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 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 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:
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 Rally Trans Itapua(31 March–2 April)1 Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:46:54.5 14187.04 km 65 302 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:47:09.23 Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:47:21.2 2 Rally de Erechim(19–21 May)1 Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:06.1 12152.02 km 72 452 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:24.23 Didier Arias Škoda Fabia R5 1:41:55.7 3 Rally de San Juan(7–9 June)1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:22:53.3 13143.56 km 57 282 Luciano Preto Chevrolet Agile MR 1:25:28.93 Miguel-Angel Baldoni Ford Fiesta MR 1:27:15.6 4 Rally de Santa Cruz(25–27 August)1 Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:11.4 14146.84 km 65 332 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:13.43 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Toyota Corolla Proto 1:26:13.4 5 Rally del Atlántico(24–26 November)1 Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5 2:16:22.6 13228.50 km 62 262 Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:18:57.33 Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:21:18.3
Championship standings The 2017 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:
Driver Vehicle TRA ERE SNJ SNC ATL Total 1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 2 2 1 2 Ret 172 2 Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5 Chevrolet Agile MR 1 1 Ret 1 12 166.5 3 Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 4 Ret 1 101 4 Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 5 4 Ret 3 88.5 5 Eduardo Peredo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 Ret 5 Ret 7 51 6 Enrique Pereira Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 17 7 18 5 5 50 7 Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 12 14 6 Ret 6 39.5 8 Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 15 6 Ret 19 9 Wilfried Klassen Honda Civic Si 8 19 8 13 11 10 Miguel Zaldivar Jr Citroën DS3 R3T Max 16 22 17 Ret 8 6 Jorge Maune Changan Eado XT 24 11 20 7 6 12 Fernando Zuesnabar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 13 20 Ret Ret 2
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