Joshua Mason Akinwunmi (born 19 March 2002) is a British racing driver who last raced in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports. He is a race winner in Formula Regional Oceania, as well as both the Euroformula Open and BRDC British F3 Championships. He also completed a partial season of FIA Formula 2 with PHM Racing in 2023.
| Josh Mason | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mason at the Red Bull Ring in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | Joshua Mason Akinwunmi 19 March 2002 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Abel Motorsports |
| Car number | 21 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 2021–23 2018–20 | FIA Formula 2 Championship FR Oceania Championship Euroformula Open Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Championship |
Career
editKarting
editMason began competing in karts at the relatively late age of 14, taking part in club racing before moving into car racing.[1][2]
BRDC British F3
edit2018
editIn 2018, Mason graduated to car racing, driving for Lanan Racing in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[3][4] 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.[5]
2019
editHe stayed at Lanan Racing for the 2019 season, competing as the team's sole full-time entrant.[6] 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.[7][8] The Briton ended up twelfth in the standings in a season that, given his lack of overall experience, he described as "having gone well".[9]
2020
editOnce 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,[10] Mason only scored a sole podium at Donington and finished 16th in the championship, behind both of his teammates.[11]
Euroformula Open
edit2021
edit
For 2021, Mason moved to the Euroformula Open Championship, driving for Double R Racing.[12] 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
editThe 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.[13] He started out the campaign with three points finishes in Estoril, before a crash during the Pau Grand Prix.[14] Another retirement followed at Paul Ricard, caused by a collision with Alex García,[15] before Mason scored his first podiums in the series at Spa, finishing third in Race 1 and second in Race 3.[16][17] At the following round, held at the Hungaroring, Mason took his first victory, winning Race 2 in dominant fashion.[18][19] The positive momentum remained, with Mason winning once more at Imola and Monza respectively.[20][21] He ended the season fifth in the championship standings, narrowly missing out on fourth to Frederick Lubin.
2023
editMason returned to the Euroformula Open in 2023 with CryptoTower Racing for a cameo appearance at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[22] He returned at the Hungaroring, winning the last race.[23][24]
Formula Regional
editAt the start of 2023, Mason joined the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship.[25] He achieved one win in Manfeild, which saw him end eighth in the standings.[26][27]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
editMason was confirmed by PHM Racing by Charouz to compete in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship at Spa-Francorchamps, replacing Brad Benavides.[28] He was retained for the Zandvoort round.[29] After demonstrating decent pace throughout the first two rounds, Mason was confirmed to remain with the team for the final two rounds.[30] He secured a best finish of twelfth in the Monza feature race and placed 23rd in the overall standings.[31] He was set to remain with team for the 2024, but plans fell through due to funding issues.[32]
Indy NXT
editIn 2024, Mason secured a deal to race in the Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports.[33]
Personal life
editMason is of Nigerian descent through his father, and both Grenadian and Trinidadian/Tobagonian descent through his mother. Mason grew up between Sussex and the Cayman Islands, and played both football and rugby union in his youth before chest surgery prevented him from furthering either career.[34]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| 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[35] | 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 | |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | PHM Racing by Charouz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Abel Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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 |
American open–wheel racing results
editIndy NXT
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Abel Motorsports | STP 17 |
BAR 16 |
IMS |
IMS |
DET |
ROA |
LAG |
LAG |
MDO |
IOW |
GTW |
POR |
MIL |
NSH |
25th | 27 |
References
edit- ^ "ABOUT JOSH". Josh Mason Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Josh Mason: This year's going to be better". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "GB3 Driver - Joshua Mason #21". GB3 Championship. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Racecar. "Lanan Racing confirms Joshua Mason as first signing for 2018". www.racecar.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Chokhani, Darshan (14 October 2018). "British F3: Mason wins Race 2 as rain curtails Silverstone weekend". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Josh Mason confirms BRDC British F3 return with Lanan Racing". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Hine, Nathan (24 June 2019). "Mason monsters to race two victory at Donington Park as Hoggard and Simmons crash". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Mega Mason takes F3 race two victory at Donington Park". news.msv.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "2019 REVIEW". Josh Mason Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "2020 REVIEW". Josh Mason Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Lanan Racing | News". www.lananracing.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Britain's Josh Mason joins Double R Racing line-up in Euroformula". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Josh Mason makes move to CryptoTower Racing for 2022 Euroformula attack". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Vlad Lomko (CryptoTower) beats all challenges to take 79th Grand Prix de Pau". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Goethe claims race one glory at Paul Ricard". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Fifth win in the heat for Oliver Goethe". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Hat-trick for Oliver Goethe at Spa". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Budapest, gara 2 Primo trionfo per Mason - EUROFORMULA". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "First win for Mason ahead of Mansell in CryptoTower 1-2, Simmons (Drivex) on the podium". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Josh Mason (CryptoTower) conquers second win of the season". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Mason takes Race 2 at Monza, Mansell unscathed after flip-over". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (23 May 2023). "Mason returns to Euroformula as FR2.0 champion Xie debuts at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (13 June 2023). "Berta and Mason to race for CryptoTower in Euroformula at Hungaroring". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (18 June 2023). "Mason survives last-lap impact with Noda for fourth Euroformula win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 December 2022). "FFord graduate Sceats and Euroformula's Mason join FRegional Oceania". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 January 2023). "Mason and Penrose win following Manfeild drama in FRegional Oceania". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship 2023". DriverDB. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "PHM Racing by Charouz confirms Joshua Mason for Spa-Francorchamps". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (24 August 2023). "Josh Mason gets another F2 outing with PHM by Charouz at Zandvoort". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (28 August 2023). "Josh Mason to keep PHM Racing by Charouz seat for rest of F2 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Formula 2 2023 Driver Standings". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (27 February 2024). "Josh Mason finds seat in Indy Nxt after F2 plan falls through". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Josh (28 February 2024). "Josh Mason joins Abel Motorsports for 2024 Indy NXT campaign". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "RE/MAX Cayman Islands Partners with Race Car Driver Josh Mason in Euroformula Open Championship". remax.ky. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "BRDC British F3's Joshua Mason leads MRF Challenge entry list". Formula Scout. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Josh Mason career summary at DriverDB.com