Mini John Cooper Works WRC

Mini does not build many cars like the Mini John Cooper Works WRC with gasoline engine, made in small numbers.

The story

The Mini John Cooper Works WRC is a World Rally Car debuted by the Mini WRC Team during the 2011 World Rally Championship season. It is the first rally car to bear the Mini label in top-level rallying since the 1960s.

The car was entered in a limited campaign for 2011, with a view to a complete championship from 2012 and was run by Prodrive, who previously had success with the Subaru Impreza WRC. The WRC is based on the Mini Countryman and features a direct-injection 1.6 L turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine. The WRC's engine was developed by BMW Motorsport for use in a variety of motorsport series, including the FIA World Touring Car Championship.

What is underneath

Under the skin sits gasoline engine. Kerb weight is 1200 kg. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

Nearby in the Mini catalogue sit the MINI Beachcomber and the Mini (3rd Generation).

The money

On the used market today a Mini John Cooper Works WRC typically changes hands for $7,300–$32,900, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,150–$6,145 a year. Insurance sits around $1,050–$2,290 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.