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.

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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]

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Rally Trans Itapua
(31 March–2 April) [2]
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:46:54.514187.04 km6530
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:47:09.2
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:47:21.2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rally de Erechim
(19–21 May) [3]
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:06.112152.02 km7245
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:24.2
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:55.7
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Rally de San Juan
(7–9 June) [4]
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:22:53.313143.56 km5728
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Luciano Preto Chevrolet Agile MR 1:25:28.9
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel-Angel Baldoni Ford Fiesta MR 1:27:15.6
4 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Rally de Santa Cruz
(25–27 August) [5]
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:11.414146.84 km6533
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:13.4
3 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Toyota Corolla Proto 1:26:13.4
5 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rally del Atlántico
(24–26 November) [6]
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5 2:16:22.613228.50 km6226
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:18:57.3
3 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 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.DriverVehicle Flag of Paraguay.svg
TRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
ERE
Flag of Argentina.svg
SNJ
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
SNC
Flag of Uruguay.svg
ATL
Total
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 2212Ret172
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5
Chevrolet Agile MR
11Ret112166.5
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5 Ret4Ret1101
4 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 754Ret388.5
5 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Eduardo Peredo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6Ret5Ret751
6 Flag of Uruguay.svg Enrique Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
177185550
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 12146Ret639.5
8 Flag of Uruguay.svg Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 156Ret19
9 Flag of Paraguay.svg Wilfried Klassen Honda Civic Si 81981311
10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Zaldivar Jr Citroën DS3 R3T Max 162217Ret86
Flag of Paraguay.svg Jorge Maune Changan Eado XT 24112076
12 Flag of Uruguay.svg Fernando Zuesnabar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1320RetRet2
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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