WRC Team Mini Portugal

Team Mini Portugal
Full name WRC Team Mini Portugal
Base Italy Milan, Italy
Team principal(s) Mario Stagni
Drivers Portugal Armindo Araújo
Brazil Paulo Nobre
Australia Chris Atkinson
Co-drivers Portugal Miguel Ramalho
Brazil Edu Paula
Belgium Stéphane Prévot
Chassis Mini John Cooper Works WRC
Tyres Michelin
World Rally Championship career
Debut 2012 Rally of Sweden
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Rally wins 0

The WRC Team Mini Portugal was Mini's factory-supported World Rally Championship team.[1]

Established in February 2012 after the Prodrive-run Mini WRC Team had its support from parent company BMW reduced, the team debuted at the Rally of Sweden. The WRC Team Mini Portugal was formed out of the merger of the Mini entries of Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally, which were both run by the Motorsport Italia firm for drivers Armindo Araújo and Paulo Nobre respectively. Team Mini Portugal were registered as a manufacturer entry, while the Prodrive WRC Team was demoted to a works-supported private team. The manufacturers points that had been scored by Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally at the Monte Carlo Rally prior to the change were removed.

On 16 August 2012 it was announced that Chris Atkinson and Stéphane Prévot would replace Armindo Araújo and Miguel Ramalho as the team's lead crew for the last five races of the 2012 WRC season.[2]

WRC Results

Year Car No. Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points WCC Points
2012 Mini John Cooper Works WRC 14 Brazil Paulo Nobre MON SWE
Ret		 MEX
Ret		 POR
DNS		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
17		 NZL
17		 FIN
38		 GER
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
19		 ESP
30		 - 0 - -
14 Portugal Armindo Araújo MON SWE
15		 MEX
7		 POR
15		 ARG
Ret		 GRE
11		 NZL
8		 FIN
15		 15th 11
Australia Chris Atkinson GER
5		 GBR
11		 FRA
8		 ITA
6		 ESP
7		 13th 28

References

  1. ↑ Evans, David (6 February 2012). "Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chris Atkinson secures factory MINI WRC drive". AUSmotive.com. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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