It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km (2,372 mi), and was won by Delio Rodríguez.

A new introduction to this Vuelta was a classification on points, sponsored by Pirelli.

It was calculated as follows:[5] Although the sponsor said that the classification was a great success,[6] it did not return the next edition.

There was also a team competition: the ranks in the general classification of the best two cyclists per cycling club were added, and the club with the lowest total won.

Delio Rodríguez was in the same club as Alejandro Fombellida, and because they finished first and ninth, they scored 10 points; no other team had fewer points, so they won the team competition.