The fifth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship is this weekend, with the 38th annual YPF Rally Argentina in South America. The 18-stage event began Thursday, April 26, with Jari-Matti Latvala winning the 1.9-kilometer shakedown in Villa Carlos Paz.
Special stages get underway Friday, April 27, with eight special stages. Seven stages are scheduled for Saturday, April 28, and the final three stages on Sunday, April 29. Overall, the total distance for the event is scheduled for 360.61 kilometers (224.07 miles), on a gravel surface, with an overall distance, including transport, of 1,383.62 kilometers (859.74 miles)
The rally base is at Villa Carlos Paz. The defending race winner is Thierry Neuville with co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul. Here are some statistics related to Rally Argentina as well as the 2018 season.
- Most Victories (Driver): Sebastien Loeb (8)
- Most Victories (Manufacturer): Citroen (10)
- Most Victories (Nation): France (11)
- Previous Rallies Contested: 37
- Number of Stages: 811 (since 1980, all championships)
- Most Stages: 30 (1989, 1990)
- Fewest Stages: 12 (2015)
- Distance of Stages: 19,448.90 (12,084.99 miles) (since 1980, all championships)
- Longest Event: 1,341 kilometers (833.26 miles) (1981)
- Shortest Event: 238.62 kilometers (148.27 miles) (2009)
- Drivers With At Least One Win: 21
- Most Consecutive Victories: Sebastien Loeb (5; 2005-2009)
Notes of Interest – Rally Argentina
- The Rally Argentina has been part of the World Rally Championship for the last seven years (since 2011). Additionally, the rally was part of the WRC schedule from 1980-1981; 1983-1994; and 1996-2009. The event was canceled in 1982 (war between England and Argentina) but was run in 1995 and 2010 (Intercontinental Rally Challenge).
- Seven drivers have won Rally Argentina multiple times. Sebastien Loeb became the seventh driver in 2006 when he won from the second time, adding to his 2005 victory. He won six more times.
- Thierry Neuville became the 21st driver to win Rally Argentina, when he triumphed in the 2017 event.
- Eight winners of the Rally Argentina have gone on to win the World Rally Championship in the same season on 17 occasions: Walter Rohrl (1980); Hannu Mikkola (1983); Stig Blomqvist (1984); Timo Salonen (1985); Juha Kankkunen (1993); Didier Auriol (1994); Tommi Makinen (1996-1999); and Sebastien Loeb (2005-2009; 2011-2012). Loeb’s only victory in Rally Argentina in a year he didn’t win the WRC title was in 2013.
- Jorge Recalde is the only Argentine driver to win Rally Argentina. He won in 1988 and 1995.
- Sebastien Ogier has never won Rally Argentina; he finished second on three occasions (2013, 2014 and 2016). He also earned a fourth podium in 2011 (finished third).
Full List of 21 Rally Argentina Winners (Since 1980)
- Sebastien Loeb: 8
- Miki Biasion: 3
- Carlos Sainz: 3
- Tommi Makinen: 3
- Jorge Recalde: 2
- Didier Auriol: 2
- Juha Kankkunen: 2
- Walter Rohrl: 1
- Guy Frequelin: 1
- Hannu Mikkola: 1
- Stig Blomqvist: 1
- Timo Salonen: 1
- Mikael Ericsson: 1
- Richard Burns: 1
- Colin McRae: 1
- Marcus Gronholm: 1
- Juho Hanninen: 1
- Jari-Matti Latvala: 1
- Kris Meeke: 1
- Hayden Paddon: 1
- Thierry Neuville: 1
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2018 World Rally Championship Statistics
- Total Rallies Contested: 4
- Total Distance Covered: 1,386.96 kilometers (861.81 miles)
- Most Victories (Driver): Sebastien Ogier (2)
- Overall Winners (By Driver): Sebastien Ogier (3; Monte Carlo, Mexico, France), Thierry Neuville (1; Sweden)
- Overall Winners (By Manufacturer): Ford (3; Monte Carlo, Mexico, France), Hyundai (1; Sweden)
- Overall Winners (By Tire): Michelin (4; Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, France)
- Overall Winners (By Country): France (3; Monte Carlo, Mexico, France), Belgium (1; Sweden)
- Most Podiums: Sebastien Ogier (3)
- Stage Winners (By Driver): Ott Tanak (17), Sebastien Ogier (12), Thierry Neuville (11), Kris Meeke (6), Esapekka Lappi (6), Sebastien Loeb (6), Craig Breen (3), Dani Sordo (3), Andreas Mikkelsen (3), Elfyn Evans (2), Hayden Paddon (2), Teemu Suninen (1), Jari-Matt Latvala (1)
- Stage Winners (By Manufacturer): Toyota (24), Hyundai (19), Citroen (15), Ford (15)
- Stage Winners (By Tire): Michelin (73)
- Stage Winners (By Country): France (18), Estonia (17), Belgium (11), United Kingdom (8), Finland (8), Ireland (3), Spain (3), Norway (3), New Zealand (2)
- Most Rallies with One Stage Win: Ott Tanak (4)
- Total Stages Contested: 70 (average of 17.5 per rally)
- Longest Stage: 55.17 kilometers/34.28 miles (Vero to Sarrola-Carcopino; won by Ott Tanak)
- Shortest Stage: 1.11 kilometers/.69 miles (Street Stage Leon – Rally Mexico; Teemu Suninen and Andreas Mikkelsen each won one of the two contested stages)
- Drivers to Lead Points Standings: 2 (Sebastien Ogier – 3; Thierry Neuville – 1)
- Longest Distance Covered, Single Rally: 394.74 kilometers/245.28 miles (Rally Monte-Carlo; won by Sebastien Ogier)
- Shortest Distance Covered, Single Rally: 314.25 kilometers/195.266 miles (Rally Sweden; won by Thierry Neuville)
- Most Stages in a Single Rally: 22 (Rally Mexico)
- Fewest Stages in a Single Rally: 12 (Tour de Corse)
Notes of Interest
- Sebastien Ogier leads the points standings by 17 over Thierry Neuville, following his third victory of the season in the Tour de Corse.
- Citroen is two victories away from its 100th victory in WRC competition.
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All-Time World Rally Championship Statistics
- Total Rallies Contested: 575
- Drivers With At Least One Win: 77 (First: Jean-Claude Andruet; 77th: Elfyn Evans)
- Manufacturers With At Least One Win: 21
- Nations With At Least One Win: 17
- Most Victories (Driver): Sebastien Loeb (78)
- Most Victories (Manufacturer): Citroen (98)
- Most Victories (Nation): France (188)
- Most Championships (Driver): Sebastien Loeb (9)
- Most Championships (Manufacturer): Lancia (10)
- Most Championships (Nation): France (15)
Sources:
- Wikipedia: Rally Argentina; List of World Rally Championship Drivers’ championships
- World Rally Championship website: http://www.wrc.com
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