DUBAI: FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has welcomed plans for an FIA World Rally Championship candidate rally in Argentina next year, marking an important step towards the championship’s potential return to the country for the first time since 2019.
The candidate rally is scheduled to take place in March 2027 as a round of the FIA CODASUR Rally Championship in Cordoba, a region where the FIA president secured a dominant Group N victory and finished sixth overall in the FIA WRC in 1993.
Across the three-day event, FIA delegates will assess sporting operations, safety and medical arrangements, infrastructure and organizational capabilities, including the proposed stages and service park facilities, to determine its suitability to host a future FIA WRC round.
Ben Sulayem, who scored his first ever WRC points with a seventh place overall finish in Argentina in 1991, said: “Argentina is a country with motorsport in its blood, passionate fans and remarkable terrain. It has an incredible rallying heritage, and I have great personal memories of competing in Cordoba.
“When I visited Argentina earlier this year, I repeated my commitment to bringing world-class competition back to the country and I am proud to announce the first step to achieving that vision.
“Following the historic Deal of the Century and our partnership with the new WRC Promoter, the Championship is…
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