Super GT
Auto racing series in Japan
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| 2025 | Drives for HRT Ford Performance at the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. |
| 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 | Competed in the Silverstone 500 round of the British GT Championship with Team RJN's McLaren 720S GT3 Evo. Won the Pro-Am class and secured an overall podium with Chris Buncombe. |
| 2024 | Bandai released action figures for Tanjiro and Nezuko from the popular anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. |
| 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. |
| November 2024 | Lola takes over Abt's Formula E entrants' licence, with Abt continuing to run the team operationally. |
| April 2024 | Abt Cupra's powertrain deal with Mahindra ends, with plans to use Lola-Yamaha powertrains for the 2024-25 season. |
| 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 | Portrayed by Archie Madekwe in the racing film Gran Turismo, which depicts his early career and personal life. Mardenborough served as a co-producer, stunt driver, and consultant for the film. |
| 2023 | Competed in Super Taikyu Series ST-X class with HELM Motorsports, finishing 3rd in team standings. |
| 2023 | Abt Cupra leaves the Extreme E racing series. |
| 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). |
| 2023 | Competed in the Petit Le Mans, driving a Porsche 963 for JDC–Miller MotorSports, starting ninth and finishing fifth. |
| 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. |
| May 2023 | Returned to racing at the Fuji 24 Hours round of the Super Taikyu Series, driving for Helm Motorsports' Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. Achieved pole position but finished fourth due to brake issues. |
| 2022 | Continued working as a simulator and car development driver for Nissan e.dams and McLaren in Formula E. |
| 2022 | Unveiled the GR Corolla, the fourth GR-branded car and second produced by Toyota, primarily built for the North American market and produced at the 'GR Factory'. |
| 2022 | Abt Sportsline leaves the FIA Formula E World Championship. |
| 2022 | Married American model Brittny Ward and had a son and a daughter, subsequently moving to Los Angeles. |
| May 2022 | Abt announces return to Formula E for the 2022-23 season with Cupra, using Mahindra Racing powertrains. |
| 2021 | Began working as a simulator and car development driver for Nissan e.dams in Formula E. |
| 2021 | Introduced the GR86, the third GR-branded car, which is the second generation of the 86 sports car jointly developed with Subaru. |
| 2021 | Abt partners with Cupra to enter the Extreme E electric off-road racing series as Abt Cupra XE. |
| 2021 | Abt Sportsline concludes their team participation under the Audi Sport banner in the FIA Formula E World Championship. |
| 2021 | Relaunched luxury coach maker Radford with Ant Anstead, Mark Stubbs, and Roger Behle. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Finished 19th in the GT500 championship with Kondo Racing, with only four points scored throughout the season. |
| 2020 | Left Nissan's GT500 lineup at the end of the season. |
| 2020 | Launched the GR Yaris, the second GR-branded car and first produced by Toyota, manufactured at the dedicated 'GR Factory' inside the Motomachi plant using manual assembly processes. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2019 | Moved to Kondo Racing in Nissan's GT500 lineup, partnering with Mitsunori Takaboshi and finishing 14th in the championship. |
| 2019 | Transitioned to simulator driver role for Nissan e.dams in Formula E. |
| 2019 | Released the GR Supra, the first GR brand-exclusive car, produced under contract by Magna Steyr in Austria. |
| 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 a test driver for Nissan e.dams in Formula E. |
| 2018 | Achieved his first GT500 podium finish at Sugo, passing Naoki Yamamoto and Jenson Button for the lead before finishing third due to overheating issues. |
| 2018 | Continued with Impul in Super GT, nearly winning the Fuji 500 mile race but forced out due to a loose intercooler pipe while leading by 25 seconds. |
| 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. |
| 2018 | Became champion of the Super GT Series alongside Naoki Yamamoto, driving a Honda racing car for Team Kunimitsu. |
| 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. |
| April 1 2018 | Bandai transferred its adult product division (including figures and plastic models) and Banpresto's prizes business to Bandai Spirits. |
| February 2018 | Saban Brands and Bandai's US division announced they would not renew the Power Rangers master toy license, effective Spring 2019. |
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