# Rafael Villagómez

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

### 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

He joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2021 season.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship
#### 2021

In 2021 the Mexican 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, the Mexican 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.

#### 2025

Villagómez returned to Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season, partnering GB3 graduate John Bennett.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2010 | SKUSA SuperNationals — S4 | | 60th |
| 2017 | WSK Final Cup — OK | Parolin Racing Kart | 24th |
| 2018 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | | 1st |
| 2018 | IAME International Open — X30 Senior | | 24th |
| 2018 | IAME International Final — X30 Senior | | 116th |
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 | Birel ART Racing | 94th |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 | Birel ART Racing | 65th |
| 2019 | Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 | Birel ART Racing | 21st |
| 2019 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KZ2 | Birel ART Racing | 32nd |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — KZ2 | Birel ART Racing | 42nd |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA International Super Cup — KZ2 | Birel ART Racing | 117th |

## 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 |
| 2020 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 6th |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 8th |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2023 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 14th* |
$^†$ 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 7 | RBR 2 8 | RBR 3 12 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | CAT 1 13 | CAT 2 11 | CAT 3 11 | 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 | 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 27 | SPA 2 23 | SPA 3 Ret | ZAN 1 22 | ZAN 2 13 | ZAN 3 25 | SOC 1 20 | SOC 2 C | SOC 3 Ret | 29th | 0 |
| 2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | BHR SPR 17 | BHR FEA 12 | IMO SPR 9 | IMO FEA 20 | CAT SPR 14 | CAT FEA Ret | SIL SPR 26 | SIL FEA Ret | RBR SPR Ret | RBR FEA 15 | HUN SPR 17 | HUN FEA 21 | SPA SPR 23 | SPA FEA 19 | ZAN SPR 28 | ZAN FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 26 | MNZ FEA Ret | | | | 25th | 2 |
| 2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | BHR SPR Ret | BHR FEA 19 | MEL SPR 14 | MEL FEA 19 | MON SPR 16 | MON FEA 16 | CAT SPR 27 | CAT FEA 25 | RBR SPR Ret | RBR FEA 15 | SIL SPR 20 | SIL FEA 16 | HUN SPR 17 | HUN FEA 17 | SPA SPR 23 | SPA FEA 21 | MNZ SPR 10 | MNZ FEA 10 | | | | 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 | DUB1 1 17 | DUB1 2 11 | DUB1 3 20 | KUW1 1 6 | KUW1 2 5 | KUW1 3 Ret | KUW2 1 6 | KUW2 2 2 | KUW2 3 14 | DUB2 1 Ret | DUB2 2 20 | DUB2 3 13 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | 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 |
| 2024 | Van Amersfoort Racing | BHR SPR 19 | BHR FEA 12 | JED SPR 14 | JED FEA 9 | MEL SPR 15 | MEL FEA 7 | IMO SPR 11 | IMO FEA 16 | MON SPR 15 | MON FEA Ret | CAT SPR 17 | CAT FEA 16 | RBR SPR 19 | RBR FEA 16 | SIL SPR 14 | SIL FEA 16 | HUN SPR 11 | HUN FEA 10 | SPA SPR 21 | SPA FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 16 | MNZ FEA 8 | BAK SPR 16 | BAK FEA Ret | LSL SPR 17 | LSL FEA Ret | YMC SPR 12 | YMC FEA Ret | 24th | 13 |
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MEL SPR 13 | MEL FEA C | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | JED SPR | JED FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | BAK SPR | BAK FEA | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | 14th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.