# 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship

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 different 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 | 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 (15–18 March) | 1 | Diego Dominguez | Hyundai i20 R5 | 1:23:37.6 | 13 | 152.72 km | 72 | 35 |
| 1 | Rally Trans Itapua (15–18 March) | 2 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:24:55.8 | 13 | 152.72 km | 72 | 35 |
| 1 | Rally Trans Itapua (15–18 March) | 3 | Miguel Zaldivar Jr. | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:26:21.7 | 13 | 152.72 km | 72 | 35 |
| 2 | Rally Argentina (26–28 April) | 1 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:45:30.2 | 9 | 122.48 km | 19 | 12 |
| 2 | Rally Argentina (26–28 April) | 2 | Alejandro Cancio | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:45:31.6 | 9 | 122.48 km | 19 | 12 |
| 2 | Rally Argentina (26–28 April) | 3 | Diego Dominguez | Hyundai i20 R5 | 1:46:27.1 | 9 | 122.48 km | 19 | 12 |
| 3 | Rally de Erechim (24–27 May) | 1 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:43:01.5 | 13 | 164.54 km | 56 | 28 |
| 3 | Rally de Erechim (24–27 May) | 2 | Miguel Zaldivar Jr. | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:45:45.3 | 13 | 164.54 km | 56 | 28 |
| 3 | Rally de Erechim (24–27 May) | 3 | Alejandro Galanti | Toyota Etios R5 | 1:46:27.5 | 13 | 164.54 km | 56 | 28 |
| 4 | Rally de Santa Cruz (23–26 August) | 1 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:27:13.5 | 14 | 152.66 km | 47 | 24 |
| 4 | Rally de Santa Cruz (23–26 August) | 2 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:27:26.7 | 14 | 152.66 km | 47 | 24 |
| 4 | Rally de Santa Cruz (23–26 August) | 3 | Augusto D'Agostini | Volkswagen Gol Trend MR | 1:31:14.4 | 14 | 152.66 km | 47 | 24 |
| 5 | Rally del Atlántico (22–25 November) | 1 | Alejandro Galanti | Toyota Etios R5 | 1:49:34.9 | 9 | 190.10 km | 35 | 17 |
| 5 | Rally del Atlántico (22–25 November) | 2 | Guzman Rivero | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 1:50:40.6 | 9 | 190.10 km | 35 | 17 |
| 5 | Rally del Atlántico (22–25 November) | 3 | Augusto D'Agostini | Volkswagen Gol Trend MR | 1:55:05.9 | 9 | 190.10 km | 35 | 17 |

## Championship standings

The 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:
| Pos. | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 22 | 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 |
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) |