McLaren F1 driver Jenson Button joins 2015 Race of Champions field
McLaren driver Jenson Button has become the latest big Formula 1 name to join the line-up for this month's Race of Champions event in London
The 2009 F1 world champion will be competing in his fifth RoC, but his first since '11.
His best performance came in 2009 when he reached the semi-final of the individual event, as well as the Nations Cup for Great Britain in tandem with Andy Priaulx.
On this occasion Button will partner 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series champion Alex Buncombe in one of the two English teams, with the other comprising two-time British Touring Car champion Jason Plato and a yet-to-be-named team-mate.
Button said: "I can't wait to be back at the Race Of Champions again - and especially to be racing at home at London's former Olympic Stadium.
"It is always a very special event with a good atmosphere. You're racing against guys from your own series, plus others from all over the world.
"We get to meet friends old and new from the different forms of motorsport so we enjoy our time both on and off the track.
"It's always a lot of fun, but everyone wants to put on a good show for the fans - and of course we only pretend to be taking it easy before giving it everything when we're sitting in the car on the line.
"I look forward to partnering Alex Buncombe in the RoC Nations Cup too.
"Germany had an annoying habit of beating us at Wembley in 2007 and 2008, so it's about time we made it all the way now we'll be racing on the other side of London."
The 35-year-old is now the sixth F1 driver to sign up to this year's RoC at the Olympic Stadium on November 20-21, joining Roman Grosjean, Felipe Massa, Nico Hulkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel.
2015 RACE OF CHAMPIONS LINE-UP SO FAR
Alex Buncombe
Jenson Button
David Coulthard
Mick Doohan
Romain Grosjean
Nico Hulkenberg
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Tom Kristensen
Jorge Lorenzo
Felipe Massa
Nelson Piquet Jr
Jason Plato
Daniel Ricciardo
Petter Solberg
Sebastian Vettel
Susie Wolff
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