The Rally del Atlántico - Trofeo Ricardo Gorbarán is an international
rallying
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race held in the
Lavalleja
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and
Maldonado departments in
Uruguay since
1994
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. The event has been hosted in
Punta del Este,
Minas,
San Carlos,
Piriápolis
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and
El Edén
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along the different editions, always on gravel roads. The event is a round of the
Codasur South American Rally Championship and the Uruguayan Rally Championship since the first edition. Some years it has also been a round of the Argentinian Rally Championship.
Paraguayan drivers
Alejandro Galanti and
Gustavo Saba
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are the most successful drivers in the rally's history having each won five times.
List of winners
Sourced in part from:
References
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External links
Official websiteCODASUR official website
Atlantico
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Auto races in Uruguay
Lavalleja Department
Sport in Maldonado Department