McLaren’s Jenson Button has become the latest Formula One driver to sign up to the Race of Champions in London later this month.

Button, the 2009 world champion, joins four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo at the event which will be staged at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on November 20-21.

The 35-year-old will compete in the main event and partner endurance sportscar racer Alex Buncombe to represent Britain in the Nations Cup.

“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,” said Button, who rued a “painful” Mexican Grand Prix after he crossed the line in 14th place on Sunday.

“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.

“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 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.”

Vettel will partner Force India driver and Le Mans winner Nico Hulkenberg for Germany. Romain Grosjean, Felipe Massa and Susie Wolff, the British racer who announced she will be retiring from motor racing at the end of the season on Wednesday, will also take part in the two-day series.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.