Josh Mason
Mason racing in the 2022 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002
Birmingham, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamPHM Racing by Charouz
Car number17
Starts8 (8 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish23rd in 2023
Previous series
2018–2020
2018–19		BRDC Formula 3 Championship
MRF Challenge

Joshua Mason Akinwunmi (born 19 March 2002) is a British racing driver who last raced in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is a race winner in Formula Regional Oceania, as well as both the Euroformula Open and BRDC British F3 Championships.

He is of Caribbean and Nigerian descent, and grew up between Sussex and the Cayman Islands.[1]

Career

Karting

Mason began competing in karts at the relatively late age of 14, taking part in club racing before moving into car racing.[2][3]

BRDC British F3

2018

In 2018, Mason graduated to car racing, driving for Lanan Racing in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[4][5] Having made his debut at Rockingham, the Brit would return to the series for the second half of the campaign, managing to win the reverse-grid race in the final round at Silverstone after it had been abandoned due to heavy rain following two laps behind the Safety car.[6]

2019

He stayed at Lanan Racing for the 2019 season, competing as the team's sole full-time entrant.[7] Despite this, Mason would manage to score three podiums in reverse-grid races, including a victory at Donington Park, where he overtook poleman Pavan Ravishankar at the Safety car restart.[8][9] The Briton ended up twelfth in the standings in a season that, given his lack of overall experience, he described as "having gone well".[10]

2020

Once again, Mason remained with the same team in 2020, this time racing alongside Piers Prior and Bart Horsten. Having been unable to prepare adequately for the season due to living with a high-risk individual at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,[11] Mason only scored a sole podium at Donington and finished 16th in the championship, behind both of his teammates.[12]

Euroformula Open

2021

Mason racing in the 2021 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring.

For 2021, Mason moved to the Euroformula Open Championship, driving for Double R Racing.[13] His best result came at a wet Hungaroring, finishing fourth, as he ended up ninth in the standings, significantly ahead of rookie teammate Zdeněk Chovanec.

2022

The following year, the Brit made the switch to drive for CryptoTower Racing for the 2022 season, having stated that he had "learned a lot in 2021" and that he was "really looking forward" to linking up with the team.[14] He started out the campaign with three points finishes in Estoril, before a crash during the Pau Grand Prix.[15] Another retirement followed at Paul Ricard, caused by a collision with Alex García,[16] before Mason scored his first podiums in the series at Spa, finishing third in Race 1 and second in Race 3.[17][18] At the following round, held at the Hungaroring, Mason took his first victory, winning Race 2 in dominant fashion.[19][20] The positive momentum remained, with Mason winning once more at Imola and Monza respectively.[21][22] He ended the season fifth in the championship standings, narrowly missing out on fourth to Frederick Lubin.

2023

Mason returned to the Euroformula Open in 2023 with CryptoTower Racing for a cameo appearance at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[23] He returned at the Hungaroring, winning the last race.[24][25]

Formula Regional

At the start of 2023, Mason joined the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship.[26] He achieved one win in Manfeild, which saw him end eighth in the standings.[27][28]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Mason was confirmed by PHM Racing by Charouz to compete in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship at Spa-Francorchamps, replacing Brad Benavides.[29] He was retained for the Zandvoort round.[30] After demonstrating decent pace throughout the first two rounds, Mason was confirmed to remain with the team for the final two rounds.[31]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Lanan Racing 14 1 0 0 1 82 20th
2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 14 0 0 0 0 19 12th
2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Lanan Racing 24 1 0 0 3 229 12th
2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing[32] 15 0 0 0 6 176 3rd
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Lanan Racing 24 0 0 0 1 139 16th
2021 Euroformula Open Championship Double R Racing 24 0 0 0 0 89 9th
2022 Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing 26 3 0 1 7 278 5th
2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship Kiwi Motorsport 15 1 0 1 1 186 8th
Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing Team 6 1 0 0 3 96 11th
Formula 2 Championship PHM Racing by Charouz 8 0 0 0 0 0 23rd

* Season still in progress.

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 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 22 23 24 Pos Points
2018 Lanan Racing OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 ROC
1
Ret		 ROC
2
18		 ROC
3
9		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
15		 SPA
3
Ret		 BRH
1
15		 BRH
2
142		 BRH
3
15		 DON
1
16		 DON
2
7		 DON
3
14		 SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
1		 SIL
3
C		 20th 82
2019 Lanan Racing OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
5		 OUL
3
14		 SNE
1
14		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
9		 SIL1
1
12		 SIL1
2
7		 SIL1
3
12		 DON1
1
13		 DON1
2
12		 DON1
3
12		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
23		 SPA
3
9		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
31		 BRH
3
11		 SIL2
1
11		 SIL2
2
Ret		 SIL2
3
9		 DON2
1
12		 DON2
2
13		 DON2
3
13		 12th 229
2020 Lanan Racing OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
152		 OUL
3
14		 OUL
4
14		 DON1
1
12		 DON1
2
10		 DON1
3
Ret		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
9		 BRH
3
12		 BRH
4
13		 DON2
1
14		 DON2
2
21		 DON2
3
13		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
171		 SNE
3
9		 SNE
4
Ret		 DON3
1
Ret		 DON3
2
141		 DON3
3
11		 SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
19		 SIL
3
13		 16th 139

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of the race finishers)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2018–19 MRF Racing DUB
1
9		 DUB
2
10		 DUB
3
10		 DUB
4
9		 DUB
5
11		 BHR
1
12		 BHR
2
10		 BHR
3
10		 BHR
4
10		 BHR
5
8		 CHE
1
14		 CHE
2
12		 CHE
3
Ret		 CHE
4
DNS		 CHE
5
12		 12th 19
2019–20 MRF Racing DUB
1
2		 DUB
2
2		 DUB
3
3		 DUB
4
6		 DUB
5
2		 BHR
1
5		 BHR
2
4		 BHR
3
4		 BHR
4
8		 CHE
1
3		 CHE
2
2		 CHE
3
4		 CHE
4
4		 CHE
5
Ret		 CHE
6
9		 3rd 176

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DC Points
2021 Double R Racing POR
1
8		 POR
2
6		 POR
3
5		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
12		 LEC
3
7		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
6		 SPA
3
8		 HUN
1
4*		 HUN
2
7		 HUN
3
Ret		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
8		 IMO
3
11		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
10*		 RBR
3
7		 MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
12		 MNZ
3
11		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
15		 CAT
3
7		 9th 89
2022 CryptoTower Racing EST
1
7		 EST
2
5		 EST
3
8		 PAU
1
4		 PAU
2
Ret		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
4*		 LEC
3
7		 SPA
1
3*		 SPA
2
7		 SPA
3
2		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
1		 HUN
3
7		 IMO
1
6		 IMO
2
7		 IMO
3
1		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
5		 MNZ
1
5		 MNZ
2
1		 MNZ
3
2		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
6*		 CAT
3
Ret		 5th 278
2023 CryptoTower Racing POR
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
5		 SPA
3
4		 HUN
1
3*		 HUN
2
2*		 HUN
3
1		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 11th 96

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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 DC Points
2023 Kiwi Motorsport HIG
1
4		 HIG
2
9		 HIG
3
11		 TER
1
4		 TER
2
8		 TER
3
4		 MAN
1
7		 MAN
2
1		 MAN
3
Ret		 HMP
1
13		 HMP
2
9		 HMP
3
12		 TAU
1
7		 TAU
2
15		 TAU
3
16		 8th 186

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DC Points
2023 PHM Racing by Charouz BHR
SPR		 BHR
FEA		 JED
SPR		 JED
FEA		 MEL
SPR		 MEL
FEA		 BAK
SPR		 BAK
FEA		 MCO
SPR		 MCO
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 SPA
SPR
19		 SPA
FEA
14		 ZAN
SPR
18		 ZAN
FEA
15		 MNZ
SPR
16		 MNZ
FEA
12		 YMC
SPR
15		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 23rd 0

References

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  2. ↑ "ABOUT JOSH". Josh Mason Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Josh Mason: This year's going to be better". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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  5. ↑ Racecar. "Lanan Racing confirms Joshua Mason as first signing for 2018". www.racecar.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Chokhani, Darshan (14 October 2018). "British F3: Mason wins Race 2 as rain curtails Silverstone weekend". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Josh Mason confirms BRDC British F3 return with Lanan Racing". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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