* Armin Schwarz and Janne Tuohino are again nominated by Škoda Motorsport

* Jani Paasonen makes his Greek debut in the third Fabia WRC 05

* Acropolis Rally completes the series of four demanding rough gravel rallies

The Škoda Motorsport World Rally Team will enter three cars for the eighth round of the World Rally Championship, the Acropolis Rally (June 23-26) where Jani Paasonen/Jani Vainikka will drive the Fabia WRC 05 alongside nominated crews Armin Schwarz/Klaus Wicha and Janne Tuohino/Mikko Markkula.

Jani joins the team for the second three-car entry of the year at the beginning of a busy period of development that will see entries on at least two national status events and two more three-car entries (in Germany and Finland) over the next two months.

The Acropolis Rally is one of the oldest in the championship. This will be the 52nd edition of a rally that pre-dates the World Rally Championship by 20 years. In that time the ancient gravel roads have become smoother and faster but this is still one of the toughest events of the year.

Armin said: "I look forward all year to the Acropolis Rally. It is traditionally fast and rough and it is one of my favourite events. You need a strong and reliable car to cope with the abrasive surface that is very hard on tyres and suspension."

Janne said: "This is a hard event but it is faster than the last two rallies. It is very easy to damage the car so you have to be clever with your driving. I won the Junior category in 2002 and was seventh here last year."

Jani said: "This will be the first time that I have competed in Greece but I have driven the recce twice before so I have a good idea about the stages. We also had a good test in Greece so I am feeling quite confident and I hope to be able to get a solid result for the team."

Head of the Škoda Motorsport World Rally Team, Martin Muehlmeier, said: "All three crews for this rally had a good test in Greece recently and we will have another test in the Czech Republic before the rally to finalise their personal set-up. Our new test team has also been working hard outside the WRC and we should start to see the results of the work it has been doing over the next few months."

Acropolis Rally in detail:

The Acropolis Rally is based at Lamia, approximately 200kms north east of Athens. After dropping the traditional ceremonial start in Athens last year, the rally will return to the capital this year for a start ceremony and superspecial inside the spectacular stadium built for the 2004 Olympic Games.

After Thursday night's start the cars will be brought back to Lamia from where the remainder of the event will be based. On Friday crews face two loops of three stages (including two attempts at the 32.55kms of Elatia-Zeli). Saturday sees two groups of four stages on the schedule while Sunday's final leg features four tests including Pyrgos which, at 34.80kms, is the longest of the event. The rally finishes at Thermopyles, approximately 15kms from Lamia, at 1445 local time (1345 CET).