EX-WRC STAR HIRVONEN HEADS FOR WEXFORD

Former World

Rally Championship contender Mikko Hirvonen will be the star attraction on this weekend’s Wexford Stages rally in Ireland.

Hirvonen will contest the two-day event in a modified 2.5-litre Ford Escort Mk2 from the RLA Autosport concern.

“I’m coming back to Ireland,” confirmed Hirvonen, who will bring co-driver Jarno Ottman with him for the 18-stage event on closed roads in the south east of Ireland.

Hirvonen last visited the area to drive the same car on the West Cork Rally in 2019 and won the national section of the event that weekend.

The Finnish ace, now 42, will start as car six in the capacity 150-car entry for 140 special stage miles with nine stages each day, made up of three stages each run three times.

The rally is based in the town of Wexford and Hirvonen’s entry is part of the

50th anniversary celebrations for the event.