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
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Rally Guanajuato Mexico (8–11 March)^[2]	1	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:54:08.0	22	344.49 km	29	21
		2	Dani Sordo	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:55:11.6
		3	Kris Meeke	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.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	1:00:04.2
		3	Julián Jaramillo	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	Citroën DS3 R5	2:34:17.2
		3	Karel Carré	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2:35:09.2

4	NACAM Rally Colima (22–23 November)^[5]	1	Ricardo Cordero Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	38:01.9	10	87.83 km	20	18
		2	Guzzy Francisco Name	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	38:57.4
		3	Carlos Salas Jr.	Mini Cooper S	39:44.8

Championship standings

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

Pos.	Driver	Vehicle	MEX	MON	BdC	COL	Total
1	Ricardo Triviño	Citroën DS3 R5	1	1	1	Ret	81
2	Ricardo Cordero Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	Ret	2	2	1	68
3	Julián Jaramillo	Subaru Impreza STi N16	4	3			31
4	Jason Bailey	Ford Fiesta R2	5		4		25
5	Deividas Jocius	Ford Fiesta R2	2				20
6	Óscar Uribe Balsa	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3	Ret			17
6	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
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

^ "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.