# 2017 Codasur South American Rally Championship

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 different 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 | 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 (31 March–2 April) | 1 | Marcos Ligato | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:46:54.5 | 14 | 187.04 km | 65 | 30 |
| 1 | Rally Trans Itapua (31 March–2 April) | 2 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:47:09.2 | 14 | 187.04 km | 65 | 30 |
| 1 | Rally Trans Itapua (31 March–2 April) | 3 | Didier Arias | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:47:21.2 | 14 | 187.04 km | 65 | 30 |
| 2 | Rally de Erechim (19–21 May) | 1 | Marcos Ligato | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:41:06.1 | 12 | 152.02 km | 72 | 45 |
| 2 | Rally de Erechim (19–21 May) | 2 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:41:24.2 | 12 | 152.02 km | 72 | 45 |
| 2 | Rally de Erechim (19–21 May) | 3 | Didier Arias | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:41:55.7 | 12 | 152.02 km | 72 | 45 |
| 3 | Rally de San Juan (7–9 June) | 1 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:22:53.3 | 13 | 143.56 km | 57 | 28 |
| 3 | Rally de San Juan (7–9 June) | 2 | Luciano Preto | Chevrolet Agile MR | 1:25:28.9 | 13 | 143.56 km | 57 | 28 |
| 3 | Rally de San Juan (7–9 June) | 3 | Miguel-Angel Baldoni | Ford Fiesta MR | 1:27:15.6 | 13 | 143.56 km | 57 | 28 |
| 4 | Rally de Santa Cruz (25–27 August) | 1 | Marcos Ligato | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:24:11.4 | 14 | 146.84 km | 65 | 33 |
| 4 | Rally de Santa Cruz (25–27 August) | 2 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:24:13.4 | 14 | 146.84 km | 65 | 33 |
| 4 | Rally de Santa Cruz (25–27 August) | 3 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Toyota Corolla Proto | 1:26:13.4 | 14 | 146.84 km | 65 | 33 |
| 5 | Rally del Atlántico (24–26 November) | 1 | Miguel Zaldivar Sr | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:16:22.6 | 13 | 228.50 km | 62 | 26 |
| 5 | Rally del Atlántico (24–26 November) | 2 | Guzman Rivero | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:18:57.3 | 13 | 228.50 km | 62 | 26 |
| 5 | Rally del Atlántico (24–26 November) | 3 | Roberto Saba | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:21:18.3 | 13 | 228.50 km | 62 | 26 |

## Championship standings

The 2017 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:
| Pos. | 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 |
| 10 | Jorge Maune | Changan Eado XT | 24 | 11 | 20 | 7 | | 6 |
| 12 | Fernando Zuesnabar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 13 | 20 | Ret | | Ret | 2 |
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) |