# Gary Mason (motorcyclist)

Gary Mason is a British motorcycle road racer, born 4 May 1979 in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He is a former British Superbike Championship privateers cup champion. Mason has previously raced in the British Supersport Championship and the AMA supersport and superstock classes. He currently races a BMW S1000RR in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship.

## Career
### Starting out

Mason began racing in the 250 Aprilia challenge before moving up to the British Supersport class in 2000.

### British Supersport Championship (2000–2001)

Mason competed in the Supersport class 2000 and 2001, earning his first podium finish (2nd) at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit in the penultimate round of the 2000 season, overall Mason finished 8th in the Championship, 2001 saw Mason continue in the Supersport class, he finished the season in 7th after a consistent season.

### British Superbike Championship (2002–2006)

Between 2002 and 2006 Mason competed in the British Superbike Championship, Mason struggled in his first season in the championship, retiring 12 times finishing 14th in the Championship. In 2003, Mason's form improved on the previous season, finishing 8th in the championship, having his career-high 4th-place finish on 3 occasions. Mason then finished 11th, 8th and 17th in the next three years of the championship.

### AMA (2007–2008)

Mason then moved to the AMA series for 2 years, but did not really make much of an impact in the Supersport or Superstock classes.

### Return to the British Superbike Championship (2008–2012)

Mason returned to the British Superbike championship in 2008 racing for the Quay Garage Honda, competing in the privateers cup finishing 3rd in that championship, Mason was retained at the Quay Garage team for the 2009 the season in which he won the privateers cup. For 2010 Mason moved to the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team, Mason has had mixed results in the 2010 season with a best finish of 7th place in the first race at Oulton Park. For 2011 Mason stayed with the MSS Kawasaki squad, gaining his first ever full BSB podium in race one at Croft, a race which was full of incident with mixed weather conditions.

### Endurance Racing (2013–2015)

Mason joined Prime Factors Racing in the Endurance World Championship

### Return to the British Superbike Championship (2016)

Mason will return to BSB in 2016 with Prime Factors Racing & arc-on.

## Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

### All Time

| Series | Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles |
| British Superbike (BSB) | British Superbike (BSB) | $^{2002-Pres}$ | 224 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| British Superbike Cup (C) | British Superbike Cup (C) | $^{2008–2009}$ | 44 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 224 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
    1.^ – Total includes all British Superbike Championship rides, riding in the Superbike Cup class doesn't count as a separate ride.

### By championship
#### British Superbike Championship & Privateers' Cup

| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| Year | Class | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
| 2002 | BSB | Honda | SIL 15 | SIL Ret | BHI 10 | BHI 10 | DON Ret | DON Ret | | OUL 12 | OUL 13 | SNE Ret | SNE Ret | BHGP Ret | BHGP Ret | | ROC 15 | ROC Ret | | KNO Ret | KNO DNS | | THR 13 | THR Ret | | CAD 9 | CAD Ret | OUL Ret | OUL 10 | MAL 13 | MAL 11 | | DON 10 | DON 9 | 14th | 45 | |
| 2003 | BSB | Yamaha | SIL 5 | SIL 8 | SNE 8 | SNE 4 | THR 7 | THR 6 | | OUL 7 | OUL 9 | KNO 7 | KNO 6 | BHI 4 | BHI 6 | | ROC Ret | ROC 7 | | MON 7 | MON 4 | | OUL Ret | OUL Ret | | CAD 4 | CAD 5 | BHGP 6 | BHGP 7 | DON 8 | DON 7 | | | | 8th | 208 | |
| 2004 | BSB | Yamaha | SIL Ret | SIL 8 | BHI 5 | BHI 9 | SNE Ret | SNE 11 | | OUL 7 | OUL 7 | MON Ret | MON Ret | THR 7 | THR Ret | | BHGP 10 | BHGP 10 | | KNO 6 | KNO Ret | | MAL 14 | MAL 7 | | CRO Ret | CRO 6 | CAD 11 | CAD Ret | OUL 11 | OUL Ret | | DON 9 | DON 12 | 11th | 116 | |
| 2005 | BSB | Honda | BHI Ret | BHI 10 | THR 12 | THR 13 | MAL 8 | MAL 7 | | OUL 7 | OUL Ret | MON 8 | MON 9 | CRO 9 | CRO 5 | | KNO 9 | KNO 13 | | SNE 8 | SNE 8 | | SIL 7 | SIL 7 | | CAD 11 | CAD 10 | OUL 9 | OUL 9 | DON 10 | DON 7 | | BHGP 7 | BHGP 7 | 8th | 174 | |
| 2006 | BSB | Honda | BHI 11 | BHI 14 | DON 13 | DON 4 | THR 17 | THR 12 | | OUL Ret | OUL 14 | MON C | MON C | MAL 11 | MAL 13 | | SNE Ret | SNE 13 | | KNO 14 | KNO 17 | | OUL 12 | OUL 9 | | CRO 18 | CRO Ret | CAD 12 | CAD Ret | SIL DNS | SIL DNS | | BHGP | BHGP | 17th | 55 | |
| 2008 | BSB | Honda | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | | DON 18 | DON 10 | SNE 14 | SNE 12 | MAL 13 | MAL 23 | | OUL Ret | OUL 14 | | KNO 10 | KNO 17 | | CAD 10 | CAD Ret | | CRO 11 | CRO 11 | SIL DSQ | SIL DSQ | BHI 11 | BHI 9 | | | | 16th | 51 | |
| 2008 | C | Honda | THR | THR | OUL | OUL | BHGP | BHGP | | DON 18 | DON 10 | SNE 14 | SNE 12 | MAL 13 | MAL 23 | | OUL Ret | OUL 14 | | KNO 10 | KNO 17 | | CAD 10 | CAD Ret | | CRO 11 | CRO 11 | SIL DSQ | SIL DSQ | BHI 11 | BHI 9 | | | | 3rd | 307 | |
| 2009 | BSB | Honda | BHI 6 | BHI 9 | OUL 9 | OUL 7 | DON 12 | DON 7 | | THR 9 | THR 12 | SNE Ret | SNE 14 | KNO Ret | KNO 10 | | MAL 6 | MAL 18 | | BHGP 13 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 15 | CAD 10 | CAD 9 | | CRO 8 | CRO 8 | SIL 14 | SIL Ret | OUL 13 | OUL 12 | OUL 10 | | | 13th | 125 | |
| 2009 | C | Honda | BHI 6 | BHI 9 | OUL 9 | OUL 7 | DON 12 | DON 7 | | THR 9 | THR 12 | SNE Ret | SNE 14 | KNO Ret | KNO 10 | | MAL 6 | MAL 18 | | BHGP 13 | BHGP 14 | BHGP 15 | CAD 10 | CAD 9 | | CRO 8 | CRO 8 | SIL 14 | SIL Ret | OUL 13 | OUL 12 | OUL 10 | | | 1st | 535.5 | |
| 2010 | BSB | Kawasaki | BHI 13 | BHI Ret | THR 8 | THR 10 | OUL 7 | OUL Ret | | CAD DNS | CAD DNS | MAL 12 | MAL 14 | KNO 8 | KNO C | | SNE 9 | SNE 11 | SNE 9 | BHGP Ret | BHGP 10 | BHGP Ret | CAD Ret | CAD 10 | | CRO 10 | CRO 11 | SIL 14 | SIL 7 | OUL 8 | OUL 14 | OUL Ret | | | 12th | 104 | |
| 2011 | BSB | Kawasaki | BHI 18 | BHI 10 | OUL 9 | OUL 10 | CRO 3 | CRO 7 | | THR Ret | THR 14 | KNO 4 | KNO 6 | SNE 11 | SNE 11 | | OUL 5 | OUL C | | BHGP 3 | BHGP Ret | BHGP 7 | CAD 6 | CAD 10 | CAD 12 | DON 17 | DON 17 | SIL 14 | SIL 14 | BHGP Ret | BHGP DNS | BHGP DNS | | | 10th | 139 | |
| 2012 | BSB | Kawasaki | BHI 5 | BHI C | THR 13 | THR Ret | OUL DNS | OUL 18 | OUL Ret | SNE Ret | SNE Ret | KNO | KNO | OUL Ret | OUL Ret | OUL 18 | BHGP | BHGP | | CAD 20 | CAD 20 | | DON 20 | DON Ret | | ASS | ASS | SIL | SIL | BHGP | BHGP | BHGP | | | 25th | 14 | |