Desafío Ruta 40 Explained

Category:Rally raid
Region:Argentina
Inaugural:2010

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia. Página oficial de Desafío Ruta 40. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407023551/http://www.desafioruta40.com.ar/historia/. 7 April 2015.
  2. Web site: El espíritu del Dakar vuelve a la Argentina en 2023. 2022-10-21. 2022-10-19. AUTOMUNDO. es.
  3. News: W2RC 2023: FIA-FIM World Rally-Raid Championship 2023 Calendar: Via the Americas. 9 November 2022. ralyraidnetwork.com.
  4. Web site: This is the 2024 World Rally Championship calendar . 2024-01-11 . www.speedweek.com.
  5. Web site: Argentina y Qatar un solo corazón . Página 12 . 4 September 2023.