Kristensen will get behind the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS Ultra, a 5.2-litre V10 engined monster producing almost 600PS. Priaulx will drive a BMW Z4 with a brutal 4.0-litre V8 under its bulging bonnet, ...

Produced from 2006 through 2024 over two generations, the R8 was initially expected to return with all-electric muscle and Scalable Systems Platform underpinnings. A rather soulless development ...