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Jenson Button

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Jenson Button is a British former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2000 to 2017, a span of 18 seasons in which he won 15 Grands Prix. He came to the sport through karting, which he began at the age of eight, and moved up through the British Formula Ford and British Formula 3 championships before his debut with Williams in 2000. He later drove for Benetton, Renault, BAR and Honda, winning his first Grand Prix at Hungary in 2006. After Honda withdrew from the sport he joined Brawn for 2009 and won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship that year.

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Birth Year
1980 1
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1 1
Titles
1 1
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Motor Racing, Sports
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Triathlon, Sports
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is a British former racing driver
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1. Jenson Button (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth year
    born 19 January 1980
  • Lead, titles
    Button won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2009 with Brawn
  • Lead, honours band
    Button won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2009 with Brawn
  • Lead, nationality
    is a British former racing driver
  • Plays: Motor Racing, Lead, sport
    competed in Formula One from 2000 to 2017
  • Competed In: Formula One World Championship, Lead, competition
    competed in Formula One from 2000 to 2017
  • Plays: Triathlon, Personal life
    Button's hobbies include mountain biking, competing in triathlons and bodyboarding.
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