Federico Villagra at New Zealand Rally

2010 World Rally Championship - Rally Portugal

Consistency the key for Villagra

Argentinean Rally Champion Federico Villagra is hoping the consistent form he has shown so far this season will enable him to challenge Ford rival Henning Solberg at the forthcoming Vodafone Rally de Portugal.

The Munchi’s Ford World Rally team driver has finished in the points on each of the four rallies he has tackled so far this year, and has his sights set on a fifth when he tackles the 335km of tricky gravel stages in the Algarve this week.

After finishing seventh in the 2009 Rally de Portugal, Villagra and his co-driver Jorge Perez Companc are looking to push their Ford Focus RS WRC harder this year in an effort to leapfrog their closest championship rival, Henning Solberg, who is just two points ahead in the drivers’ standings.

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Standings 2010

Argentine - 3 rounds

1º Gabriel Pozzo (Subaru Impreza) 67,5

2º Federico Villagra (Mitsubishi Evo X) 34,5

3º Claudio Menzi (Subaru Impreza) 24

4° Nicolás Madero (Mitsubishi) 22

5º Alejandro Cancio (Mitsubishi) 20

6º Marcos Ligato (Mitsubishi) 20

7° Diego Domínguez (Mitsubishi) 12

8º Juan Marchetto (Mitsubishi Evo IX) 11

9º Cristian Confetti (Subaru) 9

10° Raúl Martínez (Subaru Impreza) 9

11º Luciano Bernardi (Mitsubishi) 7

12° Miguel Baldoni (Mitsubishi) 1,5

13º Gustavo Trelles (Mitsubishi) 1

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WRC - 5 rounds

1º Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) 108

2º Jari Matti Latvala (Ford) 72

3º Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) 64

4º Sebastien Ogier (Citroen) 63

5º Peter Solberg (Citroen) 53

6º Dani Sordo (Citroen) 34

7º Mathew Wilson (Ford) 30

8º Henning Solberg (Ford) 24

9º Federico Villagra (Ford) 22

10° Kimi Raikkonen (Citroen) 14

11° Xavi Pons (Ford Fiesta) 6

12º Mads Ostberg (Citroen) 4

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New Zealand Rally 2010 Highlights