{"id":21257,"date":"2022-05-02T11:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=21257"},"modified":"2022-05-02T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:25:36","slug":"mini-john-cooper-works-provence-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=21257","title":{"rendered":"MINI John Cooper Works Looks Properly Fast In Test On French Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/05\/02\/mini-john-cooper-works-provence-test\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 12 scaled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"image of MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 12 scaled\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%202560%201707%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-scaled.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 12 scaled\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-12-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"image of MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 12 scaled\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"69.056931768796\">\n<p>MINI might have announced its plans to go purely electric by the early 2030s, but there\u2019s still life left in the good ol\u2019 combustion engine. The sportiest expression of the ICE is represented by the John Cooper Works. We\u2019re not talking about the JCW road car, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/04\/18\/mini-john-cooper-works-24h-hours-of-nurburgring\/\">track-only machine<\/a> seen here tackling Circuit de Provence. The race machine recently completed a milestone during its testing program ahead of its N\u00fcrburgring endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the hardcore John Cooper Works will take part in the grueling 24-hour endurance race in Germany. In the meantime, it traveled near the southern French city of Marseille where a prototype was put through its paces. Behind the wheel was BMW Group chassis engineer Patrick H\u00e4ussler. He knows the track\u2019s layout like the back of his hand as he\u2019s been testing cars at the Miramas site for years.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-425012\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 22 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 22 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-425012\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 22 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MINI-John-Cooper-Works-on-Circuit-de-Provence-22-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of MINI John Cooper Works on Circuit de Provence 22 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Private team Bulldog Racing will field the John Cooper Works at what will be the race\u2019s 50<sup>th<\/sup> edition. The team\u2019s boss Friedhelm Thelen says all the necessary modifications and repairs were performed on-site at Circuit de Provence. It\u2019s worth mentioning the race car\u2019s rollout took place in March, but it\u2019s only now MINI is sharing details.<\/p>\n<h3>The MINI John Cooper Works For The Track Boasts Several Upgrades<\/h3>\n<p>You can tell it\u2019s not the standard JCW by the big wing, part of an aero pack to keep the car glued to the road. A single-seater, the track beast has a 100-fuel tank and Makrolon window panes. BMW provided the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/04\/21\/m-performance-models-get-quad-pipes\/\">M Performance<\/a> brakes while the stripped-out cabin has a roll cage behind the OMP bucket seat.<\/p>\n<p>The 302-hp engine sends power to the road via the same eight-speed Steptronic transmission used by the street-legal version. The John Cooper Works gets a mechanical differential lock with a 70% maximum locking effect to improve torque split. \u00a0The sports exhaust with a catalytic convertor specific for race cars has been installed, along with a pneumatic lifting unit to quickly change wheels.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks, testing will continue on the Nordschleife. The race debut is right around the corner as the John Cooper Works will be entered in the ADAC 24h Qualifiers this weekend. As for the big event, it\u2019s scheduled to take place between May 26 and 29. Bulldog Racing will take part in the SP3T class with the pocket rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Source: MINI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT MINI might have announced its plans to go purely electric by the early 2030s, but there\u2019s still life left in the good ol\u2019 combustion engine. The sportiest expression of the ICE is represented by the John Cooper Works. 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