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2009 Formula 1 World Champion, #jensonbutton will make his #Mclaren Customer #racing 720S #gt3 debut in the #silverstone 500 race this weekend, November 7/8 – three years after he last competed in a #Mclaren, at the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix. The 15-time Grand Prix winner headlines a record entry for #Mclaren in the #britishgtchampionship.
Button, who drove for #Mclaren in Formula 1 for seven seasons, will take part in the three-hour race alongside his Customer #racing Team Jenson Team Rocket RJN co-owner, Chis Buncombe, at the home of the British Grand Prix. His first appearance in a #Mclaren #gt3 car comes as several #Mclaren Customer #racing Teams line up with hopes of title successes in the final round of the 2020 British GT season – including the race-winning Jenson Team Rocket RJN crew of #Mclaren Professional Driver #michaelobrien and World’s Fastest Gamer #jamesbaldwin, who are in contention for the overall #gt3 Drivers’ Championship.
“This will be my first taste of a #gt3 car but I’m really looking forward it. It will be lovely to join our team and lining-up in the #Mclaren 720S with my best buddy #chrisbuncombe. It’s great to come back and race on UK soil again and a big thank you to our partners that have made this possible. It’s a shame that this final round of the Intelligent Money #britishgtchampionship will take place without fans present, but I hope they will tune in to follow our progress!”
Jenson Button
Covid-19 restrictions mean that the event will take place behind closed doors, however the race will be broadcast live on the Sky F1 channel - for which Jenson provides expert insight - as well as British GT’s live-streaming channels.
In addition to Jenson Team Rocket RJN’s title ambitions, several #Mclaren Customer #racing Teams are in contention for silverware this weekend, with nine #gt3 entries making this the biggest #Mclaren entry in the series since the 720GT3 made its championship debut last year:
In addition to the #gt3 championship challenge, #Mclaren Customer #racing Teams are in contention for #GT4 class honours with five 570S #GT4 entered for #silverstone:
Qualifying for this weekend’s final round of the #britishgtchampionship at #silverstone is scheduled to take place at 15:00 on Saturday, with the three-hour race starting at 12:50 on Sunday. Live coverage will be available to watch on British GT’s website and SRO’s GT World Youtube channel, whilst Sky F1 will also be broadcasting the race live from 12:45 on Sunday.
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