Media Information
2017 Dakar Rally
29 December 2016
MINI 2017 Dakar Rally Media Pack now available for download.
- Media Pack available in six languages.
- Detailed car and competitor content.
- Content images available to download.
Munich. The celebrated annual Dakar Rally is an endurance
spectacle of man and machine and takes place once again on the
challenging terrain of South America, 2-14th
January 2017.
The 2017 Dakar Rally route will take in three countries (Paraguay,
Bolivia, and Argentina) covering a distance of approximately 9000 km,
of which more than 4000 km will be special stages. A longer duration
at altitude has been planned for the 2017 Dakar, along with the usual
assortment of strength-sapping desert-like heat, unforgiving dunes,
rocky ravines and river beds. Add to this new navigation rules and the
2017 Dakar promises to be a racing spectacle of some note.
The 2017 Dakar Rally will again play host to a large “MINI Family”
consisting of seven cars with selected international crews – all under
the protective wing of experienced MINI motorsport partner X-raid.
The 2017 Dakar Rally will also see the race debut of the new MINI
John Cooper Works Rally; a car built to win from experience gained
with four successive Dakar Rally wins (2012-2015), and four FIA World
cup titles.
Full details of the new MINI John Cooper Works Rally are contained
within the MINI 2017 Dakar Rally Media Pack– complemented by stunning
images – and a detailed analysis of the MINI Family drivers and
co-drivers. Additional chapters include driver interviews, Dakar Rally
facts and figures, glossary and the foreword by Mr. Sebastian
Mackensen, Senior Vice President MINI.