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Marlo Cordell will return to the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE in 2025 after agreeing a deal to join EXCELR8 for his third season in the series.<\/b><\/p>\n
Cordell moved up into the MINI CHALLENGE from Fiestas back in 2023, twice qualifying inside the top six and taking a best result of fifth during his rookie campaign with the Jamsport team.<\/p>\n
Cordell would again show his potential in his second season on the grid, most notably during round two at Brands Hatch where he battled his way to a brace of top three finishes – breaking onto the MINI CHALLENGE podium for the first time.<\/p>\n
Another podium finish arrived in the final meeting of the campaign on the longer Brands Hatch GP layout although various incidents outside his control throughout the season left him in an unrepresentative eleventh in the standings.<\/p>\n
Cordell will now hope to regularly push for podium finishes during the year ahead, with the ultimate goal being to make it onto the top step for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted to be joining EXCELR8 for the 2025 season,\u201d he said. \u201cThis represents an exciting step forward in my career, aligning myself with a team that has consistently proven its ability to compete at the highest level \u2014 not only in the MINI CHALLENGE, but also in the BTCC.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cEXCELR8 is, without question, one of the most prestigious outfits in the MINI CHALLENGE paddock, and their heritage and championship wins speak for themselves. <\/em><\/p>\n “From my very first discussions and negotiations with Justina, I was welcomed into a highly professional and encouraging environment, and the team has gone above and beyond to ensure as smooth and positive of a transition as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m genuinely looking forward to the season ahead and can\u2019t wait to see what we can accomplish together. I also have to say a huge thank you to my sponsors for making this move possible and 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\/MINI-CHALLENGE-3.jpg” title_text=”MINI CHALLENGE” _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\/MINI-CHALLENGE2-1.jpg” title_text=”MINI CHALLENGE2″ _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":" Marlo Cordell will return to the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE in 2025 after agreeing a deal to join EXCELR8 for his third season in the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":27974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1462,1465],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-jcw"],"yoast_head":"\n