A picture of the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy during testing in Morocco.
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Новая команда X-raid MINI JCW Team

Карлос Сайнц, Сириль Депре и Стефан Петрансель будут выступать на MINI John Cooper Works Buggy на "Дакаре 2019". Первые тесты машины пройдут на Ралли Морокко.
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The crackle of excitement surrounding the 2019 Dakar Rally just got a whole lot louder. The new X-raid MINI JCW Team will be taking their place on the starting grid in Peru with a line-up of exceptional driving talent. Former Team Peugeot Total drivers Carlos Sainz, Cyril Despres and Stéphane Peterhansel boast a staggering 20 Dakar victories between them. The trio will each be racing a MINI John Cooper Works Buggy at next January's Dakar in South America.
Watch the X-raid MINI JCW Team set their sights on the upcoming Dakar Rally below:
As reigning champion of the Dakar, there's a weight of expectation that comes with Carlos Sainz’s return to racing. The two-time Dakar champion and two-time WRC title winner from Spain is confident MINI have provided the him with a package to compete for victory in Peru.
Joining his team-mates for this new adventure is Frenchman Cyril Despres. Since leaving behind a glittering bike racing career which delivered five Dakar wins, Despres moved into the car category in 2015.
The third X-raid MINI JCW Team driver is Monsieur Dakar himself, Stéphane Peterhansel. As if six Dakar bike victories were not enough, the French racer has so far collected a further seven car wins at the rally. Peterhansel's 13 victories make him the most successful athlete the Dakar has ever known.
Stéphane Peterhansel, Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres will drive for the X-raid MINI JCW Team at the 2019 Dakar Rally

Stéphane Peterhansel, Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres

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Carlos Sainz pictured with his MINI John Cooper Works Buggy

Carlos Sainz

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Stéphane Peterhansel is seen with his MINI John Cooper Works Buggy.

Stéphane Peterhansel

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Photo of Cyril Despres as he joins the new X-raid MINI JCW Team.

Cyril Despres

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The rear-wheel drive MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, with a top speed of 190kph, has been tested throughout the year by X-raid's seasoned mechanics and engineers. Now the keys will be handed over to a dream team of drivers aiming to conquer the most extreme motorsports event on the planet.
With nearly 2,000km to be covered over six days, Rallye du Maroc will be an invaluable learning experience for the team. Peterhansel will not be racing with the X-raid MINI JCW Team in Morocco, but he'll be revving up his own MINI John Cooper Works Buggy in South America when the Dakar comes to visit next January.
The MINI John Cooper Works Buggy tested in Morocco.

The Dakar challenger to be driven by Sainz, Despres and Peterhansel

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The MINI John Cooper Works Buggy of the new X-raid MINI JCW Team.

The MINI John Cooper Works Buggy flies over the sand

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Two MINI John Cooper Works Buggies drive on the dunes in Morocco.

The new X-raid MINI JCW Team have Dakar glory in their sights

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It's not just the the X-raid MINI JCW Team that are bringing Dakar heavyweights to Morocco. The Rallye du Maroc is the penultimate round of the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, and Polish racer Kuba Przygonski is on the cusp of clinching victory in his own MINI machine.
Also looking to make his presence felt in a star-studded car race lineup is two-time Dakar champion Nasser Al-Attiyah. The Toyota driver is seen by many as the major threat to the X-raid MINI JCW Team in South America, and this week's demanding Rallye du Maroc course will give us a glimpse at how things could play out in Peru next year.
Over in the bike race at Rallye du Maroc, the Red Bull KTM Factory Team arrive with all guns blazing. KTM's own trio of Dakar champions are Matthias Walkner, Sam Sunderland and Toby Price, plus top female rider Laia Sanz. This week's racing in Morocco is part of KTM's preparations to hopefully secure an 18th consecutive Dakar bike title.
Kuba Przygonski on the fourth stage of Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Hamim on March 28, 2018.

Kuba Przygonski

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Nasser Al-Attiyah on stage 3 of the Silk Way Rally, between Elista and Astrakhan, Russia, on July 23, 2018.

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Toby Price rides the first stage of Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Hamim on March 25, 2018.

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Laia Sanz seen during interviews at the KTM Factory Racing Team test in Zaragoza, Spain on June 23, 2018.

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Sam Sunderland

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Matthias Walkner

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Laia Sanz

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