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The Rally Argentina is an Argentine rally competition and a stage of the World Rally Championship. It's currently the only South American event in the World Rally Championship, and it's held in the Calamuchita area near Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province, on narrow slope roads best known for their watersplashes.
It also has a parallel junior competition that forms part of the Junior WRC 1600.
History
The rally was first run in 1980, in Tucumán Province and organized by the Automovil Club Argentino. The winners of that first edition were Walter Rohrl and Christian Geistdorfer (Fiat 131 Abarth). In 1981 the rally took again place in Tucumán, but in 1982 was not held. In 1983 it was moved to San Carlos de Bariloche, but in 1984 was moved to Córdoba Province, where it has been held ever since.
2005
It was held on July 15, 2005 through July 17, 2005 as the ninth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule for 2005, and the 25th Argentine rally.
Final results (first 10 positions only):
| Pos. | Driver/Copilot | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3h03m45s9 |
| 2 | Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 307 WRC | +26s6 |
| 3 | Petter Solberg/Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC | +1m01s7 |
| 4 | Toni Gardemeister/Jakke Honkanen | Ford Focus WRC | +2m46s2 |
| 5 | Harri Rovanpera/Risto Pietiläinen | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | +2m57s2 |
| 6 | Markko Märtin/Michael Park | Peugeot 307 WRC | +3m48s5 |
| 7 | François Duval/Sven Smeets | Citroën Xsara WRC | +4m38s7 |
| 8 | Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | +5m14s2 |
| 9 | Christopher Atkinson/Glenn Macneall | Subaru Impreza WRC | +5m33s1 |
| 10 | Roman Kresta/Jan Mozný | Ford Focus WRC | +7m18s4 |
2006
The 26th edition of the rally, the Rally ACA Argentina 2006, was held between the 27 and 30 of April, as the fifth stage of the World Rally Championship for 2006.
Final results (first 5 positions only):
| Pos. | Driver/Copilot | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:06:51.3 |
| 2 | Petter Solberg/Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC | +0:44.6 |
| 3 | Gianluigi Galli/Giovanni Bernacchini | Peugeot 307 WRC | +3:24.3 |
| 4 | Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | +3:40.0 |
| 5 | Dani Sordo - Marc Marti | Citroën Xsara WRC | +5:40.2 |
External links
- Official site (English/Spanish)
- Rally Calamuchita - Statistics (Spanish)
"Rally Argentina"