John Button (born 27 July 1945 in London) is a former Rallycross driver and the father of 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button. His best overall results were being runner-up in both the Embassy/RAC-MSA British Rallycross and TEAC/Lydden Rallycross championships of the year 1976.^[1] During the 1970s John Button was well-known in the UK for his, due to its striking paintwork, so-called Colorado Beetle Volkswagen with eventually 2.1-litre engine. Later on he competed less successfully for a couple of years in a Volkswagen Golf Mk1 with 1.9-litre engine, run by his own VW-Audi dealership and tuning garage Autoconti of Trowbridge in Wiltshire.

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1. ^ Rallycross Yearbook 1979, by Eddi Laumanns (page 93, John Button portrait)

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