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MINI

X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM

Joao FERREIRA

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Vehículo

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+

Historial

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.