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Andy
Priaulx
claimed his third FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) title
today, his second on Yokohama ADVANs, following two thrilling rounds in
Macau.
Maximising
his
strategy to take advantage of the WTCC reverse grid, Priaulx drove to
eighth in the first race, having started 12th, which placed him on pole
position for this season’s last round.
Race two saw
Priaulx’s title rivals wither down to just one, Alfa Romeo’s James Thompson, whose initial speed was no match to Priaulx’s
BMW-pace over the nine-lap race distance.
“I’m
speechless! I didn’t know what to expect from the weekend and this is
amazing,” said Priaulx. “Both races were challenging, by
now we all know how good the ADVANs are and that you can push for the
whole race without them suffering, so the objective was to stay on
track, keep
calm and not clip any of the barriers.
“As
they
say, you have to finish the race first to have a chance at winning it
and we did just that. I’d like to thank everyone, including Yokohama,
for this third world title… It’s an unbelievable feeling to have!”
FIA World Touring Car Championship
– Macau
Round 21
results
1. Alain Menu (SUI), Chevrolet
Lacetti
2. Gabriele Tarquini (ITA), SEAT Leon
TDI
3. Rob Huff (GBR), Chevrolet
Lacetti
4. Jordi Gene (ESP), SEAT Leon
TDI
5. James Thompson
(GBR), Alfa Romeo 156
6. Tiago Monteiro (POR), SEAT
Leon
7. Nicola Larini (ITA), Chevrolet
Lacetti
8. Andy Priaulx (GBR), BMW 320si
FIA World Touring Car Championship
– Macau
Provisional round 22
results
1. Andy Priaulx (GBR), BMW
320si
2. Nicola Larini (ITA), Chevrolet
Lacetti
3. James Thompson
(GBR), Alfa Romeo 156
4. Tiago Monteiro (POR), SEAT
Leon
5. Tom Coronel (NED), SEAT Leon
6. Rickard Rydell (SWE), SEAT Leon
7. Felix Porteiro (ESP), BMW
320si
8. Colin Turkington (GBR), BMW
320si
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