2019 Rally Argentina
{{short description|39th edition of Rally Argentina}}
{{Infobox rally
|name = 2019 Rally Argentina
|native_name = 39. XION Rally Argentina
|round = 5
|season_no = 14
|championship = 2019 World Rally Championship
|previous_round = 2019 Tour de Corse
|next_round = 2019 Rally Chile
|country = {{ARG}}
|image = 275px
|caption = Rally Argentina features with vast pampas plains, rugged mountains and softer lakeland landscapes.
|rallybase = Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
|start = Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
|finish = El Cóndor, Córdoba
|startdate = 25
|enddate = 28 April 2019
|stages = 18
|stagekm = 347.50
|stagekm_note = {{cite web|url=http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Cronograma-RA-2019-V4.pdf|title=Maquetación|language=Spanish|trans-title=Layout|work=rallyargentina.com|publisher=Rally Argentina|accessdate=5 April 2019}}
|transportkm = 952.88
|overallkm = 1,300.38
|surface = Gravel
|driver1 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville
|codriver1 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsoul
|team1 = {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
|time1 = 3:20:54.6
|driver2Pro = {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg
|codriver2Pro = {{flagicon|NOR}} Torstein Eriksen
|team2Pro = {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total
|time2Pro = 3:35:23.1
|driver2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Pedro Heller
|codriver2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Martí
|team2 = {{flagicon|CHI}} Pedro Heller
|time2 = 3:41:09.1
|powerstage_driver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier
|powerstage_codriver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia
|powerstage_team = {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT
|crewsreg = 27
|teamsstart = 25
|teamsfinish = 21
}}
The 2019 Rally Argentina (also known as the XION Rally Argentina 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 25 and 28 April 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-11|title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions|work=fia.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=12 October 2018|accessdate=12 October 2018}} It marked the thirty-ninth running of Rally Argentina, and was the fifth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling {{convert|347.50|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} competitive kilometres.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/apri-2018/argentina-breaking/page/5407--12-12-.html|title=Breaking News: Victory for Tänak|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=29 April 2018|accessdate=29 April 2018}} Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not participate in the event.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2018/april-2018/argentina-win-tidemand/page/5409--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Argentina: Tidemand wins as Rovanperä crashes|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=29 April 2018|accessdate=5 April 2019}}
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the rally for the second time in their career. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-day-3/page/6292--12-12-.html|title=Sunday in Argentina: Neuville's double|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=28 April 2019|accessdate=29 April 2019}} The Citroën Total crew of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen won the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the crew of Pedro Heller and Marc Martí won the wider WRC-2 class.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/april-2019/argentina-day-3/page/6293--51-51-.html|title=Sunday in WRC 2: Østberg wins Pro|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=28 April 2019|accessdate=29 April 2019}} Østberg's win marked the first World Championship victory for the R5-spec Citroën C3.
Background
=Championship standings prior to the event=
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships by two-points ahead of six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further three points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twelve-point lead over Citroën Total WRT.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/march-2019/corsica-day-3/page/6238--12-12-.html|title=Sunday in Corsica: Neuville profits from Evans Despair|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=31 March 2019|accessdate=1 April 2019}}
In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller held a twenty-two-point lead ahead of Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were third, four points further back. In the manufacturers' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT lead Škoda Motorsport by sixty-six points, with Citroën Total eleven points further behind in third.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/march-2019/corsica-sunday-wrap/page/6237--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Corsica: Andolfi wins after Sunday Thriller|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=31 March 2019|accessdate=1 April 2019}}
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by twelve points respectively. Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov were second, following by Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud in third.
=Entry list=
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of twenty-seven entries were received, with ten crews entered with World Rally Cars and nine entered the World Rally Championship-2. Three crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! No. ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Entrant ! Car ! Tyre |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Car entries |
| align="center" | 1
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia | {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 3
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Teemu Suninen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marko Salminen | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 4
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Esapekka Lappi | {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Ferm | {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Kris Meeke | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Sebastian Marshall}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 6
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos del Barrio | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | {{nowrap|Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 8
| {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak | {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Järveoja | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 10
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 11
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsoul | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 33
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elfyn Evans | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin}} | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 89
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} Anders Jæger-Amland}} | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries |
| align="center" | 21
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gus Greensmith | {{flagicon|GBR}} Elliott Edmondson | {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 22
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg | {{flagicon|NOR}} Torstein Eriksen | {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 23
|nowrap| {{flagicon|BOL}} Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | {{flagicon|ARG}} Fabian Cretu | {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport{{efn|Entry run by VIALCO Racing.}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Championship-2 entries |
| align="center" | 41
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Benito Guerra | {{flagicon|MEX}} Jaime Zapata | {{flagicon|MEX}} Benito Guerra{{efn|Entry operated by Race Seven.}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 42
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Alberto Heller | {{flagicon|ARG}} José Díaz | {{flagicon|CHI}} Alberto Heller | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 43
| {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak | {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz{{efn|Entry operated by Lotos Dynamic Rally Team.}} |nowrap| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 44
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takamoto Katsuta | {{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Barritt | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takamoto Katsuta{{efn|Entry operated by Tommi Mäkinen Racing.}} | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 45
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Pedro Heller | {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Martí | {{flagicon|CHI}} Pedro Heller | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 46
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Nobre | {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Morales | {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Nobre{{efn|Entry operated by Palmerinha Rally.}} | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| colspan="6"|Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Entry-List-RA19.pdf|title=YPF Rally Argentina 2019 Entry List|work=rallyargentina.com|publisher=Rally Argentina|accessdate=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713092338/http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Entry-List-RA19.pdf|archive-date=13 July 2019|url-status=dead}} |
|---|
=Route=
No major changes are made to the route this year apart from some slight length-reductions to selected stages.{{cite news|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/44259-ypf-rally-argentina-2018/|title=Itinerary|website=e-wrc.com|accessdate=5 April 2019}}
==Itinerary==
All dates and times are ART (UTC-3).
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! Time ! No. ! Stage name ! Distance |
| nowrap | 25 April
| align="center" | 10:00 | align="center" | — | nowrap | Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 4.25 km |
|---|
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 1 — 147.82 km |
| 25 April
| align="center" | 19:08 | align="center" | SS1 | SSS Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 1.90 km |
| rowspan="7" | 26 April
| align="center" | 8:08 | align="center" | SS2 | Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1 | align="center" | 16.65 km |
| align="center" | 8:55
| align="center" | SS3 | Amboy / Yacanto 1 | align="center" | 29.85 km |
| align="center" | 10:08
| align="center" | SS4 | Santa Rosa / San Agustin 1 | align="center" | 23.44 km |
| align="center" | 12:03
| align="center" | SS5 | SSS Parque Tematico 1 | align="center" | 6.04 km |
| align="center" | 14:51
| align="center" | SS6 | Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2 | align="center" | 16.65 km |
| align="center" | 15:38
| align="center" | SS7 | Amboy / Yacanto 2 | align="center" | 29.85 km |
| align="center" | 16:51
| align="center" | SS8 | Santa Rosa / San Agustin 2 | align="center" | 23.44 km |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 2 — 146.52 km |
| rowspan="7" | 27 April
| align="center" | 7:47 | align="center" | SS9 | Tanti — Mataderos 1 | align="center" | 13.92 km |
| align="center" | 8:38
| align="center" | SS10 | Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 1 | align="center" | 22.67 km |
| align="center" | 9:25
| align="center" | SS11 | Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 1 | align="center" | 33.65 km |
| align="center" | 11:26
| align="center" | SS12 | SSS Parque Tematico 2 | align="center" | 6.04 km |
| align="center" | 13:17
| align="center" | SS13 | Tanti — Mataderos 2 | align="center" | 13.92 km |
| align="center" | 14:08
| align="center" | SS14 | nowrap | Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 2 | align="center" | 22.67 km |
| align="center" | 14:55
| align="center" | SS15 | nowrap | Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 2 | align="center" | 33.65 km |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 3 — 53.16 km |
| rowspan="3" | 28 April
| align="center" | 9:08 | align="center" | SS16 | Copina — El Cóndor{{efn|name=name|SS16 and S18 are the same stage, but are known by different stage names.}} | align="center" | 16.43 km |
| align="center" | 10:31
| align="center" | SS17 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | align="center" | 20.30 km |
| align="center" | 12:18
| align="center" | SS18 | El Cóndor{{efn|name=name}} | align="center" | 16.43 km |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Source: |
Report
=World Rally Cars=
Normally, the road cleaner has to endure the insufficient grip, but this year in Argentina was different — persistent rain over the previous forty-eight hours meant the road was muddy and difficult to drive through for the crews who started down the road order. As a result, championship leader Thierry Neuville grabbed the lead as defending rally winner Ott Tänak lost valuable time with a broken drive shaft. The only casualty of the day was Esapekka Lappi, who was crashed out in the final stage of Friday and forced to retire from the rally.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-day-1/page/6282--12-12-.html|title=Friday in Argentina: Neuville grabs lates lead|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=27 April 2019}}
Coming to the second leg, the battle for the victory was extremely intense until Tänak stopped his Yaris due to an alternator failure in the afternoon loop. Another casualty of the leg was Elfyn Evans, who rolled his Fiesta heavily after smashed a huge rock. As a result, the Welshman was forced to retire from the weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-ss10/page/6284--12-12-.html|title=SS9/10: Tänak sends warning|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=28 April 2019}} Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier lost power steering in the morning loop, while Kris Meeke lost his brakes.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-ss12/page/6285--12-12-.html|title=SS11/12: Neuville resists Tänak|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=28 April 2019}} Following the drivers ahead suffered issues, Andreas Mikkelsen charged himself to second overall after the oil-leak issue fixed.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-day-1/page/6287--12-12-.html|title=Friday in Argentina: Neuville in the clear|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=28 April 2019}} Eventually, the Hyundai duos managed to bring their team a 1–2 finish. Ogier completed the podium as Meeke receive a ten-second penalty for deviating from the correct route in Saturday morning's speed test.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-ss16/page/6289--12-12-.html|title=SS16: Vamos Meeke!|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=28 April 2019|accessdate=29 April 2019}}
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}} ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Event ! Stage |
| 1
! 1 | align="center" | 11 | nowrap|Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:20:54.6 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 3 |
| 2
! 2 | align="center" | 89 | nowrap | Andreas Mikkelsen | nowrap | Anders Jæger-Amland | 3:21:43.0 | +48.4 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| 3
! 3 | align="center" | 1 | 3:21:59.4 | +1:04.8 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 5 |
| 4
! 4 | align="center" | 5 | nowrap | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 3:22:00.8 | +1:06.2 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0 |
| 5
! 5 | align="center" | 10 | 3:22:15.7 | +1:21.1 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 4 |
| 6
! 6 | align="center" | 6 | 3:22:21.3 | +1:26.7 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 2 |
| 7
! 7 | align="center" | 3 | 3:25:51.9 | +4:57.3 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 0 |
| 8
! 8 | align="center" | 8 | 3:35:19.4 | +14:24.8 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 1 |
| colspan="2" nowrap | Retired SS10
| align="center" | 33 | nowrap | Scott Martin | nowrap | M-Sport Ford WRT | nowrap | Ford Fiesta WRC | align="center" colspan="2" | Accident | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" nowrap | Retired SS8
| align="center" | 4 | nowrap | Esapekka Lappi | align="center" colspan="2" | Accident | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! No. ! Stage name ! Distance ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! nowrap | Class leaders |
| nowrap rowspan="2" | 25 April
| align="center" | — | nowrap | Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 4.25 km | nowrap | Toyota Yaris WRC | align="center" | 2:34.9 | {{n/a}} |
|---|
| align="center" | SS1
| SSS Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 1.90 km | align="center" | 1:58.6 |
| rowspan="7" | 26 April
| align="center" | SS2 | Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1 | align="center" | 16.65 km | align="center" | 9:19.1 |
| align="center" | SS3
| Amboy / Yacanto 1 | align="center" | 29.85 km | colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled{{efn|name=SS3|SS3 cancelled due to the weather.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april-2019/argentina-ss2/page/6280--12-12-.html|title=SS2: Meeke claims Friday's opener|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=26 April 2019|accessdate=27 April 2019}}}} |
| align="center" | SS4
| Santa Rosa / San Agustin 1 | align="center" | 23.44 km | align="center" | 14:05.5 |
| align="center" | SS5
| SSS Parque Tematico 1 | align="center" | 6.04 km | nowrap | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | nowrap | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | align="center" | 4:45.4 |
| align="center" | SS6
| Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2 | align="center" | 16.65 km | align="center" | 9:09.7 |
| align="center" | SS7
| Amboy / Yacanto 2 | align="center" | 29.85 km | align="center" | 17:38.5 |
| align="center" | SS8
| Santa Rosa / San Agustin 2 | align="center" | 23.44 km | align="center" | 13:47.6 |
| rowspan="7" | 27 April
| align="center" | SS9 | Tanti — Mataderos 1 | align="center" | 13.92 km | align="center" | 9:08.1 |
| align="center" | SS10
| Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 1 | align="center" | 22.67 km | align="center" | 11:56.1 |
| align="center" | SS11
| Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 1 | align="center" | 33.65 km | align="center" | 19:45.8 |
| align="center" | SS12
| SSS Parque Tematico 2 | align="center" | 6.04 km | align="center" | 4:41.3 |
| align="center" | SS13
| Tanti — Mataderos 2 | align="center" | 13.92 km | align="center" | 8:59.9 |
| align="center" | SS14
| nowrap | Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 2 | align="center" | 22.67 km | align="center" | 11:44.4 |
| align="center" | SS15
| nowrap | Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 2 | align="center" | 33.65 km | align="center" | 19:34.5 |
| rowspan="3" | 28 April
| align="center" | SS16 | Copina — El Cóndor | align="center" | 16.43 km | align="center" | 13:08.2 |
| align="center" | SS17
| Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | align="center" | 20.30 km | align="center" | 17:02.6 |
| align="center" | SS18
| El Cóndor | align="center" | 16.43 km | align="center" | 13:02.1 |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | ||
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Co-drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Manufacturers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points !Move !Manufacturer !Points | ||
| align="center" | 1
| 10px | nowrap|Thierry Neuville | align="center" | 110 | 10px | align="center" | 110 | 10px | align="center" | 157 | ||
| align="center" | 2
| 10px | nowrap| Sébastien Ogier | align="center" | 100 | 10px | align="center" | 100 | 10px 1 | nowrap|Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | align="center" | 120 | ||
| align="center" | 3
| 10px | align="center" | 82 | 10px | align="center" | 82 | 10px 1 | align="center" | 117 | ||
| align="center" | 4
| 10px 1 | align="center" | 54 | 10px 1 | nowrap|Sebastian Marshall | align="center" | 54 | 10px | align="center" | 78 | ||
| align="center" | 5
| 10px 1 | align="center" | 43 | 10px 1 | align="center" | 43 | |
=World Rally Championship-2 Pro=
Mads Østberg comfortably led the rally despite a puncture, over four minutes ahead of eighteen-year-old driver Marco Bulacia Wilkinson, who won all three afternoon stages. Gus Greensmith failed to complete the first leg with a broken front suspension.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/april-2019/argentina-day-1/page/6283--51-51-.html|title=Friday in WRC 2: Østberg leads Pro category|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=27 April 2019}} In the end, Østberg comfortably won his second victory of the season, following by Greensmith, who re-join the rally on Saturday. Bulacia Wilkinson rolled his Fabia at the opening stage, which forced to retire from the rally in leg two.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/april-2019/argentina-day-2/page/6288--51-51-.html|title=Saturday in WRC 2: Østberg dominates Pro|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=28 April 2019}}
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}} ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Event |
| 9
! 1 | align="center" | 22 | 3:35:23.1 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 2 |
| 15
! 2 | align="center" | 21 | nowrap | Elliott Edmondson | nowrap | M-Sport Ford WRT | 3:56:25.4 | +21:02.3 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS9
| align="center" | 23 | nowrap | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | nowrap | Fabian Cretu | nowrap | Škoda Motorsport | nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5 | align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! No. ! Stage name ! Distance ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! nowrap | Class leaders |
| nowrap rowspan="2" | 25 April
| align="center" | — | nowrap | Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 4.25 km | align="center" | 2:47.0 | {{n/a}} |
|---|
| align="center" | SS1
| SSS Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 1.90 km | nowrap | Greensmith / Edmondson | nowrap | Ford Fiesta R5 | align="center" | 2:03.2 | nowrap | Greensmith / Edmondson |
| rowspan="7" | 26 April
| align="center" | SS2 | Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1 | align="center" | 16.65 km | align="center" | 9:57.9 |
| align="center" | SS3
| Amboy / Yacanto 1 | align="center" | 29.85 km | colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled{{efn|name=SS3}} |
| align="center" | SS4
| Santa Rosa / San Agustin 1 | align="center" | 23.44 km | align="center" | 15:09.2 |
| align="center" | SS5
| SSS Parque Tematico 1 | align="center" | 6.04 km | align="center" | 4:58.8 |
| align="center" | SS6
| Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2 | align="center" | 16.65 km | nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5 | align="center" | 9:56.6 |
| align="center" | SS7
| Amboy / Yacanto 2 | align="center" | 29.85 km | align="center" | 19:28.1 |
| align="center" | SS8
| Santa Rosa / San Agustin 2 | align="center" | 23.44 km | align="center" | 15:16.7 |
| rowspan="7" | 27 April
| align="center" | SS9 | Tanti — Mataderos 1 | align="center" | 13.92 km | align="center" | 9:38.4 |
| align="center" | SS10
| Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 1 | align="center" | 22.67 km | align="center" | 12:50.2 |
| align="center" | SS11
| Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 1 | align="center" | 33.65 km | align="center" | 21:24.3 |
| align="center" | SS12
| SSS Parque Tematico 2 | align="center" | 6.04 km | align="center" | 4:52.9 |
| align="center" | SS13
| Tanti — Mataderos 2 | align="center" | 13.92 km | align="center" | 9:33.8 |
| align="center" | SS14
| nowrap | Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 2 | align="center" | 22.67 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | align="center" | 12:38.4 |
| align="center" | SS15
| nowrap | Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 2 | align="center" | 33.65 km | nowrap | Greensmith / Edmondson | align="center" | 20:52.8 |
| rowspan="3" | 28 April
| align="center" | SS16 | Copina — El Cóndor | align="center" | 16.43 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | align="center" | 13:54.0 |
| align="center" | SS17
| Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | align="center" | 20.30 km | align="center" | 17:59.8 |
| align="center" | SS18
| El Cóndor | align="center" | 16.43 km | align="center" | 13:47.6 |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | ||
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Co-drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Manufacturers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points !Move !Manufacturer !Points | ||
| align="center" | 1
| 10px | nowrap| Łukasz Pieniążek | align="center" | 62 | 10px | align="center" | 62 | 10px | nowrap|M-Sport Ford WRT | align="center" | 120 | ||
| align="center" | 2
| 10px | align="center" | 58 | 10px | nowrap|Elliott Edmondson | align="center" | 58 | 10px 1 | align="center" | 50 | ||
| align="center" | 3
| 10px 1 | align="center" | 50 | 10px 1 | align="center" | 50 | 10px 1 | nowrap| Škoda Motorsport | align="center" | 36 | ||
| align="center" | 4
| 10px 1 | align="center" | 36 | 10px 1 | align="center" | 36 | | ||
| align="center" | 5
| 10px | align="center" | 0 | 10px | align="center" | 0 | |
=World Rally Championship-2=
The first leg produced four different leaders in progress. Takamoto Katsuta was the first leader, but a puncture and broken wheel rim deposited his Fiesta into a ditch; Kajetan Kajetanowicz was the second leader, but he broke his rear suspension after landing heavily over a jump; Alberto Heller was the third leader, but he stopped in the penultimate test when his Fiesta's engine auxiliary belt broke. Eventually, the fourth leader Pedro Heller topped the category by almost six minutes after a day of attrition. Having a trouble-free Saturday, Pedro took the victory after overcame a big scare that the car stopped less than one kilometer from the finish of the iconic El Condór special stage.
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}} ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Event |
| 10
! 1 | align="center" | 45 | 3:41:09.1 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 1 |
| 12
! 2 | align="center" | 41 | 3:50:43.9 | +9:34.8 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| 13
! 3 | align="center" | 46 | nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:52:20.1 | +11:11.0 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 0 |
| 14
! 4 | align="center" | 42 | 3:55:15.1 | +14:06.0 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0 |
| 16
! 5 | align="center" | 44 | 3:59:20.7 | +18:11.6 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" nowrap| Retired SS5
| align="center" | 43 | nowrap | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | nowrap | Maciej Szczepaniak | nowrap | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | nowrap | Ford Fiesta R5 | align="center" colspan="2" | Suspension | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
==Special stages==
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! No. ! Stage name ! Distance ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! nowrap | Class leaders |
| nowrap rowspan="2" | 25 April
| align="center" | — | nowrap | Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 4.25 km | align="center" | 2:48.9 | {{n/a}} |
|---|
| align="center" | SS1
| SSS Villa Carlos Paz | align="center" | 1.90 km | nowrap | Ford Fiesta R5 | align="center" | 2:02.4 |
| rowspan="7" | 26 April
| align="center" | SS2 | Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1 | align="center" | 16.65 km | nowrap | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | nowrap | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | align="center" | 10:19.8 | nowrap | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak |
| align="center" | SS3
| Amboy / Yacanto 1 | align="center" | 29.85 km | colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled{{efn|name=SS3}} |
| align="center" | SS4
| Santa Rosa / San Agustin 1 | align="center" | 23.44 km | align="center" | 15:41.5 |
| align="center" | SS5
| SSS Parque Tematico 1 | align="center" | 6.04 km | align="center" | 5:06.5 |
| align="center" | SS6
| Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2 | align="center" | 16.65 km | align="center" | 10:10.8 |
| align="center" | SS7
| Amboy / Yacanto 2 | align="center" | 29.85 km | align="center" | 19:52.7 |
| align="center" | SS8
| Santa Rosa / San Agustin 2 | align="center" | 23.44 km | align="center" | 15:38.4 |
| rowspan="7" | 27 April
| align="center" | SS9 | Tanti — Mataderos 1 | align="center" | 13.92 km | colspan="4" align="center" | Stage interrupted{{efn|Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Fabian Cretu rolled their Škoda Fabia R5, which caused that the test was halted for the following competitors. As a consequence, WRC-2 category crews were received 9:54.0 to their times, while private crews were given 13:20.0.}} |
| align="center" | SS10
| Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 1 | align="center" | 22.67 km | align="center" | 13:03.3 |
| align="center" | SS11
| Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 1 | align="center" | 33.65 km | align="center" | 21:50.0 |
| align="center" | SS12
| SSS Parque Tematico 2 | align="center" | 6.04 km | align="center" | 4:57.0 |
| align="center" | SS13
| Tanti — Mataderos 2 | align="center" | 13.92 km | align="center" | 9:43.0 |
| align="center" | SS14
| nowrap | Mataderos — Cuchilla Nevada 2 | align="center" | 22.67 km | align="center" | 12:44.6 |
| align="center" | SS15
| nowrap | Cuchilla Nevada — Characato 2 | align="center" | 33.65 km | align="center" | 21:08.6 |
| rowspan="3" | 28 April
| align="center" | SS16 | Copina — El Cóndor | align="center" | 16.43 km | align="center" | 14:08.4 |
| align="center" | SS17
| Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | align="center" | 20.30 km | align="center" | 18:10.1 |
| align="center" | SS18
| El Cóndor | align="center" | 16.43 km | align="center" | 14:06.2 |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Co-drivers' championships |
|---|
| Move
!Driver !Points !Move !Co-driver !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| 10px 3 | align="center" | 43 | 10px 3 | align="center" | 43 |
| align="center" | 2
| 10px 1 | nowrap| Ole Christian Veiby | align="center" | 40 | 10px 1 | nowrap|Jonas Andersson | align="center" | 40 |
| align="center" | 3
| 10px 1 | align="center" | 28 | 10px 1 | nowrap|Yaroslav Fedorov | align="center" | 28 |
| align="center" | 4
| 10px 7 | align="center" | 27 | 10px 7 | align="center" | 27 |
| align="center" | 5
| 10px 2 | align="center" | 25 | 10px 2 | nowrap| Benjamin Boulloud | align="center" | 25 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.rallyargentina.com/}} {{in lang|es|en}}
- 2019 Rally Argentina in [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/54465-xion-rally-argentina-2019/ e-wrc website]
- The [http://www.wrc.com official website] of the World Rally Championship
{{Rally succession box
| Year_of_rally = 2019
| Name_of_rally = 2019 Rally Argentina
| Previous_rally_in_season = 2019 Tour de Corse
| Next_rally_in_season = 2019 Rally Chile
| Previous_year's_rally = 2018 Rally Argentina
| Next_year's_rally = 2021 Rally Argentina
{{small|2020 edition cancelled}}
}}
{{2019 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Rally Argentina}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rally Argentina, 2019}}
Category:2019 in Argentine motorsport