Mason Filippi

Mason Filippi (born April 23, 1998) is an American auto racing driver who competes in the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championsip for DXDT Racing and in the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge for Bryan Herta Autosport. Filippi placed 1st in the TCR class in the 2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring and contributed to Bryan Herta Autosport winning the 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge Team Championship. He previously raced for Bryan Herta Autosport, finishing the Michelin Pilot Challenge in second place in 2019 and third in 2020. Filippi also piloted touring cars in the TC America Series and the Pirelli World Challenge from 2017 to 2019, finishing in the top five of the standings each season. Prior to racing touring cars, he drove Spec Miatas, competing in the Global MX-5 Cup and the Teen Mazda Challenge and winning the 25 Hours of Thunderhill race in 2015 and 2016.

Early life and education

Mason Filippi was born on April 23, 1998. He grew up in Alamo, California and attended high school at Berean Christian High School in nearby Walnut Creek. He studied at Diablo Valley College and Arizona State University.

Career After receiving his full competition license from the SCCA, Filippi began entering races in the San Francisco region (SFR) and was named the 2014 SCCA SFR Rookie of the Year. In 2016, he and his team repeated as winners of that race in the E1 class.

Global MX-5 Cup Filippi joined the Winding Road team for the 2016 season of the Global MX-5 Cup. He drove the No. 2 car in the Spec Miata series, competing in six out of the twelve races and finishing in 34th place in the standings with 125 overall points. His best finish in a race was fourteenth place, which he achieved at both the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Watkins Glen International.

Pirelli World Challenge/TC America Series Filippi first entered the Pirelli World Challenge in 2016, racing in the final four events of the season in the TCA class for Atlanta Motorsports Group. He finished in the top ten in each of his races with his highest finish (fifth) coming at Laguna Seca. He placed fourteenth in the overall standings with 296 points for the 2016 season.

For the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge, Filippi joined Winding Road Team TFB and began competing in the TC class. He drove the number 12 BMW M235iR. That year, he competed in all twelve races, earning his first Pirelli World Challenge victory at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in round four. He also achieved the fastest lap in that race. Including that event, Filippi finished in the top ten in nine races that season. He finished fifth in the overall standings with 173 points. He had his best finishes of the season in that car, coming in third and second respectively at the final two races of the season at Watkins Glen. He finished fourth in the overall standings with 183 points.

For the 2019 season, the Pirelli World Challenge was rebranded as the TC America Series. Filippi returned to Team TFB at the beginning of the season, driving the number 12 Hyundai Veloster N TCR in the TCR class. At the season's first two races at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Filippi came in first, achieving the initial race's fastest lap, as well. Because of scheduling conflicts with the Michelin Pilot Challenge season, Filippi did not compete in the next four races on the TC America Series schedule. In May 2019, it was announced that he would return to the TC America Series as a member of the Copeland Motorsports team. He continued driving the Hyundai Veloster N TCR and went on to win four additional races that season. With 187 points, he finished third in the overall standings despite competing in only ten of the sixteen races that year.

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge In January 2019, it was announced that Filippi would join Bryan Herta Autosport (with Curb-Agajanian) to compete in the TCR class of the 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge in the No. 21 Hyundai Veloster N TCR with co-driver Harry Gottsacker. Both Filippi and Gottsacker were rookies on the series. The duo appeared in the top ten in each of the ten races that season and finished on the podium in three races, including first place at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. That victory came after the No. 89 car, which finished ahead of Filippi, was disqualified for failing to give one of its drivers the minimum drive-time. Filippi and Gottsacker finished in second place in the overall standings with 268 points. The pair came in fourth in the season's first race at the Daytona International Speedway. The next race in the series was scheduled for March 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meantime, Filippi competed in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series before the Michelin Pilot Challenge returned in July 2020. Filippi and Lewis secured two victories in the 2020 season, one at Virginia International Raceway and the other at Road Atlanta. They finished in third place overall with 273 points.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship In January 2026, DXDT Racing announced that Filippi would be joining the team's driver lineup for the entirety of the 2026 season. Filippi's co-drivers for the endurance races were Salih Yoluç, Charlie Eastwood, with IndyCar ace Scott McLaughlin joining the lineup for the season opening Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. Filippi would be joined by former Bryan Herta Autosport teammate Robert Wickens for the sprint races.

NASCAR On May 25, 2022, DGM Racing announced that Filippi would make his Xfinity Series and NASCAR debut in the race at Portland in the team's No. 91 car. He was also scheduled to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Sonoma with G2G Racing however due to him not being able to learn the truck quick enough, he was switched out with Stefan Parsons. He would later make his debut at Mid-Ohio.

Racing record Career summary

Complete 25 Hours of Thunderhill results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2015 Grip Racing Chuck HurleyMark DrennanEric SidebothamAndrew Newell BMW 330i E1 615 1st 2016 677 1st

Complete Global MX-5 Cup 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 Pos Points 2016 90 IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 2023 MBM Motorsports 66 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO N/A 01

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2022 G2G Racing 46 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRI DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNO NSH MOH36 POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 85th 1 2023 Reaume Brothers Racing 34 Ford DAY LVS ATLCOA26 TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 67th 11 † – Replaced by Stefan Parsons