2017 Codasur South American Rally Championship

The 2017 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 different countries across South America, running from March to November.

The championship was won for the fifth time by Paraguayan driver Gustavo Saba. Saba only won the Rally de San Juan but with three second places that was enough for Saba to defeat Argentine driver Marcos Ligato by less than six points despite winning three rallies. Paraguayan driver Miguel Zaldivar Sr. was third in the championship after winning the final rally of the season in Uruguay.

Event calendar and results

The 2017 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
(31 March–2 April)[2]		 1 Argentina Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:46:54.5 14 187.04 km 65 30
2 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:47:09.2
3 Paraguay Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:47:21.2
2 Brazil Rally de Erechim
(19–21 May)[3]		 1 Argentina Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:06.1 12 152.02 km 72 45
2 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:24.2
3 Paraguay Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:55.7
3 Argentina Rally de San Juan
(7–9 June)[4]		 1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:22:53.3 13 143.56 km 57 28
2 Paraguay Luciano Preto Chevrolet Agile MR 1:25:28.9
3 Argentina Miguel-Angel Baldoni Ford Fiesta MR 1:27:15.6
4 Bolivia Rally de Santa Cruz
(25–27 August)[5]		 1 Argentina Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:11.4 14 146.84 km 65 33
2 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:13.4
3 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Toyota Corolla Proto 1:26:13.4
5 Uruguay Rally del Atlántico
(24–26 November)[6]		 1 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5 2:16:22.6 13 228.50 km 62 26
2 Uruguay Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:18:57.3
3 Bolivia Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:21:18.3

Championship standings

The 2017 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:[7]

Pos. Driver Vehicle Paraguay
TRA		 Brazil
ERE		 Argentina
SNJ		 Bolivia
SNC		 Uruguay
ATL		 Total
1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 2 2 1 2 Ret 172
2 Argentina Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5
Chevrolet Agile MR		 1 1 Ret 1 12 166.5
3 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 4 Ret 1 101
4 Bolivia Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 5 4 Ret 3 88.5
5 Bolivia Eduardo Peredo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 Ret 5 Ret 7 51
6 Uruguay Enrique Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X		 17 7 18 5 5 50
7 Argentina Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 12 14 6 Ret 6 39.5
8 Uruguay Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 15 6 Ret 19
9 Paraguay Wilfried Klassen Honda Civic Si 8 19 8 13 11
10 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Jr Citroën DS3 R3T Max 16 22 17 Ret 8 6
Paraguay Jorge Maune Changan Eado XT 24 11 20 7 6
12 Uruguay Fernando Zuesnabar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 13 20 Ret Ret 2
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. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. "30. Petrobras Rally Trans Itapúa 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "20. Rally Internacional de Erechim 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "Rally de San Juan 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "Rally Santa Cruz 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. "24. Rally del Atlántico 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. "Classifications: FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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