Josh Mason
Josh Mason | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 19 March 2002 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | PHM Racing by Charouz |
Car number | 17 |
Starts | 8 (8 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 23rd 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.
Career
Karting
Mason began competing in karts at the relatively late age of 14, taking part in club racing before moving into car racing.
BRDC British F3
2018
In 2018, Mason graduated to car racing, driving for Lanan Racing in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. 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.
2019
He stayed at Lanan Racing for the 2019 season, competing as the team's sole full-time entrant. 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. The Briton ended up twelfth in the standings in a season that, given his lack of overall experience, he described as "having gone well".
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, Mason only scored a sole podium at Donington and finished 16th in the championship, behind both of his teammates.
Euroformula Open
2021
For 2021, Mason moved to the Euroformula Open Championship, driving for Double R Racing. 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. He started out the campaign with three points finishes in Estoril, before a crash during the Pau Grand Prix. Another retirement followed at Paul Ricard, caused by a collision with Alex García, before Mason scored his first podiums in the series at Spa, finishing third in Race 1 and second in Race 3. At the following round, held at the Hungaroring, Mason took his first victory, winning Race 2 in dominant fashion. The positive momentum remained, with Mason winning once more at Imola and Monza respectively. 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. He returned at the Hungaroring, winning the last race.
Formula Regional
At the start of 2023, Mason joined the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. He achieved one win in Manfeild, which saw him end eighth in the standings.
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. He was retained for the Zandvoort round. After demonstrating decent pace throughout the first two rounds, Mason was confirmed to remain with the team for the final two rounds.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 | 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
() (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
() (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
() (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
() (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
() (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 |