Vilariño returned to the Spanish Championship in 1995, but his comeback hit an early roadblock when he suffered a huge crash at the Arrate hill climb. His car was seriously damaged and he was psychologically affected by a close call with a guardrail. In spite of this, Vilarino debuted at Jaizkíbel with a Osella PA9/90 identical to that previously used by Egozkue to win his European titles. Whilst he would not achieve the desired results, he would win races in Cantabria, Logroño, Asturias, La Coruña and La Montaña (Cantabria).
Again behind the wheel of a Norma in 1996 (first with a CN engine and then with a C3) and with Pepe Arnau back in charge after a brief reunión with Francchino Tunzi in 1995, Vilarino improved his results as the season went by, winning the La Dehesa de la Villa in Madrid and El Castillo in Soria, before another win at the season–closing El Fito race.
