2013 Rally Argentina (officially: 33rd Philips Rally Argentina) was the fifth rally in the 2013 World Rally Championship hold between 1 and 4 May. It had 14 special stages totalling 407.64 competitive kilometres. 24 out of 32 racer finished the rally successfully.
| 2013 Rally Argentina 33rd Philips Rally Argentina | |||
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Round 5 of the 2013 World Rally Championship season
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 Sébastien Loeb during Rally | |||
| Host country |  Argentina | ||
| Rally base | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Dates run | May 1 – May 4, 2013 | ||
| Stages | 14 (407.64 km; 253.30 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 32 at start, 24 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | ||
Report edit
After missing the rallies of Mexico and Portugal to compete in the FIA Grand Touring Series, Sébastien Loeb marked his return to rallying with first place in the Rally Argentina. Sébastien Ogier took the lead early on, but made a mistake whilst driving in heavy fog. He lost forty seconds, allowing Loeb to seize the advantage. Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen fought over the final podium position until Hirvonen's Citroën DS3 WRC developed an electrical problem. Latvala could not afford to rest, as he found himself fighting with Evgeny Novikov. A late charge on the final day—including the fastest time on the power stage—was enough for Latvala to secure third place and his first podium in Argentina. Hirvonen recovered to finish sixth overall, finishing third on the power stage to score an additional World Championship point.[1]
Entry list edit
Thirteen World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were eight entries in the WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations.[2]
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | No. | Team | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1. (1 May) |
1. | Super Especial | 6.04 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
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8 |  Volkswagen Motorsport
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4:42.1 | 77.1 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
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| 2. (2 May) |
2. | Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 1 | 27.09 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
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8 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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18:20.1 | 88.7 km/h | |
| 3. | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 | 51.88 km |  Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen
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2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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37:55.1 | 82.1 km/h | ||
| 4. | Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 2 | 27.09 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
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8 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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18:01.5 | 90.2 km/h | ||
| 5. | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 | 51.88 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
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8 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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38:08.6 | 81.6 km/h | ||
| 3. (3 May) |
6. | Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 1 | 40.69 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
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8 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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22:28.5 | 108.6 km/h | |
| 7. | Amboy - Yacanto 1 | 39.16 km |  Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson
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4 |  Qatar M-Sport WRT
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22:57.3 | 102.4 km/h | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
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| 8. | Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 2 | 40.69 km | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
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1 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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21:58.6 | 111.1 km/h | ||
| 9. | Amboy - Yacanto 2 | 39.16 km | Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
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1 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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22:28.3 | 104.6 km/h | ||
| 10. | Super Especial | 6.04 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila
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7 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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4:49.4 | 75.1 km/h | ||
| 4. (4 May) |
11. | Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 1 | 22.64 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila
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7 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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18:36.4 | 73.0 km/h | |
| 12. | El Condor - Copina | 16.32 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila
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7 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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13:02.2 | 75.1 km/h | ||
| 13. | Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 2 | 22.64 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila
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7 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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18:14.3 | 74.5 km/h | ||
| 14. | El Condor (Power Stage) | 16.32 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila
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7 | Volkswagen Motorsport
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12:57.2 | 75.6 km/h |
Power Stage edit
| Position | Racer | Time | Difference | Average speed | Point |
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| 1 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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12:57.2 | 0.0 | 75.6 km/h | 3 |
| 2 | Sébastien Ogier
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12:58.6 | +1.4 | 75.5 km/h | 2 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen
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12:59.7 | +2.5 | 75.4 km/h | 1 |
Result edit
| Pos. | No. | Racer | Navigator | Team | Car | Championship | Time | Difference | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Loeb
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Daniel Elena
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:35:56.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 | 8 | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:36:51.7 | +55.0 | 20 |
| 3 | 7 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:37:57.5 | +2:00.8 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 |  Evgeny Novikov
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 Ilka Minor
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Qatar M-Sport WRT
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:38:33.4 | +2:36.7 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 |  Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Qatar World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:40:37.2 | +4:40.5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen
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Jarmo Lehtinen
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:42:20.6 | +6:23.9 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | Mads Østberg
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Jonas Andersson
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Qatar M-Sport WRT
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:46:58.9 | +11:02.2 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen
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Mikko Markkula
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Volkswagen Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:49:18.8 | +13:22.1 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 |  Dani Sordo
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Carlos del Barrio
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Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:49:19.0 | +13:22.3 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 |  Martin Prokop
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Michal Ernst
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Jipocar Czech National Team
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:50:04.3 | +14:07.6 | 1 |
| WRC-2 | |||||||||
| 1 (13.) | 48 |  Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
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 Killian Duffy
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Seashore Qatar Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 5:08:27.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (15.) | 41 |  Nicolás Fuchs
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Fernando Mussano
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Nicolás Fuchs
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | WRC-2 | 5:21:34.0 | +13:06.9 | 18 |
| 3 (16.) | 77 | Marcos Ligato
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Rubén García
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 Top Run SRL
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WRC-2 | 5:31:39.0 | +23:11.9 | 15 |
| 4 (17.) | 72 | Juan Carlos Alonso
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Juan Pablo Monasterolo
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Juan Carlos Alonso
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | WRC-2 | 5:37:49.8 | +29:22.7 | 12 |
| 5 (18.) | 34 |  Yuriy Protasov
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 Kuldar Sikk
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Symtech Racing
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Subaru Impreza STi R4 | WRC-2 | 5:40:26.6 | +31:59.5 | 10 |
| 6 (19.) | 38 |  Ricardo Triviño
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Alex Haro
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Moto Club Igualda
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | WRC-2 | 5:40:44.7 | +32:17.6 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ "Loeb claims eighth Argentine Win". WRC.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Rally Argentina Entry List" (PDF). Rallyargentina.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.