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FIA GT - Navarra: Stephane Ortelli goes P1 for Belgian Audi Club team WRT with a 1m39.232 lap beating the Loeb McLaren by 0.083s.
Ortelli shares the Audi R8 LMS ultra with Laurens Vanthoor and they currently enjoy a 19-point cushion at the head of the standings.
Ortelli shares the Audi R8 LMS ultra with Laurens Vanthoor and they currently enjoy a 19-point cushion at the head of the standings.
BTCC - Silverstone Second practice for BTCC is just getting under way at Silverstone, with Jason Plato fastest in this morning's 40-minute session.
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Moto3 - Aragon: But Rins isn't having any of it and comes back with a fantastic lap of 1m58.571s!
Moto3 - Aragon: Great lap by Vinales who has reduced the gap to Rins to 0.033s!
FIA GT - Navarra: Alex Buncombe getting it together in the #35 Nissan GT Academy RJN car and improves mightily to go P6 overall on a 1m40.534s and P2 in Pro-Am.
Fellow Brit, Duncan Tappy is just ahead of him in P5 overall and P1 in the Pro-Am class with the Von Ryan McLaren he shares with Gregoire Demoustier.
Fellow Brit, Duncan Tappy is just ahead of him in P5 overall and P1 in the Pro-Am class with the Von Ryan McLaren he shares with Gregoire Demoustier.
Moto3 - Aragon: Rins still leads by 0.874s, ahead of Vinales and Marquez. Will either be a threat to their compatriot?
Moto3 - Aragon: Little track action at the moment as the riders come in for a breather before making a last ditch attempt at stealing pole away from Rins.
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Superstars - Imola: Dominant display from Tonio Liuzzi in FP2.
He's quicker than Luigi Ferrara's second-best time by 0.977s, and a full 1.6s quicker than his team-mate Thomas Biagi – who is third fastest!
He's quicker than Luigi Ferrara's second-best time by 0.977s, and a full 1.6s quicker than his team-mate Thomas Biagi – who is third fastest!
Moto3 - Aragon: Everyone is improving as we enter the final 15 minutes of the session. The order at present is as follows:
1 Rins; 2 Marquez; 3 Oliveira; 4 Sissis; 5 Folger; 6 Oetil; 7 Masbou; 8 Vazquez; 9 Fenati; 10 Salom.
1 Rins; 2 Marquez; 3 Oliveira; 4 Sissis; 5 Folger; 6 Oetil; 7 Masbou; 8 Vazquez; 9 Fenati; 10 Salom.
FIA GT - Navarra: Atila Abreu, who replaces Ricardo Zonta at the BMW sports Trophy Team Brazil,continues to get laps under his belt at Navarra with the BMW Z4.
Back in 2004 he was the only driver all season to defeat a certain Sebastien Vettel in the ADAC Formula BMW Championship. He beat the triple world champion at Adria and Nurburgring.
Back in 2004 he was the only driver all season to defeat a certain Sebastien Vettel in the ADAC Formula BMW Championship. He beat the triple world champion at Adria and Nurburgring.
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Moto3 - Aragon: Rins is going like the clappers this afternoon! He's added to his provisional pole advantage with another lap record - 1m59.281s.
Moto3 - Aragon: Sissis is now in the Aragon groove, having just posted his fastest lap of the weekend with a 2m00.833s to go provisional fourth.
Formula Renault Eurocup - Paul Ricard: The big news on the FR3.5 support bill today is that Pierre Gasly has scored a crucial win from pole in the FR2.0 Eurocup.
Gasly went into this weekend one point behind championship leader Oliver Rowland, who could only salvage sixth today (thanks to a spectacular opening set of corners) after qualifying a disappointing 10th.
Gasly went into this weekend one point behind championship leader Oliver Rowland, who could only salvage sixth today (thanks to a spectacular opening set of corners) after qualifying a disappointing 10th.
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Moto3 - Aragon: And another lap record by Rins, who posts a blistering time of 1m59.695s to extend his overall lead.
Moto3 - Aragon: Vinales is coming back out after a few alterations to his KTM. Salom, meanwhile, has gone up the order to third with a lap of 2m00.648s.
Moto3 - Aragon: Not much action at the moment as we reach the halfway stage. Current championship leader Salom is 12th at present and needs to find 1.8s to demote Rins from the top of the timesheets.
FIA GT - Navarra: Alvaro Parente slams in a 1m39.315s lap to set the early running here in FP2 at Navarra with the #9 McLaren MP4-12C he shares with team-mate and ‘gaffer’ Sebastien Loeb.
Moto3 - Aragon: The majority of the field have now returned to the pitlane to prepare for their second runs of the session.
Moto3 - Aragon: Plenty of times being posted at the moment, but it's Rins who still has provisional pole. He is currently 0.8s ahead of Vazquez and Vinales.
Superstars - Imola: 15 minutes into free practice two and it's a Merc 1-2-3, with Tonio Liuzzi leading Luigi Ferrara and Thomas Biagi.
DTM - Zandvoort: Qualifying begins in two hours and you can watch the session right here on AUTOSPORT.com via our live streaming.
You'll remember that Bruno Spengler is carrying over a two-place grid penalty from Oschersleben. There's a quick recap of why here.
You'll remember that Bruno Spengler is carrying over a two-place grid penalty from Oschersleben. There's a quick recap of why here.
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Moto3 - Aragon: Alex Rins puts in a blinding lap and breaks the circuit record with a 1m59.796s.
Moto3 - Aragon: Alex Marquez sets the early pace with a 2m00.647s, with Maverick Vinales second and Isaac Vinales third.
FIA GT - Navarra: Practice 2 gets underway at Navarra in cloudy but bright conditions. Another 80-minute session before the all-important qualifying hour at 17.00CET.
The Reiter Engineering squad is just completing a gearbox change on the #24 Lamborghini Gallardo after a driveshaft pulled out in FP1 and stranded Marc Basseng on track causing a brief red flag.
The Reiter Engineering squad is just completing a gearbox change on the #24 Lamborghini Gallardo after a driveshaft pulled out in FP1 and stranded Marc Basseng on track causing a brief red flag.
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Moto3 - Aragon: Green flag, and the 40-minute session has begun with a flurry of riders heading out for their acclimatisation laps.
Moto3 - Aragon: Qualifying for the 14th round of the Moto3 season is about to get underway. Vinales and Rins have been on the pace this weekend and will aim to come out on top in front of their home crowd.
Green flag
Superstars - Imola: Free practice two is now underway. Can anyone stop the Mercedes? And can Audi find some more pace after a difficult first session? We'll know more in about half an hour.
ERC - Croatia: Kopecky finished behind Tsjoen and Lategan at the end of the third of today's stages. The 2013 title-winner has extended his overall lead however, which currently looks like this:
1. Kopecky; 2 Aigner +1m05.0s; 3 Gassner Jr +1m05.7s; 4 Tsjoen +2m14.2s; 5 Lategan +3m24.3s.
1. Kopecky; 2 Aigner +1m05.0s; 3 Gassner Jr +1m05.7s; 4 Tsjoen +2m14.2s; 5 Lategan +3m24.3s.
European F3 - Zandvoort: Just while you're waiting for the report on the first race, you may be amused to learn that Daniil Kvyat's win was heralded with the Soviet national anthem on the podium, instead of the Russian!
Crash
ERC - Croatia: This is the moment when Sebalj crashed out of the rally this morning.
The Croatian appeared to run wide over a crest and spun backwards after hitting an earth bank, before being launched into the air and coming to halt in the middle of the road.
He and co-driver Toni Klinc were uninjured.
Superstars - Imola: The boys and girls at CAAL Racing have a lot going on this weekend; not only is the team fielding two Mercedes C63s here at Imola, but it's also making it's NASCAR Euro Series debut at Monza with a newly-purchased Chevrolet.
Superstars regular Stefano Gabellini has jumped codes for the weekend to try his hand at NASCAR, with the team planning a full assault on the series in 2014.
Superstars regular Stefano Gabellini has jumped codes for the weekend to try his hand at NASCAR, with the team planning a full assault on the series in 2014.
ERC - Croatia: Back to some sort of normality this morning and, sure enough, the top five have maintained their positions in the overall classification after the first two stages.
The order at the moment is:
1 Kopecky; 2 Aigner +1m01.9s; 3 Gassner Jr +1m04.6s; 4 Tsjoen +2m24.6s; 5 Lategan +3m29.8s.
So a comfortable lead for Kopecky, but the battle for second between Aigner and Gassner Jr is hotting up.
The order at the moment is:
1 Kopecky; 2 Aigner +1m01.9s; 3 Gassner Jr +1m04.6s; 4 Tsjoen +2m24.6s; 5 Lategan +3m29.8s.
So a comfortable lead for Kopecky, but the battle for second between Aigner and Gassner Jr is hotting up.
European F3 - Zandvoort: Chequered flag, and it's a beautiful win for Kvyat by 2.8 seconds from Rosenqvist, who gets maximum points. Lynn completes the podium, only half a second down. King holds off Marciello, Tincknell and Auer in train for fourth. Latifi, Tom Blomqvist and Sven Muller complete the top 10, while Dennis van de Laar also gets a point.
European F3 - Zandvoort: Rudersdorf emulates Sims but without so much damage.
ERC - Croatia: The long-delayed second stage has finally finished and Jan Kopecky completed it in a time of 8m25.6s, ahead of rising rally star Henk Lategan and Hermann Gassner Jr.
With the cancellation of the first stage, however, the overall classification is still to be updated, but sure enough, Kopecky's still leading the way.
The final stage of this morning's loop should have started 40 minutes ago. So while you wait for that to begin, why not check out our dedicated Rallying page which features ERC highlights?
With the cancellation of the first stage, however, the overall classification is still to be updated, but sure enough, Kopecky's still leading the way.
The final stage of this morning's loop should have started 40 minutes ago. So while you wait for that to begin, why not check out our dedicated Rallying page which features ERC highlights?
European F3 - Zandvoort: Sims has got damage at the front and dropped almost to the back. Looked like he understeered off at final turn.
European F3 - Zandvoort: Kvyat is edging away at the front and Rosenqvist looks similarly safe for maximum points.
European F3 - Zandvoort: Now Alfonso Celis completes Fortec's misery by going off into the gravel.
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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