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Career Details
| 2006 | Scores momentous maiden Grand Prix win in Hungary, plus two further podiums in Brazil and Malaysia. Outperforms Honda team mate Rubens Barrichello to finish sixth in the standings. |
| 2005 | Frustrating season in a relatively uncompetitive car. Nevertheless, proves a class act, leading BAR's fightback in second half of season, scoring all but one of their 37 points to finish ninth in driver standings. Buy's himself out of Williams contract for 2006, instead signing new, multi-year deal with Honda. |
| 2004 | Arguably the driver of the year, beaten only by the Ferrari drivers in the standings. Takes his and BAR's maiden pole at Imola. Scores in every race he finishes, with ten podium placings. Bid to move to Williams for 2005 fails after contract dispute. |
| 2003 | Moves to BAR and consistently out-performs more experienced team mate Jacques Villeneuve. Briefly leads US and Japanese Grands Prix. Two fourth places on his way to ninth in the standings. |
| 2002 | Benetton is renamed Renault and Button enjoys a successful season taking seventh in the Drivers' Championship. |
| 2001 | Dropped by Williams, he moves to Benetton. |
| 2000 | Debut with Williams Team. |
| 1999 | Third in the British Formula 3 Championship. |
| 1998 | First in the British Formula Ford Championship and second in the European Formula Ford Championship. |
| 1997 | Karting - wins the Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup in Suzuka. Also becomes the youngest ever winner of the European Super A Championship. |
| 1989 | Karting - 1st in the British Super Prix at the age of nine. |