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John Cooper Works

THE LEGACY OF THE RACING LEGEND.

Side view of the MINI John Cooper Works.

Performance and exclusivity.

John Cooper Works is the MINI sub-brand for extreme driving fun at the highest level: powerful, precise and clearly above the rest. The legacy of the motor sports legend lives on.

John Cooper Works stands for pure power with a racing pedigree.

Every John Cooper Works model is built for extraordinary performance with exclusive bold styling and a turbocharged engine.

Interior of a MINI John Cooper Works.
Interior of a MINI John Cooper Works.

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MINI John Cooper Works driving through a desert landscape.
MINI John Cooper Works driving through a desert landscape.

A MINI John Cooper Works Countryman driving up a mountain with skyline in the background.
A MINI John Cooper Works Countryman driving up a mountain with skyline in the background.

A MINI Cooper S standing in a space with concrete pillars.
A MINI Cooper S standing in a space with concrete pillars.

Engine block of a MINI John Cooper Works.
Engine block of a MINI John Cooper Works.

Tyres and wheel rims of a MINI John Cooper Works.
Tyres and wheel rims of a MINI John Cooper Works.

Exhaust pipe of a MINI John Cooper Works.
Exhaust pipe of a MINI John Cooper Works.

A MINI Countryman with a dinghy on its roof.
A MINI Countryman with a dinghy on its roof.

Rally driver standing next to his MINI John Cooper Works.
Rally driver standing next to his MINI John Cooper Works.

Driver leaning against the bonnet of his MINI John Cooper Works.
Driver leaning against the bonnet of his MINI John Cooper Works.

A MINI John Cooper Works driving up a dune in the desert.
A MINI John Cooper Works driving up a dune in the desert.

Overhead shot of a MINI John Cooper Works Convertible in black space.
Overhead shot of a MINI John Cooper Works Convertible in black space.

Close Up shot of a MINI John Cooper Works Convertible in black space.
Close Up shot of a MINI John Cooper Works Convertible in black space.

Detailed shot of a MINI John Cooper Works 3 door vehicle.
Detailed shot of a MINI John Cooper Works 3 door vehicle.

A MINI John Cooper Works 3 door vehicle drives on a rocky road.
A MINI John Cooper Works 3 door vehicle drives on a rocky road.

MINI John Cooper
MINI John Cooper

MINI John Cooper
MINI John Cooper

MINI John Cooper
MINI John Cooper

MINI John Cooper on the Nürburgring Nordschleife
MINI John Cooper on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

MINI John Cooper on the Nürburgring Nordschleife
MINI John Cooper on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

MINI John Cooper Works
MINI John Cooper Works

MINI John Cooper in Monaco
MINI John Cooper in Monaco

MINI John Cooper GP
MINI John Cooper GP

MINI John Cooper Clubman
MINI John Cooper Clubman

MINI John Cooper Works GP

3 different MINI John Cooper Works GP

The new MINI John Cooper Works GP is the fastest model of the British brand that has ever been approved for road use. It offers unrivalled sporty flair and overwhelming agility. As such, it forms part of a fascinating tradition that has been closely linked to the name of the legendary Formula 1 designer John Cooper ever since the debut of the classic Mini 60 years ago. Delivery to racing enthusiasts around the globe will get underway in March 2020.

Did you know …

Graphic showing the ratio of horsepower to weight.

...that the new MINI John Cooper Works boasts only 5.5 kilograms per horsepower?
MINI John Cooper Works models driving out of the pits on a racetrack.

...that most John Cooper Works models are sold in the US, UK and Germany?
A MINI John Cooper Works driving up a dune in the desert.

...that MINI has won the Dakar Rally every year from 2012 to 2015?

6 important milestones for the MINI John Cooper Works sub-brand.

The new MINI John Cooper Works.

The new MINI John Cooper Works Clubman.

The British premium car manufacturer MINI presents what is by some measure the most powerful models ever approved for public road use in the brand’s sixty year history. The extraordinarily powerful engine is combined as standard with additional reinforcement modifications for the body structure, engine connection and chassis fastenings. This enables the John Cooper Works racing sensation to attain a completely new dimension of performance.

The first MINI John Cooper Works.

The first MINI John Cooper Works.

The first MINI John Cooper Works and MINI John Cooper Works Clubman celebrate their world premiere at the International Motor Show in Geneva in 2008. These are the first two models released by MINI under the MINI John Cooper Works name. Both sporty cars are powered by a 1.6 litre four-cylinder engine with Twin-Scroll turbocharger and petrol direct injection with 155 kW/211 hp.

Close-up of the front of a MINI John Cooper Works.

BMW Group acquires British tuning-manufacturer.

In 2007, the BMW Group acquired the brand rights to John Cooper Garages, and John Cooper Works was founded in 2000 by Michael Cooper, John Cooper’s son. The John Cooper Works brand has officially belonged to the BMW Group since 2007.

A MINI Cooper at the Rally Monte Carlo.

A string of successes in the Rally Monte Carlo.

The Mini Cooper S is not just an exceptional car on the roads. The class victory of Finnish driver Rauno Aaltonen in the Rally Monte Carlo in 1963 was also just the beginning for an unprecedented string of motorsports victories, culminating in the three overall wins in the Rally Monte Carlo in 1964, 1965 and 1967.

The first MINI Cooper competing in a race.

The first Mini Cooper.

John Cooper, who was a friend of Mini designer Alec Issigonis, recognised the motorsports potential of the new compact car during the creation of the first Mini prototypes. The first small series of the Mini Cooper came with an increased engine output of 55 horsepower and a maximum speed of 140 km/h. The response to this car, when it came onto the market September 1961, was euphoric – with calls for even more performance.

John Cooper‘s original racing fleet.

John Cooper and his race-car garage.

In 1947, John Cooper and his father, Charles Cooper, founded the Cooper Car Company, which built Formula-Two, Formula-Three and later Formula-One race cars in a small garage. In 1958, John Cooper's team celebrated its first Formula-One successes.

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High-speed photo of a MINI John Cooper Works.

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