Jenson Button
British racing driver
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| 2025 | Confirmed to drive for Jota in the FIA World Endurance Championship, sharing a Cadillac V-Series.R with Earl Bamber and Sébastien Bourdais in the Hypercar category. |
| 2024 | Returned to the FIA World Endurance Championship with Team Jota's Porsche 963, sharing the car with Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen. Finished 19th in the World Endurance Drivers' Championship with a best result of sixth at the 6 Hours of Fuji. |
| January 2024 | Participated in the 24 Hours of Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti, driving an Acura ARX-06 GTP car and finishing third overall. |
| 2023 | Competed in the Petit Le Mans, driving a Porsche 963 for JDC–Miller MotorSports, starting ninth and finishing fifth. |
| 2023 | Ran three NASCAR Cup Series races for Rick Ware Racing in the No. 15 car, with his best result being 18th position at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). |
| June 2023 | Drove Hendrick Motorsports' NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Mike Rockenfeller and Jimmie Johnson, completing 285 laps and finishing 39th. |
| 2022 | Married American model Brittny Ward and had a son and a daughter, subsequently moving to Los Angeles. |
| 2021 | Co-founded Coachbilt Whiskey, a premium blended scotch whisky brand, with whisky consultant George Koutsakis. |
| 2021 | Made first foray into historic racing at the Goodwood Revival, participating in the Stirling Moss Trophy and Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration races. |
| 2021 | Relaunched luxury coach maker Radford with Ant Anstead, Mark Stubbs, and Roger Behle. |
| January 2021 | Launched JBXE to compete in the all-electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E from the 2021 season. |
| January 2021 | Jenson Button rejoined Williams Formula One team as a senior advisor on a multi-year deal, focusing on working with race and Williams Academy drivers both on-track and at the team's headquarters, while also conducting ambassadorial duties. |
| 2020 | Participated in eSports races during the COVID-19 pandemic motor racing suspension. |
| 2020 | Collaborated with multi-sport brand Dare 2b to create a men's ski range of clothing and accessories called AW20. |
| 2020 | Made his British GT debut in the season's final round, the three-hour Silverstone 500, driving a McLaren 720S GT3 and finishing 14th. |
| 2019 | Button completed his final season in Super GT with Team Kunimitsu, finishing eighth in the GT500 Drivers' Championship with 37 points alongside teammate Naoki Yamamoto. |
| 2019 | Competed in off-road races in a Brenthel Industries Spec 6100 TT class truck, co-driving with Buncombe and Mazen Fawaz. Finished no higher than top 20 in the Mint 400, with retirements in Vegas to Reno and Baja 1000 races. |
| October 2019 | Button participated in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) round at Hockenheimring as Honda's wild card entry, driving his Team Kunimitsu NSX car. He finished 9th in the first race and 16th in the second race. |
| 2018 | Became champion of the Super GT Series alongside Naoki Yamamoto, driving a Honda racing car for Team Kunimitsu. |
| 2018 | Co-founded sports car team Jenson Team Rocket RJN with Buncombe and team principal Bob Neville. |
| 2018 | Finished fourth at the 6 Hours of Fuji and third at the 6 Hours of Shanghai in the FIA World Endurance Championship. |
| June 2018 | Made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for SMP Racing. The team experienced electronic problems and ultimately retired with an engine failure while Button was driving. |
| 2017 | Inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame. |
| 2017 | Made a one-off return to Formula One to deputise for Fernando Alonso. |
| 2017 | Jenson Button made his Super GT series debut at the Suzuka 1000km race, driving a NSX-GT for Team Mugen with teammates Hideki Mutoh and Daisuke Nakajima. The team finished 12th after experiencing two penalties and two tyre punctures. |
| November 2017 | Button was replaced as McLaren reserve driver by Lando Norris for 2018, with his contract expiring at the end of the year. |
| April 2017 | Button was asked by Boullier to drive at the Monaco Grand Prix as a replacement for Fernando Alonso, who was competing in the Indianapolis 500. |
| 2016 | Button ended his full-time career with a suspension failure at the season-ending race, finishing 15th in the Drivers' Championship with 21 points. |
| 2016 | Button qualified a season-high third at an unspecified Grand Prix, which was the highest start for the McLaren-Honda partnership, and finished the race sixth. |
| 2016 | Retired from full-time Formula One competition at the end of the season. |
| 2016 | Button received a 50 per cent pay rise by staying with McLaren for another year, after contractual discussions with Dennis and meetings with the team's aerodynamics and engineering staff. |
| December 2016 | Received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the University of Bath. |
| 2015 | Struggled with an unreliable and underpowered Honda engine, securing only four top-ten finishes with a best result of sixth. Finished 16th in the Drivers' Championship with 16 points. |
| August 3 2015 | Experienced a significant burglary at a rented home in Saint-Tropez, where robbers stole belongings worth £300,000, including his wife Jessica's £250,000 engagement ring. |
| 2014 | Married his long-time Japanese girlfriend and model Jessica Michibata. |
| 2014 | Button selected the number 22 as his permanent driver number when the FIA introduced a new sporting regulation allowing drivers to choose a unique career number. |
| 2014 | Launched the Pink for Papa campaign to raise funding for the Henry Surtees Foundation following the death of his father. |
| 2014 | Finished third at the season-opening race after Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification, which became his final career podium. Scored eighth in the Drivers' Championship with 126 points. |
| December 10 2014 | Concluded negotiations with McLaren racing director Éric Boullier and team owner Ron Dennis, agreeing to continue racing with a pay cut and a contract that could be terminated after one season. |
| January 2014 | Experienced the unexpected death of his father in Monaco, which led him to consider taking a sabbatical from Formula One. |
| 2013 | Button finished ninth overall in the Formula One season with 73 points, with a best finish of fourth at the season-ending race. |
| 2013 | McLaren built the MP4-28 car from scratch, resulting in an unstable car with understeer, lack of downforce, and severe tyre degradation. |
| September 2013 | Activated contract terms to stay with McLaren for the 2014 season. |
| March 2013 | Jenson Button was appointed a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA). |
| 2012 | Button struggled with tyre performance due to his smooth driving style, leading him to change car set-up and adapt his approach to maintain tyre temperature. |
| 2012 | Button achieved a victory in the season-opening race, marking a strong start to the season. |
| 2012 | Founded sports agency The Sports Partnership with Goodard and James Williamson to provide public relations services and management to the sporting industry. |
| 2012 | Button finished fifth overall in the championship with 188 points, achieving top-five finishes in five of seven rounds in the latter part of the season. |
| 2012 | Named British Competition Driver of the Year. |
| 2012 | Button secured two second-place finishes during the first half of the season, contributing to his competitive performance. |
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