2013 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina
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Round 8 of 12 in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina.
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| Date | 4 August, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo 4.806 kilometres (2.986 mi) |
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| Laps | 12 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Time | 1:47.920 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Second |
 Pepe Oriola
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Tuenti Racing Team | |
| Third |
 Tom Chilton
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RML | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Time | 1:50.524 | ||
| Laps | 11 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 José María López
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Wiechers-Sport | |
| Second |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Castrol Honda Team | |
| Third |
Pepe Oriola
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Tuenti Racing Team | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Time | 1:50.248 | ||
The 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina was the eighth round of the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season and the maiden running of the FIA WTCC Race of Argentina. It was held on 4 August 2013 at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina.
Race one was won by Yvan Muller for RML while race two was won by local driver José María López on his debut weekend in the World Touring Car Championship while driving for Wiechers-Sport.
Muller was leading the drivers' championship by 122 points over Michel Nykjær who was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.
The Honda Civic WTCCs, SEAT León WTCCs and BMW 320 TCs lost all additional ballast when the compensation weights were re-calculated. The Chevrolet Cruzes retained their 40 kg of ballast while the Lada Grantas remained 20 kg below the baseweight.
José María López joined Wiechers-Sport for the round, substituting for regular driver Fredy Barth. Following heavy damage sustained in the previous round, Tom Boardman and the Special Tuning Racing team elected to skip the Race of Argentina to repair the car before shipping to the United States.
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