# 2018 NACAM Rally Championship

The 2018 NACAM Rally Championship was the eleventh 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 8 March in Leon, Mexico, and ended 23 November in Colima, Mexico, after four events held in Canada and Mexico.
Venezuela's Rally Isla de Margarita was dropped without replacement from the calendar leaving only the mid-year Canadian Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs event held outside of Mexico.
Defending champion, Citroën driver Ricardo Triviño won his ninth NACAM championship. Triviño won the first three rounds of the championship, wrapping the championship up after the mid-year trip to Canada. Fellow Mexican, Mitsubishi driver Ricardo Cordero Jr. finished second in the points after winning the season ending Rally Colima. Colombian Subaru driver Julián Jaramillo was third in the championship after good placings in the first two rallies of the championship.

## Event calendar and results

The 2018 NACAM Rally Championship was as follows:
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | Rally Guanajuato Mexico (8–11 March) | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:54:08.0 | 22 | 344.49 km | 29 | 21 |
| 1 | Rally Guanajuato Mexico (8–11 March) | 2 | Dani Sordo | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:55:11.6 | 22 | 344.49 km | 29 | 21 |
| 1 | Rally Guanajuato Mexico (8–11 March) | 3 | Kris Meeke | Citroën C3 WRC | 3:55:27.2 | 22 | 344.49 km | 29 | 21 |
| 2 | NACAM Rally Montañas (6–7 April) | 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Citroën DS3 R5 | 58:51.3 | 12 | 103.20 km | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | NACAM Rally Montañas (6–7 April) | 2 | Ricardo Cordero Jr. | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 1:00:04.2 | 12 | 103.20 km | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | NACAM Rally Montañas (6–7 April) | 3 | Julián Jaramillo | Subaru Impreza STi N16 | 1:04:08.1 | 12 | 103.20 km | 15 | 10 |
| 3 | Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs (29 June–1 July) | 1 | Jean-Sébastien Besner | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII | 2:32:48.3 | 18 | 247.71 km | 30 | 21 |
| 3 | Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs (29 June–1 July) | 2 | Ricardo Triviño | Citroën DS3 R5 | 2:34:17.2 | 18 | 247.71 km | 30 | 21 |
| 3 | Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs (29 June–1 July) | 3 | Karel Carré | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:35:09.2 | 18 | 247.71 km | 30 | 21 |
| 4 | NACAM Rally Colima (22–23 November) | 1 | Ricardo Cordero Jr. | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 38:01.9 | 10 | 87.83 km | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | NACAM Rally Colima (22–23 November) | 2 | Guzzy Francisco Name | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 38:57.4 | 10 | 87.83 km | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | NACAM Rally Colima (22–23 November) | 3 | Carlos Salas Jr. | Mini Cooper S | 39:44.8 | 10 | 87.83 km | 20 | 18 |

## Championship standings

The 2018 NACAM Rally Championship points are as follows:
| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle | MEX | MON | BdC | COL | Total |
| 1 | Ricardo Triviño | Citroën DS3 R5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 81 |
| 2 | Ricardo Cordero Jr. | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| 3 | Julián Jaramillo | Subaru Impreza STi N16 | 4 | 3 | | | 31 |
| 4 | Jason Bailey | Ford Fiesta R2 | 5 | | 4 | | 25 |
| 5 | Deividas Jocius | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2 | | | | 20 |
| 6 | Óscar Uribe Balsa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 3 | Ret | | | 17 |
| 6 | Francisco Name Guzzy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Ret | | 3 | | 17 |
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) |