The world touring car champion thrice, Andy Priaulx finished as low as 19th in Austria's round of the DTM. For him, the experience was extremely unpleasant.

"With determination and pure hard belief I can get back to where I belong. No matter how many times I get knocked down, I will keep standing up until it all comes right", he was quoted saying after the race.

His fighting-back is quite encouraging. He said that if it was fault on his part, he would have been upset but it was not. He said that the car wasn't quick and similar problem was faced by his team-mate Martin Tomzcyk.

He said that the performance was down in wake of his Crowne Plaza BMW M3. The eight-car BMW car challenge in the DTM is being run by four separate two-car teams. His defeat was more disturbing as three other participants with beemers finished off first, second and third.

Another BMW was driven by American Joey Hand and was fastest of all the BMWs in the race but yet it finished off 17th in the race. Priaulx responded to his defeat saying that he still has faith in himself and he has always won the race when car was good.