Desafío Ruta 40
The Desafío Ruta 40 (English: Route 40 Challenge) is an annual rally raid held in Argentina held intermittently since 2010, and organized by the Argentine Automobile Club (ACA), with the sponsorship of the FIA and the Dakar Rally.The competition constituted the main date of the Argentine Cross Country Rally Championship (CARCC) and was part of the Dakar Series.The race resumed its activity in 2023, being part of the second season of the World Rally-Raid Championship and forming the fourth round within it.As its name indicated, the test was made up of a variable number of stages along National Route 40, the longest in that country, with more than 5,000 kilometers in length.In 2017, two independent races were held: the Desafío Route 40 Sur, connecting Neuquén with the Las Grutas de Río Negro resort, and the Desafío Ruta 40 Norte, with a route between San Juan and Tucumán.