Jenson Button's Ford GT expected to sell for £250,000

A Ford GT supercar formerly owned by Formula 1 driver Jenson Button MBE is for sale at auction next week when it is estimated to sell for £250,000 to £300,000.

The Ford GT was advanced for its day, employing an aluminium chassis clothed in superplastic-formed composite and aluminium body panels. Button’s car was finished in a Le Mans 24 Hours-inspired colour scheme of white with blue stripes - the machine closely resembled Ford’s Le Mans-winning GT40 racers.

Powered by a mid-mounted, hand-built, supercharged quad-cam 550bhp V8 engine mated to a six-speed manual transaxle and featuring racing-derived suspension and braking systems, the GT accelerates from 0-60mph in 3.5sec, with a maximum of 205mph before the speed limiter kicks in.

The 2005 Ford GT is one of five cars denoted “VIP” by Ford out of only 101 supplied to Europe, which Ford of Britain then allocated to Button in May 2005, while he was racing for the BAR in F1. He took delivery through Swiss Ford GT dealer Grimm in Geneva that August and the car was subsequently registered in the UK in 2006.

This car was acquired by the current owner in 2011 and has covered only 8,350 miles. It will be supplied with a history file including stamps and invoices from Mountune and two services by Ford GT expert GT101, as well as copies of the order form signed by Button.

Source: Jenson Button's 205mph Ford GT expected to sell for £250,000