Mattias Ekström drives a Seat together with former DTM colleague Timo Scheider for ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport.
The 43-year-old, who this year has invested in electric car racing in Extreme-E and the touring series Pure-ETCR, has previously succeeded well in Riga.
- I really like the track.
This is a chance for me to have a lot of racing time.
Driving a Supercar in the World Cup is the best possible training for my other commitments in racing, he explains.
The 43-year-old will be an exciting addition to this year's World Cup series where the top is sharp, but the width is thin.
The last season before the World Cup series is fully electrified, Timmy Hansen tops the table before little brother Kevin.
Reigning world champion Johan Kristoffersson, who drives one of Ekström's previous World Cup cars, is only four in the summary after a troubled season.
"Will do everything I can"
Mattias has twelve victories in 58 starts in the World Cup context.
Last year it was a silver place in the championship.
The latest victory came in Riga.
- I will do everything I can to fix a trophy for the team.
They have fought for a long time and deserve success.
We have two chances this weekend to solve it, says Ekström.