Motorsport: No joy for Evans in debut Formula E race

Mitch Evans driving the Panasonic Jaguar Racing car at the Formula E Hong Kong. Photo / Getty Images

Kiwi driver Mitch Evans was forced to retire with an electrical issue in the season-opening Formula E race in Hong Kong.

Evans' Jaguar suffered a fault with 21 laps remaining and the young New Zealander was forced out of his debut event.

The Renault of defending series champion Sebastien Buemi won the race with Lucas di Grassi's Audi second and the Mahindra of Nick Heidfeld third.

The next race in the series is in Marrakesh, Morocco in a month.

Enjoyed my first @FIAformulaE experience. Extremely tough! Shame we had to retire due to an electrical issue on my second car. #HKePrix pic.twitter.com/XdZaw0XUcD

— Mitch Evans (@mitchevans_) October 9, 2016