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Rally of Argentina 1997 counts for:
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
1997 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
1997 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers
1997 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
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| 285th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 7 of 14 |
| Official name: | Rally of Argentina |
| Edition: | 17th |
| Date: | from Wednesday 21-May-1997 to Saturday 24-May-1997 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 51 | |
| Starters: | 51 | |
| Finishers: | 24 | (47.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 23 | |
| Shortest: | 3.40 | km | (SS8 Colonia Caroya) |
| Longest: | 31.76 | km | (SS5 Todos los Santos - La Pampa) |
| Slowest: | 66.42 | km/h | (SS7 La Cumbre - Agua de Oro) |
| Fastest: | 115.63 | km/h | (SS12 Tala Canada - Taninga) |
| Planned stage distance: | 413.37 | km | (35.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 402.58 | km | (35.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 748.94 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,151.52 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 9th win and 13th podium for Tommi Makinen. |
| Second place was 17th podium for Colin McRae. |
| Third place was 19th podium for Kenneth Eriksson. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 18th win and 43rd podium for Mitsubishi. |
| | Second and third places were 42nd to 43rd podiums for Subaru. |
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