2014 NACAM Rally Championship

The 2014 NACAM Rally Championship was the seventh 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 28 March 2014 in Oaxaca, Mexico, and ended 23 November 2014 in Jamaica, after seven events.^[1] Mid-season events, the Venezuelan Rally Isla de Margarita and new rally Rally Guyana were removed from the calendar and replaced by two additional Colombian events, Rally Guane and Rally Volcan Peña Azul.

Reigning champion Ricardo Triviño of Mexico won his fifth championship after winning Rally Guane. Trivino won the Rally Costa del Pacifico as well as Rally Guane and was the leading championship-registered competitor in two other events and second in the remaining rally, giving him an unassailable 63-point lead with two rallies left in the calendar. Trivino won the Rally Volcan Peña Azul as well, and ultimately won the championship by 86 points ahead of Nicolas Bedoya. The only driver to defeat Triviño, Francisco Name Jr., finished third in the championship, two points adrift of Bedoya; he beat Dante Pescetto for the position on a tie-break. Rally Jamaica was not contested by any of the championship regulars, with the event won by Kyle Gregg.

Event calendar and results

The 2014 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:^[2]^[3]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Rally Montañas Oaxaca (28–29 March)^[4]	1	Francisco Name Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2:14:29.8	14	161.80 km	20	14
		2	Ricardo Triviño	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:15:07.1
		3	Ricardo Cordero Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	2:16:08.2

2	Rally Costa del Pacifico (16–18 May)^[5]	1	Ricardo Triviño	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1:10:24.2	12	102.60 km	15	8
		2	Erick Bacherer	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:11:32.6
		3	Andrés Molina	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:11:34.4

3	Rally Cañete (6–7 June)^[6]	1	Richard Palomino	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:32:12.6			62	39
		2	Romel Palomino	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:34:58.6
		3	Helberth Samalvides	Polaris RZR-XP	1:36:31.7

4	Rally Lago de Tota (1–2 August)^[7]	1	Francisco Name Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1:04:03.5	8	92.70 km	20	13
		2	Julián Jaramillo	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:06:11.6
		3	Ricardo Triviño	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1:08:26.0

	Rally Isla de Margarita (5–6 September)	cancelled

5	Rally Guane (5–6 September)^[8]	1	Ricardo Triviño	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1:09:51.67	12		27	19
		2	Francisco Name Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1:10:19.42
		3	Julián Jaramillo	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:14:58.60

6	Rally Volcan Peña Azul (3–4 October)^[9]	1	Ricardo Triviño	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
		2	Julián Jaramillo	Subaru Impreza WRX STi
		3	Dante Pescetto	Škoda Fabia S2000

	Rally Guyana (10–11 October)	cancelled

7	Rally Jamaica (21–23 November)	1	Kyle Gregg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	1:45:16	21		14	9
		2	Joel Jackson	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	1:45:30
		3	Jordan Powell	Honda Civic	1:51:35

Championship standings

The 2014 NACAM Rally Championship points were as follows:^[10]

Pos.	Driver	Vehicle	OAX	CdP	CAN	PdS	GUA	VPA	Total
1	Ricardo Triviño	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	1	1	1	2	1	1	143
2	Nicolas Bedoya	Kia Koup		3		4	3	3	57
3	Francisco Name Jr.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX		4	Ret	1	2		55
3	Dante Pescetto	Škoda Fabia Toyota Echo	3	Ret		5	4	2	55
5	Andrés Molina	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2	2		3	Ret		51

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

^ "Calendario 2014 FIA NACAM Rally Championship" (in Spanish). nacamrallychampionship.com. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ "Calendar". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
^ "Calendarios" (in Spanish). NACAM. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
^ "Classifications: FIA FIA NACAM Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

External links

Official website

[1] "Calendario 2014 FIA NACAM Rally Championship" (in Spanish). nacamrallychampionship.com. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

[2] "Calendar". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

[3] "Calendarios" (in Spanish). NACAM. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.

[4] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[5] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[6] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[7] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[8] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[9] "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.

[10] "Classifications: FIA FIA NACAM Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

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