Rafael Villagomez will continue to compete with Van Amersfoort Racing in FIA F2 for the 2025 season.
Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) is pleased to announce that Rafael Villagómez will continue with the team for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season, marking his second campaign in the Championship. The Mexican driver will race alongside John Bennett, finalizing VAR’s line-up for the season.
Born in León, Mexico, Rafael Villagómez began his racing career in 2020, competing in the French and British Formula 4 Championships before stepping up to FIA Formula 3 in 2021. That same year, he debuted with Van Amersfoort Racing in the Euroformula Open Championship, securing five podium finishes. In 2022, Rafael joined VAR in FIA Formula 3, followed by a move to FIA Formula 2 in 2024.
During his rookie Formula 2 season, Rafael recorded a best finish of seventh place in Australia and earned four top-ten results. Heading into his fifth season with VAR, he is eager to build on his experience and deliver even stronger performances in 2025.
Rafael Villagómez – Formula 2 Driver, Van Amersfoort Racing: “I’m extremely excited to stay and carry on in Formula 2 with VAR. Important year for myself and the team. Towards the end of the year things started shape up better so I’m looking forward to carry on. A lot of work has been done over the winter so I’m looking forward to start testing and Barcelona.”
Brad Joyce – Team Principal, Van Amersfoort Racing: “We’re excited to have Rafa stay with our FIA Formula 2 team for the upcoming season. He made significant progress last year, and we’re excited to continue working together to further his development. We’re confident he’ll build on his performances and achieve better results.”
Rafael will kick off his preparations for the 2025 season by joining VAR for pre-season testing in Barcelona from 24 to 26 February. The 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship will feature 14 rounds at iconic circuits such as Monaco, Silverstone, Spa, and Monza. The season opener will take place at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from 14 to 16 March. Fans and partners are invited to follow Rafael Villagómez and Van Amersfoort Racing’s 2025 journey as they aim for more competitive results on the international stage.
2025 F2 line-up –
Campos Racing: Arvid Lindblad, Joseph Pepe Marti
DAMS: Jak Crawford, Kush Maini
Invicta Racing: Leonardo Fornaroli, Roman Stanek
MP Motorsport: Richard Verschoor, Oliver Goethe
Rodin Motorsport: Christian Mansell, Alex Dunne
Trident: Max Esterson, Sam Meguetounif
Prema – Gabriele Mini, Sebastian Montoya
Hitech GP – Luke Browning, Dino Beganovic
ART Grand Prix – Ritomo Miyata
Van Amersfoort Racing – John Bennett, Rafael Villagomez
AIX Racing: Joshua Duerksen, Cian Shields
[The story is as per press release]
