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. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship during

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and

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and was the 2020 Spanish F4 vice-champion.

Career

Karting career

Boya started competition karting in 2015, when he won the

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, 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

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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

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. 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

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's team, FA Racing. However at the last minute, he switched to

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instead, partnering

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and

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. 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

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alongside

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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

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at MP Motorsport for the remainder of the season.

2023

Boya is expected to compete the full season with MP Motorsport in the

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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

Karting Record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * (in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Boya, Mari 2004 births Living people Spanish racing drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers MP Motorsport drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers