Jenson Button confirms he will race in Petit Le Mans

Button will driv🌳e alongside Mike Rockenfeller, his NASCAR Garage 56 teammate, and Tijmen van de🐠r Helm in the No. 5 Porsche 963 on October 11-14.
The 2009 F1 champion is now a part-time NA🔥SCAR Cup Series driv🅠er, and drove in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“Whilst I’m having a lot of fun cutting ꦰmy teeth in the NASCAR Cup Series this year, a prototype 𝔉with high downforce is definitely more in my comfort zone,” Button said.
“That said, the Porsche 963, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Ch෴ampionship and Road Atlanta are all brand new to me, so I can’t wait to tackle all three with my teammates for the weekend.
“I partnered with Rocky at Le Mans this year and he will be invaluable🧸 as he’s fantastic at car/team development. He is also incredibly quick, which always helps! I’ll also have the pleasure of working with rookie Tijmen van der Helm, who seems to really be gaining speed and confidence through the season so we should have a lot of fun.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from ♎American s🌄ports, to football, to F1.