US EditionJenson Button: Driver says he will end his professional racing career next weekend
Jenson Button retires after 18 seasons and 306 race starts, citing family commitments and time constraints as reasons for ending his professional career.
- This year, Jenson Button announced at BBC Radio Somerset `This will be my last race, I've always liked Bahrain, I think it's a fun track, and I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can because this will be the end of my professional racing career.`
- Citing family reasons, he said his life is too busy to commit to another WEC season with Jota, adding his children, ages four and six, need more time from him.
- Among his career highlights are winning the 2009 Formula 1 world title with Brawn GP, beating Rubens Barrichello and Sebastian Vettel, plus last-to-first wins at the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix and 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.
- Button will continue to race his classic cars selectively for fun, enjoying the hands-on mechanical driving with precise gear shifts and no aero.
- Across his career, Jenson Button’s 18-season F1 tenure yielded one world title, 15 victories, and 306 starts, while he has recently raced in Le Mans 24 Hours, IMSA, DTM, and Extreme E.
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The British confirmed that he will compete in his last WEC race in Bahrain at the beginning of November. "It wouldn't be fair to the team or myself if I went to the 2026 season and said I had enough time to do so, the 45-year-old explains his decision. "This will be my last race. I've always liked Bahrain, I think it's a great track, and I'll enjoy it as much as I can, because that's how my professional racing career ends," Button made it clear …
Jenson Button participated in 306 races, which makes him the sixth most experienced pilot in the history of the category. He wondered why he wanted to spend more time with the family. "This time doesn't come back," he says.
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thueringen24.deOnce he won the biggest Formula One title, now he's finally breaking up. An ex-world champion announces his career end.
One of the most unlikely titles of the last years of Formula One was the one that Jenson Button won in 2009. Not because he didn't get dizzy, but because he ran for BrawnGP, an ephemeral but successful team armed to speed by Ross Brawn, who squeezed the rules to the maximum to get a car that was unbeatable during the first half of the year and who later managed to hold the lead.The Englishman, who debuted in the “Circo” in 2000, with Williams, h…
Jenson Button will drive his final race as a professional racer next weekend. The 45-year-old Briton will retire from motorsport at the 8 Hours of Bahrain, he announced on the BBC.
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