Masi is set to replace outgoing chairman Neil Crompton who left the decision-making committee at the end of June.
If that happens, it will be Masi’s first role since parting ways with the FIA after Formula 1’s controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
According to multiple sources, Supercars are in the process of getting Masi approved by team owners at Sandown this weekend.
Masi, originally from Australia, made a name for himself as an administrator of Supercars, serving as assistant race director at Motorsport Australia before joining the FIA in 2018 as assistant to the F1 race director. , Charlie Whiting.
He was later thrust into the role of race director due to the tragic death of Whiting ahead of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.
He held the job until the end of last season before being ousted as part of the fallout from the Abu Dhabi controversy.
The Supercars Commission governs the technical and sporting rules of the Aussie class, with its recommendations then passed to the Board of Directors for final approval.
Crompton, who is also the lead commentator for Supercars, has served as interim chairman since 2020.
He left that role and parted ways with the Commission on June 30, with Supercars’ CEO currently serving as chairman.
Masi is set to replace outgoing chairman Neil Crompton who left the decision-making committee at the end of June.
If that happens, it will be Masi’s first role since parting ways with the FIA after Formula 1’s controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
According to multiple sources, Supercars are in the process of getting Masi approved by team owners at Sandown this weekend.
Masi, originally from Australia, made a name for himself as an administrator of Supercars, serving as assistant race director at Motorsport Australia before joining the FIA in 2018 as assistant to the F1 race director. , Charlie Whiting.
He was later thrust into the role of race director due to the tragic death of Whiting ahead of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.
He held the job until the end of last season before being ousted as part of the fallout from the Abu Dhabi controversy.
The Supercars Commission governs the technical and sporting rules of the Aussie class, with its recommendations then passed to the Board of Directors for final approval.
Crompton, who is also the lead commentator for Supercars, has served as interim chairman since 2020.
He left that role and parted ways with the Commission on June 30, with Supercars’ CEO currently serving as chairman.