Rallye du Maroc 2018 – MINI wins 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.

MINI John Cooper Works Rally driver #jakubkubaprzygonski secures the #fiacrosscountryrallyworldcup title at penultimate round.
Przygonski and co-driver Colsoul complete Rallye du Maroc 2^nd overall.
X-raid MINI JCW Team drivers Cyril Depres and Carlos Sainz each secure stage wins in MINI John Cooper Works Buggy cars.

Munich. Rallye du Maroc – Round ten of the 2018 #fiacrosscountryrallyworldcup – proved to be a very memorable race for #jakubkubaprzygonski (POL) and co-driver Tom Colsoul (BEL). Not only did the MINI John Cooper Works Rally crew complete the race 2^nd overall, but the amount of race points they scored in Morroco means Przygonski’s lead in the FIA World Cup title cannot be overtaken and he is the *winner of the 2018 #fiacrosscountryrallyworldcup.

Taking the 2018 FIA World Cup title is another huge step for the young driver from Poland, after finishing the 2017 edition of #fiacrosscountryrallyworldcup in second place. With this season’s impressive win, it also means the Przygonski and Colsoul duo have netted MINI and MINI Motorsport partner X-raid the FIA World Cup title six times.

Rallye du Maroc didn’t hold any serious problems for the MINI Family crew driving under the banner of ORLEN Team. The famed reliability and performance of the MINI John Cooper Works Rally only required the controlled driving of Przygonski and the clinical navigation direction of Colsoul to stay on course for the title right up until the finish line of Stage 5 in the area of Fez.

Also competing within Rallye du Maroc were two drivers of the newly formed X-raid MINI JCW Team. Cyril Despres (FR) and Carlos Sainz (SP), under the direction of MINI Motorsport partner X-raid, they were putting the latest specification MINI John Cooper Works Buggy cars through their paces in #racing conditions as part of an ongoing development programme leading up to a three-pronged MINI JCW Buggy attempt on the 2019 Dakar – Stéphane Peterhansel (FR) being the third driver.

Further information in the press release to download