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Birth date : 19 January 1980
Birthplace : Frome
Marital status : Engaged
Height : 181 cm
Weight : 69 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 0
Points scored : 127
Number of GP : 84
Pole Position : 1
Podiums : 10
First GP : 2000 (Melbourne)



Best result : 2
2004 championship position : 3
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : BAR





At just twenty years of age, Jenson was one of the youngest drivers to ever
compete in a Grand Prix, but racing was nothing new to this youngster. He
began his racing career at the tender age of eight and as a raw novice he was
required to start right at the back for his first event. In horrendous
conditions he managed to get by the entire field to take victory. He won the
British Kart Super Prix in 1989, showing from an early age that he was
championship material.

From that moment on, he continued to challenge and succeed and for the next
four years he repeatedly won the British Cadet, British Open and British
Junior TKM Kart Series'. In 1994 he was fourth in the British Junior Kart
series as well as winning races in both the Junior Intercontinental A
European and Junior Intercontinental A Italian Winter Kart series'. Then the
following year, he was not only the champion in the Senior ICA Italian Kart
Series, he also became the youngest ever runner-up in the World Formula A
Kart Series.

He remained in the world of Karts, continuing to blitz his fellow competitors
for glory, until 1998 when he made the switch to the British Formula Ford
series and European Formula Ford. Driving for Haywood Racing, Jenson won the
title in British Formula Ford, and came in second in the European series. He
also won the Formula Ford Festival the same year. In 1999 he was third in the
British Formula Three series, and earned the honour of top rookie.

Frank Williams, who was dissatisfied with his then driver, Alex Zanardi,
decided that the young Button had the potential for greatness and decided to
sign him to drive alongside Ralf Schumacher in the year 2000. He had a lot of
pressure on his young shoulders and a lot to live up to, but he proved his
many critics wrong throughout his debut year in the series, scoring 12 points
and finishing eighth in the championship.

Still under contract to Williams, Jenson moved across to Benetton for 2001
where he spent a dismal year in a constantly developing car. The team
languished at the back of the grid throughout the majority of the season and
although 2002 was better and he managed to secure a total of 15 points
overall, that first ever podium finish continued to elude him.

Replaced by Fernando Alonso for the 2003 season, Jenson made the switch to
British American Racing. Jenson had a positive first season at BAR in 2003.
He was consistent all season, finishing the year with a strong fourth place
in Japan. The Englishman was able to put his terrifying Monaco accident
behind him and finished at a very respectable ninth place in the
championship.

2004 proved to be a roller-coaster of a season for Jenson Button but come the
final race of the season, the ride was complete and Button was third in the
championship and BAR Honda were runner up to Ferrari. No one could have asked
for more.

The 006 chassis was a big step for BAR as was the latest Honda V10 engine.
This combined gave Button the equipment he had craved for so long. On track,
everything was going well with a career first Pole Position at Imola and nine
podium positions over the season. The only thing missing was that elusive
first win.

Off track, Button's squeaky clean image took a pounding as he and his
management team led by John Byfield got themselves embroiled in a contracts
battle for the 2005 season. With Button performing, he and his management
team touted services to BMW Williams who announced the deal shortly
afterwards. What followed was a bitter war of words and it was down to the
contracts recognition board to rule in favour of BAR just prior to the final
race of the year. Byfield soon stood down at Essentially Sport, BAR Team
Principle Dave Richards was replaced and Jenson Button prepares for a new
season with BAR Honda - a season in which he hopes his on track performance
is mirrored by his off-track performance.


89/96   Karting, International, 3° (1996)
1997   Karting F. Super A, Europe, 1°
1998   FFord & Ford Festival, 1°
1999   F3, England, 3°
2000   F1 (Williams), 8°, 12 points
2001   F1 (Benetton), 17°, 2 points
2002   F1 (Renault), 7°, 14 points
2003   F1 (BAR), 9°, 17 points
2004   F1 (BAR), 3°, 85 points