Jenson Button, 43, to make shock RETURN to motor racing 14 years after winning F1 world title

JENSON BUTTON will make a shock return to elite level racing in 2024.

The 2009 Formula One champion will compete in next season's World Endurance Championship.

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Button has signed a deal to drive in the eight-round season, which includes the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans.

He will be behind the wheel of a Porsche 963 for Hertz Team Jota.

Button will share driving duties with fellow Brit Phil Hanson and Denmark's Oliver Rasmussen.

The new season begins with a race in Qatar on March 2.

On returning to the track, Button said: "I'm thrilled to be racing with Hertz Team Jota in the 2024 World Endurance Championship.

"I'm already looking forward to the first race in Qatar but also know there's a lot of work to be done so that we arrive prepared."

Button will be 44-years-old at the time the campaign starts.

And 14 years would have passed since he won the F1 world championships with Brawn-Mercedes.

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Button retired back from the sport in 2017, having also driven for Benetton, Renault, Honda and McLaren.

Since quitting F1, he has worked as a pundit for Sky Sports and as an adviser for Williams.