Rafael Villagómez

Rafael Villagómez Jr. (; born 10 November 2001) is a Mexican racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing.

Villagómez previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for three seasons. He won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy competition in 2019.

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. He achieved a second-place finish at Le Castellet and, with 121 points, finished sixth in the championship.

In the British series, Villagómez scored a maiden podium finish with third in only his second race. However, in the following races, he was unable to replicate this result and finished eleventh in the standings, only ahead of four other drivers.

Euroformula Open Championship 2020 Villagómez participated in the final round of the 2020 Euroformula Open Championship at the Circuit de Catalunya with Drivex as a guest driver.

2021 Villagómez joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2021 season. His best results were five podium finishes, all of which were third-place results. He finished the season eighth in the Drivers' Championship with 135 points.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2021 In 2021, Villagómez made his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for HWA Racelab, racing alongside Matteo Nannini and Oliver Rasmussen, becoming the first driver from Mexico to compete in FIA F3. Unfortunately for Villagómez, he was unable to score any points throughout the campaign, finishing 29th in the standings with a best race result of 13th. He drove for Van Amersfoort Racing in the post-season test.

2022

The following year, Villagómez returned to Formula 3, partnering Franco Colapinto and Reece Ushijima at Van Amersfoort Racing. In Imola, he achieved his first ever points finish. At the end of the season, he partook in the post-season test remaining with Van Amersfoort Racing in September.

2023 Having competed in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship during the winter, Villagómez returned to Formula 3 in 2023, once again driving for Van Amersfoort Racing. The campaign proved lacklustre, as it only yielded a pair of tenth-placed finishes at the season finale in Monza, leading Villagómez to finish 25th overall for the second successive season.

FIA Formula 2 Championship Villagómez was invited to partake in the 2022 F2 post-season testing with Van Amersfoort Racing. He returned to the test in 2023, once again driving for VAR at Yas Island.

2024

In January 2024, Villagómez was announced that he would step up to the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship, remaining with Van Amersfoort Racing for a fourth consecutive year, partnering up with Enzo Fittipaldi. The Mexican's best result was seventh place, which he achieved during the Melbourne Feature Race at Albert Park. Other notable performances included an eighth place finish at Monza and scoring his maiden points with a ninth place finish in the Jeddah Feature Race. He ended the 2024 season 24th in the standings with 13 points.

2025 Villagómez (pictured at Spielberg) claimed his first FIA Formula 2 podiums in . Villagómez returned to Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season, partnering GB3 graduate John Bennett. Villagómez achieved his first podium in FIA Formula 2 with a drive from 22nd to third in the sprint race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Villagómez secured another podium by finishing third in the Lusail sprint race. He concluded the 2025 season in 14th place in the Drivers' Championship with 43 points.

2026 Villagómez continued with Van Amersfoort Racing for a third season in , partnering Nico Varrone. This is set to be his final season in the championship.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing 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 ChampionshipFFSA Academy 18 0 0 0 1 121 6th Euroformula Open Championship Drivex School 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 20 0 0 0 0 0 29th Euroformula Open Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 0 0 0 5 135 8th F3 Asian Championship BlackArts Racing Team 15 0 0 0 0 6 17th 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 0 0 0 0 2 25th 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Pinnacle VAR 12 0 0 0 1 44 13th FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 0 0 0 0 2 25th 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 28 0 0 0 0 13 24th 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 27 0 0 0 2 43 14th 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 14 0 0 0 3 30 10th* † 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 DON1 DON2 DON3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 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 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 LEC11 LEC12 LEC13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 LEC21 LEC22 LEC23 LEC31 LEC32 LEC33 6th

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 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MUG1 MUG2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 CAT4 NC† 0 2021 Van Amersfoort Racing POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 8th 135

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 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 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 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 29th 0 2022 Van Amersfoort Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 25th 2 2023 Van Amersfoort Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 25th 2

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2023 Van Amersfoort Racing DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KUW11 KUW12 KUW13 KUW21 KUW22 KUW23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 13th 44

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 25 26 27 28 DC Points Van Amersfoort Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 24th 13 2025 Van Amersfoort Racing MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 14th 43 Van Amersfoort Racing MELSPR MELFEA MIASPR MIAFEA MTLSPR MTLFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 12th* 38* Season still in progress.