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In pictures: Andy Priaulx’s prolific touring car career

Following the news that three-time World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx is to return to touring car racing in the 2019 WTCR with Lynk & co Cyan Racing, TouringCars.Net took a look back over the tin-top star’s career.

Cyan Racing signs three-time World Champion Andy Priaulx

Lynk & Co Cyan Racing has signed three-time World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx for the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), with the Guernseyman joining Yvan Muller and Thed Björk.

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Kevin Ceccon was unhappy to miss out on a second win in the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in Japan, after an error lining up in his grid box caused him to pick up a five-second penalty in the final race at Suzuka.

Rob Huff says that the 25 points he secured for taking victory in the second FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race in Japan are ’25 of the most valuable points’ of his career.

Gabriele Tarquini was delighted to leave Suzuka with a ‘bigger than expected’ lead of 39 points in the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) standings, after inheriting victory in the final race in Japan.

Esteban Guerrieri laid the blame for exit in the second FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race at Suzuka firmly at Mehdi Bennani’s door, after the two made contact on the opening lap and caused Guerrieri to crash into the tyres.

BRC Racing’s Gabriele Tarquini claimed victory in the final FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race at Suzuka, after on-the-road winner Kevin Ceccon was handed a five-second time penalty for being out of position at the start.

Sébastien Loeb Racing’s Rob Huff took victory in the reversed-grid second FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race at Suzuka, after getting the jump on pole-sitter Pepe Oriola at the start.

Yvan Muller declared his opening FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race in Japan to be a ‘good result’ after the Hyundai driver finished in third to draw level with Gabriele Tarquini at the top of the drivers’ standings.

Kevin Ceccon praised Aurélien Comte for an ‘aggressive but fair’ fight for the lead in the opening FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race in Japan, which saw the Alfa Romeo driver claim his first win in the series.

Kevin Ceccon claimed the first victory for Alfa Romeo in the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in the opening race at Suzuka, passing pole-sitter Aurélien Comte to also claim his and Team Mulsanne’s first win.

Seven drivers were penalised after qualifying for the World Touring Car Cup in Japan, with Thed Björk, Norbert Michelisz, Gabriele Tarquini, Yann Ehrlacher, Esteban Guerrieri and Timo Scheider picking up three-place grid drops.

Aurélien Comte praised the work of the DG Sport Compétition team to repair his Peugeot 308 TCR after the last round, allowing him to secure a maiden pole position in first qualifying for the FIA World Touring Car Cup in Japan.

Kevin Ceccon described his pole position lap in Suzuka as ‘something incredible’ after he secured the first pole position for Team Mulsanne in the World Touring Car Cup and the first for Alfa Romeo in FIA competition in 11 years.
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Circuit
Date
1, 2
Marrakech
07 Apr
3, 4
Hungaroring
28 Apr
5, 6
Nürburgring Nordschleife
10 May
7, 8
Circuit Park Zandvoort
19 May
9, 10
Vila Real
23 Jun
11, 12
Slovakiaring
14 Jul
13, 14
Ningbo Int. Speedpark
29 Sep
15, 16
Wuhan Street Circuit
06 Oct
17, 18
Suzuka Circuit
27 Oct
19, 20
Circuito da Guia
15 Nov
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Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Brands Hatch Indy
7 Apr
4, 5, 6
Donington Park National
28 Apr
7, 8, 9
Thruxton
19 May
10, 11, 12
Oulton Park Island
9 Jun
13, 14, 15
Croft
23 Jun
16, 17, 18
Snetterton 300
28 Jul
19, 20, 21
Rockingham
11 Aug
22, 23, 24
Knockhill
25 Aug
25, 26, 27
Silverstone National
15 Sept
28, 29, 30
Brands Hatch GP
29 Sept
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hockenheimring
4 - 6 May
3, 4
Lausitzring
18 - 20 May
5, 6
Hungaroring
1 - 3 Jun
7, 8
Norisring
22 - 24 Jun
9, 10
Zandvoort
13 - 15 Jul
11, 12
Brands Hatch
11 - 12 Aug
13, 14
Misano
24 - 26 Aug
15, 16
Nürburgring
7 - 9 Sept
17, 18
Red Bull Ring
21 - 23 Sept
19, 20
Hockenheimring
12 - 14 October
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Circuit Paul Ricard
5 - 6 May
3, 4
Zandvoort
19 - 21 May
5, 6
Spa Francorchamps
9 - 10 Jun
7, 8
Hungaroring
7 - 8 Jul
9, 10
TT Circuit Assen
18 - 19 Aug
11, 12
Monza
22 - 23 Sept
13, 14
Barcelona
20 - 21 Oct
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