2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship Explained

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

Championship standings

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

Driver Vehicle TRA ERE CAT SNC ATL Total 1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 2 1 1 1 201.5 2 Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 1 1 2 2 4 192 3 Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 12 8 8 4 3 86.5 4 Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 3 2 82 5 Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 Ret 7 Ret 5 59 6 Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 Chevrolet Agile MR 2 5 54 7 Federico Villagra Ford Fiesta MR 3 28 8 Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 13 3 27 9 Sebastian Franco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3 26.5 10 Gabriel Beltrán Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 25.5 11 Augusto Bestard Ford Fiesta R5 4 24 12 Mariano Aguilera Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 7 5 20.5 13 Miguel Ortega Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5 Ret 19 14 Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 4 17 Fábio Dall'Agnol Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4 17 Alberto Antebi Ford Fiesta R5 7 Ret 17 17 Tiago Weiler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 15 18 Esteban Eid Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 6 14 19 Enrique Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret Ret 7 13.5 20 David Nalbandian Chevrolet Agile MR 6 12 José Levy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 5 Ret 12 22 Luis Ortega Ford Fiesta R5 8 Ret 11 23 Santiago Cigliuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 10.5 24 Julio Cesar Carrillo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 7 9 Nicolas Corallo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8 9 26 Rolando Careaga Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 8 7 27 Tomas Garcia Hamilton Fiat Palio MR 9 6 Nicolás Díaz Ford Fiesta MR 10 6 Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 9 6 30 Fernando Zuesnabar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 6 14 Ret Ret 5.5 31 Miguel Ángel Baldoni Ford Fiesta MR Ret 5 Alejandro Cancio Chevrolet Agile MR Ret 5 33 Eduardo Peredo Ford Fiesta R5 14 4 Luciano Bonomi Renault Clio MR 11 4 35 Fernando Alvarez Castellano Ford Fiesta MR Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 17 9 10 3.5 36 Juliano Sartori Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 2 37 Federico Petersen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 9 1 Rafael Tulio Peugeot 207 9 1 Sebastian Careaga Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10 1

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Notes and References

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