José Garfias

José Antonio "Joss" Garfias Martínez Lavín (born 26 October 2004 ) is a Mexican racing driver who currently competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema Racing.

Garfias previously competed in Eurocup-3 and Euroformula Open, and debuted in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship in Barcelona with AIX.

Career

Formula 4

2018-19 Garfias' single-seater debut came in 2019, when he joined the final round of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship with Telcel RPL Racing. He scored points in all three races, finishing 15th in the standings.

2019-20 Garfias remained with Telcel RPL Racing for the 2019–20 season. He took his maiden win in the reverse-grid race two at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed. Another win came at the Autódromo Yucatán, and one further victory in Monterrey saw him finish fourth overall in the standings.

GB3 For 2021, Garfias joined the GB3 Championship (known for most of the season as the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship) with Elite Motorsport. He took a best finish of fifth in race three at Silverstone, having taken the position from Frederick Lubin with his car partially on the grass. He withdrew from the series ahead of the second Silverstone round, finishing 17th in the standings. He failed to score points, taking a best result of 20th to finish 36th overall. He failed to score points during the appearance, finishing 27th in the standings.

Eurocup-3

2023 After a year away from racing due to lack of sponsors, Garfias joined MP Motorsport for the inaugural Eurocup-3 season. He took his maiden podium in Aragón after Bruno del Pino received a track limits penalty. After a string of consistent performances where he did not finish below sixth, Garfias took four podiums in the final five races of the season, elevating him to fourth overall in the standings.

2024 Garfias returned to the series for 2024, switching teams to Saintéloc Racing for their first full campaign in the series. His season began with a sixth place in wet conditions at Spa. However, he struggled to maintain the consistency from his debut season; a fifth place in Portimão came after he made contact with teammate Alexander Abkhazava, and although he improved his best result to fourth at Paul Ricard, Garfias only scored four further points finishes. He left the series ahead of round seven and finished tenth in the standings with 52 points.

Euroformula Open

2024 Garfias competed in the final three rounds of the 2024 Euroformula Open Championship with Team Motopark. He quickly gained momentum in the series, taking two podiums out of three races in both Barcelona and Monza. He finished seventh in the standings with 99 points.

2025 In April 2025, Garfias was announced to be remaining with Team Motopark in Euroformula Open to contest the full season with them. He took his first podium of the season in race 3 at Spa-Francorchamps, despite a spin on the opening lap.

FIA Formula 3 Championship 2025 Garfias made a one-off appearance in FIA Formula 3 in Barcelona round with AIX Racing, replacing an injured James Hedley.

2026 Just days before the start of pre-season testing, Garfias was signed by Prema Racing to race in the 2026 season, replacing Enzo Deligny who suddenly departed for Van Amersfoort Racing.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary Season still in progress.

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 Pos Points 2021 Monolite Racing IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 36th 0

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 2024 Saintéloc Racing YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 27th 0

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 19 20 DC Points 2025 AIX Racing MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 37th 0 2026 Prema Racing MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 28th* 1* Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2025 PHM Racing Tatuus F3 T-318 15th 12th 10th