Fresh off his championship in the Japanese Super GT series, Jenson Button is already planning to defend his title next season.
But it will come at a price, somewhat.
According to Autosport.com, to focus more on his Super GT title defense, Button will significantly scale back racing in the World Endurance Championship series.
Relive Naoki Yamamoto's and @JensonButton's championship winning drive at Motegi with the @TM_Kunimitsu100 Raybrig NSX-GT in this official full race onboard video #supergt https://t.co/cnrkOnYaCL
— geinou (@geinou) November 14, 2018
Tidy little pitstop gave us victory in the Super GT Honda cup! 😉 https://t.co/QsdHzXCAp9
— Jenson Button (@JensonButton) December 9, 2018
The 2009 Formula One world champ will miss the WEC rounds at Sebring and Spa, competing only in the season-ending 24 Hours at Le Mans in June for Russian-based SMP Racing.
“It was always clear that it wasn’t going to be easy to combine my participation in the seasons of WEC and Super GT,” Button told AutoSport. “At the same time, to race for SMP Racing - even if I would have to miss certain rounds - is a great opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.”
In addition to his on-track efforts in Super GT and WEC, Button will also make his return to F1 next season, not as a racer but as a TV analyst for Sky Sports.