FIA President Ben Sulayem welcomes new path for Argentina’s return to World Rally Championship in 2028

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.