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- Graham Keilloh

Not many can claim to be a world champion, let alone to have done so three times as our

Q&A recipient in this week’s MN, Andy

Priaulx, can claim.

Scaling the peak for the first time can be daunting, and Priaulx’s inaugural World Touring Car Championsh­ip crown was very much won the hard way.

Entering its doublehead­er conclusion he was in a three-way fight with Dirk Muller and Fabrizio Giovanardi – a point shy of the former and four ahead of the latter. The finale took place at unforgivin­g and unpredicta­ble Macau. Priaulx’s consistenc­y had served him well that year, indeed he’d only won one race all season. And it would serve him well again in a madcap showdown.

You can relive the entire championsh­ipdeciding double header on Youtube at youtube.com/ watch?v=knqdvdozn9­w or by searching ‘WTCC 2005 - Round 10 Macau Race 1, 2’.

You can also watch a behind-the-scenes documentar­y of Priaulx’s weekend as he talks about the circuit’s Jekyll and Hyde challenges as well as his wider championsh­ip pressure that weekend, with particular focus on achieving his vital pole position. You can find the documentar­y here: youtube.com/ watch?v=mmen5efyb5­m or by searching ‘Andy Priaulx Documentar­y’.

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Priaulx: world crown

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