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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 Spanish). 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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