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]

Costa Rica'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[edit]

The 2017 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	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[edit]

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
9	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
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)

References[edit]

^ "Events Calendar Season 2017". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "14. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "49. Rally Montañas Sierra Fría Aguascalientes 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "40. Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Rally Isla de Margarita 2017". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Rally Colima". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Classifications Season 2017". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Events Calendar Season 2017". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 January 2018. 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. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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