Three-time World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx yesterday claimed his first career FIA WTCR victory by holding off fellow Briton Rob Huff in a tense Macau Guia Race – FIA WTCR finale.
Priaulx, who has two previous Guia Race wins to his name from his FIA World Touring Car Championship spell, set up his victory by passing polesitter Huff before the approach to the Reservoir kink at the start of the race.
While Huff’s Sebastien Loeb Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI was able to close up in the second and third sectors on the mountain, Priaulx had superior drive off the Melco Hairpin each time and was able to gap his compatriot through the final sector in preparation for the long run to Lisboa Bend.
Britain’s Andy Priaulx (111) races to his Macau Guia Race victory, closely followed by fellow Briton Rob Huff (12). Photo: Iong Tat Choi
