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novembre 05, 2020 - Mclaren

Jenson Button returns to the wheel of a Mclaren as customer racing teams challenge for gt titles at silverstone

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  • Jenson Button returns to the wheel of a #Mclaren this weekend in final round of 2020 British GT Championship
  • 2009 Formula 1 World Champion will compete in #Mclaren 720S #gt3, partnering Jenson Team Rocket RJN co-owner, Chris Buncombe
  • Jenson Team Rocket RJN drivers #michaelobrien and #jamesbaldwin one of the teams in contention for #gt3 Drivers’ Championship victory
  • McLaren Customer #racing Teams 2 Seas Motorsport, HHC Motorsport and Balfe Motorsport also aiming for title success at Silverstone
  • Record #Mclaren series entry of 14 cars includes nine #gt3 contenders in 720S GT3’s second year of competition

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:

  • 2 Seas Motorsport will be aiming to end the season as the top #Mclaren Customer #racing Team, holding a 3.5-point advantage over Jenson Team Rocket RJN. Their three-pronged attack features #gt3 Silver Cup title contenders Jack Mitchell and Jordan Witt, as well as Angus Fender and Dean Macdonald, plus Al Faisal Al Zubair and #Mclaren Professional Driver Martin Kodric.
  • Optimum Motorsport fields #Mclaren Professional Driver Ollie Wilkinson and #Mclaren Academy Driver Lewis Proctor, Brendan Iribe and Ollie Millroy, plus Mark Crader and Alex Mortimer.
  • Balfe Motorsport – which gave the 720S #gt3 its British GT debut last year - returns to #gt3 action with Shaun Balfe and #Mclaren Factory Driver Rob Bell.

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:

  • HHC Motorsport’s crew of #Mclaren Academy Driver Jordan Collard and co-driver Patrick Matthiesen are currently just 2.5-points behind the leader in the #GT4 standings and are also in contention for the #GT4 Silver Cup title. Gus Bowers and Chris Wesemael will be helping HHC to claim the #GT4 Teams’ Championship.
  • Balfe Motorsport’s #Mclaren Factory Driver Euan Hankey and double Pure #Mclaren champion Mia Flewitt will be crowned #GT4 Pro-Am champions, having secured the title prior to this weekend. Also representing Balfe Motorsport in #GT4 will be Jan Klingelnberg and Warren Hughes, plus Lars Dahmann and Charlie Hollings.

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.