Joey Mawson Explained

Joseph Terry Mawson (born 27 March 1996 in Sydney) is an Australian racing driver of Peruvian descent.^[1] He is the current double champion of the Australian S5000 Championship.^[2]

Career

Mawson started his career in karting at the age of 7, and soon began to dominate the Junior karting scene, winning 19 state and 3 national titles between 2003 and 2012. He also finished 2nd in the Junior Max category at the 2011 Rotax World Championships, and was named Australia's best karter in 2010 by various media.^[3]

Europe

He made his open-wheel debut in French F4 in 2014, qualifying on pole and winning on debut at the inaugural round at the Bugatti Circuit. He completed all but the final round of the season, finishing 4th having amassed 188 points along with 3 wins. In 2015 he moved to ADAC Formula 4 where he joined Van Amersfoort Racing alongside Harrison Newey and Mick Schumacher. Despite the pressure from his highly rated teammates he beat them both in the championship, finishing 3rd with 5 wins, finishing 2 points shy of 2nd place.

In 2016, he remained with VAR in ADAC Formula 4. He won 10 out of 24 races on his way to the title, beating now Prema driver Schumacher by 52 points. As a result, he was given the opportunity test one of VAR's European F3 cars at Monza, managing to trade fastest laps with Lando Norris.

In 2017, Mawson graduated to European Formula 3, whilst continuing his collaboration with VAR.^[4] However, he struggled throughout the season, finishing only thirteenth in the standings with one podium finish at the Nürburgring.

In 2018, Mawson is contesting the final season of the GP3 Series with Arden International.^[5] He finished the season thirteenth with two podiums. One each in France and Russia.

In 2019 he switched to the Porsche ladder, contesting the Supercup with Team Australia. He additionally competed in a handful of Porsche Carrera Cup Germany races at the end of 2019 ahead of a full campaign in 2020.

Australia

Mawson returned to Australia in 2021 as a late entry into the S5000 Championship.^[6] He completed the season and won the championship with three race wins ahead of Thomas Randle, and defended his title in 2022.^{[7] [8]}

Drug ban

Mawson was halfway to claiming three S5000 titles in a row in July 2023 before he failed a drug test. Having tested positive for Mildronate, Mawson was provisionally suspended by Motorsport Australia.^[9] Mawson blamed the failure on a "general fitness supplement", and he received a three-year ban in September 2024 that backdated to his last participation in May 2023.^[10]

Racing record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Position
2008	NSW Open Sprint Kart Championships - Junior National Light	3rd
2009	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy	5th
	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Light	4th
2010	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Light	1st
	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman	1st
	SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - TaG Junior	5th
2011	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior National Heavy	3rd
	Australian National Sprint Kart Championship - Junior Clubman	4th
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior	2nd
2012	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Senior	6th
	CIK-FIA U18 World Karting Championship	4th
	Australian Rotax Nationals - Rotax Light	2nd
2013	CIK-FIA European Championship KF	45th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - KF	25th
	IAME International Final - X30 Senior	13th

Circuit career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles		Podiums	Points	Position
2014	French F4 Championship	Auto Sport Academy	18	3	3	3	8	188	4th
2015	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	24	5	1	5	11	297	3rd
2016	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	24	10	8	6	16	374	1st
	BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy	Douglas Motorsport	3	0	0	1	3	82	2nd
2016–17	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	16	3	2	4	12	277	2nd
2017	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	0	0	0	1	83	13th
	Euroformula Open Championship	BVM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC‡
2018	GP3 Series	Arden International	18	0	0	0	2	38	13th
2019	Radical Cup Australia	Shared Runaway Racing	2	0	0	1	0	0	NC‡
	Formula Regional European Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	0	0	0	0	24	16th
	Porsche Supercup	Team Australia	10	0	0	0	1	63	11th
	Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro	Porsche Centre Melbourne	1	0	0	0	0	14	17th
	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Team CARTECH Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	19	20th
	DMV-GTC Class 3	Herberth Motorsport	1	0	1	1	1	0	NC‡
2020	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Fach Auto Tech	10	0	0	0	0	71	8th
2021	S5000 Australia Drivers Championship	Team BRM	12	3	2	5	6	392	1st
	S5000 Tasman Series	6	0	0	0	1	92	5th
2022	S5000 Australian Drivers Championship	Team BRM	15	4	1	4	8	428	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	4	17th
	S5000 Tasman Series		6	1	0	5	5	161	3rd
2023	S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship	88 Racing	9	7	1	6	9	364	4th

• Season still in progress.
  

^‡ Guest driver. Not eligible for points.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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	DC	Points
2015	nowrap	Van Amersfoort Racing	OSC1 1	OSC1 2	OSC1 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	LAU 1	LAU 2	LAU 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	SAC 1	SAC 2	SAC 3	OSC2 1	OSC2 2	OSC2 3	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	3rd	297
2016	nowrap	Van Amersfoort Racing	OSC1 1	OSC1 2	OSC1 3	SAC 1	SAC 2	SAC 3	LAU 1	LAU 2	LAU 3	OSC2 1	OSC2 2	OSC2 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	1st	374

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Complete GP3 Series results

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

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
• ‡ — Set fastest lap, but not awarded as finished outside of points position.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

^† Race shortened. No points awarded.

Complete S5000 results

Year	Series	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Position	Points
2021	Australian	Team BRM	SYM R1	SYM R2	SYM R3	PHI R4	PHI R5	PHI R6	SAN R7	SAN R8	SAN R9	SMP R10	SMP R11	SMP R12							1st	392
2021	Tasman	SMP R1	SMP R2	SMP R3	BAT R4	BAT R5	BAT R6	BAT R7												6th	92
2022	Australian	SYM R1	SYM R2	SYM R3	PHI R4	PHI R5	PHI R6	MEL R7	MEL R8	MEL R9	SMP R10	SMP R11	SMP R12	HID R13	HID R14	HID R15				1st	428
2022	Tasman	SUR R1	SUR R2	SUR R3	ADL R4	ADL R5	ADL R6													3rd	161
2023	Australian	88 Racing	SYM R1	SYM R2	SYM R3	PHI R4	PHI R5	PHI R6	WIN R7	WIN R8	WIN R9	SMP R10	SMP R11	SMP R12	BEN R13	BEN R14	BEN R15	ADL R16	ADL R17	ADL R18	4th	364

• Season still in progress.

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile Joey Mawson . 2023-06-11 . en.
2. News: Joey Mawson: Driver Profile. JoeyMawson.com. 15 January 2016.
3. News: The February edition of KartOz Magazine is now on sale. KartOz Magazine. 15 January 2016.
4. Web site: Joey Mawson gets European F3 graduation with VAR. 21 February 2017 . Peter . Allen . Formula Scout . 4 April 2018.
5. Web site: Joey Mawson signs with Arden International. 21 February 2018. 21 February 2018.
6. News: MAWSON COMPLETES S5000 FIELD. Auto Action. 21 January 2021.
7. News: Mawson: S5000 title means more than German F4. Speedcafe. 5 May 2021.
8. News: MAWSON TAKES SECOND S5000 GOLD STAR CHAMPIONSHIP. Auto Action. 19 June 2022.
9. News: Bathurst 1000 hopeful Joey Mawson suspended for failing drugs test. Nine Network. 20 July 2023.
10. News: Three-year ban for Mawson. V8 Sleuth. 25 September 2024.