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Jenson Button officially launched his first full-time FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar campaign with Hertz Team JOTA at last weekend’s Prologue pre-season test in Qatar, which and co…
Jenson Button started his first full-time FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar campaign with Hertz Team JOTA at the Prologue pre-season test in Qatar last weekend. This comes after his podium finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona with WTRAndretti. It is Button’s first full-time race program since his 2019 Super GT GT500 title defense with Team Kunimitsu.
Button will be sharing the No. 38 JOTA 963 with Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen for the British team’s first season as a two-car Hypercar team. The JOTA team is highly motivated heading into the new season that begins with the Qatar 1812Km on March 2nd.
Having led multiple races last year, the team is confident about aiming for more than just the FIA World Cup for private Hypercar Teams title. Button has been eagerly looking forward to his full-time drive opportunity coming together with JOTA.
Prior to the Prologue, Button gained seat time in an LMDh over the past few months, including participating at Petit Le Mans and testing in Bahrain with JOTA. His newfound enthusiasm for prototype racing and enjoying the challenge of racing LMDh cars were visible during race week at Daytona. His experience racing different cars has added to his appreciation for the technical complexity and competitiveness of prototype racing.
