MINI has completed its driver line up for the upcoming World Rally Championship season with the announcement that it has signed Daniel Sordo.
MINI makes its return to rallying this year with the MINI WRC prepared by the experienced Banbury-based motorsports outfit Prodrive. Now they have added Spaniard Sordo and co-driver Diego Vallejo to their team, with Brit Kris Meeke already confirmed as driver of the sister car.
Despite being only 27-years-old, former Junior World Rally Champion Sordo comes with a wealth of experience having competed in the World Rally Championship since 2003. He has achieved 17 second place finishes - taking 102 stage wins along the way - but has yet to taste overall victory in a World Rally Championship event, something he and his new employers aim to help him rectify.
"Dani is already one of the most experienced drivers in the WRC and has been competing at the very highest level for the last five years", said Prodrive chief Dave Richards, "I believe with the new MINI WRC and in the right environment, he can now take the next step and add to his 29 podiums with victories on WRC events and become a challenger for a WRC title."
Having driven a Citroen in the WRC for the last five years, Sordo was equally optimistic of his change of scene, saying, "There has been a great deal of excitement surrounding MINI's return to the WRC, so to be part of this new team is a fantastic opportunity for me."
For its return to the World Rallly Championship for the 2011 season, MINI has committed to participating in at least six rounds in the series.
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