http://www.gpupdate.net/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:16:09 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/289323/evans-remains-with-arden-for-gp2-graduation/ Mitch Evans has stepped up to the GP2 Series with Arden, the British outfit announced on Tuesday morning. The 18-year-old New Zealander picked up four pole positions, three victories and a further three podium finishes en route to the GP3 title with the outfit in 2012 and is delighted to be joining the highly competitive category. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/289323/evans-remains-with-arden-for-gp2-graduation/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:07:35 +0000 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/285973/evans-praises-sound-of-new-gp3-car/ GP3 Champion Mitch Evans has run the new GP3/13 car for the first time at Magny-Cours, praising the noise of the new vehicle. Since GP3 made its debut as a Formula 1 feeder series in 2010, the championship has come under fire from some who claimed the volume and pitch of the engine note were too low. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/285973/evans-praises-sound-of-new-gp3-car/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:37:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283869/pirelli-presents-evans-with-200-000-prize/ Newly-crowned GP3 Champion Mitch Evans has been awarded his prize of 200,000 euros (£160,000) for the achievement. The New Zealander clinched the championship in a dramatic finale at Monza on Sunday, having seen Daniel Abt fail to win the race. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283869/pirelli-presents-evans-with-200-000-prize/ Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:31:42 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283738/evans-becomes-champion-as-ellinas-wins-at-monza/ Mitch Evans has been crowned GP3 Champion of 2012 after a dramatic final round of the season at Monza. The New Zealander, who again failed to score, enjoyed the result he was looking for when Tio Ellinas passed Daniel Abt for the lead. The Cypriot, out of luck for most of the year, therefore picks up his maiden win at the last opportunity. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283738/evans-becomes-champion-as-ellinas-wins-at-monza/ Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:48:40 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283553/evans-on-top-in-first-italian-practice/ Mitch Evans started as he meant to continue by topping the Monza GP3 practice session on Friday morning. The championship leader, beginning the weekend on which the title will be decided, led MW Arden team-mate Matias Laine and championship rival Aaro Vainio of Lotus. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283553/evans-on-top-in-first-italian-practice/ Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:21:05 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283152/evans-edges-closer-to-title-with-pole/ Mitch Evans has increased his GP3 championship lead by grabbing pole position at Spa on Saturday. The New Zealander will share the front row with MW Arden team-mate Matias Laine, with title rival Aaro Vainio of Finland down in seventh place for Lotus. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/283152/evans-edges-closer-to-title-with-pole/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:42:24 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/281742/evans-wins-crash-affected-second-race/ Kiwi Mitch Evans extended his championship lead by winning the second GP3 race of the weekend at Hockenheim. However, the event was marred by two series airborne accidents which left Vicky Piria and Fabiano Machado with injuries. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/281742/evans-wins-crash-affected-second-race/ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:49:45 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/281021/evans-seizes-silverstone-pole-position/ Mitch Evans will start this afternoon's opening GP3 race at Silverstone from pole position, the New Zealander posting an impressive 1:51.892 effort in qualifying. He is by Aaro Vainio on the front row, with Félix Da Costa completing the top three. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/281021/evans-seizes-silverstone-pole-position/ Sat, 07 Jul 2012 10:08:33 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/280426/evans-takes-championship-lead-with-victory/ New Zealand’s Mitch Evans has clinched his third career GP3 victory on the streets of Valencia. The MW Arden driver beat Aaro Vainio by 2.1 seconds, retaking the championship lead in the process, as team-mate David Fumanelli finished third. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/280426/evans-takes-championship-lead-with-victory/ Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:42:40 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/278528/mitch-evans-wins-gp3-opener-in-spain/ New Zealand’s Mitch Evans, many people’s GP3 title tip for 2012, has opened his account with victory in Barcelona on Saturday. The MW Arden driver took the chequered flag from the Philippines’ Marlon Stockinger and Finland’s Aaro Vainio, with pole-sitter António Félix da Costa tumbling down the order to 14th. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/278528/mitch-evans-wins-gp3-opener-in-spain/ Sat, 12 May 2012 18:37:09 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/270426/evans-comfortably-quickest-as-barcelona-test-ends/ Mitch Evans continued to dominate proceedings as GP3 testing continued in Barcelona on Wednesday, topping the timesheets by two and a half tenths of a second. As the morning cloud was replaced by afternoon sunshine, the MW Arden driver led the way from Manor’s Matias Laine and the trio of Jenzer Motorsport cars. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/270426/evans-comfortably-quickest-as-barcelona-test-ends/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:09:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/270393/evans-begins-barcelona-test-on-top/ New Zealand’s Mitch Evans led the way as Barcelona’s two-day GP3 test commenced on Tuesday. Topping the timesheets with a best effort of 1:39.037, the MW Arden driver was just under six tenths of a second quicker than Finn Matias Laine of Manor, with Carlos Huertas and Carlin rounding out the top three. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/270393/evans-begins-barcelona-test-on-top/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:58:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/269163/sims-evans-and-silva-to-race-at-silverstone/ Alexander Sims will make a return to British Formula 3 for the season finale at Silverstone this weekend. The Englishman, McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner in 2008, will be joined by fellow GP3 driver Mitch Evans and Brazil’s Guilherme Silva. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/269163/sims-evans-and-silva-to-race-at-silverstone/ Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:15:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/264789/evans-takes-pole-at-nurburgring/ Mitch Evans will set off from pole position for this afternoon’s opening GP3 race of the weekend at the Nürburgring. The New Zealander will head the grid from Portugal’s António Félix da Costa, only 35 thousandths of a second off the leading pace. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/264789/evans-takes-pole-at-nurburgring/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:15:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/260296/evans-secures-maiden-gp3-win/ Mitch Evans was able to convert his pole position into victory during the first GP3 race of the weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday afternoon, leading every lap of the race to cross the line just under two seconds ahead of Britain’s James Calado. Aaro Vainio came home in third, grabbing his first podium finish of the 2011 season. "I’m really happy with the way things went," Evans commented. "The only downside is that I have to start eighth tomorrow, but I can live with that little difficulty. I don’t know what track conditions will be like, but the target will be to pick up a few places and finish in the points. It’s very satisfying to score a victory so early in my GP3 career and I’d like to extend a big round of thanks to the team for all its hard work." As the race got underway in sunny conditions Evans was able to hold onto his lead, keeping the charging Tech 1 Racing pair of Andrea Caldarelli and Vainio behind at the first corner. Calado quickly took advantage of the battle at the French squad, climbing up to second place after successfully grasping the opportunity to make progress. Alexander Sims was an early retirement after making contact with Maxim Zimun, limping back to the pit lane while the Russian came to a halt at the side of the track. Back at the front, Evans was edging out a gap to Calado behind and reached the chequered flag first with relative ease. Tech 1 Racing duo Caldarelli and Vainio were fighting again for third, but the latter kept his nerve to secure a place on the rostrum. Behind the top four, Nico Müller ended his race in fifth place, just ahead of Nigel Melker who sees his championship lead cut to just one point over Caldarelli. Dean Smith and Tamas Pal Kiss occupied seventh and eighth respectively, while Vittorio Ghirelli and Valtteri Bottas rounded out the top ten. Sunday's Barcelona Sprint Race begins at 9.25am local time (BST +1) http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/260296/evans-secures-maiden-gp3-win/ Sat, 21 May 2011 18:45:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/260171/evans-steals-pole-in-barcelona/ MW Arden driver Mitch Evans will start this afternoon’s Feature Race from pole position after edging out Italy's Andrea Caldarelli by a mere one thousandth of a second. A flurry of action in the last few minutes saw them both deliver strong bids for pole, while Marlon Stockinger and Aaro Vainio completed the second row of the grid. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/260171/evans-steals-pole-in-barcelona/ Sat, 21 May 2011 09:15:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/253310/arden-confirms-2011-gp3-line-up/ The MW Arden team has announced that Mitch Evans and Lewis Williamson will be its drivers for the 2011 GP3 season, with the duo being confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. Evans joins the squad after winning the Toyota Racing Series last year, as well as finishing runner-up in the Australian Formula 3 Championsip. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport-news/253310/arden-confirms-2011-gp3-line-up/ Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:27:00 +0000