- Born
- Birth nameJenson Alexander Lyons Button
- Nicknames
- Jens
- JB
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Jenson Button was born on January 19, 1980 in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. He is a director and actor, known for Formula 1 (1950), 1 (2013) and Formula 1: BBC Sport (2009). He was previously married to Brittny Ward and Jessica Michibata.
- SpousesBrittny Ward(March 2022 - ?) (2 children)Jessica Michibata(December 2014 - 2015) (divorced)
- ChildrenLenny MonroeHendrix Jonathan Button
- ParentsJohn ButtonSimone Lyons
- RelativesNatasha(Sibling)Tanya(Sibling)Samantha(Sibling)
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Williams (2000 (17 GPs)), Benetton (2001 (17 GPs)), Renault (2002 (17 GPs)), BAR (2003 (15 GPs)-2004 (18 GPs)-2005 (16 GPs)), Honda (2006 (18 GPs)-2007 (17 GPs)-2008 (18 GPs)), Brawn GP (2009 (17 GPs) and McLaren (2010 (19 GPs)-2011 (19 GPs)-2012 (20 GPs)-2013 (19 GPs)-2014 (19 GPs)-2015 (18 GPs)-2016 (21 GPs)-2017 (1 GP)). He started 306 Grands Prix, 15 Wins, 8 Pole Positions, 8 Fastest Laps, 50 Podiums and 1235 Points.
2009 Formula 1 World Champion. - Received £4m a year sponsorship from Marlboro in Formula 3. It was spent on PR to boost his image which enabled him to enter F1 the following year, despite only finishing third in the F3 championship in 1999.
- Jenson Button and his three sisters were raised by their mom in Frome, England after their parents divorced.
- Is good friends with David Coulthard.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Motor-Sports.
- On being awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2010: The past 12 months have provided me with such an exhilarating journey. We literally started with nothing, but had the belief, determination, and passion to take on the world and succeed...Everybody at Brawn GP played their part -- and it was down to their expertise, dedication, and hard work that we were able to achieve so much.
- About his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2010: Lewis is a phenomenal talent and a great guy. But all that mateyness stops when the lights go out.
- Commenting on his move to McLaren team for 2010: Life is all about challenges - and, most important of all, it's about challenging yourself.
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