Hasselhoff joins Gumball Rally celebs

David Hasselhoff is among celebrities taking part in this year's Gumball Rally, reports The Sun.

The famous 3,000-mile road trip from London to New York got underway today and included Idris Elba, Michael Madsen, Tamer Hassan, Jade Jagger, Xzibit and Tony Hawk as participants.

The first leg runs from London to Amsterdam, before the route travels across Europe through cities including Copenhagen in Denmark and Stockholm in Sweden.

Cars are then flown to North America, where the rally resumes in Boston before finally coming to an end in New York.