MEET THE DRIVER
Jenson Button
- Nationality: Great Britain
- Date of birth: January 19, 1980
- Age: 44
- WEC Races: 6
- Highest race finish: 1st
- Pole positions: 8
Biography
Veteran driver Jenson Button brings a wealth of experience to Hertz Team JOTA. With over two decades of motorsport experience, Button has competed in over 300 races, won a world title in Formula One and clinched 50 podium finishes.
He experienced an impressive career resurgence 10 years later to go on and clinch his most impressive win– a victory at the 2011 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Away from the track, Button enjoys other sporting activities such as body-boarding, doing triathlons and mountain biking.
MEET THE DRIVER
Will Stevens
- Nationality: Great Britain
- Date of birth: June 28, 1991
- Age: 32
- WEC Races: 26
- Highest race finish: 1st
- Pole positions: 1
Biography
Will Stevens’ humble beginnings haven’t stopped him from doing what he loves most – driving fast cars. Born in Rochford, Essex, England, Will started professionally karting in the mid-2000s – achieving several major victories throughout Europe and Asia Pacific.
He eventually transitioned into motorsport racing, bagging some of his most notable career achievements including pole position at FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 2023 with Team JOTA and 3rd position at EU Le Mans 2021.
As part of our current driver line-up, Will brings an all-out racing style and strong team ethic as he vies for success in the WEC Championship Hypercar class this season.
Off the track, he enjoys quiet moments with his partner and eagerly promotes local motorsports such as go-karting in his home country of Britain.
MEET THE DRIVER
Norman Nato
- Nationality: France
- Date of birth: July 8, 1992
- Age: 31
- WEC Races: 2
- Highest race finish: 2nd
- Pole positions: 0
Biography
Since joining professional motorsport in 2006, Norman Nato has steadily climbed the ranks to make a name for himself in the world of racing. The Frenchman began karting at the tender age of six, winning the French KZ2 Championship by age seventeen.
He debuted in Formula E with ROKiT Venturi racing in 2021, having a season of ups and downs that meant he narrowly missed podium finishes in Rome and Valencia. However, he ended his campaign on a high by clinching a win at the 2021 Berlin E-Prix II season finale – becoming only the third driver to do so in their rookie season.
A motivated driver, Nato is now looking to shake up the ranks in this season’s WEC championship with Hertz Team JOTA, and potentially clinch some monumental wins for his career.
MEET THE DRIVER
Phil Hanson
- Nationality: Great Britain
- Date of birth: July 5, 1999
- Age: 24
- WEC Races: 2
- Highest race finish: 3rd
- Pole positions: 1
Biography
In 2014, Phil Hanson kicked off his professional racing career on a high by clinching the Whilton Mill Club Championship. Since then, he’s gone on to win the Super One British X30 Junior Karting Championship, as well as the Dunlop Endurance Championship in 2016.
Hanson’s newfound love for endurance racing only grew stronger, and in 2020, he made headlines at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), securing wins at Le Mans, Spa-Francorchamps, Austin and Bahrain. Notably, the win at le Mans etched Hanson’s name in the history books as the youngest-ever WEC champion. At only 24, he is arguably the most exciting Formula E racing driver in Britain.
This season, Hanson hopes to repeat some of his prior successes in the World Endurance Championship with Hertz Team JOTA and take home some gold and glory!
MEET THE DRIVER
Callum Ilott
- Nationality: Great Britain
- Date of birth: November 11, 1998
- Age: 25
- WEC Races: 2
- Highest race finish: 2nd
- Pole positions: 0
Biography
Callum Ilott’s career kicked off in 2008 when he started karting, steadily rising through the ranks by grinding out some pretty tough wins. By age 12, he had won the under 16s Formula Kart Stars British Championship, as well as coming up an impressive 3rd at the German National Championship (KFJ category).
His achievements caught the eye of Ferrari, who in 2017 enrolled the young Illot into their driver development program. In the 2021 season, he became Ferrari’s official F1 Test Driver and an F1 reserve driver at Alfa Romeo ORLEAN.
Today, Callum is one of Hertz Team JOTA’s budding drivers who’s looking forward to shaking up the upcoming FIA WEC championship.
It’s also worth mentioning that Callum has enjoyed his fair share of musical success, being part of the Heath Mount Bax Choir that clinched the 2012 BBC Songs of Praise Choir of The Year.
MEET THE DRIVER
Oliver Rasmussen
- Nationality: Denmark
- Date of birth: November 6, 2000
- Age: 23
- WEC Races: 14
- Highest race finish: 1st
- Pole positions: 0
Biography
Like most of the drivers in the JOTA team, Rasmussen discovered his talent in karting, making a name for himself in the European CIK-FIA Series. He had a pretty quiet rookie season in 2018 but would improve up to seventh in 2019 while driving in Italian F4.
In 2020, Rasmussen got his first taste of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with HWA Racelab, before shifting around and eventually joining Hertz Team JOTA for the upcoming 2024 season.
At only 23, Rasmussen is looking to enhance his skillset with Team JOTA and gradually climb through the ranks to be one of the best this season.
