Rafael Villagómez
Rafael Villagómez | |
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Nationality | Mexican |
Born | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | 10 November 2001
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | HWA Racelab |
Car number | 16 |
Starts | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBA in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2020 2020 2020 | Euroformula Open Championship French F4 Championship F4 British Championship |
Rafael Villagómez (born 10 November 2001) is a Mexican race car driver currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for HWA Racelab.[1][2] He won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy competition in 2019.[3]
Career summary[]
Lower formulae[]
In 2020 Villagómez made his car racing debut in the French F4 Championship, whilst also competing part-time with Fortec Motorsport in the F4 British Championship.[4] He achieved a second-place finish at Le Castellet and, with 121 points, finished sixth in the championship.
In the British series he scored a maiden podium finish with third in only his second race. However, in the following races the Mexican was unable to replicate this result and finished eleventh in the standings, only ahead of four other drivers.[5]
Euroformula Open Championship[]
Villagómez participated in the final round of the 2020 Euroformula Open Championship at the Circuit de Catalunya with Drivex as a guest driver.[6]
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
In 2021 the Mexican will make his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for HWA Racelab, racing alongside Matteo Nannini and Oliver Rasmussen. He will become the first driver from Mexico to compete in FIA F3.
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 | BirelArt Racing S.R.L. | 21st |
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 11th |
French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 6th | |
Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2021 | F3 Asian Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17th |
FIA Formula 3 Championship | HWA Racelab | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th* | |
Euroformula Open Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 6th* |
† As Villagómez was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Fortec Motorsport | DON 1 6 |
DON 2 3 |
DON 3 9 |
BHGP 1 Ret |
BHGP 2 14 |
BHGP 3 13 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
KNO 1 8 |
KNO 2 7 |
KNO 3 8 |
THR 1 11 |
THR 2 8 |
THR 3 9 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
CRO 1 9 |
CRO 2 Ret |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SNE 3 Ret |
BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
11th | 47 |
Complete French F4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | NOG 1 6 |
NOG 2 4 |
NOG 3 5 |
MAG 1 14† |
MAG 2 10 |
MAG 3 5 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 6 |
ZAN 3 7 |
LEC1 1 6 |
LEC1 2 6 |
LEC1 3 4 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 4 |
SPA 3 9 |
LEC2 1 |
LEC2 2 |
LEC2 3 |
LEC3 1 7 |
LEC3 2 2 |
LEC3 3 5 |
6th | 121 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Drivex School | HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 13 |
CAT 3 12 |
CAT 4 Ret |
NC† | 0 | ||||||
2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | POR 1 3 |
POR 2 5 |
POR 3 8 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 2 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 Ret |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
6th* | 123* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F3 Asian Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | BlackArts Racing Team | DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 Ret |
DUB 3 12 |
ABU 1 20 |
ABU 2 19 |
ABU 3 14 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 12 |
ABU 3 12 |
DUB 1 12 |
DUB 2 9 |
DUB 3 8 |
ABU 1 11 |
ABU 2 14 |
ABU 3 14 |
17th | 6 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | HWA Racelab | CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 18 |
CAT 3 28 |
LEC 1 25 |
LEC 2 27 |
LEC 3 23 |
RBR 1 21 |
RBR 2 18 |
RBR 3 19 |
HUN 1 23 |
HUN 2 21 |
HUN 3 24 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
COA 1 |
COA 2 |
COA 3 |
30th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ "Rafael Villagómez". 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "HWA adds Mexican driver Villagomez to FIA F3 squad". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "#RMYTA19 Rafael Villagomez wins the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy 2019". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Mexican rising star Rafael Villagomez signs with Fortec Motorsport for 2020". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Rafael Villagomez delighted with early progress after maiden podium". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "F4 racer Rafael Villagomez steps up to Euroformula for Barcelona". 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
External links[]
- Rafael Villagómez career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Mexican racing drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- French F4 Championship drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- F3 Asian Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Auto racing biography stubs
- Mexican sportspeople stubs