MINI at 2017 Qatar Cross Country Rally

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If you've been watching you'll know that two MINI teams are in the top five at the 2017 Qatar Cross Country Rally. Read more about it at the link below.

Munich. A final stage win for Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski (POL) and Tom Colsoul (BEL) in the #214 MINI ALL4 Racing at the 2017 Qatar Cross Country Rally saw the pairing place 2nd overall in the standings at the demanding desert race. Przygonski and Colsoul put in consistent performances to fight for the top spot across the five stages of the revised route for this year’s rally, eventually taking the overall runners-up position in 2nd on the podium.

The MINI crew of Mohamed Abu Issa (QAT) and co-driver Xavier Panseri (FRA) in the second MINI ALL4 Racing were not far behind, with a 4th place finish in the final special stage to put Abu Issa 5th overall at his home race. The #206 car finished just 12 seconds behind 4th place after a strong push in the final stage.

Fellow MINI competitors Yazeed Al Rajhi (KSA) and Timo Gottschalk (GER) in the MINI John Cooper Works Rally were less fortunate, being forced to end the final stage early in the day after running out of spare tyres as a result of several punctures from the stony terrain.

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