2014 NACAM Rally Championship explained

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]

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Rally Montañas Oaxaca
(28–29 March)[4]
1 Francisco Name Jr.Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX2:14:29.814161.80 km2014
2 Ricardo TriviñoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X2:15:07.1
3 Ricardo Cordero Jr.Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X2:16:08.2
2 Rally Costa del Pacifico
(16–18 May)[5]
1 Ricardo TriviñoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X1:10:24.212102.60 km158
2 Erick BachererMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1:11:32.6
3 Andrés MolinaMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX1:11:34.4
3 Rally Cañete
(6–7 June)[6]
1 Richard PalominoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX1:32:12.66239
2 Romel PalominoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX1:34:58.6
3 Helberth SamalvidesPolaris RZR-XP1:36:31.7
4 Rally Lago de Tota
(1–2 August)[7]
1 Francisco Name Jr.Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X1:04:03.5892.70 km2013
2 Julián JaramilloSubaru Impreza WRX STi1:06:11.6
3 Ricardo TriviñoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X1:08:26.0
Rally Isla de Margarita
(5–6 September)
cancelled
5 Rally Guane
(5–6 September)[8]
1 Ricardo TriviñoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X1:09:51.67122719
2 Francisco Name Jr.Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X1:10:19.42
3 Julián JaramilloSubaru Impreza WRX STi1:14:58.60
6 Rally Volcan Peña Azul
(3–4 October)[9]
1 Ricardo TriviñoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2 Julián JaramilloSubaru Impreza WRX STi
3 Dante PescettoŠkoda Fabia S2000
Rally Guyana
(10–11 October)
cancelled
7 Rally Jamaica
(21–23 November)
1 Kyle GreggMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX1:45:1621149
2 Joel JacksonSubaru Impreza WRX STi1:45:30
3 Jordan PowellHonda Civic1:51:35

Championship standings

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

DriverVehicle
OAX

CdP

CAN

PdS

GUA

VPA

JAM
Total
1 Ricardo TriviñoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X111211143
2 Nicolas BedoyaKia Koup343357
3 Francisco Name Jr.Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX4Ret1255
Dante PescettoŠkoda Fabia
Toyota Echo
3Ret54255
5 Andrés MolinaMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX223Ret51

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendario 2014 FIA NACAM Rally Championship. nacamrallychampionship.com. Spanish. 25 December 2013. 14 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223191458/http://98.130.196.42/j25/nacam-fia-rally-2014/155-calendario-2014-fia-nacam-rally-championship. 2014-02-23. dead.
  2. Web site: Calendar . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 2013-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021124202/http://www.fia.com/championship/nacam/2013/calendar . 2013-10-21 . dead .
  3. Web site: Calendarios . NACAM . Spanish . 2014-09-16 . https://archive.today/20140916072821/http://nacamfia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=150 . 2014-09-16 . dead .
  4. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  5. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  6. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  7. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  8. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  9. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  10. Web site: Classifications: FIA FIA NACAM Rally Championship . . 2014-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015029/http://www.fia.com/championship/nacam/2014/classifications . 2014-04-19 . dead .