2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship

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 different countries across South America, running from April to November.

2016 Codasur South American Rally season
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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]

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