- Munchi's Ford World Rally Team
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Munchi's World Rally Team Full name Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Base Cumbria, England, United Kingdom Team principal(s) Martin Christie Drivers Federico Villagra Co-drivers Jorge Perez Companc Chassis Ford Fiesta RS WRC Tyres Michelin World Rally Championship career Debut 2007 Constructors' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0 Rally wins 0 The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team is a private team currently competing in the World Rally Championship. The team made its debut in the 2007 Swedish Rally. The cars are prepared and run by the Cumbria based M-Sport operation and Martin Christie is the team principal.
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History
2007 season
The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team was founded by Argentine rally driver Luís Pérez Companc, using the name of his family's ice cream parlour chain, Munchi's. The team competed in the World Rally Championship in 2007 for ten rounds. The drivers who started the season for the team at the Swedish Rally were Pérez Companc and Juan Pablo Raies. Companc finished the rally in 15th, but his team mate Raies retired before the start of the event. Despite scoring eight points, Raies was replaced by Federico Villagra half way through the season in Italy. Villagra would go on to score just two points. The best result for the team came at the 2007 Rally Japan when Companc and Villagra finished fifth and seventh respectively, scoring six points for the team. The team finished last in the constructors' championship with 14 points. However, the initial season for the team was simply to familiarise themselves with the series and the car.
2008 season
For the 2008 season the team contested ten rounds. Federico Villagra drove all ten rounds for the team, while Luís Pérez Companc, who also began driving in the FIA GT Championship in 2008, shared the second car with Stobart Ford regular Henning Solberg, Aris Vovos and Barry Clark, the reigning Fiesta Sporting Trophy International champion, who contested 3 rounds of the championship for the team.
2009 season
With a healthy amount of experience under their belts and the competitiveness of the Ford Focus RS WRC, the Argentinean duo of Villagra and Companc gathered a strong haul of 23 points in the 2009 season. They also had their best WRC finishes, finishing Acropolis Rally and Rally Argentina in fourth position overall.
2010 season
For the 2010 season the team took part in 8 rounds out of 13. Federico Villagra drove the 8 rounds with various co-drivers in Ford Focus RS WRC 08 car. At the end of season, the team scored 58 points and ranked 5 of the Manufacturers' championship. Villagra scored 36 points and finished 9th in Drivers' Championship.
2011 season
It was announced that Federico Villagra is going to continue in 2011 with Ford[1]. Currently with Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
WRC results
Year Car No Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points TC Points 2007 Ford Focus RS WRC 06 11 Luís Pérez Companc MON SWE
15NOR MEX
19POR
DNSARG
28ITA
RetGRE
11FIN
11GER NZL
23ESP
RetFRA JPN
5IRE GBR
Ret16th 4 6th 14 12 Juan Pablo Raies MON SWE
EXNOR MEX
12POR ARG
12- 0 Federico Villagra ITA
11GRE
32FIN
14GER NZL
11ESP
13FRA JPN
7IRE GBR
1820th 2 2008 Ford Focus RS WRC 07 9 Federico Villagra MON SWE MEX
7ARG
6JOR
6ITA
14GRE
13TUR
9FIN
RetGER NZL
8ESP
12FRA JPN
9GBR 14th 9 6th 22 10 Henning Solberg MON SWE MEX
5ITA
7GER NZL
9ESP
11FRA JPN
RetGBR 8th* 22* Luís Pérez Companc ARG
RetFIN
Ret- 0 Armodios Vovos GRE
Ret- 0 Barry Clark JOR
12TUR
10- 0 2009 Ford Focus RS WRC 08 9 Federico Villagra IRE NOR CYP
7POR
7ARG
4ITA
RetGRE
4POL FIN
11AUS
8ESP
8GBR 9th 16 5th 23 10 Matti Rantanen IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN
5AUS ESP GBR 15th 4 72 Mattias Therman IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRE POL FIN
15AUS ESP GBR - 0 2010 Ford Focus RS WRC 08 9 Federico Villagra SWE MEX
7JOR
7TUR
6NZL
9POR
8BUL FIN DEU JPN
8FRA
7ESP
15GBR 9th 36 5th 58 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC 7 Federico Villagra SWE MEX
9POR
8JOR
7ITA
17ARG
6GRE
RetFIN DEU AUS FRA ESP
16GBR 11th* 20* 8th* 38* * Season in progress.
Gallery
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Federico Villagra at the 2007 Wales Rally GB
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Luis Pérez Companc at the 2007 Wales Rally GB
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Aris Vovos at the 2008 Rally of Greece
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Federico Villagra at the 2009 Rally de Portugal
External links
References
- ^ "World Rally 2010: Access All Areas, on Dave 9am 13/11/10". World Rally Championship. 2010-11-13.
2010 World Rally Championship season Teams Citroën Ford Stobart Ford Citroën Junior Munchi's Ford PSWRT Citroën Monster Ford Adapta Subaru 5 Wilson
6 H. Solberg
- Grönholm
- Therman9 Villagra
11 P. Solberg
- Block
- Østberg
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