The Rally Argentina ( Spanish : Rally de Argentina ) is an Argentine rally competition that has been a round of the World Rally Championship , the Intercontinental Rally Challenge , the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship. It is held in the area around Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province , on narrow gravel roads best known for their water-splashes.
5-608: 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 Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer (Fiat 131 Abarth). In the 1981 season 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. In
10-497: A one-point difference in the standings, though this time for second place overall, and this time with Mikkola coming out on top. Fiat's position in the standings was challenged by both Datsun and Ford , but neither could overcome the Italian company's initial lead, settling instead for second and third, respectively. 1980 also saw Mercedes-Benz 's best and final effort to compete for a WRC title, placing fourth overall. For purposes of
15-783: The 2006 season , the rally was held on April 28, 2006 through April 30, 2006 as the fifth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule for 2006. In order to attract more spectators, in 2007 one of the sections of the rally was run in Buenos Aires in the River Plate Football Stadium , and another section in the Chateau Carreras Stadium in Córdoba city . In 2012 , the route was expanded to include some 500 km (300 mi) of competitive stages, making it
20-554: The longest rally in the modern era of the sport. Famous stages include El Condor- Copina [ es ] and Mina Clavero . Pink background indicates that in that year the rally was not part of WRC calendar. 1980 World Rally Championship season The 1980 World Rally Championship was the eighth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies . While this number
25-554: Was the same as the previous year, one change was made to the schedule, replacing Quebec with the Rally Codasur , marking the first WRC event to be held in South America. A new driver's champion was crowned, with Fiat backed German driver Walter Röhrl taking the championship convincingly while simultaneously earning for Fiat its third and final manufacturer's title. Finn Hannu Mikkola and Swede Björn Waldegård again battled to
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