Priaulx makes test debut
FIA European touring car champion Andy Priaulx made his Formula 1 debut in a Williams-BMW FW26 at Valencia on Thursday. The Guernseyman was given the test as a reward for winning the tin-top title with BMW
Priaulx spent the winter working ultra-hard on his fitness and body strength to make sure that he can make the most of his F1 run and although Priaulx was only pencilled in for a half day run, he recently admitted to private hopes that he may do a good enough job in the run to be asked back for further tests in the future.
"I don't even pretend that I am going to be in for an F1 season," said Priaulx at the Autosport International Racing Car Show two weeks ago, "but I just want to be able to say that I have done a really professional job - and the team can say, 'yeah, he was alright, we can use him again.' It is down to me to do a good job.
Autosport.com will report back with news of Priaulx's reaction to the test as soon as it breaks.
Be part of the Autosport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
F1 Brazilian Grand Prix Live Commentary and Updates - FP1 & Qualifying
F1 United States GP - Live commentary and updates
F1 Russian Grand Prix: Live commentary and updates
Friday favourite: Why Herbert prefers a car he had to wrestle above his F1 winners
New Time Attack competition for 1990s F1 cars launched by AGS successor
Red Bull in no rush to finalise 2025 F1 line-up
Oliveira reckons MotoGP “looks too easy” on TV now
The short-term pain that hides a very real Williams improvement
How a Shanghai to Sheffield journey paved the way for China’s F1 hero
Why F1 2026 worst case fears could be key to new rules success
How the F1 driver market situation sits for each team with 2025 openings
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments