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Mari Boya
José María Navalón Boya (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˌse maˈɾi.a naβaˈlom ˈboʝa]; born 13 April 2004), better known as Mari Boya, is a Spanish racing driver set to compete for Campos Racing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship, having previously raced for MP Motorsport in 2023. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship during 2021 and 2022 and was the 2020 Spanish F4 and 2023 Eurocup-3 vice-champion. CareerKarting careerBoya started competition karting in 2015, when he won the Spanish Karting Championship, and he repeated the same feat again in 2016.[1][2] He won the championship again in 2018, this time in the Junior class, and came out victorious in the IAME Winter Cup that same year.[3] The Spaniard stayed in karts until early 2020. Formula 4Boya made his car racing debut in the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[4] Boya had a strong opening two rounds on his debut, before taking his first win during the first Jerez race.[5] He later took a double victory in Aragón.[6] He won three races and scored fourteen podiums throughout the season, which meant Boya finished second in the drivers' standings behind fellow rookie and teammate Kas Haverkort.[7] Formula Regional2021 In April 2021 it was announced that Boya would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso's team, FA Racing.[8] However at the last minute, he switched to Van Amersfoort Racing instead, partnering Francesco Pizzi and Lorenzo Fluxá.[9] At the first round of the championship Boya scored five points, becoming the first driver to score points for the team that year.[10] He score multiple points finishes in the first half of his campaign, but the main highlight of the season would be a third-placed podium in Valencia.[11][12] This placed him 14th in the standings at the end of the season, with 51 points scored.[13] 2022.jpg) Boya joined ART Grand Prix for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship alongside Laurens van Hoepen and Gabriele Minì.[14] He scored a second place early on in Imola.[15] However, after the sixth round at the Hungaroring, Boya was replaced by Esteban Masson at ART for unknown reasons.[16] However, he was drafted to replace Michael Belov at MP Motorsport for the remainder of the season.[17] This move would only bring two points in the remaining four rounds, as Boya limped to tenth in the standings.[18] 2023Boya raced the full season with MP Motorsport in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[19] He took his first Formula Regional win during the third race of the Dubai opening round, and another win in the final round at Yas Marina boosted him to fifth in the standings.[20][21] 2024He returned to the Formula Regional Middle East Championship in 2024, driving for Pinnacle Motorsport.[22] Boya did not win a race during the championship, but scored three podiums on his way to finishing fifth in the standings yet again.[23] Eurocup-32023.jpg) In a last-minute signing, Boya announced that he would compete in the 2023 Eurocup-3 season with MP Motorsport, alongside his Formula 3 campaign.[24] The Spaniard started with a double pole and a victory in Spa-Francorchamps, but was forced to miss the second round in Aragón due to clashing Formula 3 commitments.[25] Despite that, he rebounded with a double win in Monza.[26] However, Boya netted only one podium in the next two rounds, but managed to win again in Estoril.[27] A win and a third-placed podium put Boya into the title fight with Esteban Masson heading into the Barcelona season finale.[28] Being separated one point,[29] Boya was unable to capitalise as he took a third and fourth place while Masson won both.[30] This meant Boya finished runner-up, whilst earning five wins, nine podiums and 243 points. 2024Boya returned to Eurocup-3 with GRS Team during the final round in Barcelona as a guest driver.[31] FIA Formula 3 Championship2023.jpg) In September 2022, Boya drove for MP Motorsport during the FIA Formula 3 post-season test.[32][33][34] Just two months later, the Dutch outfit confirmed Boya's signing for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[35] He later stated that his aim was to "quickly adapt and to take all the opportunities [I] have".[36] Boya endured an atrocious start to his season, failing to score in the first three rounds, whilst retiring thrice. However, he banished his poor fortunes with a double points finish in sixth and seventh at Barcelona.[37] He returned to the points in the Hungary feature race, having managed his tyres well.[38] Boya's best weekend came at the Monza finale, having battled teammate Franco Colapinto for the lead, the Spaniard would lose second place to Gabriel Bortoleto on the last lap, but nevertheless scored his first podium.[39] He followed this up with sixth in the feature, seeing him place 17th in the standings with 29 points.[40] 2024 Boya switched to Campos Racing for his second season of Formula 3 in 2024, alongside Sebastián Montoya and Red Bull junior Oliver Goethe.[41] He started the season with points in the sprint race with eighth, but sustained a puncture on the second lap during the feature race after contact with Laurens van Hoepen.[42] Qualifying sixth in Melbourne, Boya made his way up the order and finished in an impressive fourth.[43] He continued his good form in the feature with seventh.[44] In Imola, Boya was taken out of the opening lap in the sprint race, but made up 18 positions in the feature race from 27th to finish ninth.[45] A solid weekend in Monaco rewarded him with sixth and seventh place.[46] In the Barcelona sprint race, from third, Boya took advantage of a collision from the leading Trident cars. Despite a challenge from Alex Dunne, Boya persevered for his first F3 victory in his home race.[47][48] He would finish eighth during the feature race, but was penalised due to track limits and dropped to 14th.[49] However, this was followed by two rounds with points owing to poor qualifying, but scored a point again in the Budapest feature race.[50] Boya survived a chaotic sprint race in Monza to take seventh place, his final points finish of the season, as he retired in the feature race after contact with teammate Montoya.[51] The Spaniard finished his sophomore F3 campaign 15th in the standings with 45 points.[52] 2025Staying in the category for a third season, Boya continued with Campos Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 season alongside Nikola Tsolov and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak.[53] Karting recordKarting career summary
Racing recordRacing career summary
* Season still in progress. Complete F4 Spanish Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress. Complete Macau Grand Prix results
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress. Complete Eurocup-3 results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Boya was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. References
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