Mari Boya
José María Navalón Boya (born 13 April 2004), better known as Mari Boya, is a Spanish racing driver, who is set to drive for ART Grand Prix in the Formula Regional European Championship. He was the 2020 Spanish F4 vice-champion.
| Mari Boya | |
|---|---|
 Boya in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | José María Navalón Boya |
| Born | 13 April 2004 Les, Spain |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| Car number | 64 |
| Starts | 8 (8 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Formula Regional European Championship
In April 2021 it was announced that Boya would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering Francesco Pizzi and Lorenzo Fluxá.[4] At the first round of the championship Boya scored five points, becoming the first driver to score points for the team that year.[5]
Racing record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| 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 | 34th | ||
| 2018 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 5th | |
| Spanish Championship — Junior | 1st | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 25th | ||
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | Kids to Win | 1st | |
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | 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 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 |
* 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 | NAV 1 2 |
NAV 2 9 |
NAV 3 4 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 2 |
LEC 3 3 |
JER 1 1 |
JER 2 18 |
JER 3 2 |
CRT 1 7 |
CRT 2 4 |
CRT 3 2 |
ARA 1 1 |
ARA 2 1 |
ARA 3 3 |
JAR 1 3 |
JAR 2 11 |
JAR 3 4 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 3 |
CAT 3 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 | IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 8 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 19 |
MCO 1 9 |
MCO 2 8 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 31 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 9 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 13 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 14 |
VAL 1 3 |
VAL 2 7 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 12 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 12 |
14th | 51 |
| 2022 | ART Grand Prix | MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 6 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
8th* | 14* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- Wood, Ida (June 19, 2020). "Karting star Mari Boya joins MP Motorsport in Spanish F4". formulascout.com.
- Wood, Ida (December 23, 2020). "The standout Formula 4 drivers around the world in 2020". formulascout.com.
- Allen, Peter (November 1, 2020). "Boya claims Aragon Spanish F4 double to keep pressure on Haverkort". formulascout.com.
- "Mari Boya disputará la Formula Regional Europea Alpine con Van Amersfoort Racing". Mari Boya. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Saucy scores first car racing win in second Imola FREC race". formulascout.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
External links
- Mari Boya career summary at DriverDB.com