Double World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has decided to come out of retirement to contest April?s Rally Portugal in a Subaru Impreza WRC.
The Finn, 41, will drive a latest specification Impreza run by Prodrive, with backing from Rally Portugal and its sponsor Vodafone.


The appearance - which for now is being billed as a one-off - will be Gronholm?s first entry in a WRC rally since his retirement after Wales Rally GB in 2007. ?I made the decision a few days ago,? Gronholm told wrc.com. ?It?s okay to come back again. Everybody is looking at me, and maybe I?m stupid, but to have fun and drive again, why not??


Gronholm, who has won 30 WRC rallies, has taken part in the last two editions of Rally Portugal, driving a Ford Focus WRC on both occasions: in 2007 as a Ford factory team driver - when he finished fourth - and in 2008 driving the event safety car.