Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen is to
compete in the World Rally Championship in his native Finland at the
end of the July.
Ferrari's Raikkonen has appeared in three
non-championship rallies this season and will be behind the wheel of a
Fiat Abarth Grande Punto.
His co-driver, Kaj Lindstrom, said: "The roads used for this rally are so fast but he's very talented."
The rally is staged three weeks before the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Raikkonen,
who won the F1 title in 2007, will be competing against the likes of
championship favourites Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen.
Event
spokesman Simon Long said: "It's superb news for the championship and
hugely exciting that he'll be competing at Rally Finland."
In a disappointing season for Ferrari, Raikkonen has won just 10 points
in the drivers' world championship, 54 behind leader Jenson Button.
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