Mini has unveiled the second iteration of its hardcore John Cooper Works GP limited edition at the Mini United festival in Le Castellet, France.
No official performance figures - or even detailed technical specs - have yet been revealed for the car, but Mini has confidently declared it to be its fastest road car ever, having posted an 8min 23sec run in it during development at the Nordschleife.
That makes it almost 19 seconds quicker than the original Works GP, though still a little way off the official front-wheel drive production record, which was set by a Megane Renaultsport 265 Trophy last summer.
If its predecessor and that lap time are anything to go by, the new Works GP will receive a mild power massage (current betting is somewhere around 220hp to 230hp), while the loss of the rear seats and additional weight saving should cut a few tens of kilos from the kerbweight.
The new Works GP Mini also gets bespoke track-focused Kumho rubber (in conjunction, interestingly, with 17-inch wheels rather than showier 18s) and uprated brakes, as well as various aerodynamic addenda including a bespoke roof spoiler and rear diffuser.
The new Mini cooper JCW GP is limited to a build run of 2,000 cars and is due to go on sale later this year.