Introduction
José María Navalón Boya (born 13 April 2004), better known as Mari Boya, is a Spanish racing driver, who is currently racing for MP Motorsport in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and the 2023 Eurocup-3 season. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship during 2021 and 2022 and was the 2020 Spanish F4 vice-champion.
Career
Karting career
Boya started competition karting in 2015, when he won the Spanish Karting Championship, and he repeated the same feat again in 2016. 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. The Spaniard stayed in karts until early 2020.
Lower formulae
Boya made his car racing debut in the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. He won three races throughout the course of the season, and finished second in the drivers' standings, only behind fellow rookie and teammate Kas Haverkort. Boya's most notable weekend came at MotorLand Aragón, where he won the first two races of the weekend, before finishing third in the final race.
Formula Regional
2021
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. However at the last minute, he switched to Van Amersfoort Racing instead, partnering Francesco Pizzi and Lorenzo Fluxá. At the first round of the championship Boya scored five points, becoming the first driver to score points for the team that year.
2022
Boya joined ART Grand Prix for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship alongside Laurens van Hoepen and Gabriele Minì. However, after the sixth round at the Hungaroring, Boya was replaced by Esteban Masson at ART for unknown reasons. However, he was drafted to replace Michael Belov at MP Motorsport for the remainder of the season.
2023
Boya raced the full season with MP Motorsport in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In September 2022, Boya drove for MP Motorsport during the FIA Formula 3 post-season test. Just two months later, the Dutch outfit confirmed Boya's signing for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Eurocup-3
In a last-minute signing, Boya announced that he would competed in the 2023 Eurocup-3 season with MP Motorsport, alongside his Formula 3 campaign.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | DPK Racing | 23rd | |
| 2016 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX | 10th | ||
| 2017 | Spanish Championship — Junior | 4th | |
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 13th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | VDK Racing | 34th | |
| 2018 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 5th | |
| Spanish Championship — Junior | 1st | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Baby Race Academy | 25th | |
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | Kids to Win | 1st | |
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Kids to Win | 10th | |
| 2019 | Spanish Championship — Senior | 4th | |
| IAME International Final — X30 Senior | DNF | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | Monlau Competicion | 12th | |
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | 6th | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | Monlau Competicion | 17th |
| 2021 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | Monlau Competicion | 7th |
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | Monlau Competicion | 2nd |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 272 | 2nd |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 14th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 10th |
| MP Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 107 | 5th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17th | |
| Eurocup-3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 173 | 3rd* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | NAV1 2 |
NAV2 9 |
NAV3 4 |
LEC1 3 |
LEC2 2 |
LEC3 3 |
JER1 1 |
JER2 18 |
JER3 2 |
CRT1 7 |
CRT2 4 |
CRT3 2 |
ARA1 1 |
ARA2 1 |
ARA3 3 |
JAR1 3 |
JAR2 11 |
JAR3 4 |
CAT1 3 |
CAT2 3 |
CAT3 3 |
2nd | 272 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO1 10 |
IMO2 8 |
CAT1 5 |
CAT2 19 |
MCO1 9 |
MCO2 8 |
LEC1 Ret |
LEC2 31 |
ZAN1 7 |
ZAN2 9 |
SPA1 11 |
SPA2 13 |
RBR1 10 |
RBR2 14 |
VAL1 3 |
VAL2 7 |
MUG1 Ret |
MUG2 12 |
MNZ1 Ret |
MNZ2 12 |
14th | 51 |
| 2022 | ART Grand Prix | MNZ1 7 |
MNZ2 6 |
IMO1 2 |
IMO2 21 |
MCO1 7 |
MCO2 7 |
LEC1 7 |
LEC2 7 |
ZAN1 5 |
ZAN2 12 |
HUN1 12 |
HUN2 14 |
10th | 69 | ||||||||
| MP Motorsport | SPA1 13 |
SPA2 10 |
RBR1 10 |
RBR2 Ret |
CAT1 25 |
CAT2 29 |
MUG1 17 |
MUG2 12 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | DUB11 12 |
DUB12 13 |
DUB13 1 |
KUW11 Ret |
KUW12 14 |
KUW13 13 |
KUW21 3 |
KUW22 4 |
KUW23 10 |
DUB21 6 |
DUB22 5 |
DUB23 6 |
ABU1 1 |
ABU2 10 |
ABU3 18 |
5th | 107 |
Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | BHRSPR 15 |
BHRFEA Ret |
MELSPR DSQ |
MELFEA Ret |
MONSPR Ret |
MONFEA 18 |
CATSPR 7 |
CATFEA 6 |
RBRSPR 12 |
RBRFEA 24 |
SILSPR 29 |
SILFEA 12 |
HUNSPR 21 |
HUNFEA 10 |
SPASPR 16 |
SPAFEA 13 |
MNZSPR 3 |
MNZFEA 6 |
17th | 29 |
Complete Eurocup-3 results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | SPA1 4 |
SPA2 1 |
ARA1 WD |
ARA2 WD |
MNZ1 1 |
MNZ2 1 |
ZAN1 10 |
ZAN1 2 |
JER1 9 |
JER2 4 |
EST1 3 |
EST2 1 |
CRT1 |
CRT2 |
BAR1 |
BAR2 |
3rd* | 173 |
* Season still in progress.