Ben Barker defied old age, inexperience, unforgiving walls and barriers and a sudden monsoon to claim an unexpected victory in the Pre-1985 Formula 3 class of the prestigious 8th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique.

Former double British Rallycross champion Mark Flaherty is the latest driver to join the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge GB and will make his debut at Rockingham this weekend (19/20 May) in rounds three and four of the season.

A Twitter feed for the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge GB has been launched so that those interested in the championship can keep up to date with all the latest news and information.

The second programme in the dedicated television coverage of the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be broadcast in the Motorsport UK programme on Tuesday 15 May on ITV4, on ITV1 on the night of Sunday 20 May and will also be shown on ITV4 on Saturday 19 May.

The opening programme in the dedicated television coverage of the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be broadcast in the Motorsport UK programme on Tuesday 8 May on ITV4, on ITV1 on the night of Sunday 13 May and will also be shown on ITV4 on Saturday 12 May.

Daniel Lloyd made a piece of Porsche Carrera Cup GB history at Thruxton (29 April) when he became the first Carrera Cup GB Scholarship driver to score a race victory in his Scholarship season.

Ben Barker is the third Porsche Carrera Cup GB racer of the season to benefit from Michelin’s on-going support of the championship by winning a set of tyres this weekend at Thruxton (28/29 April).

Porsche Carrera Cup driver Chris Dymond will return to Parr Motorsport for this weekend’s race at Thruxton. The Silverstone based driver was sidelined for the last round at Donington Park by an ear infection

Rory Butcher is the second Porsche Carrera Cup GB racer of the season to benefit from Michelin’s on-going support of the championship by winning a set of tyres this weekend at Donington Park (14/15 April).

Irish driver Karl Leonard will again drive for Parr Motorsport at Donington Park in the third and fourth rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB. Regular driver Chris Dymond has been sidelined by an ear infection and has been asked to rest.

Michael Meadows underlined his status as the current pacesetter in the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup GB by posting the fastest time during testing at Thruxton yesterday (5 April). Meadows ended the day six-tenths of a second clear of the pack as drivers tested at the daunting Hampshire track in readiness for the race weekend (28/29 April).

Porsche have released their 2012 Carrera Cup Great Britain video online. The short film includes an interview with Parr team boos Paul Robe and plenty of footage of the stunning chrome Parr Motorsport cars.

Richard Plant is the first Porsche Carrera Cup GB racer of the season to benefit from Michelin’s on-going support of the championship by winning a set of tyres this weekend at Brands Hatch (31 March/1 April).

The 2012 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge GB has received another boost with confirmation that it will enjoy championship status following approval by the sport’s governing body, the MSA.

Silverstone based Pete Smallwood will again race in a Parr Motorsport prepared car contesting the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge and races in the GT Cup. Pete first teamed up with Parr for the Carrera World Cup held last year at the historic Nurburgring in Germany.