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Munchi's Ford World Rally Team

2007-2011 rallying team participating in the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

|Co-drivers = ARG Jorge Pérez Companc The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team was a private team competing in the World Rally Championship, founded by rally driver Luís Pérez Companc, son of Argentine entrepreneur Gregorio Pérez Companc, also a car enthusiast and collector.

The team made its debut in the 2007 Swedish Rally. The cars were prepared and run by the Cumbria based M-Sport operation and Martin Christie is the team principal.

History

2007 season

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

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 (which name had been taken from the nickname of María Sundblad, Pérez Companc's wife). 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. Currently with Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

WRC results

Year	Car	No	Driver	1	2	3	4	5
2007	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
MON	SWE
EX	NOR	MEX
12	POR	ARG
12
						ITA
11	GRE
32	FIN
14	GER	NZL
11	ESP
13	FRA	JPN
7	IRE	GBR
18
2008	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
MON	SWE	MEX
5			ITA
7				GER	NZL
9	ESP
11	FRA	JPN
Ret	GBR
			ARG
Ret					FIN
Ret
						GRE
Ret
				JOR
12			TUR
10
2009	IRE	NOR	CYP
7	POR
7	ARG
4	ITA
Ret	GRE
4	POL	FIN
11	AUS
8	ESP
8	GBR
IRE	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	POL	FIN
5	AUS	ESP	GBR
IRE	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	POL	FIN
15	AUS	ESP	GBR
2010	SWE	MEX
7	JOR
7	TUR
6	NZL
9	POR
8	BUL	FIN	DEU	JPN
8	FRA
7	ESP
15	GBR
2011	SWE	MEX
9	POR
8	JOR
7	ITA
17	ARG
6	GRE
Ret	FIN	DEU	AUS	FRA	ESP
16	GBR

Gallery

Image:Frederico Villagra-2007 Wales Rally GB 001.jpg|Federico Villagra at the 2007 Wales Rally GB Image:Luís Pérez Companc-2007 Wales Rally GB 001.jpg|Luis Pérez Companc at the 2007 Wales Rally GB Image:Aris Vovos - 1 SSS - 2008 Acropolis Rally (1).JPG|Aris Vovos at the 2008 Rally of Greece Image:MEX 2008 RB 09 parked 1.jpg|Federico Villagra at the 2008 Rally Argentina Image:MG 2400 (30x20) (300dpi).jpg|Federico Villagra at the 2008 Rally Argentina Image:Federico Villagra - 2009 Rally Portugal.jpg|Federico Villagra at the 2009 Rally de Portugal

References

[https://medium.com/@lperezcompanc/luis-perez-companc-munchis-ford-world-rally-team-9b1a0bd36eb5 Luis Perez Companc: Munchi’s Ford World Rally Team] on Medium.com, 4 Aug 2017
[https://www.infobae.com/economia/2024/06/14/perez-companc-y-los-autos-una-millonaria-coleccion-y-la-increible-pista-de-pruebas-profesional-de-escobar/ Perez Companc y los autos: una millonaria colección y la increíble pista de pruebas profesional de Escobar] by Diego Zorrero at Infobae.com, 14 Jun 2023
[https://www.cronista.com/negocios/murio-perez-companc-munchis-y-temaiken-los-proyectos-mimados-del-empresario/ Murió Perez Companc] on Cronista.com, 14 Jun 2024
[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/munchi-la-mas-rica-nid508512/ Munchi, la más rica] on ''La Nación'', 26 Jan 2021
(2010-11-13). "World Rally 2010: Access All Areas, on Dave 9am 13/11/10". [[World Rally Championship]].

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