Prema signs a young Aston Martin protégé for the 2026 F2 season

This time it's official: after Nikola Tsolov at Campos and Thasanapol Inthraphuvasak at ART GP, the third member of the Campos adventure is... Formula 3 will also be in Formula 2 next year. A key figure in the Spanish team's championship title, Mari Boya will move up a level in 2026 and discover Formula 2 with Prema.

“I am really excited to join Prema for my first season in Formula 2,” Boya rejoiced. “I’m really looking forward to starting to work with the team. I feel like I have a great opportunity and I’m eager to see how things develop. I’m particularly happy to have longer races than in F3, which I really appreciate, and also to have to manage pit stops and tire degradation. Let’s hope for a good season.”

The young man, a member of the academy Aston MartinHe is coming off a successful season in F3: third overall behind champion Rafael Câmara (Trident) and his teammate Nikola Tsolov, he then competed in the Macau Grand Prix, where he finished second behind Frenchman Théophile Naël, the winner. The driver from Saint-Étienne overtook his rival on the last lap of the race to deny him a prestigious victory.

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“We are delighted to welcome Mari to the team. His career demonstrates remarkable progress and, in addition to his speed, we know he is an intelligent and hardworking driver.” emphasizes René Rosin, the director of Prema. We are eager to see how he integrates into the team and we are confident that he will maintain his level of play and achieve excellent results.

Second in Eurocup-3 in 2023, the native of Les has also competed in three Formula 3 seasons with mixed results: 17th in 2023, he finished 15th in 2024 and then 3rd last year.

BREAKING: Mari Boya steps up to F2 for 2026!

The Spanish driver will spend his rookie season with @PREMA_Team 🔴#F2 # RoadToF1 pic.twitter.com/G3POa2gJoe

- Formula 2 (@ Formula2) November 25, 2025