The Rally del Atlántico - Trofeo Ricardo Gorbarán is an international rallying race held in the Lavalleja and Maldonado departments in Uruguay since 1994.[1] The event has been hosted in Punta del Este, Minas, San Carlos, Piriápolis and El Edén along the different editions, always on gravel roads. The event is a round of the Codasur South American Rally Championship and the Uruguayan Rally Championship since the first edition. Some years it has also been a round of the Argentinian Rally Championship.

Paraguayan drivers Alejandro Galanti and Gustavo Saba are the most successful drivers in the rally's history having each won five times.

List of winners

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Year Winner Car
1994   Marco Galanti Toyota Celica GT-Four
1995   Martin Masi Ford Escort
1996   Marco Galanti Toyota Celica GT-Four
1997   Gabriel Mendez Toyota Celica GT-Four
1998   Francisco Gorostiaga Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1999   Alejandro Galanti Toyota Celica GT-Four
2000   Marcos Ligato Subaru Impreza WRX
2001   Gabriel Raies Toyota Corolla WRC
2002   Diego Dominguez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2003   Francisco Gorostiaga Toyota Corolla WRC
2004   Luis Perez Companc Toyota Corolla WRC
2005   Juan Pablo Raies Subaru Impreza WRC
2006   Alejandro Galanti Toyota Corolla WRC
2007   Roberto Sánchez Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008   Victor Galeano Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2009   Alejandro Galanti Toyota Corolla S2000
2010   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2011   Gabriel Beltran Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2012   Gustavo Saba Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2013   Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia S2000
2014   Gustavo Saba Škoda Fabia S2000
2015   Gustavo Saba Ford Fiesta R5
2016   Gustavo Saba Ford Fiesta R5
2017   Miguel Zaldivar Sr Škoda Fabia R5
2018   Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5
2019   Alejandro Galanti Toyota Etios R5
2020-2021 cancelled for COVID-19 pandemic
2022   Augusto Bestard Škoda Fabia R5

References

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  1. ^ "Ya vibra la catedral del rally". Motorsports El País (in Spanish). 2018-11-14.
  2. ^ "Rally Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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