| Josh Mason | |
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.jpg) Mason at theRed Bull Ring in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | Joshua Mason Akinwunmi (2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (age 23) |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Abel Motorsports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 21 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 2021–23 2018–20 | FIA Formula 2 Championship FR Oceania Championship Euroformula Open Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Championship |
Joshua Mason Akinwunmi (born 19 March 2002) is aBritish racing driver who last raced inIndy NXT withAbel Motorsports. He is a race winner inFormula Regional Oceania, as well as both theEuroformula Open andBRDC British F3 Championships. He also completed a partial season ofFIA Formula 2 withPHM Racing in 2023.
Mason began competing in karts at the relatively late age of fourteen, taking part in club racing before moving into car racing.[1][2]
In 2018, Mason graduated to car racing, driving for Lanan Racing in theBRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[3][4] Having made his debut atRockingham, 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 atSilverstone after it had been abandoned due to heavy rain following two laps behind the Safety car.[5]
Mason stayed at Lanan Racing for the2019 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 atDonington Park, where he overtook polemanPavan Ravishankar at the Safety car restart.[7][8] Mason ended up twelfth in the standings in a season that, given his lack of overall experience, he described as "having gone well".[9]
Once again, Mason remained with the same team in2020, this time racing alongside Piers Prior andBart Horsten. Having been unable to prepare adequately for the season due to living with a high-risk individual at the height of theCOVID-19 pandemic,[10] Mason only scored a sole podium atDonington and finished 16th in the championship, behind both of his teammates.[11]
For 2021, Mason moved to theEuroformula Open Championship, driving forDouble R Racing.[12] His best result came at a wetHungaroring, finishing fourth, as he ended up ninth in the standings, significantly ahead of rookie teammateZdeněk Chovanec.
The following year, the Brit made the switch to drive forCryptoTower Racing for the2022 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 inEstoril, before a crash during thePau Grand Prix.[14] Another retirement followed atPaul Ricard, caused by a collision with Alex García,[15] before Mason scored his first podiums in the series atSpa, finishing third in Race 1 and second in Race 3.[16][17] At the following round, held at theHungaroring, Mason took his first victory, winning Race 2 in dominant fashion.[18][19] The positive momentum remained, with Mason winning once more atImola andMonza respectively.[20][21] He ended the season fifth in the championship standings, narrowly missing out on fourth toFrederick Lubin.
Mason returned to theEuroformula Open in2023 withCryptoTower Racing for a cameo appearance atCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[22] He returned at theHungaroring, winning the last race.[23][24]
At the start of 2023, Mason joined the2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship, driving for Kiwi Motorsport.[25][26] He achieved one win inManfeild, which saw him end eighth in the standings.[27][28]
Mason was confirmed byPHM Racing byCharouz to compete in the2023 Formula 2 Championship atSpa-Francorchamps, replacingBrad Benavides.[29] He was retained for theZandvoort 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] He secured a best finish of twelfth in theMonza feature race and placed 23rd in the overall standings.[32] He was set to remain with team for the2024, but plans fell through due to funding issues.[33]
In 2024, Mason secured a deal to race in theIndy NXT withAbel Motorsports.[34]
Mason is ofNigerian descent through his father, and bothGrenadian andTrinidadian/Tobagonian descent through his mother. Mason grew up betweenSussex and theCayman Islands, and played bothfootball andrugby union in his youth before chest surgery prevented him from furthering either career.[35]
| 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[36] | 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 byCharouz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Abel Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25th |
| 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CSA Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| McLaren Trophy Europe | Greystone GT | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 5th |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
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| 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 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
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| 2023 | PHM Racing byCharouz | 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap) (Races withL 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 |
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| 2024 | Abel Motorsports | STP 17 | BAR 16 | IMS | IMS | DET | ROA | LAG | LAG | MOH | IOW | GTW | POR | MIL | NSH | 25th | 27 |
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