The Rally de Erechim, or Rally Internacional de Erechim is an international rallying event based in Erechim in the south state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul. The event is round of the Codasur South American Rally Championship; the Brazilian championship, the Brasileiro de Rally de Velocid and the Campeonato Gaúcho de Rally Velocidade.[1]

The event was first run in 1998 and has been consistently a highlight of the Brazilian series. It was one of the foundation events of the Codasur South American Rally Championship, and apart from 2005 where it was briefly replaced by the Rally Bento Gonçalves, has been part of the championship since then. Paraguayan drivers Diego Dominguez and Gustavo Saba are the most successful drivers in the rallies history having each won four times.

List of winners

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Year Winner Car
1998   Paulo Lemos Volkswagen Golf Kit Car
1999   Mauricio Neves Mitsubishi Colt
2000   Ulysses Bertholdo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
2001   Ulysses Bertholdo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2002   Carlos Malarczuk Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2003   Édio Fuchter Subaru Impreza WRX
2004   Ramon Ferreyros Subaru Impreza WRX
2005   Juliano Sartori Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
2006   Roberto Sánchez Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007   Roberto Sánchez Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008   Victor Galeano Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2009   Cristian Rosiak Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2010   Diego Dominguez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2011   Gustavo Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2012   Gustavo Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2013   Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia S2000
2014   Diego Dominguez Ford Fiesta R5
2015   Diego Dominguez Ford Fiesta R5
2016   Diego Dominguez Ford Fiesta R5
2017   Marcos Ligato Škoda Fabia R5
2018   Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia R5
2019   Gustavo Saba Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2020 cancelled for COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^ "Mais sobre o Rally Internacional de Erechim". rallyerechim.com.br (in Portuguese). Erechim Rally Internacional. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  2. ^ "Erechim Rally Internacional Rally Guide 1" (PDF). rallyerechim.com.br (in Portuguese). Erechim Rally Internacional. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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