The 2012 Desafio Litoral Rally was a first edition of
rally raid endurance race held in
Argentina from 23–28 July 2012. It was the first Dakar Series rally held in South America. The itinerary contained 3,454 kilometres of roads and tracks in total, including 1,840 of timed sections. It was organized by the
Amaury Sport Organisation.
Itinerary
The race was held in public roads in the northeastern Argentine provinces of
Misiones
Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...
,
Corrientes and
Chaco. The original route included two stops at
Asunción and
Encarnación in
Paraguay, but were cancelled prior to the event because of political instability after the
impeachment
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
In ...
of the president.
Reformulan el trazado del Desafío Litoral
- DataChaco, 5 July 2012
* 23 July: Iguazú – Posadas
* 24 July: Posadas – Posadas
* 25 July: Posadas – Bella Vista
* 26 July: Bella Vista – Corrientes
* 27 July: Corrientes – Resistencia
* 28 July: Resistencia – Resistencia
Stage results
Bikes
Results
Bikes
# Cyril Despres (KTM) 13:56:54
# Jakub Przygoński
Jakub Przygoński (born 24 March 1985) is a Polish racing driver. As a rally raid driver, he won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2018. In addition to racing in rally raids, he has raced in other disciplines, especially motorcycling, ...
(KTM) +4:45
# Mauricio Gomez (Yamaha) +1:03:15
# Pablo Rodríguez (Honda) +1:33:38
# Javier Pizzolito (Honda) +1:35:52
Cars
# Orlando Terranova
Orlando Terranova (born 10 November 1979 in Mendoza) is an Argentine rally driver, best known for his participation in the Dakar Rally.
Biography
Terranova began his professional career in 1997 as an enduro rider, taking four national titles and ...
/ Paulo Fiuza (BMW) 12:48:06
# Nani Roma/ Michel Périn (Mini) +26.39
# Boris Garafulic/Gilles Picard
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(BMW) +1:39:56
# Omar Gandara/ Mauricio Jeromin (Toyota) +3:15:32
# Roberto Recalde/ Carlos Zarza (Higher) +3:26:26
Quads 4x2
# Sergio Lafuente
Sergio Lafuente (born 22 May 1966) is a Uruguayan weightlifter and rallying driver.
He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
In rallying, Lafuente finished 5th in the quads class at the 2012 Dakar Rally
...
# Gastón González
# Sebastián Foche
# Francisco Bartucci
# Germán Wolenberg
Quads 4x4
# Daniel Mazzucco
# Ezio Blangino
# Claudio Cavigliasso
# Pablo Ríos
# Pablo Bustamante
UTV
# Omar Yoma
# Alberto Depetris
# Pablo Depetris
# Hugo Zucchini
# Carlos González
References
External links
dakar.com
(multilingual)
{{Dakar Rally
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