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BTCC - Croft: Rob Austin's leapt to fifth in his Audi, as Priaulx goes 14th.
Priaulx set the best middle sector of anyone but a mistake at the Complex meant his improvement wasn't as spectacular as it should have been.
The Guernseyman told AUTOSPORT yesterday he viewed this as a perfect opportunity for a second BTCC pole of his comeback season.
Priaulx set the best middle sector of anyone but a mistake at the Complex meant his improvement wasn't as spectacular as it should have been.
The Guernseyman told AUTOSPORT yesterday he viewed this as a perfect opportunity for a second BTCC pole of his comeback season.
Formula E - Battersea: Vergne is now starting to close on di Grassi's third place, just half a second between them.
Formula E - Battersea: On the long straights the cars move like they're riding a wave on the track.
Buemi still leads ahead of D'Ambrosio and di Grassi.
Buemi still leads ahead of D'Ambrosio and di Grassi.
DTM - Norisring: Paffett is now past Vietoris as well.
BTCC - Croft: A spin for Collard at the Complex - which left him facing the wrong way briefly - and Ingram rising to fourth are the main updates to note.
The order is currently: Turkington; Tordoff; Goff; Jordan; Aron Smith; Collard; Shedden; Neal; Jeff Smith.
Plato is 12th, Morgan 19th, Priaulx 20th. Those should be the main movers in the final 16 minutes or so.
The order is currently: Turkington; Tordoff; Goff; Jordan; Aron Smith; Collard; Shedden; Neal; Jeff Smith.
Plato is 12th, Morgan 19th, Priaulx 20th. Those should be the main movers in the final 16 minutes or so.
Crash
Formula E - Battersea: Contact! di Grassi and Piquet go side by side and touch, allowing Vergne to leap ahead of Piquet.
Piquet is now down to fifth. Not a good start for the championship leader.
Piquet is now down to fifth. Not a good start for the championship leader.
DTM - Norisring: Wickens has moved past Vietoris and into second place. He's 3.7s behind leader Wehrlein.
Here's the order at the halfway mark:
1. Wehrlein
2. Wickens
3. Vietoris
4. Paffett
5. Farfus
6. Spengler
7. Green
8. Tomczyk
9. Juncadella
10. Wittmann
Here's the order at the halfway mark:
1. Wehrlein
2. Wickens
3. Vietoris
4. Paffett
5. Farfus
6. Spengler
7. Green
8. Tomczyk
9. Juncadella
10. Wittmann
Formula E - Battersea: Some onboard footage is showing just how bumpy and uneven the track surface is.
Can't be comfortable.
Can't be comfortable.
Formula E - Battersea: It's an early lead of over a second for Buemi and we've yet to see any attempts to pass a car anywhere in the first two laps. Very narrow track here at Battersea.
Formula E - Battersea: Buemi jumped off the restart and built a nice gap over D'Ambrosio.
Crash
DTM - Norisring: di Resta and Tomczyk pitted the next lap as well. The former rejoined in a pack with Spengler and Green, but has clashed with his fellow Brit at the chicane.
Green was down the inside, looking to follow Spengler through. di Resta is in pitlane with right-rear damage, Green continues in seventh.
Green was down the inside, looking to follow Spengler through. di Resta is in pitlane with right-rear damage, Green continues in seventh.
Formula E - Battersea: Safety car in and now there's some racing on what has so far been a challenging track surface...
Stopwatch
BTCC - Croft: Colin Turkington takes provisional pole on a 1m24.728s, a fraction faster than practice pacesetter Tordoff.
Interesting fact – Turkington's not been beaten in qualifying here since 2007.
The BMR man was on pole in 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2014 - obviously he had a spell out of the series from 2010-12.
Interesting fact – Turkington's not been beaten in qualifying here since 2007.
The BMR man was on pole in 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2014 - obviously he had a spell out of the series from 2010-12.
Green flag
Formula E - Battersea: Lights out and the safety car leads the way off the line.
DTM - Norisring: Vietoris and Wickens pit the very next lap, and they come out just behind Wehrlein.
DTM - Norisring: Paffett pits for slicks. He rejoins behind Wehrlein, just ahead of Farfus, in P9.
While he was pitting, stewards decided it was dry enough to enable DRS.
While he was pitting, stewards decided it was dry enough to enable DRS.
Green flag
BTCC - Croft: Qualifying has started here, wth the usual installation laps for the front-wheel drive cars and rear-wheel drive machines cracking on with the task at hand early on.
DTM - Norisring: Wickens has taken second from Paffett. The first of the cars on slicks is Wehrlein in eighth, 30 seconds behind leader Vietoris.
DTM - Norisring: Here's the order at the front. It's good reading for Mercedes fans...
1. Vietoris
2. Paffett
3. Wickens
4. di Resta
5. Tomczyk
6. Juncadella
Rockenfeller is now seventh. Wets are the right tyres right now, but he - along with Vietoris and Paffett - will need more rain over the next half an hour.
Molina, turned around at the first corner, has been in to serve a drive-through penalty for jumping the start. Blomqvist has rejoined the race, they're both a lap down, while Martin appears to have parked his BMW.
1. Vietoris
2. Paffett
3. Wickens
4. di Resta
5. Tomczyk
6. Juncadella
Rockenfeller is now seventh. Wets are the right tyres right now, but he - along with Vietoris and Paffett - will need more rain over the next half an hour.
Molina, turned around at the first corner, has been in to serve a drive-through penalty for jumping the start. Blomqvist has rejoined the race, they're both a lap down, while Martin appears to have parked his BMW.
Formula E - Battersea The earlier qualifying session eliminated Sam Bird from the title race and here's a reminder of the top 10:
1. Sebastien Buemi
2. Jerome D'Ambrosio
3. Lucas di Grassi
4. Nelson Piquet Jr
5. Jean Eric-Vergne
6. Nico Prost
7. Oliver Turvey
8. Bruno Senna
9. Sam Bird
10. Salvador Duran
1. Sebastien Buemi
2. Jerome D'Ambrosio
3. Lucas di Grassi
4. Nelson Piquet Jr
5. Jean Eric-Vergne
6. Nico Prost
7. Oliver Turvey
8. Bruno Senna
9. Sam Bird
10. Salvador Duran
Green flag
DTM - Norisring: We're going again. Green on slicks is now 12th, after starting third, one spot behind Rockenfeller on wets, who started 22nd.
Yellow flag
DTM - Norisring: Early safety car, following all manner of squeezes at the first corner. Green dropped from 3rd to 11th, having been stuck on the outside.
A little further back, Auer turned Molina around on the exit, which blocked the track momentarily. Although it's now clear again. Blomqvist was in that pack and has pitted, would be surprised if he's the only car with damage.
Paffett got the initial jump and was down the inside, but Vietoris retook the lead exiting the hairpin.
A little further back, Auer turned Molina around on the exit, which blocked the track momentarily. Although it's now clear again. Blomqvist was in that pack and has pitted, would be surprised if he's the only car with damage.
Paffett got the initial jump and was down the inside, but Vietoris retook the lead exiting the hairpin.
Formula E - Battersea: A packed grid for the penultimate Formula E race, and here's a reminder of the top four in the championship still in the title race, however slim their chances are.
1. Piquet Jr - 128pts
2. di Grasi - 111pts
3. Buemi - 105pts
4. Prost - 88pts
5. D'Ambrosio - 77pts
1. Piquet Jr - 128pts
2. di Grasi - 111pts
3. Buemi - 105pts
4. Prost - 88pts
5. D'Ambrosio - 77pts
Crash
ERC - Ypres: Heartbreak for long-time rally leader Craig Breen on this classic rally he was so desperate to win.
He went off the road on the last stage and caused his engine to overheat.
He went off the road on the last stage and caused his engine to overheat.
Breaking news
Formula E - Battersea: We're going to have a safety car start due to the late alterations to Turn 1 and its newly very narrow shape, but overnight resurfacing is planned to try to restore the original layout.
GARY WATKINS has the full story:
More work on Battersea track overnight
GARY WATKINS has the full story:
More work on Battersea track overnight
DTM - Norisring: Split strategies at the front of the field. Vietoris and Paffett are on wets, slicks for Green and di Resta.
DTM - Norisring: Here's the top end of the grid, as they set off on the formation lap:
1. Vietoris
2. Paffett
3. Green
4. di Resta
5. Wehrlein
6. Farfus
7. Wickens
8. Wittmann
9. Molin
10. Tomczyk
Further back, keep an eye out for Ekstrom, Rockenfeller and Scheider from 21st, 22nd and 24th.
1. Vietoris
2. Paffett
3. Green
4. di Resta
5. Wehrlein
6. Farfus
7. Wickens
8. Wittmann
9. Molin
10. Tomczyk
Further back, keep an eye out for Ekstrom, Rockenfeller and Scheider from 21st, 22nd and 24th.
DTM - Norisring: Said grid is starting to clear, still plenty of dark clouds hanging around, but sunshine is also trying to peek through. The cars we can see look to be starting on slicks.
DTM - Norisring: A few extra familiar faces down on the grid, namely David Coulthard and Tom Kristensen, here with Mercedes and Audi respectively.
DTM - Norisring: Remember when we said the weather was sunny and nice and that rain was a distant memory? We didn't lie, but conditions have changed. Some particularly dark clouds have moved in and it's now raining.
About 15 minutes from the start of the race, this is particularly bad news for those who've gone out onto the grid without an umbrella.
About 15 minutes from the start of the race, this is particularly bad news for those who've gone out onto the grid without an umbrella.
Formula E - Battersea: Championship leader Nelson Piquet Jr is among the winners of the Fan Boost vote for today's Formula E round in Battersea.
Series debutants Oliver Turvey and Sakon Yamamoto are the other recipients.
Series debutants Oliver Turvey and Sakon Yamamoto are the other recipients.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Assen: We said Marquez and Rossi weren't seeing eye to eye over that collision.
We weren't joking...
Marquez and Rossi at odds over clash
Now all those words were said with grins, but those grins were pretty forced at times and there were some awkward silences.
It's not quite Rossi vs Sete Gibernau/Max Biaggi (Rossi's probably too old for all that now), but there's an edge between these two now.
We weren't joking...
Marquez and Rossi at odds over clash
Now all those words were said with grins, but those grins were pretty forced at times and there were some awkward silences.
It's not quite Rossi vs Sete Gibernau/Max Biaggi (Rossi's probably too old for all that now), but there's an edge between these two now.
Marc Marquez
Breaking news
MotoGP - Assen: Absolutely absorbing press conference going on at Assen as Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi absolutely disagree over the events of the final lap. Full story coming up soon...
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Looking close here...and he's fallen short!
Loeb will start from pole! Behind him, Muller, Lopez, Ma and Chilton.
Slight smile from Loeb as he goes for the casual look, rather than celebration.
Loeb will start from pole! Behind him, Muller, Lopez, Ma and Chilton.
Slight smile from Loeb as he goes for the casual look, rather than celebration.
WTCC: Paul Ricard: A round of applause from Muller, as Loeb beats his time and goes top. Impressive time of 1m29.245s. Classy touch from Muller too.
So has Loeb got pole? Only Lopez stands between him as he heads out on track.
So has Loeb got pole? Only Lopez stands between him as he heads out on track.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Chilton ends his run and didn't beat either Muller or Ma, Citroen looking strong here to say the least.
Loeb to go next.
Loeb to go next.
DTM - Norisring: It's about an hour before this afternoon's race is due to start, and other than some muddy patches in the paddock, there's not a lot of evidence of this morning's rain.
While the sun is shining as cars head out to the grid, there is a level of cloud around, and Hankook's engineers are still fitting wets to rims, just in case.
While the sun is shining as cars head out to the grid, there is a level of cloud around, and Hankook's engineers are still fitting wets to rims, just in case.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Ma definitely won't be on pole as Muller beats his time with a 1m29.370s.
Tom Chilton now out on track.
Tom Chilton now out on track.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: He's set a time of 1m29.617s as Muller heads out on track.
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MotoGP - Assen: Marquez is putting a positive spin on being back on the pace after his turbulent recent run, but can't help adding "I feel like we won the race" - quite pointedly.
By: Matt Beer, AUTOSPORT staff, Scott Mitchell, Mitchell Adam, Gary Watkins, Jack Benyon, Marcus Simmons
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