2017 Codasur South American Rally Championship

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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 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 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 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 Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:55.7
3 Argentina
(7–9 June)[4] 		1 Paraguay Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:22:53.3 13 143.56 km 57 28
2 Paraguay Chevrolet Agile MR 1:25:28.9
3 Argentina Ford Fiesta MR 1:27:15.6
4 Bolivia
(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 Škoda Fabia R5 2:16:22.6 13 228.50 km 62 26
2 Uruguay Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:18:57.3
3 Bolivia 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 Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 4 Ret 1 101
4 Bolivia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 5 4 Ret 3 88.5
5 Bolivia 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 Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 12 14 6 Ret 6 39.5
8 Uruguay Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 15 6 Ret 19
9 Paraguay Honda Civic Si 8 19 8 13 11
10 Paraguay Citroën DS3 R3T Max 16 22 17 Ret 8 6
Paraguay Changan Eado XT 24 11 20 7 6
12 Uruguay 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. 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. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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