Button, whose father John made his name in rallycross, has dabbled in off-road racing since his retirement from F1 at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
He contested the Baja 1000 in 2019, and raced for his own JBXE team in last year’s first round of the Extreme E series in Saudi Arabia.
The 42-year-old, who remains active in F1 as a senior advisor to the Williams team and a pundit for Sky Sports, has signed up to driver the Nitro series’ new electric-powered FC1-X racer alongside XE and Nitro Rallycross regular Oliver Bennett.
“I want to go racing,” said Button, who recently tested Bennett’s Ford Fiesta Supercar and the Mini Cooper he raced in last year’s Nitro RX series at Pembrey.
“I love racing, I love competing and I want to have fun.
“I’m looking forward to racing Nitro RX with Xite Energy – a team which has great experience of not just rallycross but also racing electric vehicles.
“And I get to race alongside my mate Oli. He’s a great character, great for the sport…
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