MINI

G.D.M

• Motor racing is a family affair for the De Mévius clan. Drivers Guillaume and his brother Ghislain are following in their father's tyre tracks. Grégoire has competed in eight Dakars (best result: eighth) and co-founded Overdrive Racing with Jean-Marc Fortin. His second son cut his teeth in rallying in Belgium before securing a drive with Citroën for the 2019 WRC2 season.
• The young Belgian made his Dakar debut in 2022 with the Red Bull Off-Road Junior team, then racing the lightweight OT3s prototypes developed by Overdrive. His first participation ended in retirement after a category stage victory on day two. He then took the reins of the OT3 project, renamed the G Rally Team OT3, the G standing for the De Mévius boys. With the dual role of manager and driver, Guillaume competed in his second Dakar in 2023, sponsored by Nasser Al Attiyah. Leader in T3 for two days, he finished an impressive third place.
• The Red Bull programme saw the emergence of its first talents, including Guillaume. He entered the Ultimate category and competed in his first Dakar in 2024. He won stage 1, becoming the first Belgian to win a special stage since 2003. He finished runner-up overall and confirmed his status as one of the new faces of world rally-raid. He ended the 2024 W2RC season in fourth place.
• Approached by several manufacturers during 2024, Guillaume chose to join Mini, attracted by its long-term vision, which offered him a three-year contract and the support provided by X-raid. The first results were promising: a victory in the Baja Aragon and a podium finish in the Rally of Morocco. All the ingredients are in place for him to be a front-runner in January in the Mini JCW Rally 3.0i with its new petrol engine.