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
editThe 2018 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||
| 1 |  Rally Guanajuato Mexico(8–11 March)[2] |
1 |  Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:54:08.0 | 22 | 344.49 km | 29 | 21 |
| 2 |  Dani Sordo
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:55:11.6 | ||||||
| 3 |  Kris Meeke
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Citroën C3 WRC | 3:55:27.2 | ||||||
| 2 | NACAM Rally Montañas (6–7 April)[3] |
1 | Ricardo Triviño
|
Citroën DS3 R5 | 58:51.3 | 12 | 103.20 km | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | Ricardo Cordero Jr.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 1:00:04.2 | ||||||
| 3 |  Julián Jaramillo
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Subaru Impreza STi N16 | 1:04:08.1 | ||||||
| 3 |  Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs(29 June–1 July)[4] |
1 | Jean-Sébastien Besner
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 2:32:48.3 | 18 | 247.71 km | 30 | 21 |
| 2 | Ricardo Triviño
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Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:34:17.2 | ||||||
| 3 | Karel Carré
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Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:35:09.2 | ||||||
| 4 | NACAM Rally Colima (22–23 November)[5] |
1 | Ricardo Cordero Jr.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 38:01.9 | 10 | 87.83 km | 20 | 18 |
| 2 | Guzzy Francisco Name
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 38:57.4 | ||||||
| 3 | Carlos Salas Jr.
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Mini Cooper S | 39:44.8 | ||||||
Championship standings
editThe 2018 NACAM Rally Championship points are as follows:[6]
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References
edit- ^ "Events Calendar Season 2018". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "50. NACAM Rally Montañas 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "41. Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2. NACAM Rally Colima 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Classifications Season 2018". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.