The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team has confirmed that it will enter the 2009 World Rally Championship (WRC) season as a manufacturer team.

The team opted to return to the WRC after the FIA stated it would allow one-car teams to qualify as a manufacturer team if the car competed in at least eight events. Munchi's will begin their season effort in Cyprus, the next event on the WRC calendar.

Argentinian Rally Champion Federico Villagra will return to the WRC after contesting 10 events last year with co-driver Jorge Perez Companc and will participate in all eight events Munchi's has scheduled.

Munchi's leaves the possibility of a second car participating in select events open, but has said it will be on a round-to-round basis, if at all. The Argentine team joins Citroen and Ford (and their secondary teams) as the manufacturers competing in the WRC this season.