BRANDS HATCH will stage a new series next year when the MINI Challenge has three major events at the circuit.

The 16-race championship will support some of the Kent circuit's most prestigious international events - A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, DTM and World Touring Cars.

They will race brand new MINI John Cooper Works Challenge Cars, in the hope of becoming the inaugural championship winner.

The MINI Challenge will provide support races for A1GP World Cup of Motorsport on May 3-4, World Touring Cars July 26-27 and DTM on August 30-31.