Rally Argentina 1984
Round 8 of the 1984 World Rally Championship · 27 July – 1 August 1984
Audi one-two-three in Argentina: Blomqvist, Mikkola and local hero Jorge Recalde.
Episode 3 — The Peugeot Revolution: 205 Turbo 16, Todt & Vatanen (1984–85)
The Rally Argentina 1984 features in this episode of our documentary series.
At a glance
The podium
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Route and surface
Gravel and rock in the hills around Córdoba, including mountain passes and river crossings.
Key entries
The leading seeded crews (start numbers 1–8):
- #1 Stig Blomqvist / Björn Cederberg — Audi Quattro A2 (Audi Sport)
- #2 Hannu Mikkola / Arne Hertz — Audi Quattro A2 (Audi Sport)
- #3 Jorge Recalde / Jorge del Buono — Audi Quattro A2 (Audi Sport)
- #4 Yasuhiro Iwase / Surinder Thatthi — Opel Ascona 400 (Yasuhiro Iwase)
- #5 Domingo de Vitta / Washington Antúnez — Ford Escort RS2000 (Domingo de Vitta)
- #6 Ernesto Soto / Martin Christie — Renault 18 (Ernesto Soto)
- #7 Carlos Celis / Luis Oyola — Renault 12 (Carlos Celis)
- #8 Luis Etchegoyen / Luiz Borallo — Ford Escort RS2000 (Luis Etchegoyen)
Audi one-two-three in Argentina: Blomqvist, Mikkola and local hero Jorge Recalde.
How the rally unfolded
Recalde, in a third works Quattro, led the opening stage and won six stages. Blomqvist then led from stage 2 to the end, apart from a single stage for Mikkola, and won by 3 minutes 16 seconds.
Neither Lancia nor Peugeot made the long trip. Only 21 of 105 starters finished.
The decisive moment
Blomqvist led every stage but two. The result moved him to the brink of the world title.
Result — top 10
| Pos. | No. | Crew | Car | Entrant | Gp. | Time / gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stig Blomqvist / Björn Cederberg | Audi Quattro A2 | Audi Sport | B | 10:33:38 |
| 2 | 2 | Hannu Mikkola / Arne Hertz | Audi Quattro A2 | Audi Sport | B | +3:16 |
| 3 | 3 | Jorge Recalde / Jorge del Buono | Audi Quattro A2 | Audi Sport | B | +5:10 |
| 4 | 19 | Mario Stillo / Daniel Stillo | Renault 12 | Mario Stillo | A | +1:38:42 |
| 5 | 4 | Yasuhiro Iwase / Surinder Thatthi | Opel Ascona 400 | Yasuhiro Iwase | B | +1:44:46 |
| 6 | 20 | Miguel Torras / Fernando Stella | Renault 12 | Miguel Torras | A | +1:47:19 |
| 7 | 32 | Carlos Bassi / Roberto Syriani | Peugeot 504 | Carlos Bassi | B | +2:22:45 |
| 8 | 25 | Hugo Hernández / Adolfo Coggiola | Peugeot 504 | Hugo Hernandez | B | +2:35:34 |
| 9 | 38 | Monnenmacher Pérez / Enrique Marongiu | Peugeot 504 | Monnenmacher Perez | B | +3:04:18 |
| 10 | 80 | Walter d’Agostini / César Romero | Renault 12 | Walter d’Agostini | A | +3:17:41 |
Retirements of note
- #5 Domingo de Vitta / Washington Antúnez (Ford Escort RS2000) — steering, stage 9
- #6 Ernesto Soto / Martin Christie (Renault 18) — gearbox, stage 8
- #7 Carlos Celis / Luis Oyola (Renault 12) — accident, stage 9
- #8 Luis Etchegoyen / Luiz Borallo (Ford Escort RS2000) — halfshaft, stage 4
- #9 Federico West / Gregorio Asadourian (Ford Escort RS2000) — accident, stage 6
- #10 Gustavo Trelles / Raúl Ivetich (Ford Escort RS2000) — gearbox, stage 2
- #11 Jorge Maggi / Héctor Valles (Peugeot 504) — accident, stage 11
- #12 Carlos Garro / Marcelo Tornqvist (Peugeot 504) — head gasket, stage 14
Jonkka’s World Rally Archive lists stage 24 as cancelled.
Results, retirements, stage wins and leaders are taken from Jonkka’s World Rally Archive. Names are given with their correct spelling; the archive itself omits diacritics.
Related pages
- 1984 season overview
- All 1984 rallies
- Previous round: Rally New Zealand 1984
- Next round: 1000 Lakes Rally 1984
- Cars: Audi Quattro
- Teams: Audi Sport
- Iconic moments · Timeline · Statistics
All rounds of 1984
In pictures 4 photos
Photos from this event where free-licensed pictures exist; otherwise the podium cars, photographed on the occasion stated in each caption.
Further resources
- Motor Sport (September 1984): Argentina Rally EN · article · subscription
Contemporary report from Motor Sport magazine's September 1984 issue, written as the season unfolded. - WRC.com season archive 1984 EN · archive
Official summary of the 1984 season: calendar, winners and both championship tables. - Wikipedia: Rally Argentina EN · archive
History of the Rally Argentina with its list of winners over the decades.
The same rally in other Group B years
Sources
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive (juwra.com), Rally Argentina 1984: event page — https://www.juwra.com/argentina_1984.html
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive, results — https://www.juwra.com/argentina_1984_results.html
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive, entry list — https://www.juwra.com/argentina_1984_entries.html
- Jonkka's World Rally Archive, stage winners and leaders — https://www.juwra.com/argentina_1984_stage_winners.html
- Wikipedia (EN), 1984 World Rally Championship — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_World_Rally_Championship
All text is original writing for Grouve Sports Management Group, based on the sources above. Facts checked on 21 October 2026.
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