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WRC Team Mini Portugal

Brazil Paulo Nobre AUS Chris Atkinson |Co-drivers = Portugal Miguel Ramalho Brazil Edu Paula BEL Stéphane Prévot

The WRC Team Mini Portugal was Mini's factory-supported World Rally Championship team.

Established in February 2012 after the Prodrive-run Mini WRC Team had its support from parent company BMW reduced, the team debuted at the Rally of Sweden. The WRC Team Mini Portugal was formed out of the merger of the Mini entries of Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally, which were both run by the Motorsport Italia firm for drivers Armindo Araújo and Paulo Nobre respectively. Team Mini Portugal were registered as a manufacturer entry, while the Prodrive WRC Team was demoted to a works-supported private team. The manufacturers points that had been scored by Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally at the Monte Carlo Rally prior to the change were removed.

On 16 August 2012 it was announced that Chris Atkinson and Stéphane Prévot would replace Armindo Araújo and Miguel Ramalho as the team's lead crew for the last five races of the 2012 WRC season.

At the end of 2012 Mini withdrew its financial support and the team was closed.

WRC Results

Year	Car	No.	5
2012	MON	SWE
15	MEX
7	POR
15	ARG
Ret	GRE
11	NZL
8	FIN
15
			GER
5	GBR
11	FRA
8	ITA
6	ESP
7
MON	SWE
Ret	MEX
Ret	POR
DNS	ARG
Ret	GRE
17	NZL
17	FIN
38	GER
Ret	GBR
Ret	FRA
Ret	ITA
19	ESP
30

References

Evans, David. (6 February 2012). "Prodrive loses status as MINI's factory World Rally Team". [[Haymarket Group.
(2012-08-17). "Chris Atkinson secures factory MINI WRC drive". AUSmotive.com.
(2012-10-12). "Mini to withdraw backing for works WRC team at end of 2012". Autosport.com.

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