| 168th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 9 of 13 |
| Official name: | Marlboro Rally of Argentina |
| Edition: | 7th |
| Date: | from Tuesday 4-Aug-1987 to Saturday 8-Aug-1987 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 64 | |
| Starters: | 64 | |
| Finishers: | 23 | (35.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 27 | |
| Shortest: | 11.23 | km | (SS21 Jose de la Quintana - Villa Ciudad de America) |
| Longest: | 31.09 | km | (SS6 Rio Guasta - Taninga) |
| Slowest: | 58.40 | km/h | (SS13 El Manzano - Bifurcacion a la Cumbre) |
| Fastest: | 113.17 | km/h | (SS17 Estancia el Alamo - Ascochinga la Pampa) |
| Planned stage distance: | 596.54 | km | (26.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 596.54 | km | (26.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,618.04 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,214.58 | km |
