Rafael Villagómez

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Rafael Villagómez
NationalityMexico Mexican
Born (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 19)
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamHWA Racelab
Car number16
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA 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[]

  1. ^ "Rafael Villagómez". 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "HWA adds Mexican driver Villagomez to FIA F3 squad". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "#RMYTA19 Rafael Villagomez wins the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy 2019". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Mexican rising star Rafael Villagomez signs with Fortec Motorsport for 2020". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Rafael Villagomez delighted with early progress after maiden podium". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "F4 racer Rafael Villagomez steps up to Euroformula for Barcelona". 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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