Acropolis Rally, Mugello MotoGP weekend
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MotoGP: Marquez fastest in damp first practice
WRC: Ogier quickest in Acropolis qualifying
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MotoGP - Mugello: Ben Spies is back in action at Mugello having taken two rounds off to try to recover from lingering injuries. His thoughts on his first session back, via Twitter:
"Hell of a sketchy session to come back to! 210 mph on dry tyres with wet pavement!"
"Hell of a sketchy session to come back to! 210 mph on dry tyres with wet pavement!"
Checkered flag
Auto GP - Silverstone - practice one results: 1 Karthikeyan; 2 Ghirelli; 3 Sato; 4 Giovesi; 5 van Buuren; 6 Kiss; 7 Visoiu; 8 Campana; 9 Agostini; 10 de Jong.
Auto GP - Silverstone: Fastest time in practice one is a great start for Narain Karthikeyan's Super Nova deal, which was announced earlier today.
AUTOSPORT's Peter Mills will be back from the paddock and trackside to join Race Centre Live later this morning.
AUTOSPORT's Peter Mills will be back from the paddock and trackside to join Race Centre Live later this morning.
Khalid Al-Qassimi
Acropolis Rally: Running order: Al-Qassimi, Prokop, Mikkelsen, Latvala, Hirvonen, Al-Attiyah, Ostberg, Neuville, Novikov, Sordo and Ogier. Mikkelsen goes third on the road to help sweep for his team-mate Latvala.
MotoGP - Mugello: Moto2 bikes went out after MotoGP for their first practice session and were up to dry pace. Takaaki Nakagami was fastest. If the weather holds, the MotoGP field should be able to start work properly in their second session at 14:05 local time.
MotoGP - Mugello: Although the weather has cleared up, AUTOSPORT's Simon Strang warns that "there are some massive storm clouds heading in the general direction of the paddock from the final corner."
We're into a bit of a lull now before the afternoon action kicks off in earnest with Formula Renault 3.5 and European Formula 3 practice, Auto GP qualifying, more MotoGP practice and the opening Acropolis Rally stages. Here is the line-up for the rest of the day:
Friday May 31 - all times GMT
11:45 Auto GP Silverstone free practice
12:05 MotoGP Mugello free practice two
13:50 Formula Renault 3.5 Spa free practice
15:10 IndyCar Detroit free practice one
15:15 Auto GP Silverstone qualifying
15:28 Acropolis Rally SS1
15:55 European Formula 3 Spielberg qualifying
18:26 Acropolis Rally SS2
19:00 IndyCar Detroit race one qualifying
19:15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Dover qualifying
Friday May 31 - all times GMT
11:45 Auto GP Silverstone free practice
12:05 MotoGP Mugello free practice two
13:50 Formula Renault 3.5 Spa free practice
15:10 IndyCar Detroit free practice one
15:15 Auto GP Silverstone qualifying
15:28 Acropolis Rally SS1
15:55 European Formula 3 Spielberg qualifying
18:26 Acropolis Rally SS2
19:00 IndyCar Detroit race one qualifying
19:15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Dover qualifying
Giacomo Ricci
Auto GP - Silverstone: GP2 race-winner Giacomo Ricci has confirmed he will not be competing in this weekend's meeting, leaving 17 starters. The Italian, who was provisionally on the entry list, will focus on his managerial/driver coaching role at MLR71.
Acropolis Rally: Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala joke in the pre-event press conference about having their own Finnish Championship, rather than trying to fight Sebastien Ogier for the World Rally Championship.
Acropolis Rally: Latvala spent an hour setting up the lights on his car for tonight's 16-mile dark stage. Unfortunately, his lights are great, but the rear differential on his Polo R WRC wasn't right in qualifying this morning - it's being changed right now.
Narain Karthikeyan
Auto GP - Silverstone: Next up is Auto GP's second free practice session from Silverstone.
Earlier this morning, Narain Karthikeyan got his debut for Super Nova off to a fine start with the fastest time.
The Indian ex-Formula 1 driver had struggled to turn his pace into results with previous team Zele, but has now linked up with the squad that won the last round at the Hungaroring with Vittorio Ghirelli.
Tamas Pal Kiss gets another Auto GP outing as he takes the Zele seat vacated by Karthikeyan.
And Karthikeyan's Super Nova chance does not come as the expense of any of its existing drivers, as he gets a third car alongside Ghirelli and Francesco Dracone.
Auto GP - Silverstone: Ghirelli's Silverstone success brought him up to third in the championship, but the top men remain Kimiya Sato and Sergio Campana, who have each taken two wins so far.
Auto GP standings after six of 16 rounds:
1 Kimiya Sato 97
2 Sergio Campana 92
3 Vittorio Ghirelli 83
4 Riccardo Agostini 51
5 Luciano Bacheta 45
Auto GP standings after six of 16 rounds:
1 Kimiya Sato 97
2 Sergio Campana 92
3 Vittorio Ghirelli 83
4 Riccardo Agostini 51
5 Luciano Bacheta 45
MotoGP - Mugello: The sun is now out in Italy. Moto3 practice has just finished with Luis Salom fastest.
This morning's opening MotoGP session began on a damp track and was only ready for slicks in the final minutes.
Marc Marquez set the pace, despite falling immediately after his best lap, while the Yamahas did not run on slicks.
This morning's opening MotoGP session began on a damp track and was only ready for slicks in the final minutes.
Marc Marquez set the pace, despite falling immediately after his best lap, while the Yamahas did not run on slicks.
Green flag
MotoGP - Mugello: Free practice two gets underway, and now the clouds are rolling in again...
Auto GP - Silverstone: Championship challenger Sergio Campana has suffered drama ahead of FP2. An engine-related problem will prevent this year's double victor from taking to the track, leaving Campana on the back foot for this afternoon's qualifying session.
Breaking news
Mikko Hirvonen
Acropolis Rally news: Hirvonen insists he won't be spooked into panic changes despite being slow in qualifying
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Mugello: This is what the crowd are here for - Valentino Rossi goes fastest after 12 minutes, just ahead of Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.
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Auto GP - Silverstone - practice two results: 1 Karthikeyan; 2 Giovesi; 3 van Buuren; 4 Ghirelli; 5 Sato; 6 Snegirev; 7 Roda; 8 Visoiu; 9 Agostini; 10 Kiss.
MotoGP - Mugello: AUTOSPORT's Simon Strang is watching down at the epic circuit's first corner.
He reports that Valentino Rossi is looking visibly smoother than the rest into the turn, holding his right foot out a long way from his Yamaha to steady it. Jorge Lorenzo is the only other rider doing that.
He reports that Valentino Rossi is looking visibly smoother than the rest into the turn, holding his right foot out a long way from his Yamaha to steady it. Jorge Lorenzo is the only other rider doing that.
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FR3.5 - Spa - test one results: 1 Vandoorne; 2 Magnussen; 3 Nato; 4 Huertas; 5 Sainz; 6 Muller; 7 Sirotkin; 8 Move; 9 da Costa; 10 Jaafar. Full results on FORIX.
MotoGP - Mugello: Simon Strang reports from trackside that one of the Tech 3 riders, probably Bradley Smith, is looking "wild" under braking into the first corner.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Mugello: Valentino Rossi improves his benchmark time to a 1m49.036s.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Mugello: Faster still from Rossi with a 1m48.841s, four tenths clear of the field.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marc Marquez has had a heavy accident. He was unable to walk away, crawling from the scene, and is now on a stretcher.
MotoGP - Mugello: A replay of Marquez's high-speed accident draws gasps in the media centre. He went off the road at about 200mph.
Race Centre Live will bring updates as the situation unfolds.
Marquez was waving his arms as he was taken away on the stretcher.
Race Centre Live will bring updates as the situation unfolds.
Marquez was waving his arms as he was taken away on the stretcher.
MotoGP - Mugello: Yet to see a full external angle of the Marquez crash, but he appears to have run onto the grass under braking and fallen, with the bike sliding down the grass between the track and the wall.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez has now arrived in the medical centre for checks. There is no further word on any injuries at present.
MotoGP - Mugello: Bradley Smith has a heavy crash as well.
He had a high-side and landed heavily, and could also have had an arm trapped under his Tech 3 Yamaha as it slid towards the gravel.
Smith was able to get up afterwards but was in pain.
He had a high-side and landed heavily, and could also have had an arm trapped under his Tech 3 Yamaha as it slid towards the gravel.
Smith was able to get up afterwards but was in pain.
FR3.5 - Spa: The second Friday test session is underway shortly. The track is damp but with a dry line emerging.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marc Marquez is being wheeled out of the ambulance on a stretcher. He appears to be moving all limbs and is going into the medical centre for a full evaluation.
IndyCar - Detroit: With the first practice session of a hectic IndyCar weekend at Belle Isle just a couple of hours away, the track is starting to come to life. Grand-Am is heading out in a moment for its first session.
European F3 - Spielberg: In a turn-up for the books, AUTOSPORT has arrived at the site of the former Osterreichring in time to watch the second half of practice for the Formula 3 European Championship.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Mugello: Jorge Lorenzo knocks Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi off the top spot by just 0.033s.
Cal Crutchlow completes an all-Yamaha top three.
Cal Crutchlow completes an all-Yamaha top three.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Mugello: Race direction issues a statement saying that Marc Marquez is "deemed to have escaped any serious injury".
AUTOSPORT's Simon Strang understands that Marquez was badly winded by the high-speed impact but no worse. An incredible escape.
AUTOSPORT's Simon Strang understands that Marquez was badly winded by the high-speed impact but no worse. An incredible escape.
MotoGP - Mugello: Bradley Smith is being examined for a possible left arm injury following his accident.
MotoGP - Mugello: Jorge Lorenzo beats Valentino Rossi to the fastest time as they push each other in the final seconds of practice two.
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MotoGP - Mugello - practice two results: 1 Lorenzo; 2 Rossi; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Hayden; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Iannone; 7 Dovizioso; 8 Bradl; 9 de Puniet; 10 Pirro.
Checkered flag
European F3 - Spielberg: Free practice top 10 results: 1 Kvyat; 2 Rosenqvist; 3 Mardenborough; 4 Latifi; 5 King; 6 Serralles; 7 Tincknell; 8 Marciello; 9 Cheever; 10 Wolf.
By: Matt Beer, David Evans, Peter Mills, Mark Glendenning, Jamie O'Leary, Glenn Freeman, Scott Mitchell, Gary Watkins, Charles Bradley
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