2017 NACAM Rally Championship

The 2017 NACAM Rally Championship was the tenth season of the NACAM Rally Championship. This championship was the FIA regional rally championship for the North America and Central America (NACAM) region. The season began 9 March in Leon, Mexico, and ended 25 November in Colima, Mexico, after five events held in Canada and Venezuela.[1]

2017 NACAM Rally Championship
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Costa Rico's two events were dropped from the championship and replaced with events in Venezuela (Rally Isla de Margarita) and a new third rally in Mexico, the Rally Colima. The Mexican round of the World Rally Championship, Rally Guanajuato Mexico was included in place of the long running RAC 1000 Rally.

Defending champion, Citroën driver Ricardo Triviño won his eighth NACAM championship. Triviño won the second and third rounds of the championship, Rally Montañas Sierra Fría Aguascalientes in Aguascalientes, Mexico and Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs in New Richmond, Canada and was second at the season opening event Rally Guanajuato Mexico. Triviño scored no further points, but had sufficient points to be well clear of all challengers. Mitsubishi driver Francisco Díaz Mendoza finished second in the points with two second places and only just over half the points scored by Triviño. Four drivers finished tied for third place.

Event calendar and results

The 2017 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Rally Guanajuato Mexico
(9–12 March)[2]		 1 Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 3:22:04.6 19 370.46 km 24 22
2 Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 3:22:18.4
3 Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:23:04.3
2 Rally Montañas Sierra Fria Aguascalientes
(8–9 April)[3]		 1 Ricardo Triviño Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:17:36.4 12 123.43 km 17 9
2 Emilio Velázquez Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:18:05.0
3 Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:01:37.3
3 Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs
(30 June–2 July)[4]		 1 Antoine L'Estage Subaru WRX Sti 2:07:14.0 14 211.06 km 32 26
2 Jean-Sébastien Besner Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 2:10:28.7
3 André Leblanc Subaru Impreza WRX 2:16:00.3
4 Rally Isla de Margarita 2017
(3–5 November)[5]		 1 Carlos Garcia Fessman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 34:57 8 51.78 km 8 7
2 Lino Oliveira Citroën C4 VTS 43:47
3 Francisco Calderon Hyundai Tiburon 44:26
5 Rally Colima
(24–25 November)[6]		 1 Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 51:20.0 19 98.85 km 15 11
2 Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 51:28.3
3 Luis Manuela Garcia Torres Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 51:52.4

Championship standings

The 2017 NACAM Rally Championship points are as follows:[7]

Pos. Driver Vehicle
MEX
MON
BdC
IdM
COL		 Total
1 Ricardo Triviño Citroën DS3 R5
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X		 2 1 1 Ret 76
2 Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 7 2 2 40
3 Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 7 1 28
Carlos Garcia Fessman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 28
Benito Guerra Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 1 28
Dave Wallingford Ford Fiesta R2T 6 2 28
7 Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta R2 4 3 27
8 David Sepeda Fiat Uno 2 20
9 Jose Labrador Renault Clio 3 15
Francisco Name Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX		 3 Ret 15
11 Julián Jaramillo Subaru Impreza STi N16 5 11
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  1. "Events Calendar Season 2017". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. "14. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. "49. Rally Montañas Sierra Fría Aguascalientes 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. "40. Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "Rally Isla de Margarita 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. "Rally Colima". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. "Classifications Season 2017". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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