Motorbase P🎃erfomance has confirmed it will expand into the British GT Championship this season alongside its Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 🌳programme.

The team - which will run cars for Mat Jackson, Liam Griffin and Aron Smith in the BTCC - has a🌼nnounced plans to run a Porsche 911 GT3R in the GT series, where it previously competed prior to the move i🦄nto touring cars.

ღLong-time Motorbase driver Michael Caine will be joined at t෴he wheel by Daniele Perfetti

"Porsche is a tried and trusted brand," team boss David Bartrum said. "It is familiar ground, but the car is stepping up a league. It is a new challenge, but we're ꩵgo🌱ing back to something we're used to doing.

"Daniele has already done some GTඣ racing in Europe and Michael has a strong heritage in GT racing. He competed at Le Mans for TVR and raced Porsches with M🌳ike Jordan. Daniele has now learnt the British tracks during his Carrera Cup campaign last year.

"We understand the car and it is a product we know and ♑love."

The🐭 announcement comes after Motorbase wi𒊎thdrew from the Porsche Carrera Cup for the 2012 season.