The one-time WRC event winner and father of current Toyota WRC factory driver Kalle Rovanpera, has announced plans to make a comeback at the Mexican rally after a decade away from competition.
Rovanpera racked up 15 podium finishes during a WRC career from 1993-2006, driving for the factory SEAT, Peugeot and Mitsubishi teams. The Finn’s only win came competing for Peugeot at Rally Sweden in 2001.
The Rally of Nations Guanajuato, held from 1-3 April, is the brainchild of Rally Mexico organisers. It is an attempt to bring top level rallying back to the region, while also offering a reminder to the WRC that Mexico wishes to return to the championship calendar in 2023.
Rally Mexico had been a regular on the WRC calendar every year since 2004, barring 2009, but has dropped off the schedule since the last running 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s gravel event, based out of Leon, will run to a format where nations will compete against each other, a concept which was last…
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