Munchi's Ford World Rally Team

The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team was a private team 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.

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 history
Debut	2007 Swedish Rally
Last event	2011 Rally Catalunya
Manufacturers' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Rally wins	0

History

 

Companc driving on a road section of the 2007 Rally Japan.

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 parlor 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 Rally Sweden were Pérez Companc and Juan Pablo Raies. Companc finished the rally in 15th, but his teammate Raies retired before the start of the event. Despite scoring eight points, Raies was replaced by Federico Villagra halfway 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 15	NOR	MEX 19	POR DNS	ARG 28	ITA Ret	GRE 11	FIN 11	GER	NZL 23	ESP Ret	FRA	JPN 5	IRE	GBR Ret	16th	4	6th	14
		12	Juan Pablo Raies	MON	SWE EX	NOR	MEX 12	POR	ARG 12											-	0
			Federico Villagra							ITA 11	GRE 32	FIN 14	GER	NZL 11	ESP 13	FRA	JPN 7	IRE	GBR 18	20th	2
2008	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	9	Federico Villagra	MON	SWE	MEX 7	ARG 6	JOR 6	ITA 14	GRE 13	TUR 9	FIN Ret	GER	NZL 8	ESP 12	FRA	JPN 9	GBR		14th	9	6th	22
		10	Henning Solberg	MON	SWE	MEX 5			ITA 7				GER	NZL 9	ESP 11	FRA	JPN Ret	GBR		8th*	22*
			Luís Pérez Companc				ARG Ret					FIN Ret								-	0
			Armodios Vovos							GRE Ret										-	0
			Barry Clark					JOR 12			TUR 10									-	0
2009	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	9	Federico Villagra	IRE	NOR	CYP 7	POR 7	ARG 4	ITA Ret	GRE 4	POL	FIN 11	AUS 8	ESP 8	GBR					9th	16	5th	23
		10	Matti Rantanen	IRE	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	POL	FIN 5	AUS	ESP	GBR					15th	4
		72	Mattias Therman	IRE	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	POL	FIN 15	AUS	ESP	GBR					-	0
2010	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	9	Federico Villagra	SWE	MEX 7	JOR 7	TUR 6	NZL 9	POR 8	BUL	FIN	DEU	JPN 8	FRA 7	ESP 15	GBR				9th	36	5th	58
2011	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	7	Federico Villagra	SWE	MEX 9	POR 8	JOR 7	ITA 17	ARG 6	GRE Ret	FIN	DEU	AUS	FRA	ESP 16	GBR				13th	20	7th	38

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 2008 Rally Argentina
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  Federico Villagra at the 2008 Rally Argentina
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  Federico Villagra at the 2009 Rally de Portugal

See also

• M-Sport World Rally Team
• Ford World Rally Team

References

1. "World Rally 2010: Access All Areas, on Dave 9am 13/11/10". World Rally Championship. 2010-11-13.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munchi's Ford World Rally Team.

• Munchi's Ford World Rally Team at WRC.com
• M-Sport website