| 2013 Rally Argentina | |
| Native Name: | 33rd Philips Rally Argentina |
| Round: | 5 |
| Championship: | 2013 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2013 Rally de Portugal |
| Next Round: | 2013 Acropolis Rally |
| Country: |  Argentina |
| Rallybase: | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Startdate: | May 1 |
| Enddate: | May 4, 2013 |
| Stages: | 14 |
| Stagekm: | 407.64 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Teamsstart: | 32 |
| Teamsfinish: | 24 |
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.
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]
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]
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| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Team | Time | Rally leader | ||
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| 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 | 18:20.1 | 88.7 km/h | ||
| 3. | Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 | 51.88 km |  Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen | 2 | 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 | ||
| Position | Racer | Time | Difference | Average speed | Point | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:57.2 | 0.0 | 75.6 km/h | 3 | |
| 2 | 12:58.6 | +1.4 | 75.5 km/h | 2 | ||
| 3 | 12:59.7 | +2.5 | 75.4 km/h | 1 |
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