Andy Gets Pole in Maccau

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Full qualifying times for the final round of the World Touring Car Championship from Macau. 1. Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320i 2m 31.712s 2. André Couto Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2m 32.334s 3. Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2m 32.466s 4. Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2m 32.524s 5. Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2m 32.808s 6. Dirk Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 2m 33.062s 7. Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT Leon 2m 33.238s 8. Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2m 33.572s 9. Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2m 33.653s 10. Rob Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2m 33.867s 11. Jorg Müller BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 2m 33.896s 12. Antonio García BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 2m 33.983s 13. Tom Coronel GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 2m 34.284s 14. Giuseppe Cirò Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 2m 34.459s 15. Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT Leon 2m 34.530s 16. Duncan Huisman BMW Team Holland BMW 320i 2m 34.812s 17. James Thompson Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2m 35.383s 18. Peter Scharmach Engstler Motorsport BMW 320i 2m 36.176s 19. Carl Rosenblad Crawford Racing BMW 320i 2m 36.199s 20. Patrick Bernhardt Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 2m 36.338s 21. Peter Terting SEAT Sport SEAT Leon 2m 36.645s 22. Stefano D'Aste Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 2m 36.781s 23. Michael Funke Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 2m 37.145s 24. Simon Harrison JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 2m 37.215s 25. Adriano De Micheli JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 2m 37.281s 26. Marc Hennerici Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 2m 38.686s 27. Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 2m 38.942s Qualification maxima – 2m 42.331s 28. Paul Poon Engstler Motorsport BMW 320i 2m 43.386s 29. Hironori Takeuchi Ao's Racing Team Toyota Altezza 2m 43.426s 30. Lo Ka Fai GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 2m 44.626s 31. Ao Chi Hong Ao's Racing Team BMW 320i No time

Andy Priaulx was left understandably delighted after breaking the lap record to secure pole position for the final round of the World Touring Car Championship in Macau.

The Brit, who starts the weekend trailing Dirk Müller by a single point, put in a stunning lap in the early stages of the session to lower the lap record by four tenths of a second and take the early advantage in the three way title battle with Müller qualifying down in sixth and Fabrizio Giovanardi only able to qualify ninth.

A number of red flags aided Priaulx in taking pole, but the BMW Team UK man was delighted to have secured top spot.

"It's fantastic," Priaulx said. "The car has been great form the very first drive yesterday. In qualifying I had a good rhythm and new tyres so I pushed for a fast time. It really paid off because it was only the guys who were confident enough to push straight away who managed to post quick times before all the accidents occurred. My lap was nearly perfect, I went for it and I had a great slipstream so I'm not sure if could have been any better. However, I was not confident enough to get out of my car and finish the session early."

Priaulx will now hope to secure a good result from pole in the opening race on Sunday, although he admitted that big points would be vital given the reverse grid rule for race two and the tricky nature of racing on the tight street circuit.

"My position is probably now a little better than the other title contenders and I hope to finish race one in the top two positions to grab big points," he said. "We must remember the reverse grid however and this is where things get serious. Traffic, the safety car, blind corners, these and many more things mean that things won't be easy for me out there. I am very happy the WTCC has come to Macau.

"This type of circuit can make or break a driver so I think it's important to drive here in order to increase your skill. The circuit is controversial but it is great for the viewers and spectators and so far it has been good to me."

Worried about Farfus in 3rd, always some accident on first lap at the end of the straight with cars braking to late. He could "Accidently" take out a certain opposition car.

Programming will begin with live coverage of the warm-up, from 0.45 to 1.15. Immediately afterwards Eurosport will air repeats of the championship's latest three meetings: Oschersleben, Istanbul and Valencia, from 1.15 to 4.45. Live broadcast of the two FIA WTCC races in Macau will start at 4.45, and continue until 7.00. This will be followed – from 7.00 to 8.30 by repeats of both races and, from 8.30 to 9.45 by live broadcast of the 52nd Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix. Eurosport coverage from Macau on the same day will include highlights of the FIA WTCC – from 11.30 to 13.00 – and the Motorsport Weekend Magazine from 21.00 to 21.30. As a prelude to the “FIA WTCC Night”, Eurosport will also broadcast highlights of the qualifying session on Saturday, November 19th. Details on the schedule will be announced soon. “Eurosport, host broadcaster of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, will put in an strong effort to give the best possible exposure to the championship's finale in Macau,” revealed Executive Producer Eric Lazayres.