Sky One have a new reality show due to air next week and it is chock full of celebrities that you know and love!

Before the real trials begin, in the first show each celebrity will have to obtain their Association of Racing Drivers Schools certificate (ARDS) to qualify them for the challenges ahead and ensure they have the necessary skills to cope. If they can’t make it past this then they don’t belong in The Race.

From then on it’s high octane entertainment as every day each team member will line up for a main event while one driver from each team will step forward to take part in a one-on-one driving duel, the Rev Head Challenge. With the pressure all on one person to bag valuable points and move their team up the grid positions this will be a true test of character.

On to each day’s main event when the celebs will compete as a team against the opposite sex in everything from monster trucks to the formula Lotus sports cars to improve their Grand Prix grid standing and avoid being handed the suit of shame. With team pride and camaraderie playing as big a part as personal rivalries and self esteem, passions and tensions are set to run high.

Host of The Race, Denise van Outen said: “I can’t wait to get trackside with the girls and boys to find out once and for all which sex really is better behind the wheel. This is going to be the hardest week of some of our celebrity’s lives and with David and Eddie in charge I can’t see anyone being given an easy ride.�

Overseeing everything will be safety expert Dave Allen, lads lieutenant Steve Deeks, girls guide Liz Halliday and of course David and Eddie, stepping in to pass judgement on their team’s performance.

As if competing together wasn’t enough to fray the nerves, all the celebrities will be living together for the week in a purpose built compound situated within the confines of Silverstone. They’ll have all the comforts of custom built luxury buses but with the cameras following them here as well we’ll get to see how much heat they carry with them away from the circuit.

Every night live at 10:00pm on Sky One from the studio at Silverstone, Denise van Outen will be looking back at the day’s highlights from the track, as well as inviting a selection of celebrities in to talk through their triumphs and disappointments. Viewers can then switch over to Sky Three when from 11:00pm Iain Lee will take viewers further behind the scenes with more news and interviews trackside from throughout the day.

When the dust settles on Friday it’s time to lose one member of each team as David and Eddie are asked to assess each of their team member’s performance and select their weakest driver for elimination.

It’s then onto Sunday’s Grand Prix as our remaining eight drivers strap themselves into their high spec Formula Fords, capable of 0-100kph in under five seconds, putting the week’s lessons to the test with 30 laps around one of Silverstone’s trickiest tracks in the thrilling finale. As the celebs go under starters orders they know they’ll have to work with their colleagues to ensure valuable points for a team victory, while at the same time it’s every man and woman for themselves as they all compete to be crowned champion.

As the chequered flag falls for the last time, either boys or girls will prove they had the skill and endurance to come out on top, while only one racing wannabe will pick up the trophy and spray the champagne as winner of Sky One’s The Race.