Jenson Button Biography

By Andrew Hooper
May 15 2002



		Date of Birth: 19th January 1980 British
		Lives: Bicester, Oxfordshire (England)
		Marital Status Single
		Height: 1.82m
		Weight: 74kg
		Hobbies: Mountain biking, body boarding, surfing the internet, computer games.
		First drove in competition: Karting at the age of eight.
		First drove a car: Drove his father's car at the age of eight on an airstrip.
		First racing car: Formula Ford 1600 in 1998.
		First victory: Jenson took part in his first kart race at the age of eight. As he was an inexperienced beginner he had to start last although, even in a very wet race, he passed the entire field and won the race.


	1989	Karting Winner - British Super Prix
	1990	Karting Winner - British Cadet Championship
	1991	Karting Winner - British Cadet Championship (8-12 year olds). Won all six rounds. Winner - British Open Championship
	1992	Karting Winner - British Championship for Junior TKM (11-16 year olds) Winner - British Open Championship.
	1993	Karting Winner - British Open Championship.
	1994	Karting RAC British Junior Championship - fourth place Drove for Italian Birel Team Junior Intercontinental A European Championship - race winner Junior Intercontinental A Italian Winter Championship - double race winner.
	1995	Karting Winner - Senior ICA Italian Championship Runner-up - Formula A World Championship in France. The youngest ever runner-up.
	1996	Karting Fifth place - European Formula A Championship Third place - American Championship at Charlotte Third place - World Cup at Suzuka.
	1997	Karting Works driver for Team GKS-Tecno-Rotax-Bridgestone Second place - Winter Cup (warm up for the European Championship) Winner - European Super A Championship. The youngest ever winner. Winner - The Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup at Suzuka, Japan.
	1998	Formula Ford Winner - British Formula Ford Championship Winner - Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch Runner-up - European Formula Ford Championship Winner - McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award.
	1999	Formula 3 Third place - British Formula Three Championship Winner - Avon Rookie of the Year Award Runner-up in Macau Grand Prix and Top Rookie.
	2000	BMW Williams F1 Team.
	2001	Benetton Renault F1 Team
	2002	Renault F1 Team

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