2017 NACAM Rally Championship

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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]

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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

The 2017 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Guanajuato Mexico
(9–12 March) [2]
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 3:22:04.619370.46 km2422
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 3:22:18.4
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:23:04.3
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Montañas Sierra Fria Aguascalientes
(8–9 April) [3]
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:17:36.412123.43 km179
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Emilio Velázquez Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:18:05.0
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:01:37.3
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs
(30 June–2 July) [4]
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine L'Estage Subaru WRX Sti 2:07:14.014211.06 km3226
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean-Sébastien Besner Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 2:10:28.7
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg André Leblanc Subaru Impreza WRX 2:16:00.3
4 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rally Isla de Margarita 2017
(3–5 November) [5]
1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Garcia Fessman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 34:57851.78 km87
2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Lino Oliveira Citroën C4 VTS 43:47
3 Flag of Venezuela.svg Francisco Calderon Hyundai Tiburon 44:26
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Colima
(24–25 November) [6]
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 51:20.01998.85 km1511
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 51:28.3
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Manuela Garcia Torres Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 51:52.4

Championship standings

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

Pos.DriverVehicle Flag of Mexico.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
MON
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
BdC
Flag of Venezuela.svg
IdM
Flag of Mexico.svg
COL
Total
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Citroën DS3 R5
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
211Ret76
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 72240
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 7128
Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Garcia Fessman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 128
Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 128
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Wallingford Ford Fiesta R2T 6228
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta R2 4327
8 Flag of Venezuela.svg David Sepeda Fiat Uno 220
9 Flag of Venezuela.svg Jose Labrador Renault Clio 315
Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Name Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
3Ret15
11 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Jaramillo Subaru Impreza STi N16 511
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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