Overview
- Button confirms the 8 Hours of Bahrain on November 8 will be the final professional race of his career.
- He races for Cadillac Hertz Team Jota and enters the finale ninth in the WEC drivers' standings with Sébastien Bourdais and Earl Bamber.
- Cadillac remains in the manufacturers' battle, reported 22 points behind Porsche heading into Bahrain.
- The 45-year-old concludes a career crowned by the 2009 F1 world title and 15 Grand Prix wins from more than 300 starts.
- He will continue as a Sky Sports F1 pundit and says he may take part in classic or owner-car events for fun.