Mitchell William Evans | |
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Nationality | New Zealander |
Born |
Auckland, New Zealand |
24 June 1994
Related to | Simon Evans (brother) |
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2016–17 |
Current team | Panasonic Jaguar Racing |
Car no. | 20 |
Starts | 4 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2013-16 2011–12 2010–12 2009 2009 2008–09 2008 2008 2007–08 2007 |
GP2 Series GP3 Series Toyota Racing Series Australian Drivers' Champ. Formula Ford Australia Formula Ford Fiesta Series Formula Ford New Zealand FFord Manfeild Winter Series Formula First New Zealand FFirst Manfeild Winter Series |
Championship titles | |
2012 2010, 2011 2010, 2011 2011 |
GP3 Series Toyota Racing Series TRS International Trophy New Zealand Grand Prix |
Awards | |
2011 | Jim Clark Trophy |
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a Formula E driver from New Zealand who won the 2012 GP3 Series. He raced in the GP2 Series for four years, placing 14th in 2013, fourth in 2014, fifth in 2015, and 12th in 2016.
He previously won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races. When he won the New Zealand Grand Prix in February 2011, it is believed he became the youngest driver to win an international Grand Prix at 16 years old.
Born in Auckland, Evans was a champion karter in both restricted 100cc karts, and also won the CIK Trophy of New Zealand at JICA level. He moved to Formula First for the 2007 season, competing in three races of the Winter Series at , and ending the season eighteenth in the championship. He contested the full New Zealand championship in 2007–08, finishing ninth overall and recording a fastest lap.
He returned to Manfield for the 2008 Winter Series, but in Formula Ford, winning seven of 12 races he contested to take the championship. In his national Formula Ford campaign in 2008–09, Evans battled with Tauranga's Richie Stanaway who came out on top by just over 100 points. Evans won six races during the season, including doubles at Taupo and Manfeild.
For 2009, Evans moved to the Australian Formula Ford Championship, and competed in the Victorian state championship. Evans was runner-up in the standings, losing out to CAMS Rising Star Luke Ellery in the state championship, and in the national championship to his team-mate at Sonic Motor Racing Services, Nick Percat. During the season, Evans became the youngest round winner in the championship's history, when he won at Sandown Raceway in August. As well as that win, he won five other races including a weekend sweep at Queensland Raceway, and a double win at Surfers Paradise.