the classic Mini was the epitome of a practical small car – and proved to be a successful race car thanks to the ingenious racing engineer John Cooper. The victory in the Monte Carlo Rally was ...

An underdog versus the heavyweights. A tiny Mini Cooper in racing spec takes down some much bigger and more expensive cars, including supercars, on the rally circuit. But this isn't a story about ...

This signified the birth of the Classic Mini Cooper 997. Minis were successful as race and rally cars, winning the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, 1965, and 1967. Legendary racers opting for the standout ...

Various Coopers and Cooper ... also racing it and event finishes to its name including the Canadian Shell 4000, Circuit of Ireland and the Tulip Rally. It’s a notable enough Mini rally car ...

Mini’s upcoming John Cooper Works model will appear ... the 1960s in events such as the Monte Carlo rally. It’ll be used by the Bulldog Racing team in the SP 3T category of the Nurburgring ...

but the 2025 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop is maximum Mini. Like its JCW predecessors, it's an unsociable hot hatch with racing stripes, a shouty exhaust, and a punishing ride. For gearheads ...

We’d add the 1966 Monte Carlo rally to that list as well, the event dominated by Minis. Various Coopers and Cooper Ses had ...