Although a MINI failed to podium at Rally Spain, the final WRC event for the 2012 season,
Motorsport.com reports Dani Sordo won six rally stages and came on second in the Powerstage. However, due to a fuel injection problem on the first day of the rally, Sordo failed to podium. Jarkko Nikara, in his MINI WRC debut, put in a stellar rookie performance and finished in fifth place for the Prodrive MINI WRC Team.
