Ex-Components A single entire world champion Jenson Button is obtaining back again driving the wheel immediately after coming into following year’s Entire world Endurance Championship.
The 43-year-aged, who gained the F1 title in 2009 with Brawn and competed in over 300 grands prix, has signed up with Hertz Staff JOTA and will push a Porsche 963 in the major hypercar course.
Button competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race before this calendar year and appeared in the 2018-19 WEC for SMP Racing, but has now agreed to dedicate to a complete eight-day time.
He told FIA World Endurance Championship: ‘I’m enthusiastic to be racing with Hertz Team JOTA in the 2024 Environment Stamina Championship together with my workforce-mates Oliver Rasmussen and Phil Hanson. Each previously have a whole lot of expertise in stamina racing and that is key.
The previous F1 environment champion established to be a part of the 2024 Environment Stamina Championship
The 43-calendar year-old Brit won the 2009 F1 title right before retiring subsequent the 2017 season
Jenson Button celebrates with his team’s customers his F1 Entire world title soon after the Brazil’s F1 GP
He has joined Hertz Workforce JOTA to travel a Porsche 963 in the top rated hypercar class
‘Endurance racing is about teamwork and there is no greater crew than Hertz Team JOTA to be taking on the big companies in hypercars.
‘I’m currently searching ahead to the first race in Qatar but also know you will find a whole lot of perform to be accomplished so that we get there organized.’
Frederic Lequien, chief government of WEC, welcomed the addition of a large-profile competitor to his roster.
‘It’s an honour to have Jenson Button – a hugely thriving driver across many racing disciplines – competing entire-time in the WEC next 12 months,’ he explained.
‘With nine suppliers in the hypercar category next year including star names these types of as Jenson verified on the grid, every little thing is now in spot for the WEC to have its most impressive time nevertheless.’