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]

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.

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

Championship standings

References

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