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
← Previous eventNext event →
Sébastien Loeb during Rally
Host countryArgentina Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina
Dates runMay 1 – May 4, 2013
Stages14 (407.64 km; 253.30 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews32 at start, 24 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France 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]

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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
  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.
edit