Button Completes JOTA Hypercar Lineup

Jenson Button will make his return to the FIA World Endurance Championship, joining Hertz Team JOTA’s Hypercar lineup alongside Oliver Rasmussen and Phil Hanson.

The 2009 Formula 1 world champion will get behind the wheel of the No. 38 Porsche 963 for the eight-round championship, which kicks off with the Qatar 1812km on March 2.

It marks a return to WEC racing for Button, who last competed in the series during the 2018-19 Super Season with SMP Racing.

The British racer, who already raced the 963 when he joined JDC-Miller Motorsports for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale at Motul Petit Le Mans, indicated recently that he expected clarity over his WEC future ” in the next few weeks.”

Button is set to race two different LMDh cars this year, as he will first join Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport to pilot its Acura ARX-06 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona next month.

“I’m thrilled to be racing with Hertz Team JOTA in the 2024 World Endurance Championship alongside my teammates Oliver Rasmussen and Phil Hanson,” Button said.

“Both already have a lot of experience in endurance racing and that is key. Endurance racing is about teamwork and there is no better team than Hertz Team JOTA to be taking on the big manufacturers in Hypercars.

“I’m already looking forward to the first race in Qatar but also know there’s a lot of work to be done so that we arrive prepared.”

JOTA has now set the full lineup for its expanded, two-car Hypercar effort after confirming Hanson, Norman Nato and former NTT IndyCar Series driver Callum Ilott earlier this week.

“It’s an honour to have Jenson Button – a hugely successful driver across many racing disciplines – competing full-time in the WEC next year,” said WEC CEO Frederic Lequien.

“With nine manufacturers in the Hypercar category next year including star names such as Jenson confirmed on the grid, everything is now in place for the WEC to have its most spectacular season yet.”