2018 NACAM Rally Championship

The 2018 NACAM Rally Championship was the eleventh 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 8 March in Leon, Mexico, and ended 23 November in Colima, Mexico, after four events held in Canada and Mexico.[1]

Venezuela's Rally Isla de Margarita was dropped without replacement from the calendar leaving only the mid-year Canadian Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs event held outside of Mexico.

Defending champion, Citroën driver Ricardo Triviño won his ninth NACAM championship. Triviño won the first three rounds of the championship, wrapping the championship up after the mid-year trip to Canada. Fellow Mexican, Mitsubishi driver Ricardo Cordero Jr. finished second in the points after winning the season ending Rally Colima. Colombian Subaru driver Julián Jaramillo was third in the championship after good placings in the first two rallies of the championship.

Event calendar and results

The 2018 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Mexico Rally Guanajuato Mexico
(8–11 March)[2]		 1 France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 3:54:08.0 22 344.49 km 29 21
2 Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55:11.6
3 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 3:55:27.2
2 Mexico NACAM Rally Montañas
(6–7 April)[3]		 1 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Citroën DS3 R5 58:51.3 12 103.20 km 15 10
2 Mexico Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:00:04.2
3 Colombia Julián Jaramillo Subaru Impreza STi N16 1:04:08.1
3 Canada Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs
(29 June–1 July)[4]		 1 Canada Jean-Sébastien Besner Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 2:32:48.3 18 247.71 km 30 21
2 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Citroën DS3 R5 2:34:17.2
3 Canada Karel Carré Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:35:09.2
4 Mexico NACAM Rally Colima
(22–23 November)[5]		 1 Mexico Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 38:01.9 10 87.83 km 20 18
2 Mexico Guzzy Francisco Name Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 38:57.4
3 Mexico Carlos Salas Jr. Mini Cooper S 39:44.8

Championship standings

The 2018 NACAM Rally Championship points are as follows:[6]

Pos. Driver Vehicle Mexico
MEX		 Mexico
MON		 Canada
BdC		 Mexico
COL		 Total
1 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Citroën DS3 R5 1 1 1 Ret 81
2 Mexico Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX		 Ret 2 2 1 68
3 Colombia Julián Jaramillo Subaru Impreza STi N16 4 3 31
4 Canada Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta R2 5 4 25
5 Lithuania Deividas Jocius Ford Fiesta R2 2 20
6 Mexico Óscar Uribe Balsa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 Ret 17
Mexico Francisco Name Guzzy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Ret 3 17
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 2018". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "50. NACAM Rally Montañas 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "41. Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "2. NACAM Rally Colima 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. "Classifications Season 2018". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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