Formula One comes to London's Regent Street.

Formula One will come to the streets of London with the confirmation from The Regent Street Association that eight F1 teams will run on the street in the heart of London's West End on Tuesday July 6th.

Ferrari, WilliamsF1, BAR and McLaren are expected to be joined by Toyota, Jaguar, Jordan and Minardi, leaving only Sauber and Renault as expected absentees from the F1 extravaganza.

The event is the brainchild of Westminster City Councillor Ian Wilder and is produced by Harvey Goldsmith in association with the Regent Street Association and The Crown Estate.

Britain will already be in the midst of F1 fever as the British Grand Prix will be held at Silverstone the following weekend.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for London to see the Gladiators of Sport - Formula 1 cars in action. This event is a major achievement for Regent Street and an attraction that will draw attention worldwide," explains Harvey Goldsmith.

"This event has taken a lot to put together and it is down to the hard work of The Crown Estate, Regent Street Association, Westminster City Council's Special Events department as well as my own logistics team. Bernie Ecclestone has also been a strong supporter right from the beginning. Set just before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone it will add to the case that we are capable of producing world beating events such as the Olympic Games."