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Moto3 - Barcelona: A replay of what happened to Ajo shows it was a remarkable save in which the young Finn was riding with both legs dangling over the left hand side of his bike for a while.
Trophy
Moto3 - Barcelona: Marquez wins, Bastianini gets a maiden podium in second, with Vazquez third.
But the most significant thing for the championship is behind them: after that mistake on the final lap, Fenati ends up fifth, and one place behind title rival Miller, who snuck past him as that unfolded.
But the most significant thing for the championship is behind them: after that mistake on the final lap, Fenati ends up fifth, and one place behind title rival Miller, who snuck past him as that unfolded.
Crash
Moto3 - Barcelona: Moments after taking second, Ajo goes off!
Moto3 - Barcelona: Ajo swept into second, and Fenati clips Bastianini and falls to seventh.
Moto3 - Barcelona: We're onto the final lap, Marquez leads by four second and the timing screens shows Ajo, Vinales, Fenati and Bastianini covered by 0.004s over the line!
Moto3 - Barcelona: Fenati came off worst in the four-abreast charge down the pits straight that time, he fell to fifth. One place quickly regained as he takes Ajo.
Second place is surely going to come down to a photo finish at the line.
Second place is surely going to come down to a photo finish at the line.
Moto3 - Barcelona: With four laps to go, Marquez has his second career win seemingly in the bag but second is impossible to predict.
Fenati, Bastianini and Vazquez have been side by side pretty much everywhere, and that's let Ajo and Binder get among them.
Championship leader Miller remains only eighth.
Fenati, Bastianini and Vazquez have been side by side pretty much everywhere, and that's let Ajo and Binder get among them.
Championship leader Miller remains only eighth.
Moto3 - Barcelona: Alex Marquez has stabilised his lead at 3.3s, with Fenati and Vazquez at the head of the next group, which is now down to seven bikes as young Scot McPhee and Bagnaia have dropped away.
Alex and Marc Marquez
This was the sight of the two Marquez brothers sharing a joke in yesterday's post-qualifying press conference, where the Moto2 and Moto3 polesitters join the MotoGP top three.
How long before these two siblings are having a laugh at the opposition in MotoGP?
Moto3 - Barcelona: More Marquez family resemblance: while leading by 3.5s, Alex runs wildly wide over the big kerb between the last two corners, his bike bucks around all over the place, but he holds it and doesn't even lose a tenth of a second of his lead.
Moto3 - Barcelona: Marquez has got his lead up to 3.3s as the race passes its halfway point.
Fenati up got himself to second and Miller has slipped down that second-place queue so is eighth, which puts Valentino Rossi's young protege on course to take the championship lead.
But the positions in the second to 10th group are changing at every single corner.
Fenati up got himself to second and Miller has slipped down that second-place queue so is eighth, which puts Valentino Rossi's young protege on course to take the championship lead.
But the positions in the second to 10th group are changing at every single corner.
Moto3 - Barcelona: The order in that gaggle right now is Efren Vazquez, Romano Fenati, Enea Bastianini, Jack Miller, Niklas Ako, Francesco Bagnai, Isaac Vinales, Brad Binder and John McPhee.
But we had to delete and change that three times while typing it, because it's that fraught.
But we had to delete and change that three times while typing it, because it's that fraught.
Moto3 - Barcelona: With Moto3 so close and Barcelona having this vast pits straight, this was always going to be a wild slipstreaming classic...
...and it is, but it's happening for second place because Marquez has completely checked out up front.
Looking a lot like his MotoGP-dominating big brother, Alex Marquez is 2.9s clear of a nine-bike gaggle on lap eight.
...and it is, but it's happening for second place because Marquez has completely checked out up front.
Looking a lot like his MotoGP-dominating big brother, Alex Marquez is 2.9s clear of a nine-bike gaggle on lap eight.
Moto3 - Barcelona: Big development in the title fight as Rins slows and retires.
He had been struggling to stay in touch with Miller and Fenati in the points already and is gutted as he rides slowly back to the pits with a dangling gear lever.
He had been struggling to stay in touch with Miller and Fenati in the points already and is gutted as he rides slowly back to the pits with a dangling gear lever.
Crash
Moto3 - Barcelona: Maria Herrera is our second crasher, and the Spanish wildcard takes Hafiq Azmi down with her. They're both OK.
Crash
Moto3 - Barcelona: Marquez is making a bit of a break up front as an eight-bike pack develops for second.
Bastianini's team-mate Niccolo Antonelli - a man who crashes a lot - has crashed again.
The motorbikes use the original fast final two corners rather than Formula 1's chicane, and Antonelli just tumbled across the gravel into the barriers at the penultimate turn. He looks sore and shaken.
Bastianini's team-mate Niccolo Antonelli - a man who crashes a lot - has crashed again.
The motorbikes use the original fast final two corners rather than Formula 1's chicane, and Antonelli just tumbled across the gravel into the barriers at the penultimate turn. He looks sore and shaken.
Lights out
Moto3 - Barcelona: Marquez holds the lead off the start despite Bastianini trying to go around the outside of him into the first corner.
The sore Rins fell to fourth behind Brad Binder, while Miller and Fenati are edging forwards - now eighth and 10th.
The sore Rins fell to fourth behind Brad Binder, while Miller and Fenati are edging forwards - now eighth and 10th.
After yesterday's scorching temperatures, there was very heavy overnight rain. The weather forecast for the races is mixed, but it's sunny right now and the track is dry.
Green flag
Moto3 - Barcelona: We still have a Marquez family member on pole today, though - Marc's younger brother Alex tops the Moto3 grid for the first time.
The formation lap is just beinning and it's going to be pretty spectacular.
Title rivals Jack Miller and Romano Fenati are only ninth and 16th on the grid, rising Italian star Enea Batianini followed up a breakthrough ride at Mugello two weeks ago by qualifying on the front row for the first time in second, and Marquez's team-mate Alex Rins is third but riding with broken bones in his foot after a big crash yesterday.
The formation lap is just beinning and it's going to be pretty spectacular.
Title rivals Jack Miller and Romano Fenati are only ninth and 16th on the grid, rising Italian star Enea Batianini followed up a breakthrough ride at Mugello two weeks ago by qualifying on the front row for the first time in second, and Marquez's team-mate Alex Rins is third but riding with broken bones in his foot after a big crash yesterday.
Checkered flag
Pedrosa was quickest again in the warm-up an hour ago, ahead of Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo.
Valentino Rossi had a fall at the final corner late on, but was unhurt.
Barcelona MotoGP warm-up results:
1 Dani Pedrosa
2 Marc Marquez
3 Jorge Lorenzo
4 Valentino Rossi
5 Aleix Espargaro
6 Bradley Smith
7 Stefan Bradl
8 Pol Espargaro
9 Alvaro Bautista
10 Nicky Hayden
Valentino Rossi had a fall at the final corner late on, but was unhurt.
Barcelona MotoGP warm-up results:
1 Dani Pedrosa
2 Marc Marquez
3 Jorge Lorenzo
4 Valentino Rossi
5 Aleix Espargaro
6 Bradley Smith
7 Stefan Bradl
8 Pol Espargaro
9 Alvaro Bautista
10 Nicky Hayden
Breaking news
Dani Pedrosa
There's already been what now has to count as an upset in MotoGP this weekend: Marc Marquez isn't on pole.
And he wasn't just beaten by Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, he crashed trying to respond as well.
Here's the full story of Saturday:
Barcelona MotoGP qualifying report
As usual the schedule is Moto3 to kick us off at 11am local time/10am UK, followed by Moto2 then the main MotoGP event.
We'll also be bringing you up to speed with the other non-Le Mans motorsport action of the weekend, including the Michigan NASCAR Sprint Cup build-up and round three of World Rallycross from Hell in Norway.
We'll also be bringing you up to speed with the other non-Le Mans motorsport action of the weekend, including the Michigan NASCAR Sprint Cup build-up and round three of World Rallycross from Hell in Norway.
Whether you're popping across from Le Mans 24 Hours coverage or just here for the two-wheeled action, hello and good morning from AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live.
With Le Mans dominating the motorsport weekend's schedule, Race Centre Live is making a brief Sunday morning appearance to keep you abreast with the action from the Barcelona MotoGP race day.
With Le Mans dominating the motorsport weekend's schedule, Race Centre Live is making a brief Sunday morning appearance to keep you abreast with the action from the Barcelona MotoGP race day.
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