Last January, the Mini All4 Racing crossed the Dakar’s finish podium as winner for the fourth consecutive time and this streak of success is supposed to be continued in 2016. With less than two months to go to the most important race of the season, the Dakar Rally in South America, 12 Mini All4 Racing vehicles, the biggest number ever fielded by the team, will cross the start podium of the 2016 Dakar in Buenos Aires. The 24 drivers and co-drivers, among them five Dakar winners, represent 13 different nations, with the line-up featuring a mix of experienced drivers and Dakar rookies.
The reigning champions, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel, are going to once again contest the legendary event with a Mini All4 Racing. The pairing can look back on an extremely successful season: after having won the 2015 Dakar – the second Dakar win for Nasser Al-Attiyah who celebrated his first triumph in 2010 – the pairing also prevailed in the battle for the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup title. “The Mini All4 Racing is a very competitive racing car, packed with all the experience of Team X-raid,” said the 44-year old. “And it goes without saying that I also want to win the 2016 Dakar.”