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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has signed with Hertz Team JOTA for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Jenson Button will be piloting the #38 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 Hypercar alongside Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen in the 2024 World Endurance Championship. The team will be expanding their lineup, after debuting with a single 963 this year. The #38 car will be running in JOTA colors alongside the #12 entry raced by Will Stevens, Norman Nato, and Callum Ilott. Button has already had a taste of the Porsche 963, competing for JDC-Miller Motorsports in the 2023 IMSA season finale. He also participated in the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller via the Garage 56 entry. Button expressed his excitement about racing with Hertz Team JOTA and the challenge of taking on the big manufacturers in Hypercars. The FIA WEC CEO, Frédéric Lequien, sees Button’s presence as an honor and expects the upcoming season to be spectacular with nine manufacturers in the Hypercar category. Button’s campaign will begin in Qatar on March 1-2, but before that, he will compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona in January.
