Car
MINI
X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM
Joao FERREIRA
(prt)Sponsors
PRF - Gas Solutions, Visite Leiria, MD Group, X-Raid
Vehicle
Brand: Mini
Model: JCW Rally 3.0i
Châssis: tubular
Motor: V6
Power: 263 kW / 570 Nm
Weight: 2 020 kg
Tank capacity: 325 l.
Preparator: X-raid Team
Assistance: X-raid Team
Class: Ultimate T1+
Rankings
2024: 11th
2023: 6th T3, 7th T4, 18th overall
2024: 5th SSV (3 stage wins), 32th overall
2023: 37th T3 (1 stage win), 122th overall
2024: disqualified
2023: 23th overall, 10th T3
2023 : 1st T4
2022: ab.
2024: Rally raid Portugal champions (1st), Baja World Cup (1st), Baja Aragon (1st), European Baja Champion
2023: Sonora Rally (17th overall, 7th T3), Desafio Ruta 40 (15th overall, 8th T3)
2022: Andalucía Rally (ab.), European Baja Champion
J.F.
- Joao made his cross-country debut back in 2019 in the T2 production class before getting behind the wheel of a T1 Toyota Hilux in 2021. From there he migrated to an X-Raid Mini with which he won the 2022 European Baja championship by a slim margin at the very last
- For the 2023 Dakar, super young Joao switch to the T3 class, entered aboard the X-Raid developed, Yamaha powered YXZ 1000R Turbo Prototype SXS. With a brand new car they knew they were outsiders and mechanical issues effectively put paid to any chances of a category podium. They did however break a record that delighted Yamaha: by winning a stage they allowed the Japanese manufacturer to be the first ever to win stages in both the car and bike categories!
- For the 2024 Dakar Joao switched to the T4 class and was fighting for the podium before a small electrical problem saw him finish in 5th
- For 2025 Joao is back with his faithful co-pilot Filipe Palmeiro in a T1+ Repsol 100% Renewable Fuels powered X-Raid Mini in which they finished 2nd on the Portuguese round of the W2RC.
Ranking 2025
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