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 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:
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 Rally Trans Itapua(15–18 March)1 Diego Dominguez Hyundai i20 R5 1:23:37.6 13152.72 km 72 352 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:24:55.83 Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 1:26:21.7 2 Rally Argentina(26–28 April)1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:30.2 9122.48 km 19 122 Alejandro Cancio Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:31.63 Diego Dominguez Hyundai i20 R5 1:46:27.1 3 Rally de Erechim(24–27 May)1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:43:01.5 13164.54 km 56 282 Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 1:45:45.33 Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 1:46:27.5 4 Rally de Santa Cruz(23–26 August)1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 1:27:13.5 14152.66 km 47 242 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 1:27:26.73 Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 1:31:14.4 5 Rally del Atlántico(22–25 November)1 Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 1:49:34.9 9190.10 km 35 172 Guzman Rivero Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:50:40.63 Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 1:55:05.9
Championship standings The 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:
Driver Vehicle TRA ARG ERE SNC ATL Total 1 Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5 2 1 1 1 175 2 Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5 Ret 6 3 Ret 1 139.5 3 Diego Domínguez Hyundai i20 R5 1 3 11 Ret 95 4 Augusto D'Agostini Volkswagen Gol Trend MR 11 8 15 3 3 91 5 Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Peugeot 208 MR 3 2 55 6 Roberto Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 4 4 53 Rodrigo Zeballos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 13 7 Ret 9 8 53 8 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 Ret Ret 2 47 9 Federico Ensslin Ford Fiesta R5 5 39 10 Alejandro Cancio Škoda Fabia R5 2 36 Fernando Alvarez Ford Fiesta MR 6 36 12 Sebastian Franco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 Ret 5 27 13 Andre Alegretti Fiat Palio Ret 10 Ret 21 10 26 14 Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 5 23 15 Luis Maldonado Jr. Ford Fiesta R5 4 21 Cristobal Vidaurre Škoda Fabia R5 4 21 17 David Nalbandian Chevrolet Agile Chevrolet Onix Ret 5 19 18 Mario Martinez Ford Ka 27 11 28 Ret 11 18 19 Orlando Penner Škoda Fabia R5 5 14 Diego Dominguez Jr. Peugeot 208 R2 16 9 8 12 14 21 Humberto Dominguez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 7 13 22 Rodrigo Gutierrez Fleig Škoda Fabia R5 8 11 Mariano Aguilera Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 9 Ret Ret 11 24 Luigi Contín Peugeot 208 R2 Ret Ret 7.5 25 Thiago Weiler Škoda Fabia R5 Ret Ret 7 26 Jose Luis Jacquet Škoda Fabia R5 8 6 27 Fabrizio Zaldivar Citroën DS3 R3T Max Ret 10 4 28 Luis Arceluz Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 3 29 Rodrigo Gutierrez Bravo Peugeot 208 R2 18 2 30 Fabricio Chiriani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 10 1
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