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Aragon MotoGP, Zandvoort DTM, Ricard FR3.5
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MotoGP - Aragon: Rossi is desperate to get on the podium and is all over Bautista as Bradl challenges both.
DTM - Zandvoort: Has Priaulx - last - just played a strategy blinder. He pits under the safety car, fits a new (or newer, at least) set of primes and should, in theory, have a significant pace advantage for however many laps we have under green-flag conditions.
He's 20th, so is probably too far back to get a point, but you never know...
He's 20th, so is probably too far back to get a point, but you never know...
MotoGP - Aragon: Marquez is starting to stretch his legs again. His lead is up to 1.1s with three laps left.
FIA GT - Navarra: No one-two for the Loeb team now, as second-placed Andreas Zuber gets a puncture.
He was the only driver giving Sebastien Loeb a hard time for the lead though, so it's not all bad news for the boss, who now pits to hand his McLaren to Alvaro Parente.
He was the only driver giving Sebastien Loeb a hard time for the lead though, so it's not all bad news for the boss, who now pits to hand his McLaren to Alvaro Parente.
MotoGP - Aragon: Four laps left and Lorenzo is within 0.3s of Marquez. Can he repass?
Yellow flag
DTM - Zandvoort: Safety car is out with five laps to go. Could this be pivotal? Farfus was 20 seconds clear and is now facing the possibility that the pack will be on his tail.
Crash
DTM - Zandvoort: Big accident involving Jamie Green and Dirk Werner. Green tags the rear of Werner and sends the BMW off into the tyres at the Luyendykbocht.
Green manages to stay on-track while Werner is getting out of his car.
Green manages to stay on-track while Werner is getting out of his car.
MotoGP - Aragon: Bautista grabs third from Rossi. Not yet another fourth place for Rossi...?
Breaking news
MotoGP Aragon: News from the medical centre is that Pedrosa has no serious injuries.
MotoGP - Aragon: This lead battle might not be over yet. Marquez got his lead up to 0.7s, but Lorenzo is back within 0.3s now.
Rossi's main challenger for third is now Bautista, with Bradl and Crutchlow still right behind.
Rossi's main challenger for third is now Bautista, with Bradl and Crutchlow still right behind.
DTM - Zandvoort: Ekstrom continues his scintillating charge, going by Paffett for eighth with just seven laps to go.
FIA GT - Navarra: After being shoved into a spin on the first lap, points leader Stephane Ortelli is flying up the order in the WRT Audi he shares with Laurens Vanthoor and is now into the top 10.
DTM - Zandvoort: The man on the move in recent laps has been Mattias Ekstrom. Just five laps ago he was 15th, but he's scythed by Tomczyk, Werner, Wehrlein, Wickens and Spengler on his option tyres to take ninth...
...and now he goes by Molina for ninth. Top drive.
...and now he goes by Molina for ninth. Top drive.
Crash
FIA GT - Navarra: Gerhard Tweraser took a podium on his FIA GT debut in the qualifying race, but he's just clashed with Gregoire Demoustier's McLaren in this one. It's Tweraser who gets away unscathed, though.
The Loeb McLarens are still nose to tail in the lead.
The Loeb McLarens are still nose to tail in the lead.
MotoGP - Aragon: Big cheers for Marquez's move... but there were also big cheers for things Pedrosa and Lorenzo were doing earlier. Everyone who races bikes quickly is Spanish and we're in Spain. It's basically non-stop cheering.
MotoGP - Aragon: Marquez is now all over the back of Lorenzo with nine laps to go... and takes the lead.
DTM - Zandvoort: Farfus is 12.7s clear of Rockenfeller and is a shoo-in for his third win of the season.
Rockenfeller is lapping around 0.5s slower, but has the Audi of Scheider on his tail to rebuff the challenge from BMW's Marco Wittmann for his stablemate.
At this rate Rockenfeller will be 26 points ahead at the end of this race with only 25 available from the Hockenheim finale.
Rockenfeller is lapping around 0.5s slower, but has the Audi of Scheider on his tail to rebuff the challenge from BMW's Marco Wittmann for his stablemate.
At this rate Rockenfeller will be 26 points ahead at the end of this race with only 25 available from the Hockenheim finale.
MotoGP - Aragon: This is the order at half-distance:
1 Lorenzo; 2 Marquez; 3 Rossi; 4 Bradl; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Bautista; 7 Smith; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Hayden; 10 Iannone.
1 Lorenzo; 2 Marquez; 3 Rossi; 4 Bradl; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Bautista; 7 Smith; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Hayden; 10 Iannone.
DTM - Zandvoort: Order after lap 30/44: 1 Farfus; 2 Mortara (still to stop again); 3 Rockenfeller; 4 Scheider; 5 Wittmann; 6 Tambay; 7 Hand; 8 Albuquerque; 9 Paffett; 10 Molina.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Aragon: Pedrosa has gone to the medical centre for checks on a potential left knee injury.
MotoGP - Aragon: Marquez is chipping away. Now Lorenzo's lead is only 0.7s.
DTM - Zandvoort: Stops for Hand, Molina and Tambay put Farfus back in the lead and on course for victory.
With 15 laps to go Rockenfeller is fourth, but will be promoted to second once Mortara and Werner - ahead of him - pit. That will make him champion.
Audi therefore needs Wittmann and Hand to get a move on and somehow get by both Scheider and Rockenfeller to take the title down to a final-round shootout.
With 15 laps to go Rockenfeller is fourth, but will be promoted to second once Mortara and Werner - ahead of him - pit. That will make him champion.
Audi therefore needs Wittmann and Hand to get a move on and somehow get by both Scheider and Rockenfeller to take the title down to a final-round shootout.
MotoGP - Aragon: Four seconds behind the leaders, Rossi is holding third place but has Bradl, Crutchlow and Bautista right behind.
FIA GT - Navarra: The two Loeb McLarens have established one-two formation at the start, while the championship-leading WRT Audi was spun down to last.
MotoGP - Aragon: Marquez fell two seconds behind Lorenzo as he slid off in that dice with Pedrosa, who is unhurt according to race direction.
Marquez isn't giving up though, and has already closed that gap to 1.3s.
Marquez isn't giving up though, and has already closed that gap to 1.3s.
DTM - Zandvoort: Leader Farfus pits for the final time, fits a new set of primes and exits with a very comfortable lead that looks like about eight seconds.
DTM - Zandvoort: Or perhaps not. Rockenfeller takes ninth spot from Scheider at Tarzan. That should become a title-winning second spot once all the stops have shaken out.
MotoGP - Aragon: OK we take that back... there was no contact.
Marquez went down the outside of Pedrosa into a left-hander, and ran wide over the run-off, then Pedrosa had a high-side on the exit and crashed.
He's now getting medical assistance in the run-off.
Marquez went down the outside of Pedrosa into a left-hander, and ran wide over the run-off, then Pedrosa had a high-side on the exit and crashed.
He's now getting medical assistance in the run-off.
Crash
MotoGP - Aragon: Disaster for Honda as its riders collide and Pedrosa goes down!
DTM - Zandvoort: Scheider pits next time round, and might surprise a few by emerging from the pits ahead of Rockenfeller - a net two-place gain for the Abt driver.
Perhaps Audi will allow Scheider to go hell-for-leather in a bid to beat Farfus for the victory.
Perhaps Audi will allow Scheider to go hell-for-leather in a bid to beat Farfus for the victory.
MotoGP - Aragon: Pedrosa looks down Lorenzo's inside at the final corner, but the leader stays ahead around the outside.
MotoGP - Aragon: The Hondas have closed in on Lorenzo, but as they do so, Pedrosa slips past Marquez into second.
Lorenzo and Marquez both have soft front tyres, Pedrosa is on the hard. Is that going to give him the race advantage?
Lorenzo and Marquez both have soft front tyres, Pedrosa is on the hard. Is that going to give him the race advantage?
DTM - Zandvoort: Rockenfeller pits for the final time just short of half-distance.
That's his last scheduled stop and he takes a new set of primes.
He exits ahead of Wittmann, and that should mean he's on for a second-placed finish today - a result that would make him champion.
That's his last scheduled stop and he takes a new set of primes.
He exits ahead of Wittmann, and that should mean he's on for a second-placed finish today - a result that would make him champion.
DTM - Zandvoort: Albuquerque and Molina, the two remaining drivers who started on options, make their first stops on successive laps and that gives Farfus back the lead on lap 19.
The Brazilian is 2.0s ahead of Rockenfeller and is lapping consistently 0.3s quicker than his title rival, each man on prime rubber. Wittmann, on options, is already lapping more slowly.
The Brazilian is 2.0s ahead of Rockenfeller and is lapping consistently 0.3s quicker than his title rival, each man on prime rubber. Wittmann, on options, is already lapping more slowly.
Crash
MotoGP - Aragon: A crash at the back of the field ends Danilo Petucci and Michael Laverty's race. Looks like Luca Scassa got involved too.
MotoGP - Aragon: Lorenzo pulls a second clear on the first lap.
Next up it's Marquez, Pedrosa, Rossi, Bradl, then a gap to Bautista, Crutchlow, Dovizioso, Smith and Espargaro.
Next up it's Marquez, Pedrosa, Rossi, Bradl, then a gap to Bautista, Crutchlow, Dovizioso, Smith and Espargaro.
FR3.5 - Paul Ricard: The sun is now out in France and the track is drying.
Today's Megane race was cancelled and the Formula Renault 2.0s are changing to slicks for their start.
So it looks like Formula Renault 3.5 will be both dry and on time despite the morning monsoon.
Today's Megane race was cancelled and the Formula Renault 2.0s are changing to slicks for their start.
So it looks like Formula Renault 3.5 will be both dry and on time despite the morning monsoon.
MotoGP - Aragon: He's doing it again - Lorenzo already has a good few bike lengths' lead over the Hondas as the first lap progresses.
Hector Barbera had to join the race from the pitlane after problems on the grid.
Marquez claims second from Pedrosa and starts pulling clear of his team-mate.
Hector Barbera had to join the race from the pitlane after problems on the grid.
Marquez claims second from Pedrosa and starts pulling clear of his team-mate.
Lights out
MotoGP - Aragon: Once again Lorenzo blasts into the lead off the line, leaving Pedrosa and Marquez to battle over second. Can the Yamaha man make an early break again?
FIA GT - Navarra: Drier conditions greet the drivers as we approach race time for the second event at Navarra, now 15 minutes away.
Nineteen cars will start this race as the Sports Trophy Team India BMW Z4 of Armaan Ebrahim and Filip Sladecka has been withdrawn after quali race shunt.
Nineteen cars will start this race as the Sports Trophy Team India BMW Z4 of Armaan Ebrahim and Filip Sladecka has been withdrawn after quali race shunt.
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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