ARG - ARGENTINA
OLAVARRÍA, VUELTA
Not to be confused with Olavarría (1937÷1938) - Olavarría (Club Hípico 1940) - Olavarría, Gran Autódromo Sudamericano, Emiliozzi - Olavarría, La Bota, Emiliozzi - Olavarría, Luciano Fortabat - Olavarría, Vuelta (1950) - Sierras Bayas
Description From 1950 to 1967, 14 editions of the Vuelta de Olavarría were held on different circuits. In 1950 it was a a stage race 2837 km long. After a brief stop, the next edition was held in 1971 on the new Luciano Fortabat circuit.
Location Olavarría
B - Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires
Latitude - Longitude (approx) - 36°53'37"     - 60°19'23"     (approx)
-36.893611     -60.323056     (approx)
UTM Coordinates (approx) X = 738539.833  -  Y = 5913582.876  -  Zone 20H     (approx)
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Zoom Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL (approx) 150 m - 492 ft    (approx)
Inauguration  
Closing September 17th 1967
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Argentinian Spanish Forum Forum --> Latin America --> Argentina --> Circuitos Argentinos [ESP]
(2) Argentinian Spanish www.motoresapleno.com.ar/2017/03/turismo-carretera-hace-54-anos-en-olavarria-juan-galvez-se-convertia-en-leyenda
(3) English www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7797823 Track layout
(4) Argentinian Spanish Parabrisas Corsa 22/1966 (page 7) Map and race event September 20th 1966
(5) Argentinian Spanish Parabrisas Corsa 73/1967 September 12th 1967
(6) Argentinian Spanish Automundo 138/1967 December 26th 1967
(7) Argentinian Spanish Turismo de Carretera. 75 años de una pasión Published by: Grupo Buenos Aires por Revista "Corsa" - Published in: Argentina
2013
(8) Argentinian Spanish www.facebook.com (...) December 15th 2019
(9) Argentinian Spanish www.facebook.com (...) March 3rd 2025

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Vuelta de Olavarría
Description In 1962 it hosted 9th Vuelta de Olavarría. Track layout is the same or very similar to the 1963 one. I have no infos about other editions
Years 1962
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page October 23rd 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 55.6  km    34.549  mi asphalted sections only (1)
length 107.4  km    66.737  mi dirt sections only (1)
length 161.743  km    100.505  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (3)
length 163  km    101.286  mi Total length (1)

Vuelta de Olavarría
Description On March 3rd 1963 it hosted 10th Vuelta de Olavarría. Track layout is the same or very similar to the 1962 one. I have no infos about other editions
Years 1963
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration March 3rd 1963
Closing  
Last update of this page October 23rd 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Olavarría - San Jacinto - Arroyo Tapalqué - Ruta 76 - Querandíes - Desvío a Pourtalé - Pourtalé - Camino de los chilenos - Camino a Crotto - Serra Chica - Colonia Hinojo - Cerro Indiano - Sierras Bayas - Olavarría
length 58  km    36.041  mi asphalted sections only (2)
length 108  km    67.11  mi dirt sections only (2)
length 166  km    103.15  mi Total length (2)

Vuelta de Olavarría
Description On September 18th 1966 it hosted 13th Vuelta de Olavarría. I have no infos about different editions
Years 1966
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration  
Closing September 18th 1966
Last update of this page October 23rd 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Escuela Fortabat - Ruta Nacional No.76 - Ruta Nacional No.226 - Estancia Las Catalinas - Almacen Pibuel - Arroyo Tapalqué - Escuela Fortabat
length 45.4  km    28.211  mi asphalted sections only (1)
length 34.7  km    21.562  mi dirt sections only (1)
length 80.1  km    49.773  mi Total length (1)

Vuelta de Olavarría
Description On September 17th 1967 it hosted 14th Vuelta de Olavarría. I have no infos about different editions
Years 1967
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration September 17th 1967
Closing September 17th 1967
Last update of this page June 3rd 2013
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 59.5  km    36.973  mi asphalted sections only (1)
length 52.7  km    32.747  mi dirt sections only (1)
length 112.2  km    69.72  mi Total length (1)

Vuelta de Olavarría 1962 and Circuito Luciano Fortabat

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Vuelta de Olavarría 1962 - approximate map

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
October 23rd 2025     Guido de Carli Guido de Carli   Update Description with map
November 8th 2024 Vuelta de Olavarría 1966 Guido de Carli     Update Description
June 3rd 2013 Vuelta de Olavarría 1967 Guido de Carli   Luis Alberto González New Description without map
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