replaced by Pierre Campana. At the 2012 Monte Carlo Rally Sordo managed a second place overall. In February, after only one race, BMW terminated its contract with Prodrive. The team had to change its name in Prodrive WRC Team. A new works-team was formed as WRC Team Mini Portugal from the merger of the Mini entries of Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally, which were both run by the Motorsport Italia firm. Team Mini Portugal was registered as a manufacturer entry, while the new Prodrive WRC Team was demoted to a works-supported private entry. The team reduced its programme to seven rounds with Sordo, while the second car was entered in some events by different drivers. WRC results Mini entered in 2011 season as development entry, therefore they could not score points as a team. See also Citroën World Rally Team Ford World Rally Team Subaru World Rally Team References External links World Rally Championship teams Mini (marque)