Hakkinen returns in GT3 Mercedes

Mika Hakkinen is to make a racing comeback next month, four years after his last appearance.

Hakkinen will compete in the finale of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup on November 13 in Zhuhai. He will share a  Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 with 2010 DTM driver CongFu Cheng, and Lance David Arnold. The car will be entered by Customer AMG Sports Team China.

Hakkinen’s last outing was a DTM race at Hockenheim in October 2007.

The 42-year-old Finn said: “Although I’ve visited China many times, I’ve never raced there, which is why I’m really looking forward to Zhuhai. It will be a tough race in a competitive field, but I’ll do my best for Customer Sports Team AMG. Of course, being a guest driver in such a line-up should be a lot of fun, especially in the SLS AMG GT3. It’s a great customer motorsport vehicle which is both fast and extremely good-looking.”