New names dominate the Dakar Rally - MINI & Iveco take 1-2 wins
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The Mini Countryman production model
The MINI Countryman drivetrain - not one bit was used in the racing car
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
The Mini Countryman production model
Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing
The winning Iveco
The winning Iveco
The second-placed Iveco from the Dutch Petronas Iveco De Rooy Team
Gerard de Rooy of the Dutch Petronas Iveco De Rooy Team
Gerard de Rooy of the Dutch Petronas Iveco De Rooy Team
Gerard de Rooy of the Dutch Petronas Iveco De Rooy Team
Peterhansel at the finish
Peterhansel at the finish
Peterhansel at the finish
Cyril Depres crosses the line for his fourth Dakar win. Image: KTM
Cyril Depres. Image: KTM
Cyril Depres and the KTM team Image: KTM
Cyril Depres and the KTM team Image: KTM
The Iveco
The Chinese Great Wall team
The MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel and the ... errr, MINI?
Roma
Peterhansel
Peterhansel
Peterhansel
Peterhansel
Pre-testing action for the MINI team
Roma in the second-placed MINI ALL4 Racing
The second-placed MINI ALL4 Racing
Roma in the second-placed MINI ALL4 Racing
Roma in the second-placed MINI ALL4 Racing
Roma in the second-placed MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel in the MINI ALL4 Racing
The MINI ALL4 Racing
The Dakar is a race like no other
The winning MINI ALL4 Racing
Peterhansel and the MINI ALL4 Racing
A MINI ALL4 Racing battles endless sand dunes
The route of the 2012 Rally took in three countries and a lot of terrain
The formidable MINI team is probably the most lavish fielding of any marque in the history of the event
In looking back at the roots of the Mini Countryman, which run back to the very beginning of the MINI concept, it's remarkable that the car should claim such a victory in 2011
The Mini Countryman concept goes back half a century
The Great Wall Motors entry must give great hope to Chinese automakers that the motorsport puzzle can be cracked
Roma during his days as a KTM works rider back in 2003-2005.
Roma during his days as a KTM works rider back in 2003-2005.
Roma during his days as a KTM works rider back in 2003-2005.
Roma during his days as a KTM works rider back in 2003-2005.
Roma during his days as a KTM works rider back in 2003-2005.
Roma during his days as a KTM works rider back in 2003-2005.
Mini during its Monte Carlo-winning period in the early sixties
Mini during its Monte Carlo-winning period in the early sixties
Mini during its Monte Carlo-winning period in the early sixties
Mini during its Monte Carlo-winning period in the early sixties
Article Summary
New names dominated the Dakar Rally from start-to-finish this year - MINI being the most obvious with a 1-2, but also Iveco broke the Eastern Block stranglehold on the truck section. Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel won his tenth Dakar (six on motorcycles, four in cars) ahead of MINI teammate Nani Roma (a prior motorcycle winner). MINI's new owner BMW must be delighted to add the world's toughest race to its illustrious heritage, even if that MINI looks a tad bigger than your average Countryman.
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