Jari-Matti Latvala took his maiden Rally Argentina victory when he won the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 1min 26.9sec from Volkswagen Polo R team-mate Sébastien Ogier.
It was Volkswagen’s ninth consecutive WRC victory, breaking the record previously held by Citroen. Kris Meeke finished third for the French squad in a DS3, a further 4min 27.8sec behind.
Ogier won the El Condor Power Stage to take maximum bonus points. Mikko Hirvonen claimed two points for second with Latvala taking one.
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 | LATVALA | 4:41:24.8 | ||
| 2. | 1 | OGIER | 4:42:51.7 | +1:26.9 | +1:26.9 |
| 3. | 3 | MEEKE | 4:47:19.5 | +4:27.8 | +5:54.7 |
| 4. | 9 | MIKKELSEN | 4:47:43.1 | +23.6 | +6:18.3 |
| 5. | 7 | NEUVILLE | 4:49:50.6 | +2:07.5 | +8:25.8 |
| 6. | 10 | KUBICA | 4:51:32.8 | +1:42.2 | +10:08.0 |
| 7. | 6 | EVANS | 4:51:57.0 | +24.2 | +10:32.2 |
| 8. | 21 | PROKOP | 4:53:28.7 | +1:31.7 | +12:03.9 |
| 9. | 5 | HIRVONEN | 5:01:19.6 | +7:50.9 | +19:54.8 |
| 10. | 40 | AL-ATTIYAH | 5:04:35.0 | +3:15.4 | +23:10.2 |
| 11. | 41 | FUCHS | 5:10:10.7 | +5:35.7 | +28:45.9 |
| 12. | 42 | DOMINGUEZ | 5:10:25.5 | +14.8 | +29:00.7 |
| 13. | 37 | BERTELLI | 5:17:48.4 | +7:22.9 | +36:23.6 |
| 14. | 44 | AL-KUWARI | 5:25:52.4 | +8:04.0 | +44:27.6 |
| 15. | 46 | ZALDIVAR | 5:31:24.7 | +5:32.3 | +49:59.9 |
| 16. | 72 | ALONSO | 5:38:18.8 | +6:54.1 | +56:54.0 |
| 17. | 38 | TANAK | 5:41:05.3 | +2:46.5 | +59:40.5 |
| 18. | 74 | ZEA VELASCO | 5:41:49.8 | +44.5 | +1:00:25.0 |
| 19. | 34 | BESTARD | 5:41:56.3 | +6.5 | +1:00:31.5 |
| 20. | 47 | TORRES | 5:42:09.4 | +13.1 | +1:00:44.6 |