Button Jenson

b 19/1/1980 (Frome)

1989 - Won Club Championship in Cadet Class (Champion in his first year). 
       Won British Super Prix Championship. 
1990 - British Cadet Championship, 2nd.
1991 - Won British Cadet Championship for 8-12 year olds (won all 6 rounds). 
       Won British Open Championship. Won all 34 races competed in the Cadets. 
1992 - Won British Championship for Junior TKM 11-16 year olds. Won
       British Open Championship. 
1993 - RAC British Junior Championship. Won British Open Champion. 
1994 - RAC British Junior Championship. Driving for the Italian Birel Team. 
       Junior Intercontinental A World Championship - qualified 4th. 
       Senior Intercontinental A Italian Winter Championship, 2 wins.
1995 - Racing for Birel and Lemmens Rotax Motors. Won the Senior Italian ICA 
       Championship. European Intercontinental Championship - qualified on 
       Pole. Formula A World Championship, 2nd.
1996 - Works driver for team GKS-Tecno-Rotax-Bridgestone. Formula A World Cup, 
       3rd. European Championship, 5th. American Championship, 3rd. 
1997 - Works driver for team GKS-Tecno-Rotax-Bridgestone. Second in Winter 
       Cup warm up for European Formula Super A. European Championships,
       Champion - won Rounds 3&4 Salabris & Rounds 6&7 Genk. 
       Won Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup at Japan World Cup.
1998 - British F.Ford, Champion. Won Brands Hatch F.Ford Festival. European
       F.Ford, 2nd. Won McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award.
1999 - British F3 (Promatecme Dallara Renault F399), 3rd, 3 wins. Tested a 
       McLaren-Mercedes MP4-14 (Nov 12th), Prost-Peugeot AP02 (Dec 17th).
       Also tested for SuperNova and Fortec F3000 teams.
2000 - Tested a Williams-BMW FW22 (Jan 14th) and won drive.
       F1 (Williams-BMW FW22): 8th, 12 pts
       Date    Q      R       Venue             Time/Reason
       12/3    21     -       Australia         ret/46 laps/engine
       26/3    9      6       Brazil            -1 lap
       9/4     18     -       San Marino        ret/5 laps/engine
       23/4    6      5       Britain           1:29:47.867
       7/5     10     17      Spain             -4 laps
       21/5    11     10      Europe            -5 laps/electrics
       4/6     14     -       Monaco            ret/16 laps/engine
       18/6    18     11      Canada            -1 lap
       2/7     10     8       France            -1 lap
       16/7    18     5       Austria           -1 lap
       30/7    16     4       Germany           1:25:57.103
       13/8    8      9       Hungary           -1 lap
       27/8    3      5       Belgium           1:29:04.408
       10/9    12     -       Italy             ret/10 laps/accident
       24/9    6      -       America           ret/14 laps/engine
       8/10    5      5       Japan             1:31:19.129
       22/10   16     -       Malaysia          ret/18 laps/engine
2001 - F1 (Benetton-Renault B201): 17th, 2 pts
       Date    Q      R       Venue             Time/Reason
       4/3     16     14      Australia         -6 laps
       18/3    17     11      Malaysia          -2 laps
       1/4     20     10      Brazil            -7 laps
       15/4    21     12      San Marino        -2 laps
       29/4    21     15      Spain             -3 laps
       13/5    21     -       Austria           ret/60 laps/engine
       27/5    17     7       Monaco            -1 lap
       10/6    20     -       Canada            ret/17 laps/oil leak
       24/6    20     13      Europe            -2 laps
       1/7     17     16      France            -4 laps
       30/7    18     15      Britain           -2 laps
       29/7    18     5       Germany           1:19:23.327
       19/8    17     -       Hungary           ret/34 laps/spin
       2/9     15     -       Belgium           ret/17 laps/accident
       16/9    11     -       Italy             ret/4 laps/engine
       30/9    10     9       America           -1 lap
       22/10   9      7       Japan             1h29m10.400