Mitch Evans
New Zealander racing driver (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently (since 2016) drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving 14th place in 2013, fourth in 2014, fifth in 2015, and 12th in 2016.
Mitch Evans | |
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Nationality | New Zealander |
Born | Mitchell William Evans (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 29) Auckland, New Zealand |
Related to | Simon Evans (brother) |
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2016–17 |
Current team | Jaguar TCS Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 9 |
Starts | 99 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 10 |
Podiums | 26 |
Poles | 6 |
Fastest laps | 10 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2021–22 |
Finished last season | 3rd (197 pts) |
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[1] |
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.[2]
He won his first Formula E race in the 2019 Rome ePrix.