Honda confirms Button's 2018 Super GT programme

Jenson Button's main racing schedule this year will be centered as expected around a Japanese Super GT programme with Honda.

The 2009 world champion will race for Team Kunimitsu alongside Super GT winner and 2013 Super Formula champion Naoki Yamamoto.

The series will consist of eight races, the first of which will take place at Suzuka on April 20. There will also be one fly-away round in Thailand at the end of June.

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It's also rumored that Button could beef up his season with a stint at Le Mans for the very first time, albeit at the popular classic event which takes place in July.

The former McLaren driver could to the legendary track at the wheel of a 1988 Jaguar XJR-9 Group C prototype.

The Tony Southgate-designed Silk Cut car enjoyed a banner year in 1988, winning at Le Mans with Andy Wallace, Johnny Dumfries and Jan Lammers while also allowing Martin Brundle to clinch the World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers.

The 2018 edition of the Le Mans Classic, which is held every two years, will take place on July 6-8, just a few weeks after the traditional Le Mans 24 Hours event.

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Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.