# 2004 Rally Argentina

The 2004 Rally Argentina (formally the 24th CTI Movil Rally Argentina) was the eighth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2004, and was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. Citroen's Carlos Sainz won the race, his 26th and final win in the World Rally Championship.

## Background
### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries ||||||
| 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | P |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | M |
| 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | M |
| 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | M |
| 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | M |
| 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | M |
| 10 | Kristian Sohlberg | Kaj Lindström | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | M |
| World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 11 | Antony Warmbold | Gemma Price | Antony Warmbold | Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | M |
| 61 | Luís Pérez Companc | Jose Maria Volta | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | M |
| 84 | Gonzalo Alenaz | Diego Picchi | Gonzalo Alenaz | Subaru Impreza 555 | — |
| 85 | Rodrigo Alenaz | Martin De Carli | Rodrigo Alenaz | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| PWRC entries ||||||
| 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | P |
| 32 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert | P |
| 33 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 34 | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza STI S10 | — |
| 35 | Marcos Ligato | Diego Curletto | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 36 | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 38 | Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. | Nikola Popov | Racing Team Bulgartabac | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | — |
| 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 41 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 42 | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | P |
| 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI | — |
| 45 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | M |
| 48 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Y |
| 49 | Sergio López-Fombona | Guifré Pujol | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | — |
| 50 | Sebastian Vollak | Michael Kölbach | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | P |
| Other notable entries ||||||
| 65 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | — |
| Source: ||||||

### Itinerary

All dates and times are ART (UTC−3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| Leg 1 — 168.28 km |||||
| 15 July | 19:10 | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 | 3.02 km |
| 15 July | 19:12 | SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 | 3.02 km |
| 16 July | 08:43 | SS3 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.35 km |
| 16 July | 09:33 | SS4 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km |
| 16 July | 10:36 | SS5 | Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 | 16.76 km |
| 16 July | 11.16 | SS6 | Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 | 11:08 km |
| 16 July | 14:17 | SS7 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.35 km |
| 16 July | 15:07 | SS8 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 22.28 km |
| 16 July | 16:10 | SS9 | Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 | 16.76 km |
| 16 July | 16:42 | SS10 | Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 | 22.28 km |
| 16 July | 19:10 | SS11 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 | 3.02 km |
| 16 July | 19:12 | SS12 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 | 3.02 km |
| Leg 2 — 129.39 km |||||
| 17 July | 08:48 | SS13 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 | 20.43 km |
| 17 July | 09:31 | SS14 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin | 22.57 km |
| 17 July | 10:24 | SS15 | Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique | 16.42 km |
| 17 July | 11:20 | SS16 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 | 20.43 km |
| 17 July | 14:39 | SS17 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 | 14.81 km |
| 17 July | 15:12 | SS18 | Tanti — Cosquin 1 | 9.50 km |
| 17 July | 15:49 | SS19 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 | 19.19 km |
| 17 July | 19:10 | SS20 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 | 3.02 km |
| 17 July | 19:12 | SS21 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 | 3.02 km |
| Leg 3 — 84.96 km |||||
| 18 July | 08:44 | SS22 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 | 14.81 km |
| 18 July | 09:17 | SS23 | Tanti — Cosquin 2 | 9.50 km |
| 18 July | 09:54 | SS24 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 | 19.19 km |
| 18 July | 13:44 | SS25 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | 24.69 km |
| 18 July | 14:31 | SS26 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km |
| Source: |||||

## Results
### Overall

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:23:11.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 44:24:43.5 | +1:32.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:27:34.5 | +4:23.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:31:38.7 | +8:27.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:33:10.9 | +9:59.9 | 4 |
| 6 | 61 | Luís Pérez Companc | Jose Maria Volta | Bozian Racing | Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:39:35.7 | +16:24.7 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:40:50.0 | +17:39.0 | 2 |
| 8 | 65 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Gabriel Pozzo | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:43:49.6 | +20:38.6 | 1 |

### World Rally Cars
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:23:11.0 | | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën Xsara WRC | 44:24:43.5 | +1:32.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | François Duval | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:27:34.5 | +4:23.5 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:31:38.7 | +8:27.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:33:10.9 | +9:59.9 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | 4:40:50.0 | +17:39.0 | 2 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 5 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Marlboro Peugeot Total | Peugeot 307 WRC | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS19 | Retired SS19 | 10 | Kristian Sohlberg | Kaj Lindström | Mitsubishi Motors | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 04 | Gearbox | Gearbox | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 1 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS5 | Retired SS5 | 7 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | Accident | Accident | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (15 Jul) | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 | 3.02 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 2:09.1 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (15 Jul) | SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 | 3.02 km | Markko Märtin | Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 2:10.2 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS3 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.35 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 18:16.6 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS4 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 18:41.7 | Petter Solberg |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS5 | Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 | 16.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 11:41.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS6 | Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 | 11:08 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 7:10.6 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS7 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.35 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 18:06.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS8 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 22.28 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 18:41.2 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS9 | Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 | 16.76 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 11:40.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS10 | Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 | 22.28 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 7:19.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS11 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 | 3.02 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:14.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS12 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 | 3.02 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:13.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS13 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 | 20.43 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 10:34.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS14 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin | 22.57 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 13:41.8 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS15 | Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique | 16.42 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:47.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS16 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 | 20.43 km | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 307 WRC | 10:37.2 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS17 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 | 14.81 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:03.5 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS18 | Tanti — Cosquin 1 | 9.50 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 5:52.4 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS19 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 | 19.19 km | Carlos Sainz | Citroën Xsara WRC | 13:33.1 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS20 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 | 3.02 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:15.3 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS21 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 | 3.02 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2:15.2 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS22 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 | 14.81 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën Xsara WRC | 10:08.2 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS23 | Tanti — Cosquin 2 | 9.50 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 5:52.2 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS24 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 | 19.19 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 13:32.6 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS25 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | 24.69 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 19:49.9 | Carlos Sainz |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS26 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | Harri Rovanperä | Peugeot 307 WRC | 14:06.3 | Carlos Sainz |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Sébastien Loeb | 61 | | Daniel Elena | 61 | | Citroën Total WRT | 98 |
| 2 | | Petter Solberg | 44 | | Phil Mills | 44 | | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | 71 |
| 3 | | Markko Märtin | 34 | | Michael Park | 34 | | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 64 |
| 4 | 1 | Carlos Sainz | 34 | 1 | Marc Martí | 34 | | Marlboro Peugeot Total | 51 |
| 5 | 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 32 | 1 | Timo Rautiainen | 32 | | Mitsubishi Motors | 14 |

### Production World Rally Championship
#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| 10 | 1 | 41 | Jani Paasonen | Jani Vainikka | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:46:43.5 | | 10 |
| 12 | 2 | 40 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 4:49:16.3 | +2:32.8 | 8 |
| 14 | 3 | 44 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Subaru Impreza STI | 4:57:25.8 | +10:42.3 | 6 |
| 16 | 4 | 34 | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Niall McShea | Subaru Impreza STI S10 | 5:10:54.1 | +24:10.6 | 5 |
| 17 | 5 | 49 | Sergio López-Fombona | Guifré Pujol | Ralliart Spain | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 5:15:03.9 | +28:20.4 | 4 |
| 18 | 6 | 38 | Georgi Geradzhiev Jr. | Nikola Popov | Racing Team Bulgartabac | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 5:18:49.2 | +32:05.7 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | 45 | Fabio Frisiero | Giovanni Agnese | Fabio Frisiero | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 5:21:24.2 | +34:40.7 | 2 |
| Retired SS26 | Retired SS26 | 33 | Daniel Solà | Xavier Amigò | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Excluded - illegal clutch | Excluded - illegal clutch | 0 |
| Retired SS23 | Retired SS23 | 43 | Gianluigi Galli | Guido D'Amore | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Steering | Steering | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | Retired SS14 | 35 | Marcos Ligato | Diego Curletto | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS13 | Retired SS13 | 36 | Ricardo Triviño | Jordi Barrabés | Triviño Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS10 | Retired SS10 | 31 | Toshihiro Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Team Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 42 | Mark Higgins | Michael Gibson | Mark Higgins | Subaru Impreza STI | Accident | Accident | 0 |
| Retired SS9 | Retired SS9 | 48 | Fumio Nutahara | Satoshi Hayashi | Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS8 | Retired SS8 | 50 | Sebastian Vollak | Michael Kölbach | OMV World Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Suspension | Suspension | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 47 | Xavier Pons | Oriol Julià | Xavier Pons | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Engine | Engine | 0 |
| Retired SS3 | Retired SS3 | 32 | Karamjit Singh | Allen Oh | Proton Pert Malaysia | Proton Pert | Accident | Accident | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| Leg 1 (15 Jul) | SS1 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 1 | 3.02 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:20.7 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (15 Jul) | SS2 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 1 | 3.02 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:22.1 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS3 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 1 | 21.35 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 19:46.2 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS4 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 1 | 28.83 km | Marcos Ligato | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 20:13.4 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS5 | Villa Giardino — La Falda 1 | 16.76 km | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 12:46.0 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS6 | Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 1 | 11:08 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:50.5 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS7 | La Cumbre — Agua de Oro 2 | 21.35 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 19:23.6 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS8 | Ascochinga — La Cumbre 2 | 22.28 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 20:01.4 | Jani Paasonen |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS9 | Villa Giardino — La Falde 1 | 16.76 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 12:47.5 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS10 | Valle Hermoso — Casa Grande 2 | 22.28 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 7:52.5 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS11 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 2 | 3.02 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:27.6 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 1 (16 Jul) | SS12 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 2 | 3.02 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:27.1 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS13 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1 | 20.43 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:31.0 | Marcos Ligato |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS14 | Santa Rosa de Calamuchita — San Agustin | 22.57 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:41.1 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS15 | Las Bajadas — Villa del Dique | 16.42 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 9:29.4 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS16 | Amboy — Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2 | 20.43 km | Gianluigi Galli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 11:34.4 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS17 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango 1 | 14.81 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:52.0 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS18 | Tanti — Cosquin 1 | 9.50 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:16.7 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS19 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 1 | 19.19 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:23.2 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS20 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane A) 3 | 3.02 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:26.5 | Gianluigi Galli |
| Leg 2 (17 Jul) | SS21 | Complejo Pro-Racing (Lane B) 3 | 3.02 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2:24.9 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS22 | Carlos Paz — Cabalango 2 | 14.81 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 10:55.4 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS23 | Tanti — Cosquin 2 | 9.50 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 6:16.3 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS24 | Cosquin — Villa Allende 2 | 19.19 km | Jani Paasonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 14:25.2 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS25 | Mina Clavero — Giulio Cesare | 24.69 km | Daniel Solà | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 21:16.4 | Daniel Solà |
| Leg 3 (18 Jul) | SS26 | El Condor — Copina | 16.77 km | Fumio Nutahara | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 15:16.7 | Jani Paasonen |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jani Paasonen | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Manfred Stohl | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Daniel Solà | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | Toshihiro Arai | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | Alister McRae | 14 |