The FIA World Touring Car Championship returns to Brands Hatch on July 26/27 and the defending champion, Britain’s Andy Priaulx, will be driving two cars at the event – his BMW 320si race car and a BMW Sauber Formula 1 car.

On both event days, triple World Champion Priaulx will perform some special demonstration laps around the Grand Prix circuit in a BMW Sauber F1 Team car – similar to the one that recently powered Robert Kubica to his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Priaulx is looking forward to driving both vehicles in front of his home fans.

He said: “The WTCC at Brands Hatch promises to be another great weekend. It’s always a highlight for me to race in front of my home crowd and I’m looking forward to giving the fans something to cheer about, both in the WTCC races and the F1 car.

"This is an amazing time for the BMW Sauber F1 Team and to have the chance to show the fans an F1 car at Brands Hatch is a real treat for me and them.

"The noise will be phenomenal and it promises to be a real spectacle."

Priaulx worked as a test driver for the BMW Williams F1 Team in 2005/6 – the same team that MotorSport Vision’s chief executive, Jonathan Palmer, made his F1 debut with at Brands Hatch in 1983.

Palmer said: “We’re thrilled that BMW has chosen Brands Hatch to showcase their Formula 1 car.

"The sheer speed, sight and particularly sound of a current top F1 car will be quite amazing and undoubtedly draw a huge crowd on this unique occasion. "

The F1 car demonstration laps will take place during the lunch break on both days of the event.

Tickets for the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on 26/27 July cost from £24 for adults, with free entry for children aged 12 and under. For more information call 0870 950 9000 or visit www.brandshatch.co.uk