2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship

The 2018 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 sixth time by Paraguayan Skoda driver Gustavo Saba. Saba was second at the opening event in Paraguay before winning rallies in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, wrapping up the championship early. In Saba's absence Toyota driver Alejandro Galanti won the final event in Uruguay and was second in the championship. The only driver to beat Saba in 2018, Hyundai driver Diego Domínguez at the opening round in Paraguay, was third overall.

Event calendar and results

The 2018 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
(15–18 March)[2]		 1 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Hyundai i20 R5 1:23:37.6 13 152.72 km 72 35
2 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:55.8
3 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 1:26:21.7
2 Argentina Rally Argentina
(26–28 April)[3]		 1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:30.2 9 122.48 km 19 12
2 Argentina Alejandro Cancio Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:31.6
3 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Hyundai i20 R5 1:46:27.1
3 Brazil Rally de Erechim
(24–27 May)[4]		 1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:43:01.5 13 164.54 km 56 28
2 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:45.3
3 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 1:46:27.5
4 Bolivia Rally de Santa Cruz
(23–26 August)[5]		 1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:27:13.5 14 152.66 km 47 24
2 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 1:27:26.7
3 Argentina Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 1:31:14.4
5 Uruguay Rally del Atlántico
(22–25 November)[6]		 1 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 1:49:34.9 9 190.10 km 35 17
2 Uruguay Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:50:40.6
3 Argentina Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 1:55:05.9

Championship standings

The 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:[7]

Pos. Driver Vehicle Paraguay
TRA		 Argentina
ARG		 Brazil
ERE		 Bolivia
SNC		 Uruguay
ATL		 Total
1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 2 1 1 1 175
2 Paraguay Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 Ret 6 3 Ret 1 139.5
3 Paraguay Diego Domínguez Hyundai i20 R5 1 3 11 Ret 95
4 Argentina Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 11 8 15 3 3 91
5 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Peugeot 208 MR 3 2 55
6 Bolivia Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 4 4 53
Uruguay Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 13 7 Ret 9 8 53
8 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 Ret Ret 2 47
9 Uruguay Federico Ensslin Ford Fiesta R5 5 39
10 Argentina Alejandro Cancio Škoda Fabia R5 2 36
Argentina Fernando Alvarez Ford Fiesta MR 6 36
12 Bolivia Sebastian Franco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 Ret 5 27
13 Brazil Andre Alegretti Fiat Palio Ret 10 Ret 21 10 26
14 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 5 23
15 Paraguay Luis Maldonado Jr. Ford Fiesta R5 4 21
Chile Cristobal Vidaurre Škoda Fabia R5 4 21
17 Argentina David Nalbandian Chevrolet Agile
Chevrolet Onix		 Ret 5 19
18 Argentina Mario Martinez Ford Ka 27 11 28 Ret 11 18
19 Paraguay Orlando Penner Škoda Fabia R5 5 14
Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Peugeot 208 R2 16 9 8 12 14
21 Paraguay Humberto Dominguez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 7 13
22 Bolivia Rodrigo Gutierrez Fleig Škoda Fabia R5 8 11
Bolivia Mariano Aguilera Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 9 Ret Ret 11
24 Uruguay Luigi Contín Peugeot 208 R2 Ret Ret 7.5
25 Paraguay Thiago Weiler Škoda Fabia R5 Ret Ret 7
26 Paraguay Jose Luis Jacquet Škoda Fabia R5 8 6
27 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Citroën DS3 R3T Max Ret 10 4
28 Argentina Luis Arceluz Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 3
29 Bolivia Rodrigo Gutierrez Bravo Peugeot 208 R2 18 2
30 Paraguay Fabricio Chiriani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 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. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "31. Petrobras Rally Trans Itapúa 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. "YPF Rally Argentina - CODASUR 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. "21. Rally Internacional de Erechim 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. "Rally Santa Cruz 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. "25. Rally del Atlántico 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. "Classifications: FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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