CHI - CHILE
GRAN PREMIO INTERNACIONAL DEL SUR (1970)
Description Proposed speed race for touring cars that should have held in 5 stages from December 4th to 13th 1970. The race was canceled.
Location Santiago - Puerto Montt - Comodoro Rivadavia - Punta Arenas - Ushuaia - Río Gallegos - Comodoro Rivadavia
Santiago - Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Latitude - Longitude (approx) - 33°26'00"     - 70°39'00"     (approx)
-33.433333     -70.65     (approx)
UTM Coordinates (approx) X = 346613.356  -  Y = 6299454.972  -  Zone 19H     (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  
Inauguration  
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Argentinian Spanish Parabrisas Corsa 236/1970 (page 12) Map and brief description of the race October 27th 1970
(2) Argentinian Spanish Parabrisas Corsa 240/1970 (page 16) Map and brief description of the race November 24th 1970
(3) Argentinian Spanish Parabrisas Corsa 241/1970 (page 14) Race canceled December 1st 1970

(*) 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.

Gran Premio Internacional del Sur: 1° etapa
1st stage
Description Stage that should have used Pan-American Highway. Scheduled date: December 4th 1970
Years 1970
Direction  
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Point to point track
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page January 6th 2026
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Santiago de Chile - Puerto Montt
length 5377  km    3341.204  mi Total length (2)
length 1088  km    676.07  mi 1st stage (2)
length 1088  km    676.07  mi 1st stage (1)

Gran Premio Internacional del Sur: 2° etapa
2nd stage
Description Scheduled date: December 6th 1970
Years 1970
Direction  
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Point to point track
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page January 6th 2026
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Puerto Montt - Puyehue - Bariloche (Argentina) - Esquel (Argentina) - Sarmiento (Argentina) - Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)
length 5377  km    3341.204  mi Total length (2)
length 1228  km    763.065  mi 2nd stage (1)
length 1233  km    766.172  mi 2nd stage (2)

Gran Premio Internacional del Sur: 3° etapa
3rd stage
Description The race route was supposed to cross the internal roads of the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. Scheduled date: December 8th 1970
Years 1970
Direction  
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Point to point track
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page December 26th 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) - Punta Arenas
length 5377  km    3341.204  mi Total length (2)
length 1334  km    828.932  mi 3rd stage (2)
length 1334  km    828.932  mi 3rd stage (1)

Gran Premio Internacional del Sur: 4° etapa
4th stage
Description The stage would have been held entirely in Tierra del Fuego, with an outward and return route, split into two different days. Scheduled date: December 10th and 11th 1970
Years 1970
Direction  
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Point to point track
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page December 26th 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Manantiales (Argentina) - Ushuaia (Argentina) - Manantiales (Argentina)
length 5377  km    3341.204  mi Total length (2)
length 938  km    582.862  mi 4th stage (2)
length 938  km    582.862  mi 4th stage (1)

Gran Premio Internacional del Sur: 5° etapa
5th stage
Description Stage that should have used Ruta 3. Scheduled date: December 13th 1970
Years 1970
Direction  
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Point to point track
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page December 26th 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Río Gallegos (Argentina) - Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina)
length 5377  km    3341.204  mi Total length (2)
length 789  km    490.275  mi 5th stage (2)



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
January 6th 2026     Guido de Carli     Update Description
December 26th 2025     Guido de Carli     New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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