In the meantime, the team had made up 25 places in the The wheel and then Sebastian Sauerbrei drove a double stint into theĭarkness. In the evening hours Christoph Kragenings got behind Turn, Charlie Cooper took over the wheel for the first time after the After the first driver change it was Michael Mönch's Significantly faster than in qualifying in his fastest lap withġ0:16.362 min. Works 1to6 Edition already made up numerous places and was In the first stint, Sebastian Sauerbrei in the black MINI John Cooper Its first podium finish in a 24-hour race." The next chapter in our brand's motorsport activities and given MINI I'm delighted that together with MINI and Bulldog Racing, we've opened Underestimated against a perceived superiority of much more powerfulĬompetitors, only to win the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, 19. The spirit of the early 1960s when my grandfather John Cooper was "It feels like history repeating itself back in Result right off the bat at the debut, that's typical MINI, saysĬharlie Cooper. "To start as an underdog and to be able to achieve such a great Our MINI race cars and how quickly our "Made in Nürburg" "It's impressive how positively people react to Succeeded in making the new MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition aĬrowd favorite," said Alexander Schabbach, Managing Director ofīulldog Racing. "Even more than the podium finish, I am delighted that we have Think of a more fitting opportunity to present this new edition to ourįans here at the Ring and also surprise them with this excellent race result." With the new MINI John Cooper Works 1to6Įdition, we celebrate our legendary motorsport history. The enthusiasm for motorsport is in the genes of our MINI "I am very impressed by the whole atmosphere at the Racing Team, for MINI John Cooper Works, for everyone who cheeredĪlong, helped and did a great job," says Stefanie Wurst, Head of "I am very happy about this great result - for the Bulldog Way to the podium, the race car with manual transmission did 15 pit stops. The distance driven equating to approximately 2,893 kilometers. The MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition race car completed 114 laps, MINI John Cooper Works 1to6 Edition with start number #126 had made upĮight places in class and an impressive 49 positions in the 131-carįield, impressively underlining its reliability with a podium finish. But soonĬonfidence spread, because in the early stages of the race startĭriver Sebastian Sauerbrei made up several places in the class and in Which started from position nine of its class into the race. Now on the black MINI John Cooper Works with the starting number #126, Tension could beįelt as the team looked forward to the race, finally all hopes rested Starter in the SP3T race car class at short notice. Several teams, including Bulldog Racing, which had to withdraw its A long series of major tire problems affected Even the qualifying sessions for the famousĢ4-hour race on the 25.378-kilometer circuit posed major challengesįor man and machine.
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