Van Amersfoort Racing has completed its 2024 FIA F2 line-up by signing up rookie Rafael Villagomez, who steps up from F3.
Rafael Villagomez steps up the motorsport ladder as he readies himself to compete in the 2024 edition of the FIA F2 Championship. With that, Villagómez completes VAR’s F2 driver line-up, set to race alongside his recently announced team-mate Enzo Fittipaldi.
Villagomez comments on promoting to the second highest level of formula racing: “I am very excited to step up to F2!” Graduating to FIA F2 at the age of 22, Rafael continues: “I am ready for this next level up. The dynamics coming from an F2 car are overly impressive, but I grew great confidence after a successful post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year.
“The test has proven to both myself and the people around me that F2 is the right category for me to further develop myself as a driver. The team and I know each other very well, which will only be of great benefit to all of us. I look very much forward to continuing our journey together and getting the season started.”
Van Amersfoort Racing’s CEO, Rob Niessink is equally excited about taking on another championship together with Rafael: “As a team, we always aim for long-term cooperation with our drivers. The benefits of such a long-term relationship are extremely valuable and will help Rafael to progress at a high pace, as his experience in F3 will do of course.
“As a result of his unparalleled determination, we’ve seen Rafael grow and mature strongly as a driver and he is ready for this next challenge. We are fully committed to offering him our continuous support, especially in this exciting next chapter of his racing career.”
2024 F2 line-up so far:
MP Motorsport – Franco Colapinto, Dennis Hauger
Prema – Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman
ART Grand Prix – Zak O’Sullivan, Victor Martins
PHM Racing – Joshua Duerksen
Virtuosi Racing – Kush Maini, Gabriel Bortoleto
DAMS – Jak Carwford, Juan Manuel Correa
Carlin – Ritomo Miyata, Zane Maloney
Campos Racing – Isack Hadjar, Pepe Marti
Hitech GP – Amaury Cordeel, Paul Aron
Van Amersfoort Racing – Enzo Fittipaldi
Trident – Richard Verschoor, Rafael Villagomez
[Note: The story is as per press release]