| 155th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 8 of 13 |
| Official name: | Marlboro Rally of Argentina |
| Edition: | 6th |
| Date: | from Wednesday 6-Aug-1986 to Saturday 9-Aug-1986 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 150 | |
| Starters: | 150 | |
| Finishers: | 50 | (33.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 27 | |
| Shortest: | 11.23 | km | (SS6 Jose de la Quintana - Villa Ciudad America) |
| Longest: | 31.09 | km | (SS20 Rio Guasta - Taninga) |
| Slowest: | 63.17 | km/h | (SS11 El Manzano - Bif a la Cumbre) |
| Fastest: | 126.93 | km/h | (SS1 Berrotaran) |
| Planned stage distance: | 593.76 | km | (28.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 593.76 | km | (28.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,478.24 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,072.00 | km |
