Chalk Wire - Jenson Button and the rest of the Formula 1 drivers will get their season underway on Sunday, March 14 with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Button, now a member of the McLaren team along with Lewis Hamilton, won the drivers championship last season, beating Sebastian Vettel 95-84 in the final standings.

Rubens Barrichello, Mark Webber, and Hamilton rounded out last year's Top 5 drivers.

Brawn-Mercedes, with Button in the fold, won the constructors championship 172-153.5 over RBR-Renault last season. McLaren was third with 71 points.

Button also won the Bahrain Grand Prix last season, beating Vettel and Jarno Trulli across the finish line. Hamilton was fourth in that race, while Barrichello ended up in fifth place.

After racing in Bahrain the drivers of Formula 1 will move on to the Australian Grand Prix on March 28, followed by the Malaysian Grand Prix on April 4.