2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship Explained

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]

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Rally Trans Itapua
(15–18 March)[2]
1 Diego DominguezHyundai i20 R51:23:37.613152.72 km7235
2 Gustavo SabaŠkoda Fabia R51:24:55.8
3 Miguel Zaldivar Jr.Škoda Fabia R51:26:21.7
2 Rally Argentina
(26–28 April)[3]
1 Gustavo SabaŠkoda Fabia R51:45:30.29122.48 km1912
2 Alejandro CancioŠkoda Fabia R51:45:31.6
3 Diego DominguezHyundai i20 R51:46:27.1
3 Rally de Erechim
(24–27 May)[4]
1 Gustavo SabaŠkoda Fabia R51:43:01.513164.54 km5628
2 Miguel Zaldivar Jr.Škoda Fabia R51:45:45.3
3 Alejandro GalantiToyota Etios R51:46:27.5
4 Rally de Santa Cruz
(23–26 August)[5]
1 Gustavo SabaŠkoda Fabia R51:27:13.514152.66 km4724
2 Marco Bulacia WilkinsonFord Fiesta R51:27:26.7
3 Augusto D'AgostiniVolkswagen Gol Trend MR1:31:14.4
5 Rally del Atlántico
(22–25 November)[6]
1 Alejandro GalantiToyota Etios R51:49:34.99190.10 km3517
2 Guzman RiveroMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X1:50:40.6
3 Augusto D'AgostiniVolkswagen Gol Trend MR1:55:05.9

Championship standings

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

DriverVehicle
TRA

ARG

ERE

SNC

ATL
Total
1 Gustavo SabaŠkoda Fabia R52111175
2 Alejandro GalantiToyota Etios R5Ret63Ret1139.5
3 Diego DomínguezHyundai i20 R51311Ret95
4 Augusto D'AgostiniVolkswagen Gol Trend MR118153391
5 Miguel Zaldivar Jr.Peugeot 208 MR3255
6 Roberto SabaMitsubishi Lancer Evo X64453
Rodrigo ZeballosMitsubishi Lancer Evo X137Ret9853
8 Marco Bulacia WilkinsonFord Fiesta R5RetRet247
9 Federico EnsslinFord Fiesta R5539
10 Alejandro CancioŠkoda Fabia R5236
Fernando AlvarezFord Fiesta MR636
12 Sebastian FrancoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X7Ret527
13 Andre AlegrettiFiat PalioRet10Ret211026
14 Miguel Zaldivar Sr.Škoda Fabia R5Ret523
15 Luis Maldonado Jr.Ford Fiesta R5421
Cristobal VidaurreŠkoda Fabia R5421
17 David NalbandianChevrolet Agile
Chevrolet Onix
Ret519
18 Mario MartinezFord Ka271128Ret1118
19 Orlando PennerŠkoda Fabia R5514
Diego Dominguez Jr.Peugeot 208 R216981214
21 Humberto DominguezMitsubishi Lancer Evo XRet713
22 Rodrigo Gutierrez FleigŠkoda Fabia R5811
Mariano AguileraMitsubishi Lancer Evo X9RetRet11
24 Luigi ContínPeugeot 208 R2RetRet7.5
25 Thiago WeilerŠkoda Fabia R5RetRet7
26 Jose Luis JacquetŠkoda Fabia R586
27 Fabrizio ZaldivarCitroën DS3 R3T MaxRet104
28 Luis ArceluzMitsubishi Lancer Evo XRet3
29 Rodrigo Gutierrez BravoPeugeot 208 R2182
30 Fabricio ChirianiMitsubishi Lancer Evo X101
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Events calendar. FIA.com. 31 January 2019 . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 February 2019.
  2. Web site: 31. Petrobras Rally Trans Itapúa 2018. EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 19 March 2018. 15 February 2019.
  3. Web site: YPF Rally Argentina - CODASUR 2018. EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 2 May 2018. 15 February 2019.
  4. Web site: 21. Rally Internacional de Erechim 2018. EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 29 May 2018. 15 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Rally Santa Cruz 2018. EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 2 September 2018. 15 February 2019.
  6. Web site: 25. Rally del Atlántico 2018. EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 November 2018. 15 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Classifications: FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship . 31 January 2019 . . 15 February 2019.