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.
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: Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 Rally Guanajuato Mexico(9–12 March)1 Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 3:22:04.6 19 370.46 km 24 222 Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 3:22:18.43 Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:23:04.3 2 Rally Montañas Sierra Fria Aguascalientes(8–9 April)1 Ricardo Triviño Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:17:36.4 12123.43 km 17 92 Emilio Velázquez Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:18:05.03 Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:01:37.3 3 Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs(30 June–2 July)1 Antoine L'Estage Subaru WRX Sti 2:07:14.0 14 211.06 km 32 262 Jean-Sébastien Besner Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII 2:10:28.73 André Leblanc Subaru Impreza WRX 2:16:00.3 4 Rally Isla de Margarita 2017(3–5 November)1 Carlos Garcia Fessman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 34:57 8 51.78 km 8 72 Lino Oliveira Citroën C4 VTS 43:473 Francisco Calderon Hyundai Tiburon 44:26 5 Rally Colima(24–25 November)1 Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 51:20.0 19 98.85 km 15 112 Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 51:28.33 Luis Manuela Garcia Torres Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 51:52.4
Championship standings The 2017 NACAM Rally Championship points are as follows: Driver Vehicle MEX MON BdC IdM COL Total 1 Ricardo Triviño Citroën DS3 R5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2 1 1 Ret 76 2 Francisco Díaz Mendoza Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 7 2 2 40 3 Ricardo Cordero Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 7 1 28 Carlos Garcia Fessman Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1 28 Benito Guerra Jr. Škoda Fabia R5 1 28 Dave Wallingford Ford Fiesta R2T 6 2 28 7 Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta R2 4 3 27 8 David Sepeda Fiat Uno 2 20 9 Jose Labrador Renault Clio 3 15 Francisco Name Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 Ret 15 11 Julián Jaramillo Subaru Impreza STi N16 5 11
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