The rally started in Villa Carlos Paz, a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, on Friday 19 March with a 3.30 km (2.05 mi) super special stage in the town.

The event was made up of 15 gravel stages covering a total of 238.62 km (148.27 mi) all completed in daylight.

The event on Saturday consisted of seven stages and was centred on the town of San Agustín and around Valle Hermoso on Sunday.

Other entrants included current championship leader Juho Hänninen and reigning champion Kris Meeke.

The other two drivers to win a stage, Guy Wilks and Jan Kopecký finished second and third to complete a clean sweep of the podium for Škoda.