Argentina to return to WRC calendar in 2028

Argentina is set to rejoin the World Rally Championship in 2028 after a multi-year agreement was signed. The country last hosted a round in 2019, with its 2020 event cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and since then only Chile and Paraguay have featured from South America.

The event will return to Cordoba, Argentina's second largest city, under a deal with the Government of Cordoba. The sporting precinct around the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes will house the service park, and work is underway on a route that could bring back some of the rally's best-known stages, including El Condor.

The FIA will observe a candidate event planned for March next year as part of the FIA CODASUR Rally Championship. WRC Promoter CEO Eric Boullier said the commitment was about building a sustainable long-term future for Rally Argentina.