2013 Rally Argentina

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
Round 5 of the 2013 World Rally Championship season
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Sébastien Loeb during Rally
Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina
Dates runMay 1 – May 4, 2013
Stages14 (407.64 km; 253.30 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Loeb
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Crews32 at start, 24 at finish

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 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC M
2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
5 Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
8 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
9 Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC M
11 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12 Lotos Team WRC WRC Michał Kościuszko Maciej Szczepaniak Mini John Cooper Works WRC D
21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
22 Stohl Racing WRC Daniel Oliveira Carlos Margalhaes Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
23 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
33 Stohl Racing WRC-2 Armin Kremer Kaus Wicha Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
34 Symtech Racing WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
37 Lorenzo Bertelli WRC-2 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai Subaru Impreza WRX STi N15 M
38 Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 Ricardo Triviño Alex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX M
41 Nicolàs Fuchs WRC-2 Nicolàs Fuchs Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX D
48 Seashore Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC M
72 Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX D
77 Top Run SRL WRC-2 Marcos Ligato 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 Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 4:42.1 77.1 km/h Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
2.
(2 May)		 2. Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 1 27.09 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 18:20.1 88.7 km/h
3. Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 51.88 km Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen		 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 37:55.1 82.1 km/h
4. Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 2 27.09 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 18:01.5 90.2 km/h
5. Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 51.88 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 38:08.6 81.6 km/h
3.
(3 May)		 6. Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 1 40.69 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 22:28.5 108.6 km/h
7. Amboy - Yacanto 1 39.16 km Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson		 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 22:57.3 102.4 km/h Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena
8. Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 2 40.69 km Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena		 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 21:58.6 111.1 km/h
9. Amboy - Yacanto 2 39.16 km Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena		 1 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 22:28.3 104.6 km/h
10. Super Especial 6.04 km Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila		 7 Volkswagen Motorsport 4:49.4 75.1 km/h
4.
(4 May)		 11. Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 1 22.64 km Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila		 7 Volkswagen Motorsport 18:36.4 73.0 km/h
12. El Condor - Copina 16.32 km Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila		 7 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:02.2 75.1 km/h
13. Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 2 22.64 km Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila		 7 Volkswagen Motorsport 18:14.3 74.5 km/h
14. El Condor (Power Stage) 16.32 km Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila		 7 Volkswagen Motorsport 12:57.2 75.6 km/h

Power Stage
Position Racer Time Difference Average speed Point
1 Jari-Matti Latvala 12:57.2 0.0 75.6 km/h 3
2 Sébastien Ogier 12:58.6 +1.4 75.5 km/h 2
3 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 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:35:56.7 0.0 25
2 8 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:36:51.7 +55.0 20
3 7 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:37:57.5 +2:00.8 18
4 5 Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:38:33.4 +2:36.7 12
5 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:40:37.2 +4:40.5 10
6 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:42:20.6 +6:23.9 9
7 4 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:46:58.9 +11:02.2 6
8 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:49:18.8 +13:22.1 4
9 10 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:49:19.0 +13:22.3 2
10 21 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:50:04.3 +14:07.6 1
WRC-2
1 (13.) 48 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Seashore Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:08:27.1 0.0 25
2 (15.) 41 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolás Fuchs Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX WRC-2 5:21:34.0 +13:06.9 18
3 (16.) 77 Marcos Ligato Rubén García Top Run SRL Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 5:31:39.0 +23:11.9 15
4 (17.) 72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Juan Carlos Alonso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 5:37:49.8 +29:22.7 12
5 (18.) 34 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 WRC-2 5:40:26.6 +31:59.5 10
6 (19.) 38 Ricardo Triviño Alex Haro 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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