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Andy Priaulx
Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver.
Priaulx has competed in many types of motorsport, beginning in karting at the minimum age of eight. After a brief flirtation with powerboat racing, he started hillclimbing while still a teenager. It was quickly apparent that he had great natural ability, and few people were surprised when he took the British Hillclimb Championship title in 1995.
After this, he made the switch to circuit racing, particularly British Formula 3. He had some success at this level, but despite finishing sixth in the championship in 2001 was unable to progress further up the single-seater ladder, so in 2002 he moved to the British Touring Car Championship to drive for the Honda works team. He won three races, and the following season was signed by BMW for their European Touring Car Championship effort. He was in contention for the title until late in the year, eventually finishing third.
2004 at last saw Priaulx win a major circuit racing championship, as he became ETCC champion after a season-long battle with Dirk Müller . Both men obtained the same number of points, but Priaulx had won five races as against Müller's three, and this was sufficient to hand the Guernseyman the title.
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