Codasur South American Rally Championship
The FIA CODASUR Rally Championship is an international rally championship which is run by Confederacion Deportiva Automovilismo Sudamericana (CODASUR) under the auspices of the FIA and held across South America, although some events in the northernmost reaches of South America compete in the NACAM Rally Championship zone rather than Codasur.[1][2]
| Category | Groups Rally Super 2000 Group N |
|---|---|
| Country | South America |
| Inaugural season | 1997 |
| Tyre suppliers | DMACK |
| Drivers' champion |  Alejandro Galanti |
| Co-Drivers' champion | Hector Nunes |
| Official website | Rally FIA Codasur |
 Current season | |
Competing rallies have generally had short and intermittent histories within the championship, although Brazil's Rally de Erechim and Uruguay's Rally del Atlantico have been in almost every championship. Host nations have kept relatively constant; Brazil and Paraguay have hosted events in every championship, Bolivia and Uruguay all bar one and Argentina has only missed two years. Chile and Peru, former regulars have not hosted events since 2009 and 2010 respectively.
Paraguayan Gustavo Saba is the most successful in Codasur history with three consecutive titles from 2011 to 2013 and another three from 2016 to 2018. Argentine drivers Roberto Sanchez and Raúl Martínez have each won the championship twice as has Paraguayan driver Diego Domínguez.[3] The championship had been dominated by drivers in Group N Mitsubishis and Subarus until R5 became more widely used, with Škoda Fabia and Ford Fiesta R5 cars now holding the most wins.[4] The region has a strong history in Group N with Uruguayan Gustavo Trelles and Argentinian Gabriel Pozzo both winning the Production World Rally Championship forerunner about the time of the creation of the Codasur championship.[5][6]
The 2019 championship took in events held in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay. The 2020 and 2021 championships were cancelled as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
List of events
- Rally de Ca'aguazú, Paraguay (2004)
- Rally de Erechim, Brazil (2004, 2006–present)
- Rally Cochabamba, Bolivia (2004, 2008)
- Rally La Pampa, Argentina (2004)
- Rally Santiago, Chile (2004–06, 2008)
- Rally del Atlántico, Uruguay (2004–present)
- Rally Rio Ceballos, Argentina (2005–07)
- Rally Villarica, Paraguay (2005)
- Rally de Santa Cruz, Bolivia (2005–07, 2010, 2012–present)
- Rally Bento Gonçalves, Brazil (2005)
- Rally Huancayo, Peru (2005–10)
- Rally Concepcion, Argentina (2005–07)
- Rally de Encarnación, Paraguay (2006–09)
- Rally Rio Negro, Chile (2006)
- Rally de Ouro Branco, Brazil (2007)
- Rally Cordillera, Paraguay (2008)
- Rally de Curitiba, Brazil (2009–10)
- Rally San Luis, Argentina (2009)
- Rally Sucre, Bolivia (2009)
- Rally Pucon, Chile (2009)
- Rally Argentina (2010, 2015–2018)
- Rally Trans Itapua, Paraguay (2010–present)
- Rally de la Yerba Mate, Argentina (2011)
- Rally de Misiones Posadas, Argentina (2012)
- Rally de la Tierra Colorada, Argentina (2019)
Champions
| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Ramón Ferreyros | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2005 |  Juan Pablo Raies | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2006 | Roberto Sánchez | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2007 | Roberto Sánchez | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2008 | Victor Galeano | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
| 2009 | Raúl Martínez | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2010 | Raúl Martínez | Subaru Impreza WRX STi |
| 2011 | Gustavo Saba | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| 2012 | Gustavo Saba | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| 2013 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia S2000 |
| 2014 | Diego Domínguez | Ford Fiesta R5 |
| 2015 | Diego Domínguez | Ford Fiesta R5 |
| 2016 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia S2000 |
| 2017 | Gustavo Saba[9] | Škoda Fabia R5 |
| 2018 | Gustavo Saba | Škoda Fabia R5 |
| 2019 | Alejandro Galanti | Toyota Etios R5 |
| 2020 | cancelled for COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | cancelled for COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2022 | Gustavo Saba | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
| 2023 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 |