| 181st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 9 of 13 |
| Official name: | Marlboro Rally of Argentina |
| Edition: | 8th |
| Date: | from Tuesday 2-Aug-1988 to Saturday 6-Aug-1988 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 81 | |
| Starters: | 81 | |
| Finishers: | 21 | (25.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 29 | |
| Shortest: | 2.00 | km | (SS21 Cosquin) |
| Longest: | 29.57 | km | (SS13 El Condor - Bifurcacion Ruta) |
| Slowest: | 61.75 | km/h | (SS20 Estancia la Fronda - La Cumbre) |
| Fastest: | 111.82 | km/h | (SS16 Estancia el Alamo - Ascochinga) |
| Planned stage distance: | 583.60 | km | (27.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 583.60 | km | (27.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,557.81 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,141.41 | km |
