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{{short description|British racing driver (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jenson Button
| honorific_suffix   = {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
| image              = Jenson Button 2024 WEC Fuji.jpg
| caption            = Button at the [[2024 6 Hours of Fuji]]
| birth_name         = Jenson Alexander Lyons Button
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1980|1|19|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Frome]], Somerset, England
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Jessica Michibata]]|2014|2015|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Brittny Ward]]|2022}}
}}
| partners           = [[Louise Griffiths]] (2000–2005)
| children           = 2
| module             = {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality      = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years            = {{F1|2000}}–{{F1|2017}}
| Teams            = [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]], [[British American Racing|BAR]], [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]], [[Brawn GP|Brawn]], [[McLaren]]
| Races            = 309 (306 starts)
| Championships    = 1 ({{F1|2009}})
| car_number       = 22
| Wins             = 15
| Podiums          = 50
| Points           = 1235
| Poles            = 8
| Fastest laps     = 8
| First race       = {{F1GP||2000 Australian}}
| First win        = {{F1GP||2006 Hungarian}}
| Last win         = {{F1GP||2012 Brazilian}}
| Last race        = {{F1GP||2017 Monaco}}
}}
| module2            = {{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes
| racing licence   = [[File:FIA Platinum Driver.png|12px]] [[FIA Platinum Categorisation|FIA Platinum]]
| last series   = [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] career
| years active       = {{WEC|2018–19|2018}}–{{WEC|2025}}
| teams     = [[Jota Sport|Jota]], [[SMP Racing|SMP]]
| starts           = 20
| championships    = 0
| wins             = 0
| podiums          = 2
| poles            = 0
| fastest laps     = 0
| best finish      = 10th
| year             = {{WEC|2025}} <small>([[Le Mans Hypercar|HY]])</small>
}}
| module3            = {{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes
| last series      = [[Super GT]] career
| years active     = [[2017 Super GT Series|2017]]–[[2019 Super GT Series|2019]]
| teams            = [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]], [[Team Kunimitsu|Kunimitsu]]
| starts           = 17
| championships    = 1 ([[2018 Super GT Series|2018]])
| wins             = 1
| podiums          = 6
| poles            = 1
| fastest laps     = 0
| best finish      = 1st
| year             = [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] <small>([[Super GT#GT500|GT500]])</small>
}}
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| Total_Cup_Races   = 3
| Years_In_Cup      = 1
| Cup_Car_Team      = No. 15 ([[Rick Ware Racing]])
| First_Cup_Race    = [[2023 NASCAR Cup Series|2023]] [[2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix|EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix]] ([[Circuit of the Americas|Texas]])
| Last_Cup_Race     = [[2023 NASCAR Cup Series|2023]] [[2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard|Verizon 200 at the Brickyard]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
| Cup_Wins          = 0
| Cup_Top_Tens      = 0
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'''Jenson Alexander Lyons Button''' (born 19 January 1980) is a British former [[racing driver]] who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|2000}} to {{F1|2017}}. Button won the [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] in {{F1|2009}} with [[Brawn GP|Brawn]], and won 15 [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] across 18 seasons.

Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success before progressing to car racing in the [[British Formula Ford Championship]] and the [[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula 3 Championship]]. He first drove in F1 with [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] for the [[2000 Formula One World Championship|2000 season]]. The following year, he switched to [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], which, at the start of the [[2002 Formula One World Championship|2002 season]], became the [[Renault in Formula One|Renault team]], and then moved to [[British American Racing|BAR]] for the [[2003 Formula One World Championship|2003 season]]. He finished third in the [[2004 Formula One World Championship|2004 World Drivers' Championship]] before falling to ninth in the [[2005 Formula One World Championship|2005 championship]]. BAR was subsequently renamed and became the [[Honda in Formula One|Honda team]] for the [[2006 Formula One World Championship|2006 season]], during which Button won his first Grand Prix at the {{F1 GP|2006|Hungarian}} after 113 races.

Following the withdrawal of Honda from the sport in December 2008, Button was left without a team for the 2009 season. In February 2009, [[Ross Brawn]] led a [[management buyout]] of Honda, creating Brawn GP and recruiting Button as a driver. Button went on to win a record-equalling six of the first seven races of the 2009 season, securing the [[2009 Formula One World Championship|Drivers' Championship]] at the {{F1GP|2009|Brazilian}}, having led on points all season; his success also helped Brawn GP to secure that year's [[2009 Formula One World Championship|Constructors' Championship]].

At the start of the [[2010 Formula One World Championship|2010 season]], Button moved to [[McLaren]], partnering fellow British racer [[Lewis Hamilton]]. After finishing fifth for the team in 2010, Button ended the [[2011 Formula One World Championship|2011 season]] as runner-up, before falling to fifth in the [[2012 Formula One World Championship|2012 championship]]. Four more seasons with McLaren resulted in no further victories and he retired from Formula One at the end of 2016, making a one-off return at the {{F1GP||2017 Monaco}} to deputise for [[Fernando Alonso]]. From the 306 races that Button started, he won fifteen, qualified on [[pole position]] eight times, took fifty podium finishes and scored 1,235 [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|championship points]].

After his F1 career, Button became champion of the [[2018 Super GT Series|2018 season]] of the [[Super GT|Super GT Series]] alongside [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]], with whom he shared a [[Honda in motorsport|Honda racing]] car at [[Team Kunimitsu]]. He also competed part-time in the [[NASCAR Cup Series]], driving the No. 15 [[Ford Mustang]] for [[Rick Ware Racing]] with support from [[Stewart–Haas Racing]] and sponsorship from [[Mobil 1]].

==Early life and education==
Button was born on 19 January 1980 in [[Frome]], Somerset and brought up in nearby [[Mells, Somerset|Vobster, Mells]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Eason|first=Kevin|title=Jenson Button v Lewis Hamilton: who is the best of British?|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/jenson-button-v-lewis-hamilton-who-is-the-best-of-british-9sv8hdkj60h|access-date=17 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=19 October 2009|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201055/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jenson-button-v-lewis-hamilton-who-is-the-best-of-british-9sv8hdkj60h|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the fourth child of the half-South African Simone Lyons and former [[rallycross]] driver [[John Button (racing driver)|John Button]] from [[East End of London|London's East End]], who was well known in the United Kingdom during most of the 1970s for racing his [[Volkswagen Type 1]], which was nicknamed the ''Colorado Beetle''.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=11–14}} Jenson's parents met in [[Newquay]] at a young age and were reunited after a musical concert at [[Longleat]]. According to John, Jenson was named after his Danish friend and rallycross opponent Erling Jensen, changing the "e" to an "o" to differentiate it from [[Jensen Motors]], while Simone recalls that she named him Jenson after noticing a Jensen sports car and thought the change of spelling would be "more mannish".{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=17–18}}

Button enjoyed racing from an early age, racing a [[BMX bike]] with friends after school,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites-emma.vuturevx.com/1/14/june-2015/weekly-newsletter---06.12.15.asp|title=Vuture Weekly Newsletter|date=12 June 2015|access-date=14 September 2015|work=Vuture Group|publisher=Emma Hohenstein|first=Emma|last=Hohenstein|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223122351/https://sites-emma.vuturevx.com/1/14/june-2015/weekly-newsletter---06.12.15.asp|archive-date=23 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and began watching [[Formula One]] races with his father around the age of five. He idolised four-time world champion [[Alain Prost]] for his calm personality and intellectual approach to driving.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=24–25}} After his parents divorced when he was seven, he and his three elder sisters were brought up by their mother in Frome.<ref name="baker">Baker, Andrew (19 October 2009). "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/6366853/Jenson-Buttons-home-town-of-Frome-to-immortalise-Formula-1-World-Champion.html Jenson Button's home town of Frome to immortalise Formula 1 World Champion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023195322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/6366853/Jenson-Buttons-home-town-of-Frome-to-immortalise-Formula-1-World-Champion.html |date=23 October 2009 }}". ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. Retrieved 23 December 2010.</ref> Button was educated at Vallis First School, Selwood Middle School and [[Frome Community College]].<ref name="Cary">{{cite news|last=Cary|first=Tom|date=4 May 2010|title=Formula One world champion Jenson Button moved by the freedom of Frome|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/7679078/Formula-One-world-champion-Jenson-Button-moved-by-the-freedom-of-Frome.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528234755/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/7679078/Formula-One-world-champion-Jenson-Button-moved-by-the-freedom-of-Frome.html|archive-date=28 May 2010}}</ref> His karting career limited his studying and he left school with one [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]]. Button failed his first driving test for driving between two cars on a narrow road.<ref name=F1MagJul13>{{Cite journal|last=Majendie|first=Matt|date=July 2013|title=25 things you never knew about Jenson Button|journal=[[GP Racing|F1 Racing]]|issue=209|pages=79–84|issn=1361-4487}}</ref>

== Karting career ==
Button's father gave him a 50cc bike for his seventh birthday; he discarded it after half an hour because it lacked speed, which would have required his father to remove its [[Restrictor plate|restrictor]],<ref name=InterviewTimes03/> and he disliked his father's idea of progressing to the 80cc category. John talked to rallycross driver and Ripspeed car accessories owner Keith Ripp at an [[Earl's Court]] racing car show about his son; Ripp recommended the purchase of a Zip [[go-kart]] suited for the newly formed Cadets class for eight to twelve year-old karters for the young boy. Button received the kart as a Christmas present in 1987 and he began [[Kart racing|karting]] at the Clay Pigeon Raceway in May 1988 aged eight following repeated questions by club members to his father on when Button would start racing.{{efn|Button drove go-karts for fun before someone suggested he race competitively.<ref name="earlysuccess">{{cite web|last=Donaldson|first=Gerald|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jenson_Button.html|title=Drivers / Hall of Fame / Jenson Button|publisher=Formula One|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095715/https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jenson_Button.html|archive-date=8 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> His father sold most of his possessions and opened a shop to fund his son's karting career.<ref name=Driving2017/>}}{{Sfnm|1a1=Button|1a2=Tremayne|1y=2002|1pp=27–28|2a1=Button|2y=2017|2pp=32–38}}

[[File:World Cup podium - 1996.jpg|thumb|left|Button (on the right) after finishing third at the 1996 Ayrton Senna Memorial Trophy]]

Button was required to drive on [[Racing slick|slick tyres]] on a wet track because his father wanted him to learn car control on a sodden surface and taught him basic driving techniques by standing at a corner and pointing to where his son should brake.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=39–40}} In 1989, aged nine, Button won the British Super Prix.{{sfn|Chicane|2015|p=168}} Midway through the year, his father spoke to him about progressing to the club level since others noticed he was competitive, which Button was interested in.<ref name=BUTEarlyOn>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/rising-son-jenson-buttons-early-career|title=Rising son: Jenson Button's early career|last=Arron|first=Simon|date=17 January 2014|website=Motor Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216222539/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/rising-son-jenson-buttons-early-career|archive-date=16 December 2019|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> He won all 34 races of the 1991 British Cadet Kart Championship and the title with team Wright Karts.<ref name="RFBio" /> Afterwards Button told his father his objective was to compete in F1 and he was given a map to chart his progress in karting. The two agreed to give each other more autonomy and Button was mentored by mechanic Dave Spencer in moving from the Cadets to Juniors class. Spencer told him to be more aggressive and less smooth driving Junior karts because they have more power than a Cadet kart. Button was also required to manage the condition of his tyres to retain [[Grip (auto racing)|grip]].{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=57–60}}

Further successes followed, including three British Open Kart Championship wins.{{sfn|Raby|2007|p=37}} A series of sub-par performances in 1992 gave Button doubts over his ability to win races and he told his father he wanted to continue racing after dismissing the suggestion of two months away from karting. The family telephoned Spencer for advice; he and Button's father constructed the young boy's karts and influenced his school headteacher to change his fitness regime and had to eschew unhealthy beverages.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=70–74}} Spencer helped him to observe and concentrate on how others drove their karts, and continued to coach Button until his youngest son Danny died in a multi-kart accident at the Hunts Kart Racing Club in [[Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire]] in December 1994.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=76–81}}{{Sfn|Button|Tremayne|2002|p=42}}

Button was fourth in the 1994 RAC British Junior Championship after losing the opportunity to claim the title through a series of accidents. He joined the Birel team for that year's Junior Intercontinental A European Championship and raced as a professional in the Junior Intercontinental A Italian Winter Championship.<ref name="GPCOM1998" /><ref name=AF1Bio>{{Cite web|date=2004|title=Biography: Jenson Button (GBR)|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2004/features/drivers/jbutton.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040613053006/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2004/features/drivers/jbutton.html|archive-date=13 June 2004|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Atlas F1}}</ref> He was the youngest runner-up of the [[Karting World Championship|Formula A World Championship]] at age 15.<ref name="Indy1998">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-prolific-push-of-button-1189589.html|title=Motor racing: Prolific push of Button|last=Tremayne|first=David|date=6 December 1998|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=15 December 2019|author-link=David Tremayne|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215205854/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-prolific-push-of-button-1189589.html|archive-date=15 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Button was signed to drive Tecno-Rotax karts for Team GKS, coming fifth in the 1996 European Formula A Championship, third in the Formula A World Cup,<ref name="GPCOM1998">{{Cite web|title=Jenson Button|url=https://www.grandprix.com/features/joe-saward/news-feature-jenson-button.html|last=Saward|first=Joe|author-link=Joe Saward|date=9 May 1998|publisher=GrandPrix.com|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201053/https://www.grandprix.com/features/joe-saward/news-feature-jenson-button.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CIKBio" /> and third in the American Championship.<ref name=AF1Bio/> In 1997, he was moved to the top-level of karting Formula Super A by his team.<ref name="GPCOM1998" /> Button won the [[Ayrton Senna|Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup]] for finishing second in the 1997 Japanese World Cup,<ref name="GPCOM1998" /><ref name="AF1NBT">{{cite journal|last=Horton|first=Roger|title=Jenson Button: The Next Big Thing?|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2000/jan19/horton.html|journal=Atlas F1|volume=6|number=3|date=19 January 2000|access-date=7 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621074255/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2000/jan19/horton.html|archive-date=21 June 2009}}</ref> and became the youngest driver and first Briton to claim the [[CIK-FIA Karting European Championship|European Super A Championship]].{{sfn|Chicane|2015|p=168}}<ref name="AF1NBT" /> He also was runner-up in the Winter Cup before the European Super A Championship.<ref name=AF1Bio/>

== Junior car career ==
Aged eighteen, Button moved into [[Open-wheel car|single seater car racing]] after his mentor Paul Lemmens spoke to racing manager and former driver [[Harald Huysman]] about him.<ref name="CIKBio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiakarting.com/person/jenson-button|title=Jenson Button: Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Commission Internationale de Karting]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215183826/https://www.fiakarting.com/person/jenson-button|archive-date=15 December 2019|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> He was signed to businessman David Robertson and Huysman's managerial stable, who found him sponsorship to continue driving.{{Efn|Huysman and Roberston agreed to finance Button's career on the condition he paid 35 per cent of his future income to both men.<ref name=KartingChamps>{{cite web|last=G|first=Yogesh|title=The Champions!|url=http://www.kartingmagazine.com/features/champions/|work=Karting Magazine|date=18 February 2015|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503015234/http://www.kartingmagazine.com/features/champions/|archive-date=3 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>|name=|group=}}<ref name=Indy2000>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/baby-faced-button-a-hero-in-the-making-5372370.html|title=Baby-faced Button: a hero in the making|last=Williams|first=Richard|date=22 January 2000|work=The Independent|access-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216081155/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/baby-faced-button-a-hero-in-the-making-5372370.html|archive-date=16 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Robertson wanted Button to test a [[Carlin Motorsport]] [[Dallara]] F3 [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen-Honda]] car at the [[Pembrey Circuit]] and quickly became acclimated with a more powerful vehicle and extra [[downforce]]. Huysman and Robertson wanted Button to enter [[Formula Three]] (F3) but Button said he could not do so with his inexperience in car racing and did not want to enter the category for fear of immediately being uncompetitive. Button instead moved to [[Formula Ford]] for the 1998 season.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=96–98}} He took the [[British Formula Ford Championship]] in a Haywood Racing Mygale SJ98 car with nine victories and won the season-ending [[Formula Ford Festival]] at [[Brands Hatch]].<ref name="Indy1998" /><ref name="MMagBio" /> Button also finished runner-up in the [[Formula Ford EuroCup|European Formula Ford Championship]] with one victory from four races.<ref name="driverdb">{{cite news|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jenson-button|title=Jenson Button|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601064205/https://driverdb.com/drivers/jenson-button|access-date=3 January 2024|archive-date=1 June 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the end of 1998, Button won the annual [[Autosport BRDC Award]], which included a test in a [[McLaren MP4/14]] F1 car that he received in November 1999.{{Sfn|Couldwell|2010|pp=206–208}}<ref name=AutosportMagJan2000/> Huysman and Robertson sought a seat for him in F3 and spoke to [[OAK Racing|Promatecme]] team owner Serge Saulnier, who did not want to sign Button because he was not part of [[Renault]]'s driver academy. Additional lobbying from Mygale and Lemmens convinced Saulnier to give Button a test at the [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] in France. He impressed Saulnier and accepted his offer to drive at Promatecme. Saulnier taught Button on the downforce of F3 cars and how to maintain it.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=100–101}}

Button drove in the [[British Formula 3 International Series]] in [[1999 British Formula Three Championship|1999]] in a slightly underpowered Renault-Dallara F399 car compared to the Mugen-Honda engine,<ref name=KartingChamps/><ref name="MMagBio" />{{Sfn|Couldwell|2010|pp=206–208}} with guidance from trainer-physiotherapist Josef Leberer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Allsop|first=Derick|date=23 April 1999|title=Motor racing: Teenage prodigy hailed as Owen of the race track|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-teenage-prodigy-hailed-as-owen-of-the-race-track-1089039.html|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201109/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-teenage-prodigy-hailed-as-owen-of-the-race-track-1089039.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Amongst more experienced racers,{{Sfn|Hill|2005|p=21}} he won three times—at [[Thruxton Circuit|Thruxton]], Pembrey and [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]—to finish the season as the top rookie driver, and third overall.{{Sfn|Couldwell|2010|pp=206–208}}{{sfn|Henry|2009|pp=27–33}} He finished fifth and second respectively in the [[Masters of Formula 3|Marlboro Masters]] and [[Macau Grand Prix]],{{efn|He declined offers from two F3 teams to race in the [[1998 Macau Grand Prix]] because he thought it an overly optimistic move to make early in his career.{{sfn|Henry|2009|pp=27–33}}}} losing out by 0.035 seconds to [[Darren Manning]] in Macau.<ref name="RFBio">{{Cite web|title=Jenson Button biography|url=https://www.racefans.net/jenson-button/|publisher=RaceFans|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201059/https://www.racefans.net/jenson-button/|url-status=live}}</ref> Button was required to decide on his future post-season. He did not want another year in F3 and twice tested a higher-tier [[Formula 3000]] (F3000) car with both the [[Super Nova Racing]] and [[Fortec Motorsport]] teams at the [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez circuit]] in Spain, which he disliked because its [[Sequential manual transmission|sequential gearbox]] forced him to drive aggressively,<ref name=AutosportMagJan2000>{{cite journal|last=Tremayne|first=David|title=Fast-forward Button: Jenson Button Diary|url=https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2000/AS27.01.00.pdf|journal=Autosport|volume=158|number=4|date=27 January 2000|access-date=28 November 2020|page=45|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208191205/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2000/AS27.01.00.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Button|2017|p=102}} and found the cars somewhat heavy.{{sfn|Henry|2009|p=34}}

==Formula One career==
===Williams (2000)===
[[File:Williams FW22 - Donington Park.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Button's [[Williams FW22]] at the [[Donington Grand Prix Exhibition]].]]

In November 1999, Button had his McLaren test prize at the Silverstone club circuit in a [[McLaren MP4/13|MP4/13]] car and impressed team owner [[Ron Dennis]]. He also tested for the [[Prost Grand Prix|Prost]] team at the [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya|Circuit de Catalunya]] after the team owner Alain Prost was impressed by Button's ability and asked him to test.<ref name="InterviewTimes03">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-big-interview-jenson-button-mx875hrjh3b|title=The big interview: Jenson Button|last1=Naughton|first1=Philippe|date=26 January 2003|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=30 December 2010|last2=Fleming|first2=Sam|last3=Hipwell|first3=Deirdre|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201100/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-big-interview-jenson-button-mx875hrjh3b|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Indy2000" />{{Sfn|Couldwell|2010|pp=206–208}} Prost offered Button a drive at his F3000 squad before becoming his F1 team's [[test driver]] for one season to prepare for competitive driving. He did not commit because Prost had not prepared to fulfill the promise of a F1 seat.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=110–111}} Huysman and Robertson declined Dennis' offer for Button to join the McLaren team and a seat from [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] chairman [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref name=GuardianApr00>{{cite news|last=Henry|first=Alan|title=Button warned against the Spice world|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/259516164/|work=The Guardian|date=20 April 2000|access-date=14 May 2020|url-status=live|via=Newspapers.com|page=32|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802033702/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/259516164/}}</ref>

A vacant race seat became available at the [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] team following the departure of two-time [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] champion [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]].  Other contenders for the seat included sports car driver [[Jörg Müller]] and [[Japanese Formula 3 Championship|Japanese Formula Three]] champion [[Darren Manning]].<ref name=Autosport11Aug16/> On 24 December 1999, team founder and principal [[Frank Williams (Formula One)|Frank Williams]] telephoned Button,{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=113–117}} who first thought it a joke,<ref name=Autosport11Aug16/> and asked whether he was ready to drive in F1 to which he said no. Button's father instructed him to tell Williams he was indeed ready.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=113–117}} Button talked with Williams and BMW motorsport director [[Gerhard Berger]] and a 'shoot-out' test was arranged between Button and F3000 racer and test driver [[Bruno Junqueira]] at Jerez in a [[Williams FW21|Williams FW21B]] car modified by being fitted with a BMW engine.{{sfn|Button|Tremayne|2002|pp=7–10}}{{Sfn|Button|Tremayne|2002|pp=7–10}}{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=113–117}} with Button securing the drive, even though the majority of the team's engineers preferred Junqueira.<ref name=Autosport11Aug16/>{{Sfn|Couldwell|2010|pp=206–208}} This made him Britain's youngest ever F1 driver, beating the previous record held by [[Stirling Moss]].{{sfn|Button|Tremayne|2002|p=120}}{{sfn|Chicane|2015|p=168}} Button did not hold a [[FIA Super Licence]] and the FIA president [[Max Mosley]] required him to complete {{Convert|300|km|mi|abbr=on}} on two consecutive days of testing and support from 18 of the 26 members of the F1 Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2000/feb/2012.htm|title=Mosley Says Button Must Pass Superlicence Test|date=14 February 2000|publisher=Atlas F1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229095710/http://www.atlasf1.com/news/2000/feb/2012.htm|archive-date=29 February 2020|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> The FIA chose to issue him with a super licence regardless.{{Sfn|Button|2017|p=127}} Button worked with a physiotherapist to help build his strength to drive an F1 car.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Atkin|first=Ronald|date=23 April 2000|title=Old head on the boy racer|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/old-head-on-the-boy-racer-280461.html|access-date=14 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201107/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/old-head-on-the-boy-racer-280461.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A sixth-place finish at the season's second race in [[2000 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]] made him the [[List of Formula One driver records#Youngest drivers to score points|youngest driver in history to score a point]].{{efn|The current holder of this record is [[Max Verstappen]] who finished seventh at the {{F1GP||2015 Malaysian}} when he was 17 years, 180 days old.<ref>{{cite news|title=F1 wonderkids: How does Max Verstappen compare?|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/05/19/max-verstappen-and-the-f1-wonderkids/|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 May 2016|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522001934/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/05/19/max-verstappen-and-the-f1-wonderkids/|archive-date=22 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}{{Sfn|Hill|2005|p=21}} In his first six races, he qualified higher than his teammate [[Ralf Schumacher]] twice, and was consistently close in pace.<ref name="FFFF2000" /><ref name="Results" /> However, Williams had intended to use Button only until they could exercise their option to buy the highly rated [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] out of his contract at [[Chip Ganassi Racing]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/936263.stm |title=Williams admits Montoya is the man |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=21 September 2000 |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418152844/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/936263.stm |archive-date=18 April 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> A dip in Button's form, combined with Montoya's victory in the [[2000 Indianapolis 500]], led to Montoya being announced as his replacement midway through the season. Williams chose not to sell Button's contract, keeping the right to recall him in 2003. He went to [[Benetton Formula]] on a two-year loan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Button's two-year move to Benetton |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/buttons-twoyear-move-to-benetton-695945.html |date=17 August 2000 |first=Derick |last=Allsop |work=The Independent |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903052532/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/buttons-twoyear-move-to-benetton-695945.html |archive-date=3 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Button's best qualification of the season was third place in the {{F1GP|2000|Belgian}} at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]]; and his best result was fourth in the {{F1GP|2000|German}}.<ref name=MMagBio>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/jenson-button|title=Jenson Button|website=Motor Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406232421/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/jenson-button|archive-date=6 April 2019|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> After concerns about his inexperience, he made a few errors during the season, the most notable coming in the {{F1 GP|2000|Italian}} at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]]. Under [[safety car]] conditions Button swerved to avoid the pack which had bunched up, and crashed into a barrier.<ref name=Autosport11Aug16>{{Cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Ben|date=11 August 2016|title=Button's Big Break|journal=[[Autosport]]|pages=17–19}}</ref> Button finished his debut season in eighth place with twelve points.{{Sfn|Hill|2005|p=21}}

===Team Enstone (2001–2002)===
====Benetton (2001)====
[[File:Button 2001.jpg|thumb|right|Button at the {{F1GP||2001 French}} driving for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]].]]

For {{F1|2001}}, Button partnered experienced driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] at Benetton, which had recently been purchased by [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]. His car was very uncompetitive due to a lack of [[power steering]] and horsepower to the faster teams coupled with a lack of pre-season testing and he was consistently outperformed by his teammate.<ref name="Tremayne2001">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/buttons-battle-to-rebuild-his-image-677797.html|title=Button's battle to rebuild his image|date=15 July 2001|first=David|last=Tremayne|work=The Independent|access-date=30 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000011/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/buttons-battle-to-rebuild-his-image-677797.html|archive-date=13 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/may/26/formulaone.formulaone2001|title=Button's slow road to trouble in paradise|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=26 May 2001|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215210145/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/may/26/formulaone.formulaone2001|archive-date=15 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He finished seventeenth in the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Drivers' Championship]] with a total of two points scored; his best result was a fifth-place finish at the {{F1 GP|2001|German}}.<ref name=MMagBio/> His poor form led to speculation he would be replaced before the end of the year;<ref name="Tremayne2001"/> team principal [[Flavio Briatore]] said, "Either he shows he's super-good or he leaves the top echelon of drivers",<ref name="Edworthy"/> and reportedly offered him the chance to leave.<ref name="Gordon">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-confident-he-has-talent-to-realise-his-dream-671142.html|title=Button confident he has talent to realise his dream|date=28 September 2001|work=The Independent|first=Ian|last=Gordon|access-date=30 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614091554/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-confident-he-has-talent-to-realise-his-dream-671142.html|archive-date=14 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Briatore believed Button's inexperience showed as he struggled to help his team set up a competitive car.<ref name="Gordon"/> His lack of success combined with an extravagant lifestyle led some press publications to dub him a "[[Playboy lifestyle|playboy]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3008937/Coulthard-and-Button-find-common-ground.html |title=Coulthard and Button find common ground |date=14 July 2001 |first=James |last=Mossop |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903005143/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3008937/Coulthard-and-Button-find-common-ground.html |archive-date=3 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Renault (2002)====
[[File:Button Silverstone 2002.jpg|thumb|left|Button competing for [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] at the [[2002 British Grand Prix]]]]
In {{F1|2002}}, Benetton was re-branded as Renault, and [[Jarno Trulli]] joined the team to partner Button.<ref name="Edworthy">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/4777741/Formula-One-Button-aims-to-shake-off-playboy-image.html |title=Formula One: Button aims to shake off playboy image |date=12 February 2002 |first=Sarah |last=Edworthy |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902230041/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/4777741/Formula-One-Button-aims-to-shake-off-playboy-image.html |archive-date=2 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a bid to improve his public image over the pre-season interval,<ref name=ARDBut02/> he changed his social life habits, spending more time training, and separating from Robertson and Huysman to join John Byfield's sport managerial stable after Briatore talked to Button about Byfield.<ref name=F1MagOctober2002>{{cite journal|last=Kabanovsky|first=Alexander|title=Один на один: Переходный возраст|trans-title=One on One: Adolescent Age|journal=Formula 1 Magazine|language=ru|date=October 2002|pages=79–80}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/driver/jenson-button/jenson-formula-1-debut/|title=Jenson: Formula 1 debut|date=20 November 2013|publisher=McLaren|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215180543/https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/driver/jenson-button/jenson-formula-1-debut/|archive-date=15 December 2019|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> In late 2001, Briatore invited Button to spend ten days at a ranch in Kenya,<ref name=F1MagOctober2002/> to become acquainted with his peers and do physical training to eliminate a shoulder and back problem that had hindered him in 2001.<ref name=ARDBut02>{{Cite journal|last=Knuston|first=Dan|date=November 2002|title=Pushing All The Right Buttons|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A90217151/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=7d5be2ef.|journal=Auto Racing Digest|volume=30|issue=6|pages=56|url-access=subscription|access-date=14 December 2019|via=Gale General OneFile|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201045/https://galeapps.gale.com/apps/auth?userGroupName=wikipedia&sid=GPS&origURL=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.gale.com%2Fps%2Fi.do%3Fp%3DGPS%26u%3Dwikipedia%26id%3DGALE%7CA90217151%26v%3D2.1%26it%3Dr%26sid%3DGPS%26asid%3D7d5be2ef.&prodId=GPS|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://classic.autosport.com/news/atlasf1-report.php/id/515|title=Button Begins Kenyan Fitness Quest|date=12 December 2001|website=Atlas F1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216081206/http://classic.autosport.com/news/atlasf1-report.php/id/515|archive-date=16 December 2019|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> Button spent a lot of time working with his engineering team and felt there was an improved understanding between them; Button described himself as "very confident" for the season.<ref name="Edworthy" />

At the season's second race in [[2002 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]], he was set for his first podium before a rear suspension problem on the final lap dropped him to fourth place. Button's performances were greatly improved from 2001 because his car had power steering and [[Launch control (automotive)|launch control]]; although often outqualified by Trulli, he showed the faster race pace to outscore his more experienced teammate. Despite Button's performances, and his desire to stay with Renault, he was told by Briatore by telephone that test driver [[Fernando Alonso]] would replace him in 2003.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=160–163}} Briatore faced criticism for his decision, but stated "time will tell if I am wrong";{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=160–163}} he would also accuse Button of being a "lazy playboy".<ref name="earlysuccess"/> In July, Button signed a two-year contract with [[British American Racing]] (BAR) with the option for a further two years after that to replace the outgoing [[Olivier Panis]],{{sfn|Henry|2009|pp=70–71, 75}} partnering 1997 world champion [[Jacques Villeneuve]], after discussions with several teams fell through. An important factor in his decision was the chance to work with [[David Richards (motorsport)|David Richards]], the BAR team principal, and he was impressed with the team's long-term programme.<ref name=F1MagOctober2002/><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Noble|first1=Jonathan|last2=Bishop|first2=Matt|title=Button: BAR Offers Title Chance|journal=Autosport|date=27 July 2002|pages=8–9}}</ref> He finished the season seventh with fourteen points.{{Sfn|Hill|2005|p=21}}

===BAR/Honda/Brawn (2003–2009)===
====BAR (2003–2005)====
===== 2003 =====
Button faced early hostility from new teammate Villeneuve, who said Button "should be in a boy band" and was not on speaking terms with him.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=165–168}} Their relationship did not improve after the [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|first race]] in Australia: Villeneuve was due to pit, but stayed out an extra lap and made a pit stop when Button was due in, leaving Button waiting in the pit lane while Villeneuve's car was serviced. Villeneuve blamed it on "radio problems", but both Button and Richards hinted that they did not believe him. Button scored eight points in the first six races, including a fourth place at the {{F1 GP|2003|Austrian}}.{{Sfn|Domenjoz|2003|pp=51, 212, 218}} His relationship with Villeneuve improved thereafter because of his better performance and said the comments were caused by inter-team changes.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=165–168}} A high speed crash for Button during Saturday qualifying in [[2003 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] briefly knocked him unconscious, and he was detained in hospital overnight. Despite the accident Button still wanted to race, but was withdrawn by his team on medical advice. He was cleared to race for the following Grand Prix in [[2003 Canadian Grand Prix|Montreal]].{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=170–173}} Button continued to outperform his teammate and this helped rebuild his previously faltering reputation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2705685.stm |title=Jenson Button |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=30 December 2010 |date=26 February 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416123018/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2705685.stm |archive-date=16 April 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Just before the final race in [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]], Villeneuve lost his seat at BAR, so Button was partnered with [[Takuma Sato]]; he took his second fourth place of the season,{{Sfn|Domenjoz|2003|pp=51, 212, 218}} and finished ninth in the Drivers' Championship with seventeen points.<ref name=MMagBio/>

[[File:Jenson button usgp 2004 ontrack.jpg|thumb|left|Button driving for [[British American Racing|BAR]] at the {{F1GP||2004 United States}}.]]

===== 2004 =====
The {{F1|2004}} season was the first in which Button was the more experienced driver in his team. He was ambitious for the season, saying he wanted to challenge consistently for points and podium finishes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/button-passes-up-spice-boy-trappings-in-pursuit-of-podium-708ccxkrs79|title=Button passes up spice boy trappings in pursuit of podium|date=29 January 2004|first=Kevin|last=Eason|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=30 December 2010|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201102/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/button-passes-up-spice-boy-trappings-in-pursuit-of-podium-708ccxkrs79|url-status=live}}</ref> He took his first podium in the second race of the year—third-place at the {{F1GP|2004|Malaysian}}. He followed it up two weeks later with another third-place in [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]]. In the next race at [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]], he took his first pole position and finished second behind [[Michael Schumacher]].{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=179–180}} He took ten podiums in eighteen races, and scored no points in three.<ref name="Results" /><ref name=BUTCurious/> Button came third in the Drivers' Championship and helped BAR to take second in the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championship]].{{Sfn|Hill|2005|p=21}}

In August, Button became embroiled in a contract dispute. On 5 August, Button chose to leave BAR and signed a two-year contract to return to Williams.{{sfn|Henry|2005|pp=178–181}} He did so because BAR were not a works manufacturer team but Williams were in a partnership with BMW and felt they could help him win the Drivers' Championship.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=182–183}} This was surprising, as Button was enjoying his best season to date, while Williams had been struggling.{{sfn|Henry|2005|pp=178–181}} BAR insisted they had the right to exercise their option to retain Button. His management argued that the BAR option was not valid because it contained a clause allowing him to leave if BAR risked losing their Honda engines. They felt the new contract signed mid-year for Honda to supply engines to BAR was not definitive, and thus Button was free to move.<ref name="contract">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3541518.stm|title=Will team switch undo Button?|date=6 August 2004|first=Andrew|last=Benson|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=31 December 2010|archive-date=31 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531064305/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3541518.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BARcontract">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3746818.stm |title=BAR win Button contract dispute |date=20 October 2004 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=31 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060331002411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3746818.stm |archive-date=31 March 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> The dispute went to F1's Contract Recognition Board, who ruled in favour of BAR on 20 October, forcing Button to stay with the team.<ref name="BARcontract"/> Button separated from his manager John Byfield as a result, saying he had been badly advised.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-changes-manager-after-williams-affair-15086.html|title=Button changes manager after Williams affair|first=Alastair|last=Moffitt|work=The Independent|date=1 January 2005|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502104819/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/button-changes-manager-after-williams-affair-15086.html|archive-date=2 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He asked his friend Richard Goodard to manage him,{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=182–183}} and employed a personal assistant in restructuring his organisation.<ref name=F1RMagJul09>{{cite journal|last=Allen|first=James|author-link=James Allen (journalist)|title=The Renaissance of Jenson Button|url=http://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/racing/2009/07.2009.pdf|journal=F1 Racing|date=July 2009|access-date=4 May 2020|pages=43–47|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504205215/http://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/racing/2009/07.2009.pdf|archive-date=4 May 2020|url-status=live|issn=1361-4487}}</ref>

===== 2005 =====
[[File:Jenson Button 2005 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|right|Button at the {{F1GP||2005 Canadian}}, where he took [[pole position]].]]
Despite the feud, Button insisted he had BAR's backing,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4178779.stm |title=Button retains BAR team backing |date=16 January 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 January 2011 |archive-date=31 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531064307/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4178779.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and was optimistic for the {{F1|2005}} season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/1/2540.html|title=BAR drivers target first win with 007|date=16 January 2005|publisher=formula1.com|access-date=2 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006163236/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/1/2540.html|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He was unable to deal with regulation changes concerning aerodynamics and his car lacked pace as a result.<ref name=DTSep05>{{cite news|last=Garside|first=Kevin|title=Button wins his freedom for £18m|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2365562/Button-wins-his-freedom-for-18m.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=20 September 2005|access-date=14 August 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201044/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2365562/Button-wins-his-freedom-for-18m.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Button was disqualified from third place at the {{F1 GP|2005|San Marino}} after race scrutineers found his car had a second fuel tank inside the main one, that when drained, made his car underweight. The FIA International Court of Appeal banned Button and his team from the next two races as a result. Following his return, he took the second pole position of his career in [[2005 Canadian Grand Prix|Montreal]], but crashed out after an error while running third.{{sfn|Henry|2009|pp=117–119, 174}} After the {{F1GP|2005|United States}}, Button scored in all of the remaining races with two third-place finishes in [[2005 German Grand Prix|Germany]] and [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]] to end the season in ninth place on 37 points.<ref name=MMagBio/>

For the second consecutive year, Button had contract disputes involving BAR and Williams. Button had signed a pre-contract to drive for Williams in {{F1|2006}}, but he now believed his prospects of achieving his maiden Grand Prix victory would be better at BAR, and that his Williams contract was not binding.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4725623.stm |title=I'm not tied to Williams&nbsp;– Button |date=28 July 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826214953/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4725623.stm |archive-date=26 August 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> Frank Williams insisted the contract was fully binding, and that there would be "absolutely no turning back"; his team required Button to fulfill some contractual obligations with sponsors.{{efn|Button's contract with Williams stipulated he had to score less than 75 per cent of points accumulated by the leader of the Drivers' Championship before the {{F1GP|2005|Turkish}} to join the team for 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dodgins|first=Tony|title=Button Undone|url=https://www.autosport.com/motorsport/feature/218/button-undone|work=Autosport|date=3 August 2005|access-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514160841/https://www.autosport.com/motorsport/feature/218/button-undone|archive-date=14 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4727277.stm|title=Williams defiant in Button tussle|date=29 July 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223101941/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4727277.stm|archive-date=23 February 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> After several weeks of talks, Williams agreed to release Button in exchange for an estimated £18&nbsp;million in compensation.<ref name=DTSep05/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/button-gets-his-wish-as-williams-end-pursuit-kr3kz9tt0z6|title=Button gets his wish as Williams end pursuit|date=20 September 2005|work=[[The Times]]|first=Kevin|last=Eason|access-date=2 January 2011|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201057/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/button-gets-his-wish-as-williams-end-pursuit-kr3kz9tt0z6|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Honda (2006–2008)====

===== 2006 =====
[[File:Jenson Button 2006 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|Button driving the [[Honda RA106]] which he drove to victory at the {{F1GP||2006 Hungarian}}.]]
BAR was renamed [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] prior to 2006 following a buyout by the Japanese manufacturer and Button was partnered by the experienced [[Rubens Barrichello]].<ref name=DTJun06/> Honda granted Button equal status and he would receive no preferential treatment alongside Barrichello.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|title=Button and Barrichello to Get Equal Status|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/47129/button-and-barrichello-to-get-equal-status|work=Autosport|date=22 September 2005|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref> The new team performed well in testing, helped by the extra resources now available from Honda, and Button was confident in the car.<ref name=DTJun06>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2331228/Patient-Button-finds-the-car-to-break-his-duck.html|title=Patient Button finds the car to break his duck|first=Kevin|last=Garside|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 June 2006|access-date=3 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903000950/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2331228/Patient-Button-finds-the-car-to-break-his-duck.html|archive-date=3 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> He had been frustrated by not converting his increasing experience and confidence in his driving into success in 2005 and was excited about Honda's car and engine development enabling race victory challenges.{{Sfn|Button|2017|p=188}} Button scored points in five of the first eleven races, finishing third at the second round, the {{F1GP|2006|Malaysian}}, and pole position for the following {{F1GP|2006|Australian}}.<ref name=Results>{{cite web|title=Jenson Button Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/jenson-button/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=21 November 2021|archive-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122549/https://motorsportstats.com/driver/jenson-button/results|url-status=live}}</ref> The first win of his career was at a rain-affected {{F1 GP|2006|Hungarian}} from a fourteenth position start&nbsp;– the 113th Grand Prix start of his career.{{sfn|Hamilton|2020|p=216}} Button finished fourth or fifth at each of the next five races and ended the season with a podium finish at the final round in [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]]. Over the last six races of the season, he scored more points (35) than any other driver.<ref name="f1f2006stats">{{cite web | title = F1 2006 review: stats | publisher = F1Fanatic.co.uk | year = 2006 | url = http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2006/11/05/f1-2006-stats-review/ | access-date = 12 August 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120213235448/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2006/11/05/f1-2006-stats-review/ | archive-date = 13 February 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref>

===== 2007 =====
[[File:Jenson Button 2007 Britain.jpg|thumb|left|Button driving for [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] at the {{F1GP||2007 Chinese}}.]]

In {{F1|2007}}, Button again drove with Honda alongside Barrichello. He was unable to partake in pre-season testing because of two hairline fractures to his ribs, sustained in a karting incident in late 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Button hurts himself while karting|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17804.html|date=27 November 2006|publisher=GrandPrix.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016133203/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17804.html|archive-date=16 October 2015|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref> His [[Honda RA107]] car had an [[Aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] imbalance from lacking grip after [[Shuhei Nakamoto]] was appointed Senior Technical Director following the departure of [[Geoff Willis]].{{sfn|Henry|2009|p=133}}{{Sfn|Button|2017|p=200}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Garside|first=Kevin|title=Ross Brawn coup is on the Button for Honda|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2325571/Ross-Brawn-coup-is-on-the-Button-for-Honda.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 November 2007|access-date=14 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614093601/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2325571/Ross-Brawn-coup-is-on-the-Button-for-Honda.html}}</ref> His year was worse than in 2006, driving within the middle of the field and usually qualifying outside of the top ten. He scored six points over the course of the season for fifteenth overall with a best finish of fifth at the rain-affected {{F1GP|2007|Chinese}}.<ref name=RFBio/><ref name=MMagBio/>

===== 2008 =====
[[File:Jenson Button 2008 China.jpg|thumb|Button driving for Honda at the {{F1GP||2008 Chinese}}.]]
Button stayed with Honda for {{F1|2008}}, and continued to be partnered by Barrichello. He and a group of friends went to [[Lanzarote]] to establish a base to train for the upcoming season. Button was confident since the technical director [[Ross Brawn]] became Honda's team principal and noticed wind tunnel designs of the car.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=203–204}} Button began working with human performance coach Michael Collier that year.<ref name=BUTCurious/> The [[Honda RA108]] proved to be uncompetitive, and he scored three points that year because he finished sixth at the {{F1 GP|2008|Spanish}}.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=203–204}}

On the morning of 4 December 2008, the [[2008 financial crisis]] caused Honda to withdraw from F1, leaving Button's chances of a drive in {{F1|2009}} dependent on the team finding a buyer.<ref name="GuardianApr09">{{cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Maurice|title=Jenson Button: A driver reborn|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/12/jenson-button-brawn-formula-one-interview|work=The Guardian|date=11 April 2009|access-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306174517/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/12/jenson-button-brawn-formula-one-interview|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Henry|2009|p=142}}{{Sfn|Button|2010|pp=3–7}} He was informed of the news by Goodard the day before and Button changed his plans to discuss the withdrawal with colleagues and not the performance of his 2009 car.{{Sfn|Button|2010|pp=3–7}} He declined an offer to drive for [[Red Bull Racing]]'s junior team [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]] because they would not give him a podium-winning car and they wanted sponsorship funding.{{Sfn|Button|2017|p=207}}

====Brawn GP (2009)====
Brawn purchased the Honda team for a nominal fee and renamed it as [[Brawn GP]] in early March 2009. Button signed a contract to drive for the team in {{f1|2009}}, and took a pay cut as part of the agreement. Although he was installed by bookmakers as a 100–1 outsider for the championship, Button's [[Brawn BGP 001]] car was quick and reliable in pre-season testing in Europe due to an efficient aerodynamic package, a powerful [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes-Benz]] V8 engine and grippy [[slick tyres]]. The car's seat was lowered to make him comfortable.{{sfn|Button|2010|pp=17–26}}

[[File:Jenson Button 2009 Turkey 2.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Brawn BGP 001]] car that Button drove to win the {{F1|2009}} championship]]

Button won six of the first seven races with four pole positions,<ref name=BRDCWinter09/> having benefited from a double diffuser design making him and the Toyota and Williams teams faster than others.{{efn|Button matched the achievement set by former world champions [[Alberto Ascari]], [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], [[Jim Clark]] and Schumacher.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jenson Button hails 'monster of a car' after winning sixth race this season|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/08/jenson-button-turkish-grand-prix-victory-formula-one|work=The Guardian|date=8 June 2009|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612021256/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jun/08/jenson-button-turkish-grand-prix-victory-formula-one|archive-date=12 June 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>}}{{sfn|Button|2010|p=30}}{{sfn|Jones|2010|pp=118–119}}  Once the major teams had introduced their own reconfigured diffusers Button's dominance ended, averaging sixth position in the following ten races and scoring 35 points after accumulating 61 in the first seven.<ref name=BRDCWinter09>{{cite journal|last=Constanduros|first=Bob|title=Push the Button|url=http://www.brdc.co.uk/assets/Volume_30_No_476952.pdf|journal=BRDC Bulletin|volume=30|issue=4|pages=22–23|date=Winter 2009|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201056/http://www.brdc.co.uk/assets/Volume_30_No_476952.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> This was due to the team spending 10 per cent of its allocated £7&nbsp;million budget on developing the car and Button's smooth driving style preventing him from generating heat into its tyres in cold weather.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=229–231}} At the {{F1 GP|2009|Brazilian}}, Button was hampered in qualifying by a poor choice of tyres in the wet weather and could achieve 14th position. His championship campaign was boosted by Vettel qualifying 16th, but team-mate and closest rival Barrichello qualified on pole. In the race, Button finished fifth, taking enough points to secure the championship with one round remaining.{{efn|With 169 starts, Button made the second-highest number of race starts before becoming World Champion. Only [[Nigel Mansell]] (with 176 starts) had competed in more races than Button before winning the World Championship.<ref>{{cite magazine | date = 22 October 2009 | title = Contents: 169 |magazine= Autosport | page = 3 | volume = 198 | issue = 4 }}</ref>}}{{sfn|Jones|2010|pp=118–119}} At the final race of the season, the {{F1GP|2009|Abu Dhabi}}, Button qualified behind Barrichello again, but finished on the podium in third position.{{sfn|Button|2010|pp=290–299}}
[[File:Jenson Button 2009 Italy 2.jpg|thumb|Button at the [[2009 Italian Grand Prix]]]]
In the off-season, Brawn and team principal [[Nick Fry]] informed Button they wanted him to sign an extension to his contract and be paired with [[Nico Rosberg]]. Button asked for a commitment to car development for 2010 and a close to a repeat performance of the 2009 season. Brawn and Fry said [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] would buy-out Brawn GP without locating potential sponsors, which Button found unappealing and told his manager Richard Goodard he desired a new challenge.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=249–251}}

===McLaren (2010–2017)===
[[File:Jenson Button Bahrain 2010 cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Button's first race for [[McLaren]] was the {{F1GP||2010 Bahrain}}.]]

Goodard telephoned McLaren team principal [[Martin Whitmarsh]] to enquire about a drive for Button.{{efn|Whitmarsh noted discord between Button and Brawn from disputes over payment of bonuses from the driver's championship win and spoke to Button about his status after the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.<ref name=F1MagJul13/>}} Whitmarsh did not believe Button would leave Brawn GP since they had won the Championship; Goodard mentioned McLaren's competitiveness at the end of 2009 and partnering 2008 world champion [[Lewis Hamilton]] appealed to Button. Discussions took place at the team's headquarters in [[Woking]] and a three-year deal was signed soon after Kimi Raikkonen had declined a proposal to rejoin to Woking team from Ferrari to go rallying for 2010 instead.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8363892.stm</ref>{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=251–254}}<ref name=RacerApr11/> Button said he moved because he wanted the motivation and challenge from competing alongside Hamilton,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8369244.stm |title=Hamilton challenge excites Button |date=19 November 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 December 2010 |archive-date=31 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531064318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8369244.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> but Whitmarsh cautioned the two before the start of the season he would observe any relationship problems between them.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Straw|first=Edd|title=Jenson Button: Cool and Quick and Oh So Clever|url=https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2010/7/AS08.07.10.pdf|journal=Autosport|volume=201|issue=2|page=54|date=8 July 2010|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225062045/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2010/7/AS08.07.10.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2010====
[[File:Button Australia 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Button took his first victory with McLaren at the {{F1GP||2010 Australian}}.]]
Button won at the {{F1 GP|2010|Australian}} and the {{F1 GP|2010|Chinese}} in variable weather to take the lead of the Drivers' Championship.<ref name="MMagBio" /> He later finished second in [[2010 Turkish Grand Prix|Turkey]] after a miscommunication with his team caused him to battle Hamilton for the victory. This cooled his relationship with Hamilton who believed McLaren favoured Button. He followed with two podium finishes and a trio of points scoring finishes to remain in contention for the championship.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=262–264}} Button retired at the {{F1 GP|2010|Belgian}} after Vettel hit him and punctured the radiator of his car. Second at [[2010 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]] was followed by a fourth place in both [[2010 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore]] and [[2010 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]].{{sfn|Jones|2011|pp=86–106}} During the {{F1 GP|2010|Brazilian}} weekend, Button and his entourage were threatened by a number of criminals in the [[favela]]s on his way back from qualifying at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]]; nobody was harmed during the incident.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=266–269}} Button was mathematically eliminated from retaining the title with a fifth place in the race and took fifth in the championship with third in [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]].<ref name="MMagBio" />{{sfn|Jones|2011|pp=86–106}}

====2011====
[[File:2011 Canadian GP - Winner (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Button celebrating his win of the {{F1GP||2011 Canadian}}]]

Button's [[McLaren MP4-26|MP4-26]] car for {{F1|2011}} was built around his taller frame from intra-team input in late 2010.<ref name=RacerApr11>{{cite journal|last=Hughes|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Hughes (journalist)|title=Affinity and beyond: in Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, McLaren may have formed the ideal combo of talents and character traits|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A252562642/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=804cf973|journal=Racer|date=April 2011|page=42+|access-date=4 May 2020|via=Gale in Context: Biography|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201108/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA252562642&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=804cf973|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ButtonCooper2011>{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|title=The story behind Button's greatest season|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/feature/4129/the-story-behind-button-greatest-season|work=Autosport|date=30 December 2011|access-date=4 May 2020|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201113/https://www.autosport.com/f1/feature/4129/the-story-behind-button-greatest-season|url-status=live}}</ref> He believed the introduction of [[Pirelli]] tyres that season would suit his smooth driving style and said a world championship victory would make it difficult for him to retire from F1.<ref>{{cite news|last=Riddell|first=Don|title=Button – new tires will suit my racing style|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/03/23/motorsport.f1.button.interview/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=24 March 2011|access-date=4 May 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415074125/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/03/23/motorsport.f1.button.interview/index.html|archive-date=15 April 2011}}</ref> Button began the season by finishing no lower than sixth in the first six races with three podium results.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=273–274}} He won the rain-affected {{F1GP|2011|Canadian}} after two collisions dropped him to the back of the field and overtaking Vettel when the latter ran wide on the slippery track on the final lap.{{Sfn|May|2013|pp=109–113}} Button then won the {{F1GP|2011|Hungarian}}, which was held in similar weather, and the {{F1GP|2011|Japanese}}, but his results over the course of the season mathematically eliminated him from championship contention when Vettel took the title in Japan. Button took three victories and twelve podium finishes to finish runner-up with 270 points.<ref name="MMagBio" />{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=284–289}}

====2012====
[[File:Jenson Button (7448892238).jpg|thumb|left|Button practicing for the {{F1GP||2012 Canadian}}]]

Whitmarsh wanted Button to remain at McLaren for the next three years while the latter held talks with Ferrari about a race seat in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oricchio|first=Livio|title=Button na mira da Ferrari|trans-title=Button in Ferrari's sights|url=http://esportes.estadao.com.br/blogs/livio-oricchio/button-na-mira-da-ferrari/|work=[[O Estado de S. Paulo]]|language=pt|date=18 September 2011|access-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513183644/http://esportes.estadao.com.br/blogs/livio-oricchio/button-na-mira-da-ferrari/|archive-date=13 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, he signed a three-year extension to his contract with McLaren.{{efn|Although the press reported that the contract extension would earn Button £85&nbsp;million, he states in his autobiography ''Life to the Limit'' that this was not the case.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=284–289}}}}{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=284–289}} Button was satisfied with the new [[McLaren MP4-27|MP4-27]] car due to McLaren finding a regulation loophole banning the blowing of exhaust gases over parts of the vehicle to improve downforce. A victory in the season-opening {{F1GP|2012|Australian}} and two-second-place finishes at the {{F1GP|2012|Chinese}} and the {{F1GP|2012|German}} were the highlights of his first half of the season.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=290–292}} His overall performance in the first seven races fell due to difficulty in generating temperature and the correct amount of grip into the new Pirelli short-life front tyres due to his smooth driving style and him switching brake materials multiple times to try and fix the issue made it worse.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=James|title=What's Happened to Jenson Button's Form?|url=http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/06/whats-happened-to-jenson-buttons-form/|publisher=James Allen on F1|date=14 June 2012|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618155739/http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/06/whats-happened-to-jenson-buttons-form/|archive-date=18 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=AndersonBBC2012>{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Gary|title=Jenson Button's smooth driving style is costing him points|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/18669094|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 July 2012|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704212235/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18669094|archive-date=4 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Button changed the [[Racing setup|set-up of his car]] and adapted himself to the tyres to retain temperature for better performance.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Straw|first1=Edd|last2=Beer|first2=Matt|title=Jenson Button says early-summer form slump was due to set-up blind alley|url=https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101875/|work=Autosport|date=21 August 2012|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823130056/https://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101875/|archive-date=23 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rest of Button's season saw him achieve wins in [[2012 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]] and [[2012 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]] and top-five finishes in five of the next seven rounds for fifth overall with 188 points.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=298–300}}

====2013====
[[File:2013 Italian GP - Button.jpg|thumb|right|Button driving at the {{F1GP||2013 Italian}}]]

Button was joined at McLaren by [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] graduate [[Sergio Pérez]] for {{F1|2013}} and their relationship was cooler because the latter entered the team hastily.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}} He was appointed a director of the [[Grand Prix Drivers' Association]] (GPDA) in March 2013.<ref name=F1MagJul13/> McLaren built the [[McLaren MP4-28|MP4-28]] car not in advance of regulation changes for {{F1|2014}}, but from scratch.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}} This caused Button to drive an unstable car with understeer, a lack of downforce and severe tyre degradation.<ref name=ButtonF1RMay2013>{{cite journal|last=Rowlinson|first=Anthony|title=Button: the slings and arrows of F1 fortune have hit Jenson Button harder and sharper than almost any of his peers. yet entering his 14th season, he's standing stronger than ever. JB chatted to F1 racing about life, lycra, and being McLaren's out-and-out number one|journal=F1 Racing|issue=207|date=May 2013|pages=48–50|issn=1361-4487}}</ref> After finishing ninth at the season-opening {{F1GP|2013|Australian}}, McLaren introduced components from the MP4-27 onto the MP4-28, which had no significant effect and Button continued to attain sub-par results throughout the season with a best of fourth at the season-ending {{F1GP|2013|Brazilian}}.{{efn|Button broke his knuckle at a party before the {{F1GP|2013|Japanese}} attended by figures from the motor racing community. He drove the race in a strap, leaving the services of simulator driver [[Oliver Turvey]] and [[Kevin Magnussen]] unneeded.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}}}} He was ninth overall with 73 points. Button was involved in aggressive driving from his teammate Pérez early in the season in [[2013 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] and [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], annoying him.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}}

====2014–2015====
[[File:Mclaren MP4-29 Jenson Button 2014 F1 Chinese GP.jpg|thumb|left|Button competing at the {{F1GP||2014 Chinese}}]]

Button activated the terms of his contract to stay with McLaren for 2014 in September 2013,<ref>{{cite web|last=Galloway|first=James|title=Jenson Button confirms his 2014 McLaren contract is now in place|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24180/8929692/jenson-button-confirms-his-2014-mclaren-contract-is-now-in-place|publisher=Sky Sports|date=19 September 2013|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921235701/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24180/8929692/jenson-button-confirms-his-2014-mclaren-contract-is-now-in-place|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> but considered taking a sabbatical from F1 following the unexpected death of his father in Monaco in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Daniel|title=Jenson Button admits he considered taking a year out of Formula One after his father's death|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10595207/Jenson-Button-admits-he-considered-taking-a-year-out-of-Formula-One-after-his-fathers-death.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 January 2014|access-date=4 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129012543/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10595207/Jenson-Button-admits-he-considered-taking-a-year-out-of-Formula-One-after-his-fathers-death.html|archive-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> Button was joined by [[Kevin Magnussen]], with whom he was able to build a rapport, and the [[McLaren MP4-29|MP4-29]] car had an understeer from lacking front downforce and an unstable rear.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=321–323}} He finished third at the season-opening {{F1GP|2014|Australian}} after Red Bull Racing driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] was disqualified for a fuel flow consumption infringement and his team lost a subsequent appeal against the decision.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stubbings|first=David|date=15 April 2014|title=McLaren keep double podium after Red Bull lose fuel appeal|publisher=GetSurrey|url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/other-sport/motorsport/mclaren-keep-double-podium-after-6991593|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418122332/http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/other-sport/motorsport/mclaren-keep-double-podium-after-6991593|archive-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> It would turn out to be his final career podium. Button achieved a quartet of fourth-place finishes and scored points seven more times for eighth in the Drivers' Championship and 126 points.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jenson Button profile|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/20838134|date=15 January 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215060502/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20838134|archive-date=15 December 2014|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Button qualified better than Magnussen ten times and scored twice as many points.<ref name=BUTContract15>{{Cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Ben|date=18 December 2014|title=Why McLaren Kept Jenson... Waiting|url=https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2014/12/AS2014.12.18.pdf|journal=Autosport|volume=218|pages=10–15|access-date=5 May 2020|number=12|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225011421/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2014/12/AS2014.12.18.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Button Britain 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Button driving at the {{F1GP||2015 British}}]]

Button became unenthusiastic over F1 and the press speculated on his future in the sport with rumors Alonso would be Magnussen's teammate in {{F1|2015}}. He wanted to remain at McLaren but was made insecure about his career and told himself to concentrate on the present and not be concerned about the future.{{efn|Button's manager Richard Goodard received calls from several teams inquiring about Button.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|title=Button a wanted man, says manager|url=https://www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/Button-a-wanted-man-says-manager-20141031?|publisher=Wheels24|date=31 October 2014|access-date=3 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704040419/https://www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/Button-a-wanted-man-says-manager-20141031}}</ref>}}{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=321–323}} Dennis did not want Button to drive for McLaren but fellow team shareholder [[Mansour Ojjeh]] told him Button should remain over Magnussen after reviewing the situation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jenson Button has no guarantees over 2016 McLaren seat|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/33437682|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=7 July 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709045216/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33437682|archive-date=9 July 2015|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> Negotiations between Button and McLaren racing director [[Éric Boullier]] and team owner Ron Dennis concluded with an agreement for Button to continue racing on 10 December.<ref name=BUTContract15/> Button agreed to take a pay cut,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Daniel|date=11 December 2014|title=Jenson Button's salary slashed but McLaren driver is 'raring' to fight for world title again|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/11288225/Jenson-Buttons-salary-slashed-but-McLaren-driver-is-raring-to-fight-for-world-title-again.html|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712163928/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/11288225/Jenson-Buttons-salary-slashed-but-McLaren-driver-is-raring-to-fight-for-world-title-again.html|archive-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> with his contract containing the option for a second year; McLaren or Button were able to activate clauses to break the contract after the season if one of the parties desired it.{{efn|An option for a long-term contract was more complicated for Button because of the team's results from the 2014 season led to debate on each driver's strengths and weaknesses.<ref name=BUTContract15/>}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 October 2015|title=Jenson Button to remain at McLaren for 2016 F1 season|work=[[USA Today]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/formula1/2015/10/01/jenson-button-to-remain-at-mclaren-for-2016-f1-season/73133922/|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201103/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/formula1/2015/10/01/jenson-button-to-remain-at-mclaren-for-2016-f1-season/73133922/|url-status=live}}</ref> Button struggled in 2015 due to an unreliable and an underpowered Honda engine lacking straightline speed,<ref name=MMagBio/> securing four top-ten finishes and a best result of sixth at the {{F1GP|2015|United States}}. He was rarely able to progress past the first qualifying session and took sixteenth in the Drivers' Championship with sixteen points.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=321–323}}

====2016–2017====

[[File:Button Bahrain 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Button competing in the {{F1GP||2016 Bahrain}}]]

Button was retained by the McLaren team for {{F1|2016}} following contractual discussions with Dennis and meetings with aerodynamics and engineers at the [[McLaren Technology Centre]] (MTC). Button received a 50 per cent pay rise by staying at McLaren for another year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Daniel|date=8 October 2015|title=Jenson Button denies retirement talk was a ploy to boost his salary at McLaren|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/11920719/Jenson-Button-denies-retirement-talk-was-a-ploy-to-boost-his-salary-at-McLaren.html|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211131326/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/11920719/Jenson-Button-denies-retirement-talk-was-a-ploy-to-boost-his-salary-at-McLaren.html|archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> He had considered returning to the Williams team but decided against it.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Jenson Button very nearly joined Williams for 2016' – The F1 Report|url=http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24180/10268260/jenson-button-very-nearly-joined-williams-in-2015|last=Croft|first=David|author-link=David Croft (broadcaster)|date=5 May 2016|publisher=Sky Sports|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506041936/http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24180/10268260/jenson-button-very-nearly-joined-williams-in-2015|archive-date=6 May 2016|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> His car's new Honda engine was more powerful and allowed him to challenge for points-scoring finishes but reliability continued to hinder him and McLaren.<ref name=RFBio/> He finished fifteen of the 21 races that year,<ref name=RF2016>{{Cite web|title=2016 F1 season driver rankings #14: Button|url=https://www.racefans.net/2016/12/08/2016-f1-season-driver-rankings-14-button/|last=Collantine|first=Keith|date=8 December 2016|publisher=RaceFans|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201116/https://www.racefans.net/2016/12/08/2016-f1-season-driver-rankings-14-button/|url-status=live}}</ref> qualifying a season-high third at the {{F1GP|2016|Austrian}}, the highest start for the McLaren-Honda partnership. Button went on to finish the race a season-high sixth.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Finnerty|first=Joe|date=8 July 2016|title=McLaren-Honda's Jenson Button targets British Grand Prix success at Silverstone|publisher=GetSurrey|url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/other-sport/motorsport/mclaren-hondas-jenson-button-targets-11584548|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215014759/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/other-sport/motorsport/mclaren-hondas-jenson-button-targets-11584548|archive-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> He was unable to finish higher than eighth thereafter and ended his full-time career with a suspension failure at the season-ending {{F1GP|2016|Abu Dhabi}}. Button took fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship with 21 points finishing better than Alonso five times and qualifying higher on four occasions.<ref name=RF2016/>

Before the {{F1GP|2016|Belgian}}, Button told Dennis he planned to retire after the season.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=325–326}} Dennis asked Button to wait before returning for discussion to which he said he had already decided.<ref name=F1MagNov16>{{Cite journal|last=Roberts|first=James|date=November 2016|title=Jenson Button The Long Interview|journal=F1 Racing|issue=249|pages=37–43|issn=1361-4487}}</ref> He suggested Button take a sabbatical and mull over the decision to retire while resting and made Button an ambassador for McLaren.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=325–326}} He would work in the team's simulator at MTC, represent them at sponsor functions and attempt to help them in car development.<ref name=F1MagNov16/> Button was retained by McLaren as reserve driver with the option to return to full-time racing for the team in {{F1|2018}} if he and McLaren agreed to it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jenson Button turned down two offers to race in F1 for 2017|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/19386871/jenson-button-turned-two-offers-race-f1-2017|last=Saunders|first=Nate|date=15 May 2017|publisher=ESPN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021034221/http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/19386871/jenson-button-turned-two-offers-race-f1-2017|archive-date=21 October 2018|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> He was replaced as a GPDA director by [[Romain Grosjean]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grosjean replaces Button as GPDA director|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/grosjean-replaces-button-as-gpda-director-901685/901685/|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=4 May 2017|publisher=[[motorsport.com]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304173823/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/grosjean-replaces-button-as-gpda-director-901685/901685/|archive-date=4 March 2020|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> In April 2017, Boullier asked Button to drive in lieu of the [[2017 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]-bound Alonso at the {{F1GP|2017|Monaco}} and agreed after Goodard told him there was no way to get out of the commitment because he was contractually bound to drive.{{Sfn|Button|2019|pp=10–12}} He prepared in the team's simulator instead of testing in Bahrain because he would learn nothing by not driving on a narrow street circuit.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Oliver|date=26 May 2017|title=Jenson Button: 'I am not in Monaco to say goodbye. I am here to have fun'|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2017/05/26/jenson-button-not-monaco-say-goodbye-have-fun/|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117103108/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2017/05/26/jenson-button-not-monaco-say-goodbye-have-fun/|archive-date=17 November 2017}}</ref> He retired late in the race following a collision with Sauber driver [[Pascal Wehrlein]] that damaged his car.{{Sfn|Button|2019|pp=18–22}}

In November 2017, Button was replaced as McLaren reserve driver by [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship|2017 FIA Formula 3 European]] champion [[Lando Norris]] for 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=de Menezes|first=Jack|date=6 November 2017|title=Lando Norris replaces Jenson Button as McLaren reserve driver with GP3 or F2 move on the horizon|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/formula1/f1-grid-2018-lando-norris-mclaren-reserve-driver-replaces-jenson-button-f2-gp3-formula-1-a8040291.html|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413141643/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/formula1/f1-grid-2018-lando-norris-mclaren-reserve-driver-replaces-jenson-button-f2-gp3-formula-1-a8040291.html|archive-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> His contract with McLaren expired without renewal at the end of 2017 allowing him to focus on other racing ventures.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jenson Button has been 'brilliant' for McLaren, says Eric Boullier|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12479/11128955/jenson-button-has-been-brilliant-for-mclaren-says-eric-boullier|last=Galloway|first=James|date=27 November 2017|publisher=Sky Sports|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505125633/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12479/11128955/jenson-button-has-been-brilliant-for-mclaren-says-eric-boullier|archive-date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

=== Williams senior advisor (2021) ===
In January 2021, Button rejoined Williams as a senior advisor on a multi-year deal. He assisted their race and [[Williams Driver Academy|Williams Academy]] drivers on-track and at the team's headquarters and conducted ambassadorial duties for the team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|title=What Button's Williams Return Really Means|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-buttons-williams-return-really-means/|publisher=The Race|date=22 January 2021|access-date=23 January 2021|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122145018/https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-buttons-williams-return-really-means/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was expected that Button would focus on the entire team and not one specific department, but he could not enter Williams' premises due to travel restrictions from the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|title=Williams boss explains the 'huge' impact Jenson Button is having on team|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/williams-boss-explains-the-huge-impact-jenson-button-is-having-on-team|work=Motor Sport|date=7 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215022/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/williams-boss-explains-the-huge-impact-jenson-button-is-having-on-team|url-status=live}}</ref> Forthwith, COVID-19 protocols restricted his bonding with the team since he was in the Sky Sports broadcasting bubble.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noble|first1=Jonathan|last2=Jaeggi|first2=Erwin|title=Button eyes more Williams time in F1 as COVID restrictions ease|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/button-spend-more-time-williams-2022-season/6979034/|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=1 January 2022|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=1 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101152005/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/button-spend-more-time-williams-2022-season/6979034/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Super GT career==

[[File:No.100 RAYBRIG NSX-GT.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Motorsports|Honda NSX-GT]] that Button and [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]] drove to win the [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] [[Super GT]] title.]]

Button became interested in [[Super GT]] in about 2011,<ref name=Metropolis2018>{{Cite web|last=Jarvis|first=Stephan|date=27 April 2018|title=Jenson Button – Super GT Challenger|url=https://metropolisjapan.com/jenson-button-japan-super-gt/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427100239/https://metropolisjapan.com/jenson-button-japan-super-gt/|archive-date=27 April 2018|access-date=13 August 2020|website=[[Metropolis (free magazine)|Metropolis]]}}</ref> and discussions with Honda led to his series debut at the 2017 [[Suzuka 1000km]] in a [[Honda NSX (second generation)|NSX-GT]] for [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]] with teammates [[Hideki Mutoh]] and [[Daisuke Nakajima]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders|first=Nate|title=Jenson Button to make Super GT debut in August|url=https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/19518500/jenson-button-make-super-gt-debut-august|publisher=ESPN|date=2 June 2017|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828181713/http://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/19518500/jenson-button-make-super-gt-debut-august|archive-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> The trio finished twelfth following two penalties and two tyre punctures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thurkal|first=Rachit|title=Suzuka 1000km: Honda wins dramatic race, Button finishes 12th|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/suzuka-1000km-super-gt-honda-wins-dramatic-race-button-12th-945596/3042761/|publisher=motorsport.com|date=27 August 2017|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730121625/https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/suzuka-1000km-super-gt-honda-wins-dramatic-race-button-12th-945596/3042761/|archive-date=30 July 2019}}</ref> He also considered racing as a third driver for [[Team Penske|Acura Team Penske]]'s [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]] team, but was rejected.<ref>{{cite web|last=Errington|first=Tom|title=Honda: Button was serious Penske option for IMSA in 2018|url=https://www.autosport.com/imsa/news/132350/honda-button-was-serious-penske-imsa-option|work=Autosport|date=11 October 2017|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805202240/https://www.autosport.com/imsa/news/132350/honda-button-was-serious-penske-imsa-option|archive-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> Button drove the full [[2018 Super GT Series]] for [[Team Kunimitsu]] in the No. 100 GT500-class Honda NSX-GT alongside [[Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)|Naoki Yamamoto]];<ref name="RSCResults" /> Button wanted to drive a [[Bridgestone]]-shod car and drivers recommended Yamamoto because he speaks English.<ref name=Metropolis2018/> Button's team helped him to communicate better, adapt to the series and its culture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Button Adjusting to New Culture in Super GT|url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/super-gt/button-adjusting-to-new-culture-in-super-gt/|publisher=SportsCar365|date=29 March 2018|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813081230/https://sportscar365.com/other-series/super-gt/button-adjusting-to-new-culture-in-super-gt/|archive-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> He and Yamamoto won at [[Sportsland Sugo]] and took two-second-place finishes to enter the season-ending race at [[Twin Ring Motegi]] equal on points with the [[TOM'S]] duo of [[Ryō Hirakawa]] and [[Nick Cassidy]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Thurkal|first1=Rachit|last2=Simmons|first2=Marcus|title=Button's Super GT title showdown|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/autosport-uk/20181108/281573766709419|journal=Autosport|date=8 November 2018|access-date=5 May 2020|pages=4–5|via=PressReader|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201111/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/autosport-uk/20181108/281573766709419|url-status=live}}</ref> He held off Hirakawa to win the GT500 title by three points and was the first rookie champion since [[Toranosuke Takagi]] in [[2005 Super GT Series|2005]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Jamie|title=Motegi Super GT: Button, Yamamoto crowned in tense finale|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/motegi-button-champion-yamamoto-finale/3211840/|publisher=motorsport.com|date=11 November 2018|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201107/https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/motegi-button-champion-yamamoto-finale/3211840/|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the [[2019 Super GT Series|2019 season]], Button remained at Team Kunimitsu alongside Yamamoto in the renumbered No. 1 Honda.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cobb|first=Haydn|title=Button, Yamamoto to defend Super GT title with Honda|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/911955/1/button-defend-super-gt-title-honda|publisher=Crash|date=11 January 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111135416/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/911955/1/button-defend-super-gt-title-honda|archive-date=11 January 2019}}</ref> In an incident-filled season, Button and Yamamoto were taken out of the lead in the opening round at Okayama,<ref>{{cite web|last=Thurkal|first=Rachit|title=Super GT Okayama 300km Abandoned After 30 Laps Due To Rain|url=https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/142766/collision-wrecks-button-super-gt-opener|work=Autosport|date=14 April 2019|access-date=8 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801233615/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/142766/collision-wrecks-button-super-gt-opener}}</ref> a mistimed safety car at the second Fuji race and a poor tyre choice in the rain at Sugo cost the team possible victories.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cassidy: Fuji safety car cost us second Super GT title|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/cassidy-hirakawa-toms-motegi-defeat/4592132/|last=Klein|first=Jamie|date=3 November 2019|publisher=motorsport.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802000002/https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/cassidy-hirakawa-toms-motegi-defeat/4592132/|archive-date=2 August 2020|access-date=8 May 2020}}<br />{{Cite web|title=The race that ended Button and Yamamoto's title defence|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/button-yamamoto-tyre-call-sugo/4546824/|last=Thurkal|first=Rachit|date=24 September 2019|publisher=motorsport.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802003118/https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/button-yamamoto-tyre-call-sugo/4546824/|archive-date=2 August 2020|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> The pair achieved two podium finishes at both Fuji rounds and a sixth place at Motegi to finish eighth in the GT500 Drivers' Championship with 37 points.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thurkal|first1=Rachit|last2=Klein|first2=Jamie|title=Button raced with "basically the same car as last year"|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/button-same-car-kunimitsu-honda/4592151/|publisher=motorsport.com|date=4 November 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214084738/https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/button-same-car-kunimitsu-honda/4592151/|archive-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, he drove the final two races of the season-ending [[2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] (DTM) round at the [[Hockenheimring]] in his Team Kunimitsu NSX car as Honda's [[Wild card (sports)|wild card]] entry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Myson|first=Chris|title=Jenson Button to race in DTM finale at Hockenheim|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/motorsport/jenson-button-race-dtm-finale-hockenheim-formula-one-f1-deutsche-tourenwagen-masters-kunimitsu-honda/article29362734.ece|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=7 September 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921053235/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/motorsport/jenson-button-race-dtm-finale-hockenheim-formula-one-f1-deutsche-tourenwagen-masters-kunimitsu-honda/article29362734.ece|archive-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> He finished ninth in the first race and 16th in the second.<ref>{{cite web|last=Aller|first=Tamara|title=Jenson Button: "I'd like to have some more time in the DTM"|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/10/06/jenson-button-id-like-time-dtm/|publisher=TouringCarTimes|date=6 October 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007104401/https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/10/06/jenson-button-id-like-time-dtm/|archive-date=7 October 2019}}</ref> Button did not enter the "Super GT × DTM Dream Race" at Fuji Speedway because his contract did not oblige him to do so,<ref>{{cite web|last=Errington|first=Tom|title=Jenson Button not doing joint DTM/Super GT races at Fuji|url=https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/146438/button-wont-do-joint-dtmsuper-gt-fuji-races|work=Autosport|date=6 October 2019|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009045216/https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/146438/button-wont-do-joint-dtmsuper-gt-fuji-races|archive-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> and decided to leave Super GT after 2019 because he did not want to fly frequently from the United States to Japan and wanted to explore other racing series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haidinger|first=Sven|title=Berger arbeitete an Sensation: Woran Buttons DTM-Wechsel scheiterte|url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/berger-arbeitete-an-sensation-woran-buttons-dtm-wechsel-scheiterte-20032201|publisher=motorsport-total.com|language=de|date=22 March 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329024028/https://www.motorsport-total.com/dtm/news/berger-arbeitete-an-sensation-woran-buttons-dtm-wechsel-scheiterte-20032201|archive-date=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="TheRaceButtonPostF1" />

==Sports car career==
Button made his endurance racing debut at the [[1999 Spa 24 Hours|1999 24 Hours of Spa]], sharing a BMW Team Raffanelli [[BMW 3 Series (E46)|320i E46]] with [[David Saelens]] and [[Tomáš Enge]] in the SP class, and retiring after 22 laps with fuel tank failure.<ref>{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Adrià|title=Jenson Button vuelve 19 años después a las resistencias de la mano de SMP Racing en el WEC|url=https://formularapida.net/jenson-button-vuelve-19-anos-despues-las-resistencias-mano-smp-racing-wec/|publisher=Formula Rapida|language=es|date=27 April 2018|access-date=17 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217081241/https://formularapida.net/jenson-button-vuelve-19-anos-despues-las-resistencias-mano-smp-racing-wec/|archive-date=17 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bergenhuizen|first=Fabrice|title=Il y a 20 ans, Jenson Button participait aux 24 Heures de Spa|url=http://www.endurance-classic.com/fr/il-y-a-20-ans-jenson-button-participait-aux-24-heures-de-spa/|publisher=Endurance-Info|language=fr|date=21 July 2019|access-date=17 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217081242/http://www.endurance-classic.com/fr/il-y-a-20-ans-jenson-button-participait-aux-24-heures-de-spa/|archive-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> Button agreed to drive most of the [[2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship]] sharing a [[BR Engineering BR1]] car in the [[Le Mans Prototype|Le Mans Prototype 1]] (LMP1) class with [[Vitaly Petrov]] and [[Mikhail Aleshin]] for [[SMP Racing]].{{efn|Button missed the season-opening [[2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps]] because of a Super GT commitment.<ref name=S365BUTSMP/>}}<ref name=S365BUTSMP>{{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Daniel|title=Button to Make LMP1 Debut with SMP|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-to-make-lmp1-debut-with-smp-racing/|publisher=SportsCar365|date=27 April 2018|access-date=29 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033339/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-to-make-lmp1-debut-with-smp-racing/|archive-date=25 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|title=Jenson Button For 2018 Le Mans With SMP Racing?|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/04/17/jenson-button-for-2018-le-mans-with-smp-racing.html|publisher=DailySportsCar|date=17 April 2018|access-date=29 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103155242/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/04/17/jenson-button-for-2018-le-mans-with-smp-racing.html|archive-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> Making his [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] (WEC) debut at the [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans]], electronic problems dropped the car down the order before the team retired with an engine failure late in the race with Button driving at the time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Jamie|title=Button laments SMP reliability woes on Le Mans debut|url=https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/button-laments-smp-reliability-woes-on-le-mans-debut-1046561/3124258/|publisher=motorsport.com|date=17 June 2018|access-date=29 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611233107/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/button-laments-smp-reliability-woes-on-le-mans-debut-1046561/3124258/|archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref> He finished fourth at the [[2018 6 Hours of Fuji|6 Hours of Fuji]] and third at the following [[2018 6 Hours of Shanghai|6 Hours of Shanghai]].<ref name=RSCResults>{{cite web|title=Complete Archive of Jenson Button|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Jenson-Button-GB.html|publisher=Racing Sports Cars|access-date=29 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030010746/http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Jenson-Button-GB.html|archive-date=30 October 2018}}</ref> Button missed the [[2019 1000 Miles of Sebring|1000 Miles of Sebring]] and [[2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps]] because of Super GT commitments,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Daniel|title=Button to Miss Sebring, Spa Due to Super GT Conflicts|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-to-miss-sebring-spa-because-of-super-gt-clashes/|publisher=SportsCar365|date=10 December 2018|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201122/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-to-miss-sebring-spa-because-of-super-gt-clashes/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans]] because his fiancée was due to give birth to their first child.{{efn|[[Brendon Hartley]] and later [[Stoffel Vandoorne]] drove in Button's place for the rest of the season.<ref name=MSportApr19/>}}<ref name=MSportApr19>{{cite web|last=Kanal|first=Samarth|title=Jenson Button scraps Le Mans plans|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sports-cars/jenson-button-scraps-le-mans-plans|work=Motor Sport|date=22 April 2019|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201047/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sports-cars/jenson-button-scraps-le-mans-plans|url-status=live}}</ref> He left the series after observing the lack of manufacturers entering LMP1 and he wanted to wait for the new car regulations to be introduced.<ref name="AutosportJune2025">{{cite web |last=Vinel |first=Ben |date=12 June 2025 |title=Why Button didn't carry on with WEC after 2018 outings |url=https://www.autosport.com/le-mans/news/why-button-didnt-carry-on-with-wec-after-2018-outings/10731651/ |access-date=12 June 2025 |work=[[Autosport]]}}</ref>

[[File:Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NASCAR - Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson & Mike Rockenfeller at Dunlop Chicane at the 2023 Le Mans (53368944895).jpg|thumb|left|The No. 24 Camaro ZL1 driven by Button, Johnson, and Rockenfeller at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans]]

Button made his [[British GT Championship|British GT]] debut in the [[2020 British GT Championship|2020 season]]'s final round, the three-hour Silverstone 500, sharing the No. 3 Jenson Team Rocket RJN [[McLaren 720S]] GT3 with team co-owner [[Chris Buncombe]] in a one-off appearance.<ref name="TheRaceButtonPostF1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|date=14 October 2020|title=Jenson Button Joins British GT Grid For Silverstone 500|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/10/14/jenson-button-joins-british-gt-grid-for-silverstone-500.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201107/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/10/14/jenson-button-joins-british-gt-grid-for-silverstone-500.html|archive-date=15 November 2020|access-date=18 October 2020|publisher=DailySportsCar}}</ref> The two finished the race in fourteenth position.<ref>{{cite web|last=Newbold|first=James|title=Collard and Mitchell claim British GT title with Silverstone win, Button 14th|url=https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/153369/collard-mitchell-claim-british-gt-title-at-silverstone|work=Autosport|date=8 November 2020|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201116/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/153369/collard-mitchell-claim-british-gt-title-at-silverstone|url-status=live}}</ref> Button drove [[Hendrick Motorsports]]'s [[Next Gen (NASCAR)|NASCAR Next Gen]] [[Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1|Chevrolet Camaro ZL1]] Garage 56 entry alongside sports car driver [[Mike Rockenfeller]] and NASCAR racer [[Jimmie Johnson]] at the [[2023 24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Nate|title=Jenson Button joins NASCAR Garage 56 at Le Mans with Jimmie Johnson, Rockenfeller|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2023/01/28/jenson-button-nascar-garage-56-le-mans-jimmie-johnson-mike-rockenfeller-jeff-gordon-hendrick-motorsports-chevrolet/|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=28 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128160542/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2023/01/28/jenson-button-nascar-garage-56-le-mans-jimmie-johnson-mike-rockenfeller-jeff-gordon-hendrick-motorsports-chevrolet/|url-status=live}}</ref> The trio completed 285 laps and were 39th overall following a [[drive line]] fault late in the event.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Garage 56 NASCAR entry completes Le Mans 24 despite late drama|url=https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/garage-56-nascar-completes-le-mans-johnson-button-rockenfeller/10481635/|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=11 June 2023|access-date=11 June 2023|archive-date=11 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611145850/https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/news/garage-56-nascar-completes-le-mans-johnson-button-rockenfeller/10481635/|url-status=live}}</ref> He entered the ten-hour [[2023 Petit Le Mans|Petit Le Mans]] (part of the IMSA SportsCar Championship) driving [[JDC–Miller MotorSports]]' [[Porsche 963]] alongside Rockenfeller and [[Tijmen van der Helm]] after broadcasting commitments prevented his entry to the [[2023 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen|Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Euwema |first=Davey |date=18 August 2023 |title=Button Joins JDC-Miller for Petit Le Mans |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/button-joins-jdc-miller-for-petit-le-mans/ |access-date=20 August 2023 |publisher=SportsCar365 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818151041/https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/button-joins-jdc-miller-for-petit-le-mans/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The car started ninth and finished fifth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=Jenson Button had a blast at the wheel of the Porsche 963 at Petit Le Mans |url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/jenson-button-had-a-blast-at-the-wheel-of-the-porsche-963-at-petit-le-mans-57937 |access-date=11 November 2023 |publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111093930/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/jenson-button-had-a-blast-at-the-wheel-of-the-porsche-963-at-petit-le-mans-57937 |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the [[2024 24 Hours of Daytona]], Button joined [[Louis Delétraz]], [[Colton Herta]] and [[Jordan Taylor (racing driver)|Jordan Taylor]] in sharing [[Wayne Taylor Racing|Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti]]'s No. 40 [[Acura ARX-06]] GTP car,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Joey|title=Button, Ericsson complete WTR Andretti's Acura GTP roster for Daytona 24|url=https://www.autosport.com/imsa/news/button-ericsson-complete-wtr-andrettis-acura-gtp-roster-for-daytona-24/10546438/|work=[[Autosport]]|date=15 November 2023|access-date=15 November 2023|archive-date=14 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114200217/https://www.autosport.com/imsa/news/button-ericsson-complete-wtr-andrettis-acura-gtp-roster-for-daytona-24/10546438/|url-status=live}}</ref> finishing third overall.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 January 2024|title=Jenson Button finishes third on Daytona 24 Hours debut |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/68124307 |access-date=29 January 2024 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> He returned to the WEC in [[2024 FIA World Endurance Championship|2024]] and shared [[Jota Sport|Team Jota]]'s No. 38 Porsche 963 with [[Phil Hanson (racing driver)|Phil Hanson]] and [[Oliver Rasmussen]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Euwema |first=Davey |date=15 December 2023 |title=Button Completes JOTA Hypercar Lineup |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-completes-jota-hypercar-lineup/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |publisher=SportsCar365 |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215152755/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-completes-jota-hypercar-lineup/ |url-status=live }}</ref> deciding at the conclusion of 2023 to focus on one series.<ref name="TelegraphInterview20250614">{{cite news |last=De Menezes |first=Jack |date=14 June 2025 |title=Jenson Button: I am retiring from full-time racing after this season |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2025/06/14/jenson-button-retiring-full-time-racing-after-this-season/ |access-date=14 June 2025 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Button appeared to be slower than his teammates and seemed frustrated with slower cars until he came more comfortable by the [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Sam |date=14 November 2024 |title=Button gets major WEC Cadillac deal - is he quick enough to win? |url=https://www.the-race.com/wec-le-mans/jenson-button-2025-wec-deal-is-he-still-quick-enough-to-win/ |access-date=14 November 2024 |publisher=The Race}}</ref> He finished the season nineteenth in the World Endurance Drivers' Championship, achieving five points-scoring finishes that included a season-best result of sixth at the [[2024 6 Hours of Fuji|6 Hours of Fuji]].<ref name=Results/>

[[File:Hertz Team Jota - Porsche 963 -38 (53815737678).jpg|thumb|right|The No. 38 Porsche 963 driven by Button, Hanson, and Rasmussen at the [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans]]]]
[[File:24H Le Mans 2025 Nr. 38.jpg|thumb|right|Button's No. 38 car at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans]]

Button remained at Jota for the [[2025 FIA World Endurance Championship]] and shared the No. 38 [[Cadillac V-Series.R]] with [[Earl Bamber]] and [[Sébastien Bourdais]] in the [[Le Mans Hypercar|Hypercar]] category after the team changed manufacturers from [[Porsche]] to [[Cadillac]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watkins |first=Gary |date=14 November 2024 |title=Button stays with Jota for factory Cadillac switch in 2025 WEC |url=https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/button-to-contest-wec-in-2025-as-jota-makes-cadillac-switch-from-porsche/10672904/ |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=[[Autosport]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Villemant|first=Thibaut|title=Big-name line-up for Button's 'best chance yet' at Le Mans|url=https://www.the-race.com/endurance/big-name-line-up-jenson-button-best-chance-yet-le-mans/|publisher=The Race|date=11 February 2025|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> His teammates helped him in making suggesting adjustments to adapt his driving style to the Cadillac,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Euwema |first=Davey |date=1 April 2025 |title=Button: Cadillac LMDh is "A Little Bit More My Style" |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/button-cadillac-lmdh-is-a-little-bit-more-my-style/ |access-date=14 June 2025 |publisher=SportsCar365}}</ref> which better suited him.<ref name="TheRaceButtonPostF1" /> In eight races, Button finished in the top ten four times,<ref name="Results" /> including a WEC career-best second-place result at the [[2025 6 Hours of São Paulo|6 Hours of São Paulo]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jackson |first=Kieran |date=3 November 2025 |title=Jenson Button makes final call on professional racing career |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/jenson-button-wec-bahrain-f1-b2857370.html |access-date=9 November 2025 |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> He was tenth in the World Endurance Drivers' Championship, scoring 46 points.<ref name="Results" /> Button's professional racing career came to end after the [[2025 8 Hours of Bahrain|8 Hours of Bahrain]]. He cited a lack of time to commit to another full WEC season while raising a family.<ref name="TheRaceButtonPostF1">{{cite web |last=Villemant |first=Thibaut |date=4 November 2025 |title=How good Button's post-F1 career has really been |url=https://www.the-race.com/endurance/how-good-buttons-post-f1-career-has-really-been/ |access-date=9 November 2025 |publisher=The Race}}</ref>

== Other racing ventures ==
Button was invited to the [[Race of Champions]] six times:{{Efn|Button was replaced by touring car driver [[James Thompson (racing driver)|James Thompson]] for the [[2006 Race of Champions]] after Button was injured in a karting accident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thompson replaces Button for RoC|url=https://www.eurosport.com/motorsports/race-of-champions/2006/rocthompson-in-button-out_sto1031978/story.shtml|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|date=13 December 2006|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200815095813/https://www.eurosport.com/motorsports/race-of-champions/2006/rocthompson-in-button-out_sto1031978/story.shtml|archive-date=15 August 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>|name=}} in [[2007 Race of Champions|2007]], [[2008 Race of Champions|2008]], [[2009 Race of Champions|2009]], [[2011 Race of Champions|2011]], [[2015 Race of Champions|2015]] and [[2017 Race of Champions|2017]], reaching the semi-finals of the Nations Cup with [[Andy Priaulx]] for Team Autosport in 2007 and 2008 and finishing second in 2009. His best performance in the Race of Champions were the semi-finals in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jenson Button|url=https://www.raceofchampions.com/drivers/jenson-button/|publisher=Race of Champions|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122141655/http://www.raceofchampions.com/drivers/jenson-button/|archive-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Button drove off-road races in a Rocket Motorsports-entered Brenthel Industries Spec 6100 TT class truck with Buncombe and managing director Mazen Fawaz his co-drivers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kanal|first=Samarth|title=Jenson Button to race at Baja 1000|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/us-scene/jenson-button-race-baja-1000|work=Motor Sport|date=15 February 2019|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201048/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/us-scene/jenson-button-race-baja-1000|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|last=Fiolka|first=Marty|title=Formula 1 comes to The Mint 400 via Jenson Button|url=https://racer.com/2019/02/15/formula-1-comes-to-the-mint-400-via-jenson-button/|work=Racer|date=15 February 2019|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216022958/https://racer.com/2019/02/15/formula-1-comes-to-the-mint-400-via-jenson-button/|archive-date=16 February 2019}}</ref> This came about when Button told Buncombe they would race the [[Baja 1000]] as Buncombe's 40th birthday present and sought vehicle components.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vaughn|first=Mark|title=F1 champ Jenson Button still flying high ... in a Trophy Truck!|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/a2133931/f1-champ-jenson-button-still-flying-high-trophy-truck/|work=Autoweek|date=25 April 2019|access-date=6 May 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419173555/https://www.autoweek.com/racing/a2133931/f1-champ-jenson-button-still-flying-high-trophy-truck/|archive-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> Navigated by Terry Madden, he finished no higher than the top-20 in the [[Mint 400]] with retirements in the Vegas to Reno and the Baja 1000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelioh|first=Graham|title=Jenson Button takes on The Mint 400|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/jenson-button-takes-mint-400|work=Motor Sport|date=16 April 2019|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226210132/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/jenson-button-takes-mint-400|archive-date=26 February 2020}}<br />{{cite web|last=Chokhani|first=Darshan|title=Button spent nearly 17 hours stranded in unique Baja1000 Experience|url=https://formularapida.net/button-spent-nearly-17-hours-stranded-in-unique-baja1000-experience/|publisher=FormulaRapida.net|date=25 November 2019|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201111/https://formularapida.net/button-spent-nearly-17-hours-stranded-in-unique-baja1000-experience/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, while motor racing was suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Button participated in eSports races.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Andrew|title=Lando Norris and Jenson Button win in packed esports weekend – FOS Future Lab|url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2020/4/lando-norris-and-jenson-button-win-in-packed-esports-weekend-fos-future-lab/|publisher=Goodwood Road & Racing|date=27 April 2020|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201104/https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2020/4/lando-norris-and-jenson-button-win-in-packed-esports-weekend-fos-future-lab/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|last=Sutill|first=Josh|title=F1 champion Button leads SRO GT Esports series line-up|url=https://www.autosport.com/gaming/news/149111/button-leads-sro-gt-esports-series-lineup|work=Autosport|date=22 April 2020|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429221704/https://www.autosport.com/gaming/news/149111/button-leads-sro-gt-esports-series-lineup|archive-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> {{anchor|ExtremeE}} In January 2021, Button launched [[JBXE]] to compete in the all-electric SUV off-road racing series [[Extreme E]] from the 2021 season on.{{efn|He replaced himself with [[Kevin Hansen (racing driver)|Kevin Hansen]] for the [[2021 Ocean X-Prix]] so he could focus on his role as team principal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Overland|first=Colin|title=Jenson Button on Extreme E: 'I'm doing it for the kids|url=https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/button-lotus-extreme-e/|work=Car|date=7 June 2021|access-date=17 June 2021|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607122227/https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/button-lotus-extreme-e/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Summers|first=Nick|date=25 January 2021|title=Formula One champion Jenson Button will compete in Extreme E|url=https://www.engadget.com/jenson-button-extreme-e-jbxe-electric-motorsport-driver-093129801.html|access-date=25 January 2021|website=Engadget|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125172423/https://www.engadget.com/jenson-button-extreme-e-jbxe-electric-motorsport-driver-093129801.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Warwick|first=Matt|date=25 January 2021|title=Button to drive in Extreme E for own team|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/55782442|access-date=25 January 2021|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125074205/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/55782442|url-status=live}}</ref> He stopped driving after one round to focus on managing his team and replaced himself with [[Kevin Hansen (racing driver)|Kevin Hansen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Dominic |date=11 January 2022 |title=Why Button dropped himself from his XE team |url=https://dirtfish.com/off-road/extreme-e/why-button-dropped-himself-from-his-xe-team/ |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=Dirtfish |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111093932/https://dirtfish.com/off-road/extreme-e/why-button-dropped-himself-from-his-xe-team/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Button made his first foray into historic racing at the 2021 Goodwood Revival, partaking in the Stirling Moss Trophy and the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration races.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/national/news/button-to-make-historic-debut-at-goodwood/6654391/|title=Button to make historic debut at Goodwood|first=Stephen|last=Lickorish|date=27 August 2021|publisher=Autosport|access-date=18 September 2021|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918100457/https://www.autosport.com/national/news/button-to-make-historic-debut-at-goodwood/6654391/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was set to drive an FC1-X car for the Xite Energy Racing team in the all-electric Group E category for the [[2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship|2022–23 season]] of the off-road [[Nitro Rallycross]] series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Elson|first=James|title=Jenson Button to follow in father's footsteps with 2022 rallycross campaign|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/rallycross/jenson-button-to-follow-in-fathers-footsteps-with-2022-rallycross-campaign|work=Motor Sport|date=12 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412100251/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/rallycross/jenson-button-to-follow-in-fathers-footsteps-with-2022-rallycross-campaign|url-status=live}}</ref> However, he withdrew from the rest of the season after one round.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilde |first=Dominik |date=11 November 2022 |title=Meeke Returns To Nitro RX, Button's Future In Doubt |url=https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/nitro-rx/meeke-returns-to-nitro-rx-buttons-future-in-doubt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326193050/https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/nitro-rx/meeke-returns-to-nitro-rx-buttons-future-in-doubt/ |archive-date=26 March 2023 |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=Dirtfish}}</ref>

[[file:Jenson button (53167078301).jpg|thumb|left|Button's No. 15 car at Indianapolis in 2023.]]
Button ran three [[NASCAR Cup Series]] races in 2023 for [[Rick Ware Racing]] in the No. 15 car, starting with the [[2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix]] at [[Circuit of the Americas]] (COTA).<ref>{{cite news |title=Jenson Button set for NASCAR debut at COTA |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/03/09/jenson-button-set-for-nascar-debut-at-cota/ |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=[[NASCAR]] |date=8 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309232541/https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/03/09/jenson-button-set-for-nascar-debut-at-cota/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His best result over the three races was eighteenth position at COTA.<ref name="Results" />

==Driving style==
[[File:Jenson Button Manchester 2011.JPG|thumb|right|Button driving a [[McLaren MP4-23]] car through the streets of [[Manchester]] in August 2011.]]

Button has a smooth driving style;<ref name=BRDCWinter09/> journalist [[Mark Hughes (journalist)|Mark Hughes]] wrote in 2009:

<blockquote>Button has a fantastic feel for how much momentum can be taken into a corner and this allows him to be minimal in his inputs—his steering and throttle movements in particular tend to be graceful and beautifully co-ordinated.<ref name="hughes">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8254706.stm|title=Why Barrichello is beating Button|first=Mark|last=Hughes|date=15 September 2009|access-date=23 December 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911000242/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8254706.stm|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

This allows him to perform well in wet-weather where the front of the car tends to slide more than the rear,<ref name=BUTCurious>{{cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Ben|title=The Curious Case of Jenson Button|url=http://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/08/AS2016.08.25.pdf|journal=Autosport|date=25 August 2016|pages=5–20|access-date=4 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504205224/http://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/08/AS2016.08.25.pdf|archive-date=4 May 2020}}</ref> and many believe his smooth style better preserves the tyres during a race.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/7430523/Bahrain-Grand-Prix-David-Coulthards-guide-to-the-race-weekend.html | title=Bahrain Grand Prix: David Coulthard's guide to the race weekend | work=The Daily Telegraph | access-date=21 November 2010 | date=12 March 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205055229/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/7430523/Bahrain-Grand-Prix-David-Coulthards-guide-to-the-race-weekend.html | archive-date=5 February 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref> He adapted his style in go-karts and transferred it to more powerful machinery.<ref name=AutosportDrivingStyle/> Since 2000, Button has braked with his left foot,<ref name=FFFF2000>{{cite journal|last=Hughes|first=Mark|title=First-rate first year|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-2000/24/first-rate-first-year|journal=Motor Sport|volume=LXXVII|number=12|date=December 2000|access-date=7 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427041819/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-2000/24/first-rate-first-year|archive-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> by dragging the brake pedal and stopping the car in less time to control and modulate power.<ref name=F1RacingDec13>{{cite journal|last=Windsor|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Windsor|title=No more Mr nice guy|journal=F1 Racing|date=December 2013|issue=214|pages=42–45|issn=1361-4487}}</ref>{{Sfn|Button|2019|p=110}} He likes to turn into a corner early under braking and balance the car on pedal application and steering,<ref name=F1MagDriving/> creating more strain in tyre loads for a longer physical lap but allowing for a higher minimum corner entry speed and allowing Button to adapt to a changeable or slippery track.<ref name=F1RacingDec13/>

Button is comfortable driving a car with understeer,<ref name=AutosportDrivingStyle>{{cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Ben|title=The Method Behind The Mastery – The Classicist – Jenson Button|url=https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/11/AS2016.11.10.pdf|journal=Autosport|pages=18–19|date=10 November 2016|access-date=5 May 2020|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227032354/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2016/11/AS2016.11.10.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> prefers the rear to be stable into corners and on which he is able to lean on leaving them,<ref name=BBCSportNov16>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Andrew|title=Jenson Button: 'There were days he was untouchable'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/34317592|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 September 2016|access-date=5 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129212203/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/34317592|archive-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> and rarely locks the inside of his front tyres.<ref name=F1RacingDec13/> His smooth driving also means he cannot generate the necessary tyre temperature on a cool track.<ref name="hughes"/> Button occasionally cannot get his tyres to operate efficiently over a single lap in qualifying because his gentle steering produces less energy into the wheel.<ref name=BUTCurious/><ref name=AutosportDrivingStyle/> His driving gave him additional thought time and be less prone to making an error for improved consistency in races and notices events without the team necessarily instructing him on what to do.<ref name=BUTCurious/> Button accurately exploits grip on a damp corner to adapt to his limits earlier than other drivers. During 2001 and 2007, when [[traction control]] was legal in F1, he was able to control the throttle pedal to prevent [[wheelspin]], allowing him to be as fast due to his feel for grip exiting a turn.<ref name=F1MagDriving>{{cite journal|last=Benson|first=Andrew|title=The Curious Case of Jenson Button|journal=F1 Racing|date=March 2013|issue=205|pages=70–72|issn=1361-4487}}</ref>

===Driver number===
For the 2014 season, the FIA created a new sporting regulation allowing a driver to select a unique car number for use throughout their F1 career. Button chose the number 22, which was the one he was assigned in his 2009 championship season.<ref>{{cite web|title=McLaren – Button opts for No.22|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/mclaren/motorsport/story/141431.html|publisher=ESPN|date=10 January 2014|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201108/http://en.espn.co.uk/mclaren/motorsport/story/141431.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Endorsements and philanthropy ==
The BBC signed Button to promote its [[BBC Red Button|BBCi]] digital television interactive service from December 2003 to January 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/bbci-signs-f1-star-button-biggest-ever-campaign/197231|title=BBCi signs up F1 star Button for biggest ever campaign|last=Carter|first=Ben|date=3 December 2003|website=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214091515/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/bbci-signs-f1-star-button-biggest-ever-campaign/197231|archive-date=14 December 2019|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> He is a brand ambassador for [[Head & Shoulders]], and appeared in advertising campaigns for the company.<ref name=H&SBUT/> Other companies that Button has done business with are [[Hilton Worldwide|Hilton]], [[Hugo Boss]], [[Santander Bank]], [[Tag Heuer]], [[Vodafone]],<ref name=H&SBUT>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Joe|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/jenson-button-becomes-head-shoulders-brand-ambassador/1005130|title=Jenson Button becomes Head & Shoulders brand ambassador|work=Campaign|date=24 May 2010|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802042917/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/jenson-button-becomes-head-shoulders-brand-ambassador/1005130|url-status=live}}</ref> Baylis & Harding,<ref>{{cite news|last=Selwood|first=Daniel|title=Jenson Button is first male ambassador for grooming brand Baylis & Harding|url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/marketing/jenson-button-is-baylis-and-hardings-first-male-ambassador/570739.article|work=[[The Grocer]]|date=20 August 2018|access-date=13 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201052/https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/marketing/jenson-button-is-baylis-and-hardings-first-male-ambassador/570739.article|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mobil 1]],<ref name="TelegraphInterview20250614" /> and [[Hackett (clothing brand)|Hackett London]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajesh |first=Sharyna |date=11 December 2023 |title=Hackett teams up with Jenson Button for Absolute fragrance launch |url=https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/hackett-teams-up-with-jenson-button-for-absolute |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Cosmetics Business |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215152756/https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/hackett-teams-up-with-jenson-button-for-absolute |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result of Button's endorsement money and Mercedes salary, he was listed as one of the world's top-earning drivers in motorsports by ''[[Forbes]]'' between June 2012 and June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=#10 Jenson Button|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45eejlg/10-jenson-button/|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125171851/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45eejlg/10-jenson-button/|archive-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> He and multi-sport brand Dare 2b collaborated on a men's ski range of clothing and accessories called AW20 in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Megan|title=Dare 2b Launch Collaboration with Jenson Button|url=https://www.inthesnow.com/dare-2b-collaboration-jenson-button/|work=In The Snow|date=30 September 2020|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028141505/https://www.inthesnow.com/dare-2b-collaboration-jenson-button/|url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|title=Promotion: Jenson Button Joins Forces With Dare 2B|url=https://mensfitness.co.uk/gear/promotion-jenson-button-joins-forces-with-dare-2b/|work=[[Men's Fitness (British magazine)|Men's Fitness]]|date=23 September 2020|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024231134/https://mensfitness.co.uk/gear/promotion-jenson-button-joins-forces-with-dare-2b/|url-status=live}}</ref> Button worked with car builder [[Ant Anstead]], designer Mark Stubbs and business adviser Roger Behle to relaunch luxury coach maker [[Harold Radford|Radford]] in early 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Puddicombe|first=Daniel|title=Jenson Button relaunches Radford cars – with help from Lotus|url=https://www.cityam.com/jenson-button-relauches-radford/|work=[[City A.M.]]|date=6 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215102/https://www.cityam.com/jenson-button-relauches-radford/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he co-founded the Coachbilt Whiskey premium blended scotch whisky brand with whisky consultant George Koutsakis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Josh |date=18 December 2024 |title=Victory lap: Inside Jenson Button's second act as a whisky entrepreneur |url=https://luxurylondon.co.uk/culture/interviews/jenson-button-interview-coachbuilt-whisky/ |access-date=11 February 2025 |website=Luxury London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Beth |date=15 April 2024 |title=Jenson Button's Coachbuilt Whisky Announces Partnership With Williams Racing |url=https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/scotch-whiskey/jenson-buttons-coachbuilt-whisky-announces-partnership-with-williams-racing/ |access-date=11 February 2025 |website=The Whiskey Wash}}</ref>

Button is also involved in charitable work through the creation of The Jenson Button Trust. Established in March 2010, the Trust selects and nominates a number of charitable beneficiaries that receive funding.<ref>{{cite web|last=Button|first=Jenson|title=The Jenson Button Trust|url=http://www.jensonbutton.com/trust.htm|access-date=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929083222/http://www.jensonbutton.com/trust.htm|archive-date=29 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a patron of [[Make-A-Wish Foundation UK]] granting the wishes of terminally ill children and young persons,<ref>{{cite web|title=Button wishing for charitable race|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/20693.html|publisher=ESPN|date=18 June 2010|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201107/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/20693.html|url-status=live}}</ref> a sport ambassador for both [[The Prince's Trust]] and the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ambassadors & Advisors Jenson Button|url=http://www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc/en/ambassadors-advisors/jenson-button|publisher=Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021064510/http://www.fondationprincessecharlene.mc/en/ambassadors-advisors/jenson-button|archive-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sport Ambassadors|url=https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about-the-trust/celebrity-ambassadors/sport-ambassadors|publisher=[[The Prince's Trust]]|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427205348/https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about-the-trust/celebrity-ambassadors/sport-ambassadors|archive-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> and supports the Sean Edwards Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jenson Button|url=https://www.seanedwardsfoundation.com/supporters/supporters/jenson-button|publisher=Sean Edwards Foundation|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410143917/http://www.seanedwardsfoundation.com/supporters/supporters/jenson-button|archive-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> Button is part of [[Johnnie Walker]]'s ''Join The Pact'' initiative to promote responsible drinking,<ref name=AW2014>{{Cite journal|last1=Libaire|first1=Jardine|last2=O'Brien|first2=Kristen|date=2014|title=Track Star|url=https://issuu.com/nichemediaholdingsllc/docs/digital_edition_-_2014_-_2_-_ausnxd|journal=[[Austin Way]]|issue=2|pages=89–90|access-date=13 August 2020|via=[[Issuu]]|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201110/https://issuu.com/nichemediaholdingsllc/docs/digital_edition_-_2014_-_2_-_ausnxd|url-status=live}}</ref> and began the ''Pink for Papa'' campaign in 2014 following the death of his father to raise funding for the [[Henry Surtees|Henry Surtees Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Luke|title=Jenson Button thanks fans for Pink for Papa support|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/08/jenson-button-thanks-fans-for-pink-for-papa-support/|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=8 August 2014|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202424/http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/08/jenson-button-thanks-fans-for-pink-for-papa-support/|archive-date=9 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Button ran a restaurant, Victus, in [[Harrogate]] from 2011 to 2012.<ref name=F1MagJul13/> In 2012, he, Goodard and public relations officer James Williamson founded sports agency The Sports Partnership to provide public relations services and management to the sporting industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Button launches new sports agency|url=http://www.sportindustry.biz/news/view/10734/button-launches-new-sports-agency|publisher=Sport Industry Group|date=25 January 2012|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128072013/http://www.sportindustry.biz/news/view/10734/button-launches-new-sports-agency|archive-date=28 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Button, Buncombe and team principal Bob Neville founded sports car team Jenson Team Rocket RJN in late 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kilbey|first=Stephen|title=Jenson Team Rocket RJN Makes McLaren Switch|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/02/10/jenson-team-rocket-rjn-makes-mclaren-switch.html|publisher=DailySportsCar|date=10 February 2020|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303234902/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/02/10/jenson-team-rocket-rjn-makes-mclaren-switch.html|archive-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> He was on the judging panel of the 2003 UK F1 Drivers' Challenge broadcast on the [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]] television programme ''Be A Grand Prix Driver'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Join the race to become a racing driver|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/2724398/Join-the-race-to-become-a-racing-driver.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 September 2003|access-date=13 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229064148/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/2724398/Join-the-race-to-become-a-racing-driver.html}}</ref> voiced his own character in the animated cartoon series ''[[Tooned]],''{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=290–292}} and since the {{F1GP||2018 British}}, has analysed select races for [[Sky Sports F1]].{{efn|Button commentated for [[Formula One coverage on ITV|ITV]] at the {{F1GP||2005 Monaco}} while BAR were serving their ban.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huff|first=Phil|title=Jenson Button to commentate for ITV at Monaco|url=http://www.f1network.net/main/s169/st73582.htm|publisher=F1Network.net|date=21 May 2005|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729220109/http://www.f1network.net/main/s169/st73582.htm|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kalinauckas|first=Alex|title=Formula 1 champion Button to become Sky Sports pundit in 2019|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/140336/button-to-become-fulltime-sky-pundit-in-2019|work=Autosport|date=25 November 2018|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201110/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/140336/button-to-become-fulltime-sky-pundit-in-2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Public image==
Button has received a varying amount of press coverage from minor to extensive on his F1 career and personal life;<ref name="FFFF2000" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/buttonmania-in-f1-paddock/|title=Buttonmania in F1 Paddock|last=Spurgeon|first=Brad|date=9 May 2009|work=[[The New York Times International Edition|International Herald Tribune]]|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001060324/https://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/buttonmania-in-f1-paddock/|archive-date=1 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Driving2017>{{Cite news|url=https://www.driving.co.uk/news/interview/jenson-button-quitting-f1-fathers-death/|title=Jenson Button on Quitting F1, Richard Branson and his Father's Death|last=Rufford|first=Nick|date=16 October 2017|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215184820/https://www.driving.co.uk/news/interview/jenson-button-quitting-f1-fathers-death/|archive-date=15 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> this effect has been labelled "Buttonmania".<ref name=AW2014/><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=10 September 2000|title=Eye of the Tiger Jenson Button is clawing his way toward the top in his first F/1 season|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2000/09/11/287783/eye-of-the-tiger-jenson-button-is-clawing-his-way-toward-the-top-in-his-first-f1-season|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|page=76|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214110528/https://www.si.com/vault/2000/09/11/287783/eye-of-the-tiger-jenson-button-is-clawing-his-way-toward-the-top-in-his-first-f1-season|archive-date=14 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to winning the 2009 championship, his lack of success led critics to label him "a nearly man" and "a pin-up and lightweight" for his photogenic appearance,<ref name=Driving2017/> but it ceased following his success.<ref name=ThePeak2014>{{cite web|last=Lim-Pestana|first=Alex|title=Jenson Button Keeps Calm Under Pressure|url=https://www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg/interviews/jenson-button-keeps-calm-under-pressure/|work=The Peak Singapore|date=13 November 2014|access-date=25 August 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825073410/https://www.thepeakmagazine.com.sg/interviews/jenson-button-keeps-calm-under-pressure/|archive-date=25 August 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Ben Anderson of ''[[Autosport]]'' notes that the driver "is rarely picked as one of grand prix racing's true elite drivers" and is not "discussed in the same breath as those, such as Schumacher and Ayrton Senna" due to "a lack of absolute dynamism behind the wheel in difficult technical circumstances – perhaps holds him back from being regarded as among the true elite."<ref name=BUTCurious/> Writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Brad Spurgeon]] said that Button's F1 debut began a trend of teams signing young drivers and how they would cope with pressure, performance and the media in the championship.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spurgeon|first=Brad|title=Jenson Button's Bumpy Road to the Top|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/sports/autoracing/21iht-srf1profile21.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=20 July 2012|access-date=7 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130232432/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/21/sports/autoracing/21iht-srf1profile21.html|archive-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> [[BBC Sport]]'s Andrew Benson called him "urbane and eloquent. Good-looking and charismatic, he is a marketing person's dream, and has a ready wit that can edge into sarcasm if he is impatient or uncomfortable with a situation."<ref name=BBCSportNov16/>

Button finished second to footballer [[Ryan Giggs]] in voting for the 2009 [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award]].{{efn|He was nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award three years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grapevine: Button on BBC award shortlist|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/55897/button-on-bbc-award-shortlist|work=Autosport|date=4 December 2006|access-date=14 August 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201053/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/55897/button-on-bbc-award-shortlist|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite news|last=D'Albiac|first=Stephen|title=When Jenson Button was robbed at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards|url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/jenson-button-robbed-bbc-sports-916598|publisher=Somerset Live|date=12 December 2017|access-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121070335/http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/jenson-button-robbed-bbc-sports-916598|archive-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> He also won the BBC West Country's Sports Personality of the Year and the [[Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year|Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=11 March 2010|title=Button, Brawn win Laureus awards|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/81971|magazine=Autosport|access-date=11 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314141819/http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/81971|archive-date=14 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the 2000 [[BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year|BBC Sports Personality of the Year Newcomer Award]] for finishing eighth in that year's F1 season,<ref name=DTCompare>{{Cite news|last=Jamieson|first=Alastair|date=19 October 2009|title=Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton: how their winning seasons compared|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/6367601/Jenson-Button-and-Lewis-Hamilton-how-their-winning-seasons-compared.html|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023195843/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/6367601/Jenson-Button-and-Lewis-Hamilton-how-their-winning-seasons-compared.html|archive-date=23 October 2009}}</ref> the [[Lorenzo Bandini Trophy]] in 2001,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A73206852/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=a4c7c9c5|title=Button resolves to work through his frustrations; Motor racing|last=Eason|first=Kevin|date=14 April 2001|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=12 August 2019|page=39|via=Gale Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201119/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA73206852&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=a4c7c9c5|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Hawthorn Memorial Trophy]] as the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in a season five times: from 2004 to 2006, 2009 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hawthorn Memorial Trophy|url=https://www.motorsportuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Night_of-Champions.pdf|publisher=[[Motorsport UK]]|pages=12–13|date=January 2020|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506153254/https://www.motorsportuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Night_of-Champions.pdf|archive-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Button was voted the Autosport Rookie of the Year in 2000,<ref name=Autosport11Aug16/> the International Racing Driver Award in 2004 and 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Glendineering|first=Mark|title=Int. Racing Driver: Jenson Button|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80463|work=Autosport|date=6 December 2009|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023080522/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80463|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the British Competition Driver of the Year in 2003, 2009, 2011 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Leary|first=Jamie|title=Autosport Awards: Jenson Button wins British Competition Driver|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104699|work=Autosport|date=2 December 2012|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226163629/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104699|archive-date=26 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won the BRDC Gold Star in 2004 and 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=BRDC rewards Button and Richards|url=https://www.grandprix.com/news/brdc-rewards-button-and-richards.html|publisher=GrandPrix.com|date=19 January 2005|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201113/https://www.grandprix.com/news/brdc-rewards-button-and-richards.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sailsbury|first=Matt|title=F1 stars win big at annual BRDC awards|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/155227/1/f1-stars-win-big-at-brdc-awards|publisher=Crash|date=9 December 2009|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201109/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/155227/1/f1-stars-win-big-at-brdc-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> and was inducted into the [[FIA Hall of Fame]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIA launches F1 Hall of Fame in Paris|work=Speedcafe |url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/12/06/fia-launches-f1-hall-fame-paris/|date=6 December 2017|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403182330/https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/12/06/fia-launches-f1-hall-fame-paris/|archive-date=3 April 2018|url-status=live |last1=Com |first1=Speedcafe }}</ref>

Button was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2010 New Year Honours]] for services to motorsport.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59282 |date=31 December 2009 |page=14 |supp=y}}</ref> Button's home town, Frome, has named a street and a footbridge over the [[River Frome, Bristol|River Frome]] after him,<ref>{{cite news|last=Das|first=Devadyuti|title=Button goes Froooome, Frooooome for Christmas|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/26804329.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network|date=3 December 2013|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/Button-goes-Froooome-Frooooome-for-Christmas/articleshow/26804329.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and has awarded him the [[Freedom of the City|freedom of the town]].<ref name="Cary"/> Button received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] in engineering from the [[University of Bath]] in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Luke|title=Jenson Button receives honorary degree from University of Bath (video)|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/12/08/jenson-button-receives-honorary-degree-from-university-of-bath-video/|publisher=NBC Sports|date=8 December 2016|access-date=7 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222223019/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/12/08/jenson-button-receives-honorary-degree-from-university-of-bath-video/|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> He has authored five books about his life and career.{{efn|These include: 
* ''My Life on The Formula One Rollercoaster'' (ghostwritten by the journalist [[David Tremayne]] in 2002)<ref>{{cite news|last=Battersby|first=Kate|title=Why Formula One did not 'rape' Button|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/why-formula-one-did-not-rape-button-6312139.html|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=18 February 2002|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004034409/http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/why-formula-one-did-not-rape-button-6312139.html|archive-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>
* ''My World'' (2007)<ref>{{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|title=Bright as Button|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/bright-button|work=[[The Bookseller]]|date=22 June 2006|access-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412151346/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/bright-button|archive-date=12 April 2016}}</ref>
* ''My Championship Year'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|last=Neill|first=Graeme|title=Publishers on starting grid with Button|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/publishers-starting-grid-button|work=The Bookseller|date=19 October 2009|access-date=7 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802081018/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/publishers-starting-grid-button}}</ref>
* ''Life to The Limit'' (2017)<ref>{{cite news|last=Bull|first=Tom|title=Formula 1 driver Jenson Button will be signing his hook Life to the Limit at Bluewater|url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/15572162.formula-1-driver-jenson-button-will-be-signing-his-hook-life-to-the-limit-at-bluewater/|work=[[News Shopper]]|date=3 October 2017|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201115/https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/15572162.formula-1-driver-jenson-button-will-be-signing-his-hook-life-to-the-limit-at-bluewater/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''How to be an F1 Driver'' (2019)<ref name=DT2019/>
}}

Button's 2009 championship winning season and Brawn GP's rise to success is the focus of the 2023 [[Disney+]] miniseries ''[[Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/15/brawn-the-impossible-formula-1-story-review-keanu-reeves |title=Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story review – Keanu Reeves is adorable |work=The Guardian |first=Jack |last=Seale |date=15 November 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115051255/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/15/brawn-the-impossible-formula-1-story-review-keanu-reeves |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Button's hobbies include [[mountain biking]], competing in [[triathlon]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prosworkout.com/celebrities-ironman-70-3/|title=Who are the amateur celebrities who finished an IronMan 70.3 distance|date=26 July 2022|access-date=26 July 2022|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725202002/https://prosworkout.com/celebrities-ironman-70-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[bodyboarding]]. He also maintains an automobile collection.<ref name=DTCompare/> He was engaged to the English actress and singer [[Louise Griffiths]] before ending their five-year relationship in 2005. Button was married to his long-time Japanese girlfriend and model [[Jessica Michibata]] from 2014 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=de Wet|first=Nici|date=13 June 2018|title=F1 champ Jenson Button engaged to ex-Playboy model girlfriend|publisher=[[News24 (website)|Channel24.co.za]]|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/f1-champ-jenson-button-engaged-to-playboy-model-girlfriend-20180613|url-status=live|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615140531/https://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/f1-champ-jenson-button-engaged-to-playboy-model-girlfriend-20180613}}</ref> He married American model [[Brittny Ward]] in 2022 with whom he has a son and a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coman|first=Monica|title=Jenson Button Gets Married in Florida, Rides in Third-Gen Ford Thunderbird Convertible|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/jenson-button-gets-married-in-florida-rides-in-third-gen-ford-thunderbird-convertible-183956.html|publisher=Auto Evolution|date=15 March 2022|access-date=16 March 2022|archive-date=15 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315133324/https://www.autoevolution.com/news/jenson-button-gets-married-in-florida-rides-in-third-gen-ford-thunderbird-convertible-183956.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They currently reside in Los Angeles.<ref name=DT2019>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Oliver|title=Exclusive Jenson Button interview: My secret battle with anxiety|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2019/10/11/jenson-button-interview-secret-battle-anxiety/|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=11 October 2019|access-date=20 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213101033/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2019/10/11/jenson-button-interview-secret-battle-anxiety/|archive-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> Button supports [[Bristol City Football Club]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/0/football-clubs-famous-celebrity-fan/jenson-button/ |url-access=registration |title=Who is your football club's most famous celebrity fan? |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 March 2017 |access-date=25 January 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128085507/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/0/football-clubs-famous-celebrity-fan/jenson-button/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 3 August 2015, Button and his then wife Jessica were burgled at a rented [[Saint-Tropez]] home while staying with friends when robbers looted the house and stole belongings worth £300,000, including his wife's £250,000 engagement ring. Reports suggested that the couple might have been gassed through the air-conditioning system prior to the burglars' entry into the building.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/07/jenson-buttons-wife-has-engagement-ring-stolen-as-pair-burgled-while-asleep|title=Jenson Button and his wife may have been gassed in St Tropez burglary|first1=Caroline|last1=Davies|first2=Matthew|last2=Weaver|date=7 August 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=7 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819174617/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/07/jenson-buttons-wife-has-engagement-ring-stolen-as-pair-burgled-while-asleep|archive-date=19 August 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Karting record ==

=== Karting career summary ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
!Season
!Series
!Team
!Position
|-
! 1991
| align="left" |[[TKM (Karting)|Super 1 National Championship]] — IAME Cadet
| align="left" |Wright Karts
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
|-
! 1992
| align="left" |ABkC ‘O’ Plate — Junior TKM
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
|-
! rowspan="2" |1994
| align="left" |Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 100cc Junior
| 
|16th
|-
| align="left" |Torneo delle Industrie — 100cc Junior
|
|8th
|-
! rowspan="2" |1995
| align="left" |Trofeo Andrea Margutti — ICA
|
|5th
|-
| align="left" |[[Karting World Championship|World Championship]] — Senior
|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |'''2nd'''
|-
! rowspan="4" |1996
| align="left" |Trofeo Andrea Margutti — Formula A
|
|32nd
|-
| align="left" |[[Karting World Championship|World Cup]] — Formula A
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |'''3rd'''
|-
| align="left" |[[Karting World Championship|World Championship]] — Senior
|
| 32nd
|-
| align="left" |WKA North American Championship — Formula A
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |'''3rd'''
|-
! rowspan="4" |1997
| align="left" |Trofeo Andrea Margutti — Formula A
|
|10th
|-
| align="left" |[[CIK-FIA Karting European Championship|European Championship]] – Formula Super A
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
|-
| align="left" |[[Karting World Championship|World Cup]] — Formula Super A
|
|27th
|-
| align="left" |[[Karting World Championship|World Championship]] — Formula Super A
|
|27th
|-
!colspan=4|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="driverdb"/>}}}} 
|}

==Racing record==

===Career summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Series
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Races
! scope="col" | Wins
! scope="col" | Poles
! scope="col" | F/Laps
! scope="col" | Podiums
! scope="col" | Points
! scope="col" | Position
|-
!rowspan=3| 1998
|align=left| {{nowrap|[[British Formula Ford Championship]]}}
|align=left rowspan=3| Haywood Racing
| 15
| 7
| 9
| 7
| 12
| 133
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
|align=left| [[Formula Ford EuroCup|European Formula Ford Championship]]
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 47
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
|align=left| [[Formula Ford Festival]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| N/A
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
!rowspan=5| 1999
|align=left| [[1999 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula 3 Championship]]
|align=left rowspan=4| [[OAK Racing|Promatecme UK]]
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 168
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
|align=left| [[1999 Masters of Formula 3|Masters of Formula 3]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 5th
|-
|align=left| [[Macau Grand Prix]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| N/A
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
|align=left| [[1999 Korea Super Prix|Korea Super Prix]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| N/A
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
|align=left| [[Spa 24 Hours]]
|align=left| [[BMW]] [[Petrofina|FINA]] Team Rafanelli
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
! 2000
|align=left| [[2000 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|BMW WilliamsF1 Team]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 8th
|-
! 2001
|align=left| [[2001 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Benetton Formula|Mild Seven Benetton Renault]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17th
|-
! 2002
|align=left| [[2002 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Renault in Formula One|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 7th
|-
! 2003
|align=left| [[2003 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 9th
|-
! 2004
|align=left| [[2004 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 85
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
! 2005
|align=left| [[2005 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 37
| 9th
|-
! 2006
|align=left| [[2006 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| {{nowrap|[[Honda in Formula One|Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team]]}}
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 56
| 6th
|-
! 2007
|align=left| [[2007 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 15th
|-
! 2008
|align=left| [[2008 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18th
|-
! 2009
|align=left| [[2009 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[Brawn GP|Brawn GP F1 Team]]
| 17
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 9
| 95
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! 2010
|align=left| [[2010 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 214
| 5th
|-
! 2011
|align=left| [[2011 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 270
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! 2012
|align=left| [[2012 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 188
| 5th
|-
! 2013
|align=left| [[2013 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 9th
|-
! 2014
|align=left| [[2014 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|McLaren Mercedes]]
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 126
| 8th
|-
! 2015
|align=left| [[2015 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|McLaren Honda]]
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 16th 
|-
! 2016
|align=left| [[2016 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|McLaren Honda]]
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 15th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2017
|align=left| [[2017 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| [[McLaren|McLaren Honda]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
|align=left| [[2017 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]]
|align=left| [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|-
!rowspan=2| 2018
|align=left| [[2018 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]]
|align=left| [[Kunimitsu Takahashi|Team Kunimitsu]]
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 78
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
|align=left| [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1]]
|align=left| [[SMP Racing]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| DNF
|-
! 2018–19
|align=left| [[2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP1]]
|align=left| [[SMP Racing]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 15th
|-
!rowspan=2| 2019
|align=left| [[2019 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]]
|align=left rowspan=2| [[Kunimitsu Takahashi|Team Kunimitsu]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 37
| 8th
|-
|align=left| [[2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC†
|-
! 2020
|align=left| [[2020 British GT Championship|British GT Championship - GT3]]
|align=left| Jenson Team Rocket RJN
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC†
|-
! 2021
|align=left| [[2021 Extreme E Championship|Extreme E]]
|align=left| [[JBXE]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 12th
|-
! nowrap| 2022–23
|align=left| [[2022–23 Nitro Rallycross Championship|Nitro Rallycross Championship]]
|align=left| [[Oliver Bennett|Xite Energy Racing]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 17th
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2023
|align=left| [[2023 NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Cup Series]]
|align=left| [[Rick Ware Racing]]
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 35th
|-
|align=left| [[2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP]]
|align=left| [[JDC MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 282
| 23rd
|-
| align="left" | [[2023 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
| align="left" | [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 39th
|-
! rowspan="3" |2024
|align=left nowrap| [[2024 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar]]
|align=left rowspan=2| [[Jota Sport|Hertz Team Jota]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 19th
|-
| align="left" | [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| N/A
| 9th
|-
|align=left nowrap| [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP]]
|align=left nowrap| [[Wayne Taylor Racing]] with [[Andretti Autosport|Andretti]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 326
| 25th
|-
! 2025
|align=left| [[2025 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar]]
|align=left| [[Jota Sport|Cadillac Hertz Team Jota]]
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 46
| 10th
|-
!colspan=10|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="driverdb"/>}}}} 
|}
<sup>†</sup> As Button was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.<br>

===Complete British Formula 3 Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Entrant
! scope="col" | Engine
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | 9
! scope="col" | 10
! scope="col" | 11
! scope="col" | 12
! scope="col" | 13
! scope="col" | 14
! scope="col" | 15
! scope="col" | 16
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|DC|Drivers' Championship rank}}
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pts|points}}
|-
| [[1999 British Formula Three Championship|1999]]
!nowrap| [[OAK Racing|Promatecme UK]]
!nowrap| [[Renault Sport|Renault Sodemo]]
! A
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Donington Park|DON]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Croft Circuit|CRO]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Pembrey Circuit|PEM]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Pembrey Circuit|PEM]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]'''<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 168
|-
!colspan=22|{{center|{{small|Source:{{sfn|Henry|2009|pp=27–33}}}}}} 
|}

===Complete Spa 24 Hours results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Co-Drivers
! scope="col" | Car
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! scope="col" | Class<br />Pos.
|- style="text-align:center;"
! [[1999 Spa 24 Hours|1999]]
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[BMW in motorsport|BMW]] [[Petrofina|FINA]] Team Rafanelli
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[David Saelens]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Enge]]
|align="left" nowrap| [[BMW 3 Series (E46)|BMW 320i E46]]<br />[[BMW]] / Rafanelli
| SP
| 22
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! colspan="8" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=RSCResults/>}}}} 
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap; small number denotes the finishing position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Entrant
! scope="col" | Chassis
! scope="col" | Engine
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | 9
! scope="col" | 10
! scope="col" | 11
! scope="col" | 12
! scope="col" | 13
! scope="col" | 14
! scope="col" | 15
! scope="col" | 16
! scope="col" | 17
! scope="col" | 18
! scope="col" | 19
! scope="col" | 20
! scope="col" | 21
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|WDC|World Drivers' Championship position}}
! scope="col" | [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
|-
| {{F1|2000}}
!nowrap| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams F1 Team]]
!nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW22|FW22]]
!nowrap| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] E41 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|17}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|10}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2000 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2000 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2000 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=4|
! 8th
! 12
|-
| {{F1|2001}}
! [[Benetton Formula|Mild Seven Benetton Renault]]
! [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B201|B201]]
! [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS21 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|14}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|16}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2001 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2001 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2001 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|7}}
|colspan=4|
! 17th
! 2
|-
| {{F1|2002}}
! [[Renault in Formula One|Mild Seven Renault F1 Team]]
! [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] [[Renault R202|R202]]
! [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS22 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|12}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|15}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|12}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2002 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2002 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|colspan=4|
! 7th
! 14
|-
| {{F1|2003}}
! [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
! [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[BAR 005|005]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA003E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2003 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2003 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2003 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|colspan=5|
! 9th
! 17
|-
| {{F1|2004}}
! [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
! [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[BAR 006|006]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA004E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2004 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=3|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''85'''
|-
| {{F1|2005}}
! [[British American Racing|Lucky Strike BAR Honda]]
! [[British American Racing|BAR]] [[BAR 007|007]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA005E 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|11}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2005 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix|<span style="color:white;">SMR</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
| [[2005 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2005 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[2005 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2005 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2005 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|8}}
|colspan=2|
! 9th
! 37
|-
| {{F1|2006}}
!nowrap| [[Honda in Formula One|Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] [[Honda RA106|RA106]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA806E 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''[[2006 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]'''<br />{{small|10}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2006 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2006 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|colspan=3|
! 6th
! 56
|-
| {{F1|2007}}
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] [[Honda RA107|RA107]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA807E 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|11}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2007 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|colspan=4|
! 15th
! 6
|-
| {{F1|2008}}
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] [[Honda RA108|RA108]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA808E 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2008 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|13}}
|colspan=3|
! 18th
! 3
|-
| {{F1|2009}}
! [[Brawn GP|Brawn GP F1 Team]]
! [[Brawn GP|Brawn]] [[Brawn BGP 001|BGP 001]]
! [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] FO 108W 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[2009 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[2009 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]'''''<br />{{small|1‡}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2009 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2009 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[2009 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[2009 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2009 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2009 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2009 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2009 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|3}}
|colspan=4|
| align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
| align="center" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''95'''
|-
| {{f1|2010}}
! [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-25|MP4-25]]
! [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] FO 108X 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2010 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2010 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''[[2010 European Grand Prix|EUR]]''<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2010 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2010 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2010 Korean Grand Prix|KOR]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2010 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|3}}
|colspan=2|
! 5th
! 214
|-
| {{F1|2011}}
! [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-26|MP4-26]]
! [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] FO 108Y 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2011 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2011 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2011 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[2011 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2011 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2011 Korean Grand Prix|KOR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2011 Indian Grand Prix|IND]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2011 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|colspan=2|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''270'''
|-
| {{F1|2012}}
! [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-27|MP4-27]]
! [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] FO 108Z 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[2012 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|18}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|16}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2012 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[2012 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2012 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2012 Korean Grand Prix|KOR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[2012 Indian Grand Prix|IND]]''<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2012 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[2012 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|1}}
|
! 5th
! 188
|-
| {{F1|2013}}
! [[McLaren|Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-28|MP4-28]]
! [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] FO 108F 2.4 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|17}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Korean Grand Prix|KOR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Indian Grand Prix|IND]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2013 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|colspan=2|
! 9th
! 73
|-
| {{F1|2014}}
!nowrap| [[McLaren|McLaren Mercedes]]
!nowrap| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-29|MP4-29]]
!nowrap| [[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] PU106A Hybrid 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2014 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|17}}<sup>†</sup>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2014 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2014 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|5}}
|colspan=2|
! 8th
! 126
|-
| {{F1|2015}}
! [[McLaren|McLaren Honda]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-30|MP4-30]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA615H 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2015 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2015 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2015 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|12}}
|colspan=2|
! 16th
! 16
|-
| {{F1|2016}}
! [[McLaren|McLaren Honda]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-31|MP4-31]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA616H 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2016 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2016 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 15th
! 21
|-
| {{F1|2017}}
! [[McLaren|McLaren Honda]]
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MCL32|MCL32]]
! [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] RA617H 1.6 [[V6 engine|V6]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| [[2017 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2017 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
| [[2017 Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]
| [[2017 Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]
| [[2017 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2017 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix|AZE]]
| [[2017 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[2017 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2017 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[2017 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[2017 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2017 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]
| [[2017 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2017 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2017 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[2017 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[2017 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]
|
!NC
!0
|-
! colspan="27" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=Results/>}}}}
|}
{{sup|‡}} Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.<br />
{{sup|†}} Button did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

===Complete Super GT results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap; small number denotes the finishing position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Car
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|DC|Drivers Championship position}}
! scope="col" | Points
|-
| [[2017 Super GT Series|2017]]
!nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Team Mugen]]
!nowrap| [[Honda NSX (second generation)|Honda NSX-GT]]
! GT500
| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
| [[Autopolis|AUT]]
| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|12}}
| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]]
| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]]
!nowrap| [[Team Kunimitsu]]
!nowrap| [[Honda NSX (second generation)|Honda NSX-GT]]
! GT500
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br />{{small|3}}
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 78
|-
| [[2019 Super GT Series|2019]]
!nowrap| [[Team Kunimitsu]]
!nowrap| [[Honda NSX (second generation)|Honda NSX-GT]]
! GT500
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]<br />{{small|6}}
! 8th
! 37
|-
! colspan="15" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=Results/><ref name=RSCResults/>}}}} 
|}

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Co-Drivers
! scope="col" | Car
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}
! {{Abbr|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Abbr|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! scope="col" | {{24hLM|2018}}
| align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[SMP Racing]]
| align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Aleshin]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitaly Petrov]]
| align="left" nowrap| [[BR Engineering BR1]]-[[Advanced Engine Research|AER]]
| LMP1
| 315
| {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
| {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
|-
! scope="col" | {{24hLM|2023}}
| align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmie Johnson]]<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Mike Rockenfeller]]
| align="left" nowrap| [[Next Gen (NASCAR)|Chevrolet Camaro ZL1]]
| Innovative
| 285
| 39th
| –
|-
! [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans|2024]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jota Sport|Hertz Team Jota]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phil Hanson (racing driver)|Phil Hanson]]<br />{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Oliver Rasmussen]]
|align="left"| [[Porsche 963]]
| Hypercar
| 311
| 9th
| 9th
|-
! [[2025 24 Hours of Le Mans|2025]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jota Sport|Cadillac Hertz Team Jota]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Earl Bamber]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
|align="left"| [[Cadillac V-Series.R]]
| Hypercar
| 386
| 7th
| 7th
|-
! colspan="8" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=RSCResults/>}}}} 
|}

===Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap; small number denotes the finishing position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Entrant
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | Car
! scope="col" | Engine
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Rank|Final World Drivers' Championship rank}}
! scope="col" | Points
|-
|nowrap| [[2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship|2018–19]]
!nowrap| [[SMP Racing]]
! LMP1
!nowrap| [[BR Engineering BR1]]
!nowrap| [[Advanced Engine Research|AER]] P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
| [[2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2018 6 Hours of Shanghai|SHA]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[2019 1000 Miles of Sebring|SEB]]
| [[2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
| [[2019 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]
! 15th
! 27
|-
| [[2024 FIA World Endurance Championship|2024]]
! [[Jota Sport|Hertz Team Jota]]
! Hypercar
! [[Porsche 963]]
! [[Porsche]] 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2024 Qatar 1812 km|QAT]]<br>{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2024 6 Hours of Imola|IMO]]<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 6 Hours of São Paulo|SÃO]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 Lone Star Le Mans|COA]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2024 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br>{{small|7}}
! 19th
! 28
|-
| [[2025 FIA World Endurance Championship|2025]]
! [[Jota Sport|Cadillac Hertz Team Jota]]
! Hypercar
! [[Cadillac V-Series.R]]
! [[Cadillac]] LMC55R 5.5 L V8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2025 Qatar 1812 km|QAT]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2025 6 Hours of Imola|IMO]]<br>{{small|16}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2025 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2025 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[2025 6 Hours of São Paulo|SÃO]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2025 Lone Star Le Mans|COA]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2025 6 Hours of Fuji|FUJ]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2025 8 Hours of Bahrain|BHR]]<br>{{small|16}}
! 10th
! 46
|-
! colspan="15" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=Results/><ref name=RSCResults/>}}}}
|}

===Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! Pos
! Points
|-
| [[2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2019]]
!nowrap| [[Team Kunimitsu]]
!nowrap| [[Honda NSX (second generation)#Super GT|Honda NSX-GT]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>1]]
| [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>2]]
| [[Circuit Zolder|ZOL<br>1]]
| [[Circuit Zolder|ZOL<br>2]]
| [[Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli|MIS<br>1]]
| [[Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli|MIS<br>2]]
| [[Norisring|NOR<br>1]]
| [[Norisring|NOR<br>2]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|ASS<br>1]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|ASS<br>2]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH<br>1]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH<br>2]]
| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|LAU<br>1]]
| [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|LAU<br>2]]
| [[Nürburgring|NÜR<br>1]]
| [[Nürburgring|NÜR<br>2]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>1]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>2]]<br>{{small|16}}
! NC†
! 0†
|-
! colspan="23" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=Results/>}}}}
|}
<sup>†</sup> As Button was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

===Complete British GT Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" |  Team
! scope="col" |  Car
! scope="col" |  Class
! scope="col" |  1
! scope="col" |  2
! scope="col" |  3
! scope="col" |  4
! scope="col" |  5
! scope="col" |  6
! scope="col" |  7
! scope="col" |  8
! scope="col" |  9
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos|Drivers' Championship position}}
! scope="col" |  Points
|-
| [[2020 British GT Championship|2020]]
!nowrap| Jenson Team Rocket RJN
!nowrap| [[McLaren 720S#720S GT3|McLaren 720S GT3]]
! GT3
| [[Oulton Park|OUL<br />1]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL<br />2]]
| [[Donington Park|DON<br />1]]
| [[Donington Park|DON<br />2]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH<br />1]]
| [[Donington Park|DON<br />1]]
| [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE<br />1]]
| [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE<br />2]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL<br />1]]<br />{{small|14}}
! NC†
! 0†
|-
! colspan="15" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=RSCResults/>}}}} 
|}
† Not eligible for points.

===Complete Extreme E results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Points
|-
| [[2021 Extreme E Championship|2021]]
!nowrap| [[JBXE]]
!nowrap| [[Spark ODYSSEY 21]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Desert X-Prix|DES<br />Q]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2021 Desert X-Prix|DES<br />R]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[2021 Ocean X-Prix|OCE<br />Q]]
| [[2021 Ocean X-Prix|OCE<br />R]]
| [[2021 Arctic X-Prix|ARC<br />Q]]
| [[2021 Arctic X-Prix|ARC<br />R]]
| [[2021 Island X-Prix|ISL<br />Q]]
| [[2021 Island X-Prix|ISL<br />R]]
| [[2021 Jurassic X-Prix|JUR<br />Q]]
| [[2021 Jurassic X-Prix|JUR<br />R]]
! 12th
! 17
|-
! colspan="15" |{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=Results/>}}}} 
|}

===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Cup Series====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=43| [[NASCAR Cup Series]] results
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Make
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | 9
! scope="col" | 10
! scope="col" | 11
! scope="col" | 12
! scope="col" | 13
! scope="col" | 14
! scope="col" | 15
! scope="col" | 16
! scope="col" | 17
! scope="col" | 18
! scope="col" | 19
! scope="col" | 20
! scope="col" | 21
! scope="col" | 22
! scope="col" | 23
! scope="col" | 24
! scope="col" | 25
! scope="col" | 26
! scope="col" | 27
! scope="col" | 28
! scope="col" | 29
! scope="col" | 30
! scope="col" | 31
! scope="col" | 32
! scope="col" | 33
! scope="col" | 34
! scope="col" | 35
! scope="col" | 36
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|NCSC|NASCAR Cup Series classification}}
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | Ref
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 NASCAR Cup Series|2023]]
!nowrap| [[Rick Ware Racing]]
! 15
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[2023 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[2023 Pala Casino 400|CAL]]
| [[2023 Pennzoil 400|LVS]]
| [[2023 United Rentals Work United 500|PHO]]
| [[2023 Ambetter Health 400|ATL]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix|COA]]<br>{{small|18}}
| [[2023 Toyota Owners 400|RCH]]
| [[2023 Food City Dirt Race|BRD]]
| [[2023 NOCO 400|MAR]]
| [[2023 GEICO 500|TAL]]
| [[2023 Würth 400|DOV]]
| [[2023 AdventHealth 400|KAN]]
| [[2023 Goodyear 400|DAR]]
| [[2023 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[2023 Enjoy Illinois 300|GTW]]
| [[2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350|SON]]
| [[2023 Ally 400|NSH]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Grant Park 220|CSC]]<br>{{small|21}}
| [[2023 Quaker State 400|ATL]]
| [[2023 Crayon 301|NHA]]
| [[2023 HighPoint.com 400|POC]]
| [[2023 Cook Out 400|RCH]]
| [[2023 FireKeepers Casino 400|MCH]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard|IRC]]<br>{{small|28}}
| [[2023 Go Bowling at The Glen|GLN]]
| [[2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400|DAY]]
| [[2023 Cook Out Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[2023 Hollywood Casino 400|KAN]]
| [[2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race|BRI]]
| [[2023 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400|TEX]]
| [[2023 YellaWood 500|TAL]]
| [[2023 Bank of America Roval 400|ROV]]
| [[2023 South Point 400|LVS]]
| [[2023 4EVER 400|HOM]]
| [[2023 Xfinity 500|MAR]]
| [[2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race|PHO]]
! 35th
! 45
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/buttoje01/2023/W/|title=Jenson Button – 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=March 26, 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327015838/https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/buttoje01/2023/W/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Entrant
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | Chassis
! scope="col" | Engine
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | 9
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Points
|-
| scope="row" | [[2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2023]]
!nowrap| [[JDC–Miller MotorSports|JDC-Miller MotorSports]]
! 5
! GTP
!nowrap| [[Porsche 963]]
!nowrap| [[Porsche]] 9RD 4.6 L V8
| [[2023 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]
| [[2023 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] 
| [[2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
| [[2023 Motul Course de Monterey|LGA]]
| [[2023 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen|WGL]]
| [[2023 Chevrolet Grand Prix|MOS]]
| [[2023 IMSA SportsCar Weekend|ELK]]  
| [[2023 IMSA Battle on the Bricks|IMS]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[2023 Petit Le Mans|PET]]<br>{{small|5}}
! 23rd
! 282
|-
| scope="row" | [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2024]]
!nowrap| [[Wayne Taylor Racing]]<br>with [[Andretti Autosport]]
! 40
! GTP
!nowrap| [[Acura ARX-06]]
!nowrap| [[Acura]] AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2024 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br>{{small|3}}
| [[2024 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]
| [[2024 Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
| [[2024 Motul Course de Monterey|LGA]]
| [[2024 Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic|DET]]
| [[2024 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen|WGL]]
| [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend|ELK]]
| [[2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks|IMS]]
| [[2024 Petit Le Mans|PET]]
! 25th
! 326
|-
! colspan="17" |{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=Results/><ref name=RSCResults/>}}}}
|}

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*{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Bruce|title=Grand Prix 2011: The Official ITV Sport Guide|chapter=Review of the 2010 Season|url=https://archive.org/details/grandprix2011off0000jone|year=2011|publisher=Carlton Books|location=London, England|isbn=978-1-84442-088-9|url-access=registration|via=[[Open Library]]}} 
*{{cite book|last=May|first=Reg|title=Racing With Heroes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dc7tAQAAQBAJ&q=jenson+button&pg=PA108|publisher=[[Veloce Publishing]]|location=Dorchester, England|date=November 2013|isbn=978-1-84584-654-1|via=[[Google Books]]}}
* {{Cite book|last=Chicane|url=https://archive.org/details/fastestshowonear0000unse/|title=The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1|chapter=Jenson Button|publisher=[[Little, Brown Book Group]]|year=2015|isbn=978-0-7624-5622-2|location=London, England|url-access=registration|via=[[Open Library]]}}
*{{Cite book|last=Button|first=Jenson|title=Life to the Limit|url=https://archive.org/details/jensonbuttonauto0000butt|publisher=[[Bonnier Group|Blink Publishing]]|year=2017|isbn=978-1-911600-34-3|location=London, England|url-access=registration|via=[[Open Library]]}}
*{{Cite book|last=Button|first=Jenson|title=How To Be An F1 Driver: My Guide To Life In The Fast Lane|publisher=Blink Publishing|year=2019|isbn=978-1-78870-261-4|location=London, England}}
*{{cite book|last=Hamilton|first=Maurice|title=Formula One: The Champions: 70 years of legendary F1 drivers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ClDUDwAAQBAJ&q=jenson+button&pg=PA215|publisher=[[The Quarto Group|White Lion Publishing]]|year=2020|isbn=978-1-78131-946-8|location=London, England|via=[[Google Books]]}}

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.jensonbutton.com}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1794748|name=Jenson Button}}
* {{DriverDB driver|jenson-button}}
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