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BTCC - Silverstone: The cars are on their warm-up lap for round 25.
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BTCC - Silverstone: Pre-race gloom from title contender Matt Neal, who is driving with a broken finger this weekend.
Talking of the straightline speed deficit of his Honda Civic, he says: "We're not going to move forward, the main thing in this race is to not slip too far back."
Talking of the straightline speed deficit of his Honda Civic, he says: "We're not going to move forward, the main thing in this race is to not slip too far back."
Moto2 - Aragon: Espargaro catches Redding and passes him at the end of the back straight, but Redding clings on and retakes third. Slight contact between them!
BTCC - Silverstone: Cars are lining up on the grid for race one, round 25, at Silverstone. Plato on pole ahead of MG team-mate Tordoff, Newsham's Toyota, Turkington's BMW and Wrathall's Toyota.
Cars on soft tyres for this race: Collard, Onslow-Cole, Moffat, Goff, Scott, Neate and Smith. Goff starts sixth, Collard is eighth.
Moto2 - Aragon: Here's the order with six laps to go.
1 Terol; 2 Rabat; 3 Redding; 4 Espargaro; 5 Kallio; 6 Torres; 7 Zarco; 8 Pasini; 9 Simon; 10 de Angelis.
1 Terol; 2 Rabat; 3 Redding; 4 Espargaro; 5 Kallio; 6 Torres; 7 Zarco; 8 Pasini; 9 Simon; 10 de Angelis.
Moto2 - Aragon: Rabat slips back past Redding into the first corner.
Espargaro is about another second behind, with Redding's Marc VDS team-mate Kallio closing on him.
Espargaro is about another second behind, with Redding's Marc VDS team-mate Kallio closing on him.
Rain
FR3.5 - Ricard: Not clear yet how much this rain might affect the programme.
It's absolutely pouring still, as it has been for quite some time now, and the forecast is for this to continue for another couple of hours.
The second Formula Renault 3.5 race is a little later in the programme today than is usually the case. We'll keep you posted.
It's absolutely pouring still, as it has been for quite some time now, and the forecast is for this to continue for another couple of hours.
The second Formula Renault 3.5 race is a little later in the programme today than is usually the case. We'll keep you posted.
Moto2 - Aragon: Redding has pulled a bit of a gap to Rabat now, as the Spaniard is beginning to come under slight pressure from team-mate Espargaro.
FR3.5 - Ricard: The paddock is looking basically flooded now. Just under three hours until race two is due to start.
Moto2 - Aragon: A little mistake from Rabat and Redding is back into second. They go side by side for a while but the points leader hang on.
Moto2 - Aragon: Rabat takes second from Redding, so the title rivals are now running together in third and fourth at one-third distance.
Checkered flag
Superstars - Imola: What a race! Liuzzi hangs on to win, while Gianni Morbidelli finishes second.
The biggest moment came on the last lap, when Thomas Biagi beached himself in the gravel while trying to fend off Morbidelli. The pair came into this race locked on points, but that will the Audi driver a 16 point break. Wow.
Results: 1 Liuzzi; 2 Morbidelli; 3 Ferrara; 4 Di Benedetto; 5 Berton; 6 Bacci; 7 Mugelli; 8 Sini; 9 Cipriani; 10 Zurcher.
The biggest moment came on the last lap, when Thomas Biagi beached himself in the gravel while trying to fend off Morbidelli. The pair came into this race locked on points, but that will the Audi driver a 16 point break. Wow.
Results: 1 Liuzzi; 2 Morbidelli; 3 Ferrara; 4 Di Benedetto; 5 Berton; 6 Bacci; 7 Mugelli; 8 Sini; 9 Cipriani; 10 Zurcher.
Moto2 - Aragon: Right, deep breath, lap five. Terol has stormed away and is 4.2s ahead. Redding is second, Rabat third, Esparagro through and under pressure from Torres.
Mattia Pasini, Mika Kallio, Dominique Aegerter, Johann Zarco, Julian Simon, Simone Corsi, Alex de Angelis and Sandro Cortese form a long train behind this group.
Mattia Pasini, Mika Kallio, Dominique Aegerter, Johann Zarco, Julian Simon, Simone Corsi, Alex de Angelis and Sandro Cortese form a long train behind this group.
Moto2 - Aragon: Redding into second as Nakagami runs wide! Thirteenth to second in four laps.
Nakagami goes wide again and takes to the escape road, falling right back to 24th.
Nakagami goes wide again and takes to the escape road, falling right back to 24th.
DTM - Zandvoort: A reminder that DRS is not allowed at Zandvoort.
A decision was taken to ban its use during Friday's driver briefing over concerns that a big accident could occur at the lap's final right-hand kink - the optimum place to open your wing.
The drivers AUTOSPORT have spoken to seem divided opinion-wise, but we're told that nobody raised an objection in said briefing.
A decision was taken to ban its use during Friday's driver briefing over concerns that a big accident could occur at the lap's final right-hand kink - the optimum place to open your wing.
The drivers AUTOSPORT have spoken to seem divided opinion-wise, but we're told that nobody raised an objection in said briefing.
Moto2 - Aragon: Another Pons team-mate flashpoint and it hurts Espargaro.
Rabat forces past his team-mate, and as they battle Nakagami and the amazing Redding thrust through to second and third!
Espargaro gets back in line in fourth, still ahead of Rabat.
Rabat forces past his team-mate, and as they battle Nakagami and the amazing Redding thrust through to second and third!
Espargaro gets back in line in fourth, still ahead of Rabat.
Moto2 - Aragon: Redding is up to fifth after a stunning first lap.
He had arm pump surgery after the last race and is still full of staples, but he insists the problem this weekend hasn't been fitness but a lack of grip.
He had arm pump surgery after the last race and is still full of staples, but he insists the problem this weekend hasn't been fitness but a lack of grip.
Crash
Moto2 - Aragon: Lucky escape at Turn 16. Xavier Simeon crashes and while he's still getting up and castigating himself, Steven Odendaal falls at the same spot and his bike only just misses Simeon.
Looks like Odendaal hurt his arm there.
Looks like Odendaal hurt his arm there.
Lights out
Moto2 - Aragon: Terol holds the lead from pole, Espargaro grabs second after battles with Rabat then Taka Nakagami.
But Redding is already up to seventh place and jostling with Jordi Torres and Alex de Angelis.
Tom Luthi crashed at the first corner.
But Redding is already up to seventh place and jostling with Jordi Torres and Alex de Angelis.
Tom Luthi crashed at the first corner.
Superstars - Imola: Morbidelli taking big chunks of time out of the leaders here. Currently lapping between 1.5 and 2.5s faster than Liuzzi, Ferrara and Biagi. Gap to the lead is 5.8s with four minutes and one lap left to run.
Moto2 - Aragon: Engines are revving and the bikes leave the grid. Redding has a 23-point lead over Espargaro but starts 10 places behind.
Superstars - Imola: Stunning move in soaking wet conditions by Tonio Liuzzi to take the lead on Gigi Ferrara into Tamburello.
FR3.5 - Aragon: An enormous thunderstorm has hit the track. Three hours to go until the Formula Renault 3.5 start...
AUTOSPORT is hiding in a truck to avoid drowning.
AUTOSPORT is hiding in a truck to avoid drowning.
Green flag
Superstars - Imola: The safety car is now back in pitlane and the race is properly underway with 16 minutes left. Ferrara leads from Liuzzi.
Scott Redding
Moto2 - Aragon: Next up is Moto2, and championship leader Scott Redding needs a big race.
He struggled in qualifying and starts only 13th, while title rival Pol Espargaro is on the front row in third, next to first-time polesitter Nico Terol and Espargaro's current team-mate (but Redding's 2014 Marc VDS replacement) Tito Rabat.
Qualifying top 10: 1 Terol; 2 Rabat; 3 Espargaro; 4 Nakagami; 5 Torres; 6 Corsi; 7 Simon; 8 de Angelis; 9 Cortese; 10 Zarco.
Moto3 - Aragon: So at the end of that race, the championship battle is looking very close indeed.
Championship standings after 13 of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 259
2 Alex Rins 250
3 Maverick Vinales 247
4 Alex Marquez 149
5 Jonas Folger 129
6 Miguel Oliveira 115
(25 points for a win)
Championship standings after 13 of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 259
2 Alex Rins 250
3 Maverick Vinales 247
4 Alex Marquez 149
5 Jonas Folger 129
6 Miguel Oliveira 115
(25 points for a win)
Moto3 - Aragon: Vinales reckons third gear didn't work as he expected when he was trying to line up that final-lap move on Rins.
Points leader Salom made it to fourth in a huge late battle with Oettl and Miguel Oliveira.
Oliveira gave Salom hell on the last lap, while breakthrough star Oettl slipped back to sixth when he went wide in a passing bid.
Points leader Salom made it to fourth in a huge late battle with Oettl and Miguel Oliveira.
Oliveira gave Salom hell on the last lap, while breakthrough star Oettl slipped back to sixth when he went wide in a passing bid.
Superstars - Imola: With just five minutes to go before race one the rain is still falling here, and the track is wet enough that the race will be started behind the safety car.
Here's a reminder of the top 10 in starting order:
1 Ferrara; 2 Liuzzi; 3 Biagi; 4 Bacci; 5 Mugelli; 6 Sini; 7 Berton; 8 Morbidelli; 9 Di Benedetto; 10 Trentin.
The rain will heavily favour Gianni Morbidelli and his four-wheel-drive Audi RS5. This is the first wet race since Spa last season, where Morbidelli was unstoppable.
Here's a reminder of the top 10 in starting order:
1 Ferrara; 2 Liuzzi; 3 Biagi; 4 Bacci; 5 Mugelli; 6 Sini; 7 Berton; 8 Morbidelli; 9 Di Benedetto; 10 Trentin.
The rain will heavily favour Gianni Morbidelli and his four-wheel-drive Audi RS5. This is the first wet race since Spa last season, where Morbidelli was unstoppable.
Breaking news
FR3.5 - Ricard: Here's the full story of how Kevin Magnussen responded to yesterday's controversy with pole this morning.
Paul Ricard Formula Renalt 3.5 qualifying two report
Paul Ricard Formula Renalt 3.5 qualifying two report
Raffaele Marciello
European F3 - Zandvoort: Points 1 Marciello, 384.5; 2 Rosenqvist, 375; 3 Lynn, 253.5; 4 Auer, 227; 5 Tincknell, 190; 6 King, 152; 7 Blomqvist, 138.5; 8 Serralles, 104; 9 Derani, 99; 10 Muller, 81.
Six races remain with 150 on the table. Marciello leads by just 9.5 points, the equivalent of less than a fifth-placed finish.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Aragon - result:
1 Rins; 2 Vinales; 3 Marquez; 4 Salom; 5 Oliveira; 6 Oettl; 7 Folger; 8 Fenati; 9 Sissis; 10 Vazquez.
1 Rins; 2 Vinales; 3 Marquez; 4 Salom; 5 Oliveira; 6 Oettl; 7 Folger; 8 Fenati; 9 Sissis; 10 Vazquez.
Trophy
Moto3 - Aragon: All those laps in the lead for Vinales but it's Rins who takes the win, pulling just far enough ahead to prevent a furious Vinales attacking him at the last corner.
Moto3 - Aragon: But Rins gets a big tow and slips into the lead at Turn 1. Can Vinales respond?
Moto3 - Aragon: Vinales has managed to extend his lead to a relatively big 0.139s onto the final lap.
Moto3 - Aragon: Into the final two laps and Vinales is still just ahead of Rins.
Checkered flag
European F3 - Zandvoort: Auer got Blomqvist into Tarzan at the restart to take seventh, with Sims and Gilbert completing the top 10 and Giovinazzi also grabbing a point after winning his race-long scrap with Lewis and Nissany.
Trophy
European F3 - Zandvoort: King really kept Rosenqvist honest on the final one-lap sprint and the Swede's margin was just 0.3s. Lynn third from Kvyat, Derani and Tincknell.
Checkered flag
FR3.5 - Paul Ricard: Kevin Magnussen's response to all the fuss surrounding his exclusion from yesterday is to take pole position again. The only difference today is that he walks down the pitlane from parc ferme without taking his crash helmet off.
Top 10: 1 Magnussen; 2 Sorensen; 3 Muller; 4 da Costa; 5 Melker; 6 Nato; 7 Vandoorne; 8 Buller; 9 Pic; 10 Stockinger.
Top 10: 1 Magnussen; 2 Sorensen; 3 Muller; 4 da Costa; 5 Melker; 6 Nato; 7 Vandoorne; 8 Buller; 9 Pic; 10 Stockinger.
European F3 - Zandvoort: Good restart from Rosenqvist.
Moto3 - Aragon: It's now down to a two-horse race: Vinales versus Rins, with Marquez having dropped four seconds behind.
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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