2013 Rally Argentina

2013 Rally Argentina
33rd Philips Rally Argentina

Round 5 of the 2013 World Rally Championship season

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Host country Argentina Argentina
Rally base Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina
Dates run May 1 May 4, 2013
Stages 14 (407.64 km; 253.30 mi)
Stage surface Gravel
Results
Overall winner France Loeb, SébastienSébastien Loeb
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Crews 32 at start, 24 at finish

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.

Report

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

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]

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC France Loeb, SébastienSébastien Loeb Monaco Elena, DanielDaniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC M
2 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Finland Hirvonen, MikkoMikko Hirvonen Finland Lehtinen, JarmoJarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Norway Østberg, MadsMads Østberg Sweden Andersson, JonasJonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
5 United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Russia Novikov, EvgenyEvgeny Novikov Austria Minor, IlkaIlka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Finland Latvala, Jari-MattiJari-Matti Latvala Finland Anttila, MiikkaMiikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
8 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport WRC France Ogier, SébastienSébastien Ogier France Ingrassia, JulienJulien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
9 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Finland Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 France Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC M
11 United Kingdom Qatar World Rally Team WRC Belgium Neuville, ThierryThierry Neuville Belgium Gilsoul, NicolasNicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12 Italy Lotos Team WRC WRC Poland Kościuszko, MichałMichał Kościuszko Poland Szczepaniak, MaciejMaciej Szczepaniak Mini John Cooper Works WRC D
21 Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Czech Republic Prokop, MartinMartin Prokop Czech Republic Ernst, MichalMichal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
22 Austria Stohl Racing WRC Brazil Oliveira, DanielDaniel Oliveira Portugal Margalhaes, CarlosCarlos Margalhaes Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
23 United Kingdom Qatar World Rally Team WRC Argentina Pozzo, GabrielGabriel Pozzo Portugal Stillo, DanielDaniel Stillo Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
33 Austria Stohl Racing WRC-2 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Kaus Wicha Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
34 Belgium Symtech Racing WRC-2 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Estonia Kuldar Sikk Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
37 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli WRC-2 Italy Bertelli, LorenzoLorenzo Bertelli Italy Granai, LorenzoLorenzo Granai Subaru Impreza WRX STi N15 M
38 Mexico Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 Mexico Triviño, RicardoRicardo Triviño Spain Haro, AlexAlex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX M
41 Peru Nicolàs Fuchs WRC-2 Peru Fuchs, NicolàsNicolàs Fuchs Argentina Mussano, FernandoFernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX D
48 Qatar Seashore Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Qatar Al-Kuwari, AbdulazizAbdulaziz Al-Kuwari Republic of Ireland Duffy, KillianKillian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC M
72 Argentina Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 Argentina Juan Carlos Alonso Argentina Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX D
77 Italy Top Run SRL WRC-2 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén García Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3 Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship
J-WRC Registered to take part in
Junior WRC championship

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner No. Team Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1.
(1 May)
1. Super Especial 6.04 km France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
8 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 4:42.1 77.1 km/h France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
2.
(2 May)
2. Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 1 27.09 km France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
8 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 18:20.1 88.7 km/h
3. Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 51.88 km Finland Mikko Hirvonen
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
2 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 37:55.1 82.1 km/h
4. Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 2 27.09 km France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
8 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 18:01.5 90.2 km/h
5. Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 51.88 km France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
8 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 38:08.6 81.6 km/h
3.
(3 May)
6. Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 1 40.69 km France Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
8 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 22:28.5 108.6 km/h
7. Amboy - Yacanto 1 39.16 km Norway Mads Østberg
Sweden Jonas Andersson
4 United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport WRT 22:57.3 102.4 km/h France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
8. Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 2 40.69 km France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
1 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 21:58.6 111.1 km/h
9. Amboy - Yacanto 2 39.16 km France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
1 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 22:28.3 104.6 km/h
10. Super Especial 6.04 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
7 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 4:49.4 75.1 km/h
4.
(4 May)
11. Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 1 22.64 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
7 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 18:36.4 73.0 km/h
12. El Condor - Copina 16.32 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
7 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 13:02.2 75.1 km/h
13. Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 2 22.64 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
7 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 18:14.3 74.5 km/h
14. El Condor (Power Stage) 16.32 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Finland Miikka Anttila
7 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 12:57.2 75.6 km/h

Power Stage

Position Racer Time Difference Average speed Point
1 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 12:57.2 0.0 75.6 km/h 3
2 France Sébastien Ogier 12:58.6 +1.4 75.5 km/h 2
3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 12:59.7 +2.5 75.4 km/h 1

Result

Pos. No. Racer Navigator Team Car Championship Time Difference Point
1 1 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:35:56.7 0.0 25
2 8 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:36:51.7 +55.0 20
3 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:37:57.5 +2:00.8 18
4 5 Russia Evgeny Novikov Austria Ilka Minor United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:38:33.4 +2:36.7 12
5 11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul United Kingdom Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:40:37.2 +4:40.5 10
6 2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:42:20.6 +6:23.9 9
7 4 Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:46:58.9 +11:02.2 6
8 9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Finland Mikko Markkula Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:49:18.8 +13:22.1 4
9 10 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio France Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:49:19.0 +13:22.3 2
10 21 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst Czech Republic Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:50:04.3 +14:07.6 1
WRC-2
1 (13.) 48 Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Republic of Ireland Killian Duffy Qatar Seashore Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:08:27.1 0.0 25
2 (15.) 41 Peru Nicolás Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano Peru Nicolás Fuchs Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX WRC-2 5:21:34.0 +13:06.9 18
3 (16.) 77 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén García Italy Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 5:31:39.0 +23:11.9 15
4 (17.) 72 Argentina Juan Carlos Alonso Argentina Juan Pablo Monasterolo Argentina Juan Carlos Alonso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 5:37:49.8 +29:22.7 12
5 (18.) 34 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Estonia Kuldar Sikk Belgium Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 WRC-2 5:40:26.6 +31:59.5 10
6 (19.) 38 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Alex Haro Mexico Moto Club Igualda Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX WRC-2 5:40:44.7 +32:17.6 8

References

  1. "Loeb claims eighth Argentine Win". WRC.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Rally Argentina Entry List" (PDF). Rallyargentina.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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