Top 5... Stuart Turner triumphs

The former BMC and Ford competitions manager has died aged 92. Let's revisit the stand-out victories he played a hand in many involving Minis - during his long career

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1965 MONTE CARLO RALLY

Stuart Turner, BMC competitions chief from 1961, rated the drive by Timo Mäkinen, above, right, in the Mini Cooper S as among the greatest he witnessed. Co-driven by Paul Easter, above, left, Mäkinen picked his way through atrocious snow and ice to take a second consecutive Monte win for the Mini, as the first of only 35 finishers from 237 starters. "The question must be 'How did a Mini manage to win?"" concluded Motor Sport's report. "The answer is simply the skill of the driver and co-driver, the brilliant organisation of the BMC team, the excellence of the car's design, the skill of the mechanics that built it and serviced it, and lastly the money that BMC were prepared to spend in order to reap the publicity that comes when you win the Monte."

1960 RAC RALLY