Aragon MotoGP, Zandvoort DTM, Ricard FR3.5
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DTM - Zandvoort: Robert Wickens: "I might have been on a lap that would have got me into Q2, but then I put two wheels in the gravel at the last corner and that cost me."
DTM - Zandvoort: Eliminated in Q1: 17 Vietoris; 18 Green; 19 Tomczyk; 20 Juncadella; 21 Wickens; 22 Merhi.
Farfus sets the pace with 0.9s separating first and last.
Farfus sets the pace with 0.9s separating first and last.
Checkered flag
DTM - Zandvoort: Chequered flag is out as Ekstrom and Molina improve to 15th and 16th right at the death.
Those times relegate Vietoris and Green, neither of whom can improve on their final laps.
Those times relegate Vietoris and Green, neither of whom can improve on their final laps.
DTM - Zandvoort: Important lap from Spengler. He improves from 20th to 12th and that should be enough to secure progression.
Werner does likewise, improving from 22nd to ninth.
Molina, Juncadella, Tambay, Ekstrom, Merhi and Wehrlein are now in the drop zone.
Werner does likewise, improving from 22nd to ninth.
Molina, Juncadella, Tambay, Ekstrom, Merhi and Wehrlein are now in the drop zone.
DTM - Zandvoort: Ninety seconds remain and champion Bruno Spengler is still in the drop zone - and he has a grid penalty carried over from Oschersleben. His Schnitzer team-mate Werner is last.
DTM - Zandvoort: Molina is under investigation and will be reported to the stewards after the session. We're not sure why at the moment.
DTM - Zandvoort: A terrific lap from Joey Hand brings him up from eighth to second. That's RBM cars first and second.
Seconds later Ekstrom pops up from last to 15th. That's the Swede in a Q2 progression spot for the moment, but he'll need to go faster to make certain of it.
It's so close at the moment. Paffett - eighth - is just two tenths clear of HWA Mercedes team-mate Wickens - 16th.
Seconds later Ekstrom pops up from last to 15th. That's the Swede in a Q2 progression spot for the moment, but he'll need to go faster to make certain of it.
It's so close at the moment. Paffett - eighth - is just two tenths clear of HWA Mercedes team-mate Wickens - 16th.
MotoGP - Aragon - Q2:
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Rossi; 5 Bradl; 6 Bautista; 7 Crutchlow; 8 Smith; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Espargaro; 11 Hayden; 12 Iannone.
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Rossi; 5 Bradl; 6 Bautista; 7 Crutchlow; 8 Smith; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Espargaro; 11 Hayden; 12 Iannone.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Aragon: Chequered flag is out and it doesn't look like anyone will beat Marquez's lap. The Spaniard has therefore claimed his third consecutive pole, ahead of Lorenzo and Pedrosa.
DTM - Zandvoort: Five minutes to go and the drivers heading for elimination are: 17 Spengler; 18 Wehrlein; 19 Juncadella; 20 Molina; 21 Werner; 22 Ekstrom.
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MotoGP - Aragon: Bradl has moved up to provisional fourth and Lorenzo goes quickest of... No he doesn't! Marquez tops the timesheets with a 1m47.804s!
MotoGP - Aragon: Rossi has split both Hondas with a lap of 1m48.032s.
DTM - Zandvoort: Halfway through Q1 the order is: 1 Farfus; 2 Wittmann; 3 Scheider; 4 Priaulx; 5 Hand; 6 Rockenfeller.
Only 16 drivers have completed a lap so far. Without a time on the board so dar are Mattias Ekstrom and five of the six Mercedes drivers.
Only 16 drivers have completed a lap so far. Without a time on the board so dar are Mattias Ekstrom and five of the six Mercedes drivers.
Yellow flag
DTM - Zandvoort: Mixed minutes for BMW. Timo Glock goes off exiting Masterbocht, but regains the track.
At almost the same moment Marco Wittmann and Andy Priaulx go second and third to make it an all-BMW top four.
At almost the same moment Marco Wittmann and Andy Priaulx go second and third to make it an all-BMW top four.
MotoGP - Aragon: This is definitely going to be an enthralling last five minutes. Will anyone beat Pedrosa's mighty lap of 1m47.957s?
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DTM - Zandvoort: Mike Rockenfeller is one of the first name at the head of the timesheets. He's swiftly knocked off the top spot by his title rival Augusto Farfus.
MotoGP - Aragon: Coming up the halfway point of the session and the order is as follows:
1 Pedrosa; 2 Marquez; 3 Bradl; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Rossi; 6 Bautista; 7 Crutchlow; 8 Smith; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Espargaro.
1 Pedrosa; 2 Marquez; 3 Bradl; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Rossi; 6 Bautista; 7 Crutchlow; 8 Smith; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Espargaro.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Aragon: And Pedrosa goes quickest of all with his time of 1m47.957s.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Aragon: In fact, that 1m48.241s is a new track record! Well, it was until Bradl posted a quicker time of 1m48.159s.
Green flag
DTM - Zandvoort: Q1 is underway. Drives have 16 minutes to set a laptime, with the fastest 16 progressing to Q2.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Aragon: It's Lorenzo who sets the early pace with a 1m48.241s - the quickest of the weekend. Bradl sits second, 0.255s down.
DTM - Zandvoort: We're less than five minutes away from the start of qualifying.
The cars are lining up at the end of the pitlane in anticipation of Q1.
The cars are lining up at the end of the pitlane in anticipation of Q1.
Green flag
MotoGP - Aragon: 
Marquez
Checkered flag
FR3.5 - Paul Ricard: A dominant win for Kevin Magnussen puts him on the brink of sealing this year's Formula Renault 3.5 crown. By our quick maths as the flag drops, his points lead over Stoffel Vandoorne is now 46, and if it's 51 after race two tomorrow he is champion.
Result: 1 Magnussen; 2 da Costa; 3 Vandoorne; 4 Negrao; 5 Sorensen; 6 Stevens; 7 Pic; 8 Martsenko; 9 Buller; 10 Move.
Heartbreak at the end for Carlos Sainz Jr as the cameras cut to his car in the barriers. He was running seventh.
Result: 1 Magnussen; 2 da Costa; 3 Vandoorne; 4 Negrao; 5 Sorensen; 6 Stevens; 7 Pic; 8 Martsenko; 9 Buller; 10 Move.
Heartbreak at the end for Carlos Sainz Jr as the cameras cut to his car in the barriers. He was running seventh.
MotoGP - Aragon - Q1:
11 Smith; 12 Iannone; 13 Hernandez; 14 Aoyama; 15 Petrucci; 16 De Puniet; 17 Edwards; 18 Corti; 19 Barbera; 20 Laverty; 21 Staring; 22 Scassa; 23 Pesek; 24 Cudlin.
11 Smith; 12 Iannone; 13 Hernandez; 14 Aoyama; 15 Petrucci; 16 De Puniet; 17 Edwards; 18 Corti; 19 Barbera; 20 Laverty; 21 Staring; 22 Scassa; 23 Pesek; 24 Cudlin.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Aragon: Chequered flag is waved and Smith and Iannone progress on to the second qualifying session.
MotoGP - Aragon: Hernandez is provisional second... Well, he was, as Iannone reclaims the place he had held for most of the session.
ERC - Croatia: Kopecky extended his overall lead by winning the first stage of the afternoon in Croatia. He now is now 1m15.5s ahead of Aigner in the overall classification.
Gassner Jr had been close to displacing Aigner for second before the interval, but the German lost 9.3s in the stage.
Gassner Jr had been close to displacing Aigner for second before the interval, but the German lost 9.3s in the stage.
FR3.5 - Paul Ricard: Two minutes to go and Magnussen has finally eased his pace out front, allowing da Costa to close from 5.6 to 5.0 seconds.
Further back, Will Buller leads a five-car scrap for the final point.
Further back, Will Buller leads a five-car scrap for the final point.
MotoGP - Aragon: Helmet off for Smith who is confident of progressing through to Q2.
MotoGP - Aragon: Seven minutes left on the clock and Smith is looking good with that time. Iannone and Hernandez will want to apply the pressure - they are 0.974s and 1.212s behind respectively.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Aragon: Smith goes quicker still with a 1m49.724s - his quickest lap of the entire weekend.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Aragon: Sure enough, the Brit opens his session with a 1m50.228s, 0.470s ahead of Iannone.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Aragon: Hernandez sets the early pace with a 1m51.202s. All eyes will be on Smith, however, who is expected to make it into Q2.
FR3.5 - Paul Ricard: So much for the claims in the paddock that Magnussen's one-lap pace would be better than his long runs. His lead is up to 4.3 seconds, and he has da Costa and Vandoorne well and truly covered with 11 minutes left of this first race of the weekend.
Green flag
MotoGP - Aragon: We're underway in Q1 and we'll find out in 15 minutes which two riders progress through to Q2 in an attempt to have a shot for pole.
BTCC - Silverstone: So a day of surprises so far, with the Toyotas setting the pace in the second session, and MG right behind them. The Hondas are in the mix, but the BMWs are struggling as are the Motorbase Fords. The smart money would be on a Plato pole, surely? Qualifying starts at 15.40.
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BTCC - Silverstone: Practice pacesetter Dave Newsham: “I didn’t expect this. We've got a different set-up, way different than before, and it’s mega. Short runs, long runs, the lot. It’s a bit on a knife edge, but we’ve dialled that out as the day’s gone on. Its really nice to drive now.”
FR3.5 - Paul Ricard: With Magnussen edging away at the front, the action is going on further down the top 10. Will Stevens has picked his way through from 10th to sixth, while Carlos Sainz Jr is now all over Arthur Pic (who made up ground with a great start) for seventh.
Magnussen's lead is now 2.1s over da Costa.
Magnussen's lead is now 2.1s over da Costa.
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BTCC - Silverstone: Sixth-fastest Warren Scott, the biker-turned-car racer, has just turned in his best performance in touring cars in his Team Hard VW Passat: “That went well, absolutely marvellous. The car feels great. For us to be this fast is amazing. I know this track well from bikes, and I’ve felt comfortable straight away.”
By: Matt Beer, Glenn Freeman, Dan Cross, Jamie O'Leary, Andrew van Leeuwen, Gary Watkins, Charles Bradley, Pablo Elizalde, Marcus Simmons, Andrew van de Burgt
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