Desafío Ruta 40

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Desafío Ruta 40
RegionArgentina
Inaugural season2010
Official websitedesafioruta40.ar/home/

The Desafío Ruta 40 (English: Route 40 Challenge) is an annual rally raid held in Argentina held intermittently since 2010, and organized by the Argentine Automobile Club (ACA), with the sponsorship of the FIA and the Dakar Rally. The competition constituted the main date of the Argentine Cross Country Rally Championship (CARCC) and was part of the Dakar Series. The race resumed its activity in 2023, being part of the second season of the World Rally-Raid Championship and forming the fourth round within it. As its name indicated, the test was made up of a variable number of stages along National Route 40, the longest in that country, with more than 5,000 kilometers in length. The competition was held in different categories for cars, motorcycles, ATVs and trucks.

History

In 2010, on the occasion of the Argentina Bicentennial, the Desafío Ruta 40 was organized for the first time, with a complete route of National Route 40, from Cabo Virgenes (Santa Cruz) to La Quiaca (Jujuy), for a total of 5,194 kilometers in nine stages.[1] The success of the competition led to its reiteration in 2011, also with a complete route of the route. The 2012 edition shortened the total route to five stages, starting in San Juan and ending in San Salvador de Jujuy.[1] In 2013, the competition became one of the Dakar Series, consolidating its appeal with more than 125 participants. The route once again joined San Salvador de Jujuy and San Juan, but in a north–south direction.[1] The 2014 edition returned to the south–north format, but starting in Bariloche and ending in San Juan. However, the first two stages were suspended at the last minute due to heavy rain. Catamarca and La Rioja hosted the 2015 edition of the test, while Mendoza, San Juan and La Rioja did so in 2016. In 2017, two independent races were held: the Desafío Route 40 Sur, connecting Neuquén with the Las Grutas de Río Negro resort, and the Desafío Ruta 40 Norte, with a route between San Juan and Tucumán. The race continued in northwest Argentina in 2018, this time from Tucumán to San Juan.

Return

The competition was not held for the following four years, until it was revived as a round of the World Rally-Raid Championship in 2023.[2][3] The Desafío Ruta 40 was retained for the 2024 season.[4]

Winners by edition

Year Moto Auto Quad 4x2 Quad 4x4 UTV / SxS Moto FIM Quad FIM
2010 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Laurent Lazard File:Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Kim
Luciano Gennoni
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Juan de la Colina File:Flag of Argentina.svg Adrián Isola File:Flag of Argentina.svg Ernesto Marengo
2011 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Pizzolito File:Flag of Argentina.svg Atilio Carignano
Alicia Rava
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Bonetto File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco File:Flag of Argentina.svg Omar Yoma
2012 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Rodríguez File:Flag of Argentina.svg Orlando Terranova
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Fuiza
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Bonetto File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco File:Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Gennoni
2013 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kurt Caselli File:Flag of Spain.svg Nani Roma
File:Flag of France.svg Michel Périn
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Bonetto File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco File:Flag of Chile.svg Francisco López File:Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Sonik
2014 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Pizzolito File:Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Silva
File:Flag of Spain.svg Rubén García
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Sergio Lafuente File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco
2015 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Gonçalves File:Flag of Argentina.svg Orlando Terranova
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Bernardo Graue
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Bonetto File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco
2016 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Kevin Benavides File:Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Halpern
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Sergio Lafuente
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Jeremías González File:Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Novara File:Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Bradas
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Juan José Spinella
2017
Sur
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Felipe Ellis File:Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Spataro
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Santiago Hansen
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Sergio Lafuente File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco File:Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Bradas
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Juan José Spinella
2017
Norte
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Kevin Benavides File:Flag of Argentina.svg Orlando Terranova
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Bernardo Graue
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Jeremías González File:Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Mazzucco
2018 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Gonçalves File:Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Halpern
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Pulenta
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Cavigliasso File:Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Estanguet File:Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Silva
2023[5] File:Flag of Spain.svg Tosha Schareina File:Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah
File:Flag of France.svg Mathieu Baumel
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Manuel Andújar File:Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Guthrie
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kellon Walch
2024 File:Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Brabec File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi
File:Flag of Germany.svg Timo Gottschalk
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Manuel Andújar File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Rokas Baciuška
File:Flag of France.svg Sébastien Delaunay

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Historia". Página oficial de Desafío Ruta 40. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "El espíritu del Dakar vuelve a la Argentina en 2023". AUTOMUNDO (in español). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. "W2RC 2023: FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship 2023 Calendar: Via the Americas". ralyraidnetwork.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. "This is the 2024 World Rally Championship calendar". www.speedweek.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. "Argentina y Qatar un solo corazón". Página 12. 4 September 2023.

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