# 2012 NACAM Rally Championship

The 2012 NACAM Rally Championship was the 5th season of the FIA's NACAM Rally Championship. This Championship is the FIA rally championship for the North America and Central America region. The season began April 20 in Puebla, Mexico, and ended November 18 in Cartagena, Colombia, after 6 events. Raúl Orlandini Griswold was at that date the reigning champion. Ricardo Triviño, 2009 champion, ran in the championship.

## Report
### Round 1: Rally Cañadas

Ricardo Triviño took the first round in Puebla. Nicolás Bedoya not completed the first stage. Francisco Name also abandoned in after the third stage. Triviño won the first six stages making an advantage of 1:37.0 over John Powell. Powell won the last stage, but he only can recover 22.8 seconds. Triviño took the first place in the Driver's Championship.
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (April 21) | SS1 | 8:28 | Tepenene-Huehuetlán 1 | 20.80 km | Ricardo Triviño | 13:50.6 | 90.10 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 1 (April 21) | SS2 | 9:09 | Huehuetlán-La Magdalena T. 1 | 12.98 km | Ricardo Triviño | 8:29.3 | 91.80 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 1 (April 21) | SS3 | 9:34 | La Magdalena T.-San Juan Atzompa 1 | 18.00 km | Ricardo Triviño | 12:22.3 | 87.33 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 2 (April 21) | SS4 | 12:47 | Tepenene-Huehuetlán 2 | 20.80 km | Ricardo Triviño | 13:57.3 | 89.46 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 2 (April 21) | SS5 | 13:28 | Huehuetlán-La Magdalena T. 2 | 12.98 km | Ricardo Triviño | 8:28.5 | 91.98 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 2 (April 21) | SS6 | 13:53 | La Magdalena T.-San Juan Atzompa 2 | 18.00 km | Ricardo Triviño | 12:30.9 | 86.28 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 3 (April 21) | SS7 | 16:21 | San Juan Atzompa-Huehuetlán | 20.80 km | John Powell | 18:52.7 | 91.50 km/h | Ricardo Triviño |

### Round 2: Rally Montañas

The second round in Oaxaca started with Carlos Izquierdo taking the lead. Powell, Landazuri and Fernández not finished the first stage. Triviño lost near 10 minutes in this stage. However, Triviño won the next 8 stages reaching the fourth place in the NACAM classification. In the special stage 10 Name had abandon, Name been in the second position. Izquierdo won the last 3 stages, and took the victory.
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (May 19) | SS1 | 8:08 | Teotitlán 1 | 18.00 km | Carlos Izquierdo | 15:50.1 | 68.21 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 1 (May 19) | SS2 | 8:41 | Benito Juárez A 1 | 10.10 km | Ricardo Triviño | 8:03.4 | 75.28 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 1 (May 19) | SS3 | 8:59 | Latuvi A 1 | 12.00 km | Ricardo Triviño | 8:11.2 | 87.98 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 1 (May 19) | SS4 | 10:12 | Reynoso 1 | 11.80 km | Ricardo Triviño | 7:58.5 | 88.68 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 1 (May 19) | SS5 | 10:31 | Latuvi B 1 | 10.10 km | Ricardo Triviño | 7:50.5 | 77.36 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 1 (May 19) | SS6 | 10:49 | Benito Juárez B 1 | 17.50 km | Ricardo Triviño | 14:48.1 | 70.94 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 2 (May 19) | SS7 | 12:37 | Teotitlán 2 | 18.00 km | Ricardo Triviño | 15:25.0 | 70.05 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 2 (May 19) | SS8 | 13:10 | Benito Juárez A 2 | 10.10 km | Ricardo Triviño | 8:01.3 | 75.93 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 2 (May 19) | SS9 | 13:28 | Latuvi A 2 | 12.00 km | Ricardo Triviño | 8:18.1 | 86.74 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 2 (May 19) | SS10 | 14:41 | Reynoso 2 | 11.80 km | Carlos Izquierdo | 8:26.7 | 83.78 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 2 (May 19) | SS11 | 15:00 | Latuvi B 2 | 10.10 km | Carlos Izquierdo | 8:21.4 | 72.57 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |
| Leg 2 (May 19) | SS12 | 15:18 | Benito Juárez B 2 | 17.50 km | Carlos Izquierdo | 15:48.2 | 66.45 km/h | Carlos Izquierdo |

### Round 3: Rally Costa del Pacífico

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (July 7) | SS1 | 8:23 | Curubande 1 | 21.20 km | John Powell | 9:46.2 | John Powell |
| Leg 1 (July 7) | SS2 | 9:11 | Curubande 2 | 21.20 km | John Powell | 9:36.2 | John Powell |
| Leg 2 (July 7) | SS3 | 10:49 | Curubande Invertido 1 | 21.20 km | John Powell | 6:21.4 | John Powell |
| Leg 2 (July 7) | SS4 | 10:37 | Curubande Invertido 2 | 21.20 km | Ricardo Triviño | 6:16.6 | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 3 (July 7) | SS5 | 13:10 | Cañas Dulces 1 | 12.90 km | Ricardo Triviño | | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 3 (July 7) | SS6 | 13:58 | Cañas Dulces 2 | 12.90 km | John Powell | | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 4 (July 7) | SS7 | 15:41 | Cañas Dulces Invertido 1 | 12.90 km | Ricardo Triviño | | Ricardo Triviño |
| Leg 4 (July 7) | SS8 | 16:29 | Cañas Dulces Invertido 2 | 12.90 km | Ricardo Triviño | | Ricardo Triviño |

## Calendar

The original calendar had six rallies, two of them in Mexico. Panama was originally included as the venue of the fifth round, however, on March 7 this round was changed to Ecuador.
| Round | Rally Name (Base) | Date |
| 1 | 31° Rally Cañadas (Puebla) | April 20–22 |
| 2 | Rally Montañas (Oaxaca) | May 18–20 |
| 3 | Rally Costa de Pacífico (Liberia) | July 6–8 |
| 4 | Rally Cusco (Cusco) | August 30 – September 2 |
| 5 | Rally Ecuador (Ecuador) | October 12–14 |
| 6 | Rally Colombia (Cartagena) | November 16–18 |

## Teams and drivers

Class 3 :
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
| Triviño WRT | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 202 | Ricardo Triviño | Marco Hernández | 1–2 |
| John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 203 | John Powell | Michael Fennell | 1–2 |
| Name Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 204 | Francisco Name | Armando Zapata | 1–2 |
| Colombian Motorsports | Subaru Impreza | 205 | Nikolas Bedoya | Ricardo Abello | 1 |
| Riviera Maya Rally Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 206 | Carlos Izquierdo | Guillermo Izquierdo | 1–2 |
| David Jassan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 208 | David Jassan | Rafael Maggio | 2 |
| Class 8 ||||||
| Dyer Racing Team | SEAT León | 210 | Yazmín Dyer | Julio Echazú | TBA |
| X Rally Ecuador | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 211 | Diego Landazuri | Adolfo Espinosa | 1–2 |
| Rally Team Venezuela | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 212 | Alejandro Lombardo | Miguel Alvarado | 1–2 |
| VP Garage | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 213 | Luis Miguel Abascal | Jaime Marín | 1 |
| VP Garage | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 216 | Víctor Pérez | Eduardo Espinosa | 2 |
| Mario Fernández | Renault Clio RS | 214 | Mario Fernández | Eduardo Solís | 1–2 |
| Molina Rally Team | Kia Cerato Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 218 | Andrés Molina | Eduardo Corrales | 2 |
| Class 6 ||||||
| Pandeportes Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 220 | Dante Pescetto | Alejandro Domínguez | 1–2 |
| Zhumir Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 221 | Diego Serrano | Felipe Serrano | TBA |
| Zhumir Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 222 | Isabel Serrano | Juan Serrano | TBA |
| Big Cola Rally Team | Peugeot 206 XS | 223 | Pier Gozzer | Christian Franz | TBA |

## Results and standings
### Results

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Distance | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | 31° Rally Cañadas (April 20–22) | 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:28:54.4 | 7 | 132.36 km | 24 | 37 |
| 1 | 31° Rally Cañadas (April 20–22) | 2 | John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:30:08.6 | 7 | 132.36 km | 24 | 37 |
| 1 | 31° Rally Cañadas (April 20–22) | 3 | Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:34:08.8 | 7 | 132.36 km | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Rally Montañas Oaxaca (May 18–20) | 1 | Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:09:06.3 | 12 | 137.10 km | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Rally Montañas Oaxaca (May 18–20) | 2 | Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:19:35.6 | 12 | 137.10 km | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Rally Montañas Oaxaca (May 18–20) | 3 | Andrés Molina | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 2:23:44.8 | 12 | 137.10 km | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | Rally Costa Rica (July 6–8) | 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:04:07.2 | 8 | 138.85 km | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Rally Costa Rica (July 6–8) | 2 | John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:10:11.0 | 8 | 138.85 km | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Rally Costa Rica (July 6–8) | 3 | Andrés Molina | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 1:10:46.1 | 8 | 138.85 km | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | Rally Cusco (August 30 – September 2) | 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:15:53.7 | | 112.20 km | | |
| 4 | Rally Cusco (August 30 – September 2) | 2 | Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:18:12.9 | | 112.20 km | | |
| 4 | Rally Cusco (August 30 – September 2) | 3 | John Powell | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:23:46.2 | | 112.20 km | | |
| 5 | Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #1 (November 15–16) | 1 | Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:23:04 | | 108.18 km | | |
| 5 | Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #1 (November 15–16) | 2 | Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:23:04 | | 108.18 km | | |
| 5 | Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #1 (November 15–16) | 3 | Andrés Molina | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 1:33:57 | | 108.18 km | | |
| 6 | Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #2 (November 17–18) | 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:26:41 | | 126.69 km | | |
| 6 | Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #2 (November 17–18) | 2 | Carlos Izquierdo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1:30:22 | | 126.69 km | | |
| 6 | Rally La Leyenda de Eldorado #2 (November 17–18) | 3 | Alejandro Lombardo | Mitsubishi Lancer DE | 1:45:55 | | 126.69 km | | |

### Driver's Championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. The best 5 of a driver's results count towards the championship.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Driver | PUE | OAX | CRC | PER | COL | COL | Points |
| 1 | Ricardo Triviño | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 136 |
| 2 | Carlos Izquierdo | 3 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 |
| 3 | Andrés Molina | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 54 |
| 4 | John Powell | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | | | 51 |
| 4 | Alejandro Lombardo | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Mario Fernández | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Dante Pescetto | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 42 |
| 8 | Víctor Pérez | | 3 | | | | | 15 |
| 9 | Diego Landazuri | 4 | Ret | | | | | 12 |
| 10 | Luis Miguel Abascal | 7 | | | | | | 10 |
| 11 | David Jassan | | 6 | | | | | 8 |
| Rank | Driver | PUE | OAX | CRC | PER | COL | COL | Points |
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) |

### Nations Cup

Points indicated rather than rally position.
| Rank | Nation | PUE | OAX | CRC | PER | COL | COL | Points |
| 1 | Mexico | 58 | 66 | 25 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 312 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 54 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 0 | 18 | 15 | | | 51 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Panama | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 15 | 0 | | | | | 15 |
| Rank | Nation | PUE | OAX | CRC | PER | COL | COL | Points |