Jenson Button to Retire After Bahrain on Nov 8

Jenson Button has announced he will retire from professional racing after the Eight Hours of Bahrain on November 8, saying that event will be the last of his career. The 2009 F1 world champion finished an 18-season F1 career with 306 Grands Prix starts and 15 wins and now works as a Sky Sports F1 pundit. He cited family priorities and the travel demands of another full World Endurance Championship season — noting his two young children, aged four and six — and said it would be unfair to Team Jota and himself to commit to 2026. Button has raced for Team Jota in the WEC over the past two seasons and, despite strong showings this year including a podium in São Paulo, concluded he cannot balance the schedule with family life. He plans to step away from full-time series competition but remains open to racing classic cars at events such as Goodwood. The announcement closes a decorated career that peaked with his 2009 drivers' title for Brawn GP.