P1racenews AI automatic summary:
A customer Porsche drive for 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button has added further star power to WEC’s imposing 2024 Hypercar grid
1. Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion, will be making his return to the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours race in 2024.
2. Button will be driving for Porsche customer Jota in the World Endurance Championship’s flagship Hypercar category.
3. He will be joining forces with Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen to compete in the WEC season, including Le Mans, in a Porsche 963.
4. Button’s previous Le Mans experience was in 2018, when he raced a privateer SMP Racing machine against Toyota.
5. This time, he will be racing in a Porsche that has already achieved two podium finishes in 2023.
6. The top class of the 2024 WEC season will feature nine manufacturers, including Toyota, Ferrari, Porsche, Cadillac, Peugeot, BMW, Lamborghini, Alpine, and Isotta Fraschini.
7. Button expressed his excitement about the upcoming races and highlighted the experience of his young teammates in endurance racing.
