He won the British Formula Ford championship with nine wins for Haywood racing and also triumphed in the prestigious Formula Ford Festival ahead of Dan Wheldon and Nicolas Kiesa. The following year he made the step from karts to cars at the age of 18. He also won the Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup in 1997. Backed by his father (and former rallycross racer) John, Jenson Button charted a rapid rise through the ranks of karting, beginning with a flawless performance in the 1991 British Cadet Karting Championship in which he won all 34 races.įurther karting successes followed: he was British Open Karting Champion on three occasions and later became the youngest ever winner of the European Super A category.
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