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

## Championship standings

The 2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:
| 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 |
| 14 | Fábio Dall'Agnol | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | | 4 | | | | 17 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 |
| 27 | Nicolás Díaz | Ford Fiesta MR | | | 10 | | | 6 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 31 | Alejandro Cancio | Chevrolet Agile MR | | | Ret | | | 5 |
| 33 | Eduardo Peredo | Ford Fiesta R5 | 14 | | | | | 4 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 37 | Rafael Tulio | Peugeot 207 | | 9 | | | | 1 |
| 37 | 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 |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |