FEDERICO VILLAGRA
| Date of birth: | 21 May 1969 |
| Lives: | Argentina |
| First Rally: | 1997 |
| Titles: | 2004 Chilean Rally champion 2004 Argentinean Rally champion 2002, 2003 and 2005 Argentinean Rally Group N champion 2001 South American Group N champion 1984-1996 various motocross and enduro titles |
| First WRC: | 1997 Rally Argentina |
| WRC wins*: | 0 |
| Total WRC points scored*: | 2 |
| Co-driver: | Jorge Perez Companc |
The new addition to Munchi's Ford World Rally Team in 2007 has had a passion for speed since he was ten years old. He started competing in motocross at a very early age and achieved several motocross and enduro titles between 1984 and 1996. In 1997, Villagra started to explore the world of rallying, competing in his first national event with his brother, Javier. The same year, he took part in Rally Argentina for the first time, finishing third in the F2 class.
The following year, he finished fourth at the same rally and in 1999 he won his native '24 Hours Rally'. Villagra became South American champion in the N4 class in 2001. Over the next three years he won the Argentinean championship in the same class. In 2004, Villagra won the Chilean Championship and the overall championship in Argentina. After a Group N Rally Argentina victory, Munchi's noticed this naturally talented driver's potential and chose Villagra to replace Juan Pablo Raies in 2007. With only a few events under his belt behind the wheel of a fully loaded Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, Villagra has proved there's a lot more success to come as the championship unfolds.
