The track, located 30km south-east of London, will host the 13th and 14th rounds of the championship.

Briton Huff tasted victory at the circuit during his first year in the British championship in 2004.

"The first of the two races will be my 100th touring car start, so it would be a delight to celebrate that with a win, especially since Brands is also the track where I scored my very first touring car victory in 2004," said Huff.

"Realistically, of course, it will be very difficult to win with the kilos I'm carrying, as Brands is one of those tracks where it hurts to run heavy.

"If I can bag another eight or nine points it will have been a very good weekend for me.

"Racing at home in front of fans and family is always special, so I'm going to put on a good show."

Another Chevrolet driver Alain Menu also has a winning history at Brands. The Swiss, a former BTCC champion, took seven victories in that championship between 1995 and 2000 and subsequently earned two WTCC successes, in 2006 and 2007.

"After Estoril I will be relatively light at Brands Hatch, carrying only 23kg of ballast resulting from my 23 points in the championship," he said.

"Brands has always been quite good to me in the past, both when I was racing in the BTCC and now in the WTCC with Chevrolet.

"I can't say that I will win for the third year in a row, but I definitely expect a lot from this event and I aim to be on the podium.

"It will all depend on how things go in qualifying. Last year, I was on the pole and I won. Had I qualified second, I would have finished second."