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 in Oaxaca, Mexico, and ended 23 November 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.

2014 NACAM Rally season
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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
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
JAM		 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
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
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  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.
  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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