Rafael Villagomez will graduate to Formulation 2 with Van Amersfoort, the crew he drove for during the last three seasons in junior classes.
The 22-year-old Mexican racer contested the 2021 Euroformula Open for the crew then moved as much as Formulation 3 the next season. He ended his first marketing campaign twenty fifth general with two factors, a outcome he repeated final 12 months.
Villagomez completes Van Amersfoort’s Formulation 2 line-up alongside Enzo Fittipaldi, who joined the class in 2021.
The crew’s CEO Rob Niessink stated Villagomez’s lengthy affiliation with the crew will work on their favour.
“As a crew, we all the time purpose for long-term cooperation with our drivers,” he stated. “The advantages of such a long-term relationship are extraordinarily helpful and can assist Rafael to progress at a excessive tempo, as his expertise in F3 will do after all.
“On account of his unparalleled dedication, we’ve seen Rafael develop and mature strongly as a driver and he’s prepared for this subsequent problem. We’re totally dedicated to providing him our steady help, particularly on this thrilling subsequent chapter of his racing profession.”
Villagomez stated he’s “prepared for this subsequent stage up” after his three seasons in F3-level competitors.
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“The dynamics coming from an F2 automobile are overly spectacular, however I grew nice confidence after a profitable post-season take a look at in Abu Dhabi final 12 months. The take a look at has confirmed to each myself and the folks round me that F2 is the correct class for me to additional develop myself as a driver.
“The crew and I do know one another very nicely, which can solely be of nice profit to all of us. I look very a lot ahead to persevering with our journey collectively and getting the season began.”
With Villagomez’s promotion, simply two seats are left unfilled within the Formulation 2 grid for 2024. One is at PHM alongside rookie Joshua Duerksen, the opposite at Trident which has already signed a number of race winner Richard Verschoor.
Confirmed 2024 Formulation 2 drivers
TeamDriver 1Driver 2MPFranco ColapintoDennis HaugerRodinZane MaloneyRitomo MiyataARTZak O’SullivanVictor MartinsPremaAndrea Kimi AntonelliOliver BearmanHitechPaul AronAmaury CordeelDAMSJak CrawfordJuan Manuel CorreaVirtuosiGabriel BortoletoKush MainiPHM by CharouzJoshua DuerksenTBCTridentRichard VerschoorTBCVan AmersfoortEnzo FittipaldiRafael VillagomezCamposIsack HadjarPepe Marti
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