1. Mari Boya previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship during 2021 and 2022 and was the 2020 Spanish F4 and 2023 Eurocup-3 vice-champion.
26 Facts About Mari Boya
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Mari Boya won the championship again in 2018, this time in the Junior class, and came out victorious in the IAME Winter Cup that same year.
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Mari Boya made his car racing debut in the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.
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Mari Boya had a strong opening two rounds on his debut, before taking his first win during the first Jerez race.
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Mari Boya 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.
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At the first round of the championship Mari Boya scored five points, becoming the first driver to score points for the team that year.
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Mari Boya joined ART Grand Prix for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship alongside Laurens van Hoepen and Gabriele Mini.
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However, after the sixth round at the Hungaroring, Mari Boya was replaced by Esteban Masson at ART for unknown reasons.
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Mari Boya raced the full season with MP Motorsport in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.
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Mari Boya 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.
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Mari Boya returned to the Formula Regional Middle East Championship in 2024, driving for Pinnacle Motorsport.
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Mari Boya did not win a race during the championship, but scored three podiums on his way to finishing fifth in the standings yet again.
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However, Mari Boya netted only one podium in the next two rounds, but managed to win again in Estoril.
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Mari Boya returned to Eurocup-3 with GRS Team during the final round in Barcelona as a guest driver.
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In September 2022, Mari Boya drove for MP Motorsport during the FIA Formula 3 post-season test.
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Just two months later, the Dutch outfit confirmed Mari Boya's signing for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
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Mari Boya later stated that his aim was to "quickly adapt and to take all the opportunities [I] have".
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Mari Boya endured an atrocious start to his season, failing to score in the first three rounds, whilst retiring thrice.
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Mari Boya returned to the points in the Hungary feature race, having managed his tyres well.
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Mari Boya followed this up with sixth in the feature, seeing him place 17th in the standings with 29 points.
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Mari Boya switched to Campos Racing for his second season of Formula 3 in 2024, alongside Sebastian Montoya and Red Bull junior Oliver Goethe.
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Mari Boya 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.
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Qualifying sixth in Melbourne, Mari Boya made his way up the order and finished in an impressive fourth.
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Mari Boya continued his good form in the feature with seventh.
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In Imola, Mari 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.
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Mari 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.