Officially my 2008 season is over and my 2009 season starts now. I can’t pretend I enjoyed giving up my crown, but my mate Yvan Muller is a worthy champion and if I have to loan it to anyone then I am happy with it being him. He did a great job this year, but […]
Andy Priaulx was on the podium in his BMW Team UK car for both FIA World Touring Car Championship races at the final event of the season in Macau, but had to officially hand over his FIA World Touring Car Championship Crown. It is SEAT’s Yvan Muller who is the new champion, while for Priaulx […]
Andy Priaulx had the best possible start to the final weekend of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship thanks to a stunning qualifying lap that means his BMW Team UK car will start the first race round the Macau street circuit from the front row of the grid.
The session was red flagged twice, but […]
Macau, 14th November 2008
In an eventful qualifying session at Macau’s “Guia Circuit”, Andy Priaulx (GB) claimed second on the grid for the 23rd round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The triple world champion set a personal best time of 2:30.458 minutes, and finished just 0.173 seconds behind Chevrolet’s Alain Menu (CH), who took […]
Andy Priaulx was back on one of his favourite tracks on the streets of Macau today as the FIA World Touring Car Championship cars had their first test ahead of the final weekend of the series. While it was not a trouble-free start, the triple world champion was looking forward to what he hopes will […]
Andy Priaulx may not be in the fight for the 2008 FIA WTCC crown at Macau, but he gets the two competitors who can win this ready for battle. Andy gives Gabriele Tarquini (left) and Yvan Muller (right) advice on how to square up to each other.
Driving tips from a triple world champion are on offer free to all aspiring racing drivers. Andy Priaulx MBE is launching his unique driver development web site in November and www.appm.co.uk will have tips that cover everything the drivers need to know while both in and out of the car.
“I can’t count the number of […]
Munich, 10th November 2008
This weekend sees the drivers in the FIA World Touring Car Championship competing for points and victories for the final time this year. While the drivers from the BMW national teams can no longer challenge for the World Championship title at the “Guia Circuit” in Macau (MO), history shows that BMW should […]