2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship

The 2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA and run by the Confederacion Deportiva Automovilismo Sudamericana (Codasur). The championship was contested over five events held in five South American countries from April to November.

The championship was won for the fourth time by Paraguayan driver Gustavo Saba. Saba won the final three rallies to win the championship on the final day of the rally overcoming countryman Diego Domínguez who had led the championship all season after winning the first two rallies. Uruguayan driver Rodrigo Zeballos won a close competition for third in the championship

Event calendar and results

The 2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship was as follows:[1]

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Paraguay Rally Trans Itapua
(1–3 April)[2]
1 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 1:44:44.7 14 180.75 km 65 37
2 Argentina Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:44:59.9
3 Paraguay Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:17.4
2 Brazil Rally de Erechim
(13–15 May)[3]
1 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 1:38:34.8 13 153.80 km 60 35
2 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:39:29.6
3 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 1:43:09.9
3 Argentina Rally de Catamarca
(10–12 June)[4]
1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:22:51.3 12 141.62 km 54 35
2 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 1:23:00.8
3 Argentina Geronimo Padilla Ford Fiesta MR 1:23:50.9
4 Bolivia Rally de Santa Cruz
(26–28 August)[5]
1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:15:19.0 13 161.79 km 71 32
2 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Toyota Corolla Proto 1:18:19.4
3 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 1:19:04.5
5 Uruguay Rally del Atlántico
(24–27 November)[6]
1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 2:07:26.1 11 221.40 km 49 26
2 Paraguay Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 2:09:26.5
3 Uruguay Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:11:48.9

Championship standings

The 2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:[7]

Pos. Driver Vehicle Paraguay
TRA
Brazil
ERE
Argentina
CAT
Bolivia
SNC
Uruguay
ATL
Total
1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 2 1 1 1 201.5
2 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 1 1 2 2 4 192
3 Uruguay Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 12 8 8 4 3 86.5
4 Paraguay Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 3 2 82
5 Bolivia Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 Ret 7 Ret 5 59
6 Argentina Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5
Chevrolet Agile MR
2 5 54
7 Argentina Federico Villagra Ford Fiesta MR 3 28
8 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 13 3 27
9 Bolivia Sebastian Franco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3 26.5
10 Uruguay Gabriel Beltrán Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 25.5
11 Paraguay Augusto Bestard Ford Fiesta R5 4 24
12 Bolivia Mariano Aguilera Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 7 5 20.5
13 Paraguay Miguel Ortega Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5 Ret 19
14 Argentina Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 4 17
Brazil Fábio Dall'Agnol Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4 17
Paraguay Alberto Antebi Ford Fiesta R5 7 Ret 17
17 Paraguay Tiago Weiler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 15
18 Bolivia Esteban Eid Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 6 14
19 Uruguay Enrique Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
Ret Ret 7 13.5
20 Argentina David Nalbandian Chevrolet Agile MR 6 12
Uruguay José Levy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 5 Ret 12
22 Paraguay Luis Ortega Ford Fiesta R5 8 Ret 11
23 Uruguay Santiago Cigliuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 10.5
24 Bolivia Julio Cesar Carrillo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 7 9
Uruguay Nicolas Corallo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8 9
26 Bolivia Rolando Careaga Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 8 7
27 Argentina Tomas Garcia Hamilton Fiat Palio MR 9 6
Argentina Nicolás Díaz Ford Fiesta MR 10 6
Uruguay Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 9 6
30 Uruguay Fernando Zuesnabar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 6 14 Ret Ret 5.5
31 Argentina Miguel Ángel Baldoni Ford Fiesta MR Ret 5
Argentina Alejandro Cancio Chevrolet Agile MR Ret 5
33 Bolivia Eduardo Peredo Ford Fiesta R5 14 4
Argentina Luciano Bonomi Renault Clio MR 11 4
35 Spain Fernando Alvarez Castellano Ford Fiesta MR
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
17 9 10 3.5
36 Brazil Juliano Sartori Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 2
37 Paraguay Federico Petersen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 9 1
Brazil Rafael Tulio Peugeot 207 9 1
Bolivia Sebastian Careaga Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 1
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

  1. "Events calendar". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. "29. Petrobras Rally Trans Itapúa 2016". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. "19. Rally Internacional de Erechim 2016". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. "Rally de Catamarca 2016". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. "Rally Santa Cruz 2016". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. "23. Rally del Atlántico 2016". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. "Classifications: FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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