Joshua Mason (born 19 March 2002) is a

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racing driver who is currently racing in the

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with CryptoTower Racing. He is of Caribbean and Nigerian descent, and grew up between

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and the

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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

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. 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

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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

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, where he overtook poleman

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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

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, this time racing alongside Piers Prior and

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. Having been unable to prepare adequately for the season due to living with a high-risk individual at the height of the

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, 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

, driving for

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. His best result came at a wet

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, finishing fourth, as he ended up ninth in the standings, significantly ahead of rookie teammate

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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

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, before a crash during the

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. Another retirement followed at

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, caused by a collision with Alex García, before Mason scored his first podiums in the series at

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, finishing third in Race 1 and second in Race 3. At the following round, held at the

, Mason took his first victory, winning Race 2 in dominant fashion. The positive momentum remained, with Mason winning once more at

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and

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respectively. He ended the season fifth in the championship standings, narrowly missing out on fourth to

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Formula Regional

At the start of 2023, Mason joined the

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Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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