The rally was first run in
1980, in
Tucumán Province and organized by the
Automovil Club Argentino. The winners of that first edition were
Walter Röhrl and
Christian Geistdörfer (Fiat 131 Abarth). In the
1981 season the rally took again place in Tucumán, but in
1982 was not held. In
1983 it was moved to
San Carlos de Bariloche, but in
1984 was moved to
Córdoba Province, where it has been held ever since. In the
2006 season, the rally was held on April 28, 2006 through April 30, 2006 as the fifth rally on the World Rally Championship schedule for 2006. In order to attract more spectators, in
2007 one of the sections of the rally was run in
Buenos Aires in the
River Plate Football Stadium, and another section in the
Chateau Carreras Stadium in
Córdoba city. In
2012, the route was expanded to include some 500 km (300 mi) of competitive stages, making it the longest rally in the modern era of the sport. Famous stages include El Condor- and
Mina Clavero. == Winners since 1980 ==