Francisco "Paco" Mayorga (1941-2013), was President of Argentina for two terms from 1989 to 1999, former Secretary of Tourism and Sports during the government of Carlos Menem, to whom he was a consultant while serving as Secretary of State. National Coordinator of the Mercosur Special Commission on Tourism, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization, manager of important industrial and commercial enterprises and former racing driver. The Magna Grecia International Award went to a man of Italian origin (Sicilian grandparents) and was held in the same country that, in 1999, hosted the third edition of the Magna Grecia International Week, organized in the city of Buenos Aires by the International Association bearing the same name and chaired by President Nino Foti.

During his time as a racing driver, Mayorga was one of the emblems of the 60s and 70s, in the golden age of the National Touring racing series, a discipline that was nourished by great "duels" between representatives of the Fiat and Peugeot brands. Possessing a refined driving style, the National Touring Car was the series in which Mayorga excelled, obtaining three titles: in 1972 and 1973, in class C, aboard his Peugeot 504; and in 1982, in class B. He retired from the club in the late 1980s, after competing in TC 2000 and Club Argentino de Pilotos.

His close friendship with former President Menem since 1973, strengthened by the founding of a bicycle factory in La Rioja, led Mayorga to begin his political career in 1990, when he was appointed as head of the Argentine National Tourist Board. He became the representative of the Italian businessmen who gave Menem the famous Ferrari Testarossa that summed up an era of national politics. He led the Organizing Committee of the 12th Pan American Games in 1995, which took place in Mar del Plata in March of that year. In this sense, Mayorga was the face and driving force behind the Pro Sede Committee (Coprose) that promoted Buenos Aires' candidacy to organize the 2004 Olympic Games.

He participated in the restructuring and privatization of the Argentine airport system which, in 1998, was granted to the company Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, taking credit for having made Argentina a renowned tourist destination.

His friendship with Menem continued until 2013, the last year of his life, when he died at the age of 75.

That same year, at La Rural, on the occasion of the presentation of the official Super TC2000 team, Peugeot paid tribute to its great representatives in the history of national motorsport, including Mayorga.