Charlie Barre will make his Vertu MINI CHALLENGE Trophy debut this season after inking a deal to join forces with Chandler Motorsport.<\/strong><\/p>\nBarre will join forces with Harry Smith and CJ Morgan on-track as the team seeks to try and secure the Rookie Cup title for a third successive season, which kicks off this coming weekend at Snetterton.<\/p>\n
Leicestershire-based racer Barre has made no secret of his desire to join the MINI CHALLENGE family in recent months having been one of those drivers to take part in a special taster day event that was held at Donington Park back in October.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old has previous experience of competing in tin-tops from a partial campaign in the MSVR-run Ford Focus Cup back in 2021.<\/p>\n
In only his second weekend in the series, Barre stormed to victory in the opening race of the weekend at Silverstone before taking second in race two, with a further trip to the podium coming in round four at Cadwell Park marking him out as a potential championship contender.<\/p>\n
Although his campaign would come to an unfortunate early conclusion following the Oulton Park meeting, Barre still finished the season just shy of the championship top ten – ahead of a number of drivers who had contested more races by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Having sampled all three MINI CHALLENGE classes in recent months, a successful test with Chandler Motorsport has now resulted in Barre agreeing a deal to join the Cooper class for his return to racing, with his focus firmly on pushing for rookie honours on track during the year ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m extremely happy to be joining forces with Chandler Motorsport for the 2025 season and to be competing in the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE Trophy,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWhen I had the chance to test with the team back in December, it told me everything I needed to know about them as they showed both their professionalism and their dedication to succeed.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThey made me feel right at home from the moment I got into the car and now I can\u2019t wait to get started!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”contain” background_position=”center_left” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MC3.jpg” title_text=”MC3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MC1-1.jpg” title_text=”MC1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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