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And with that, we'll be calling it a day on AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live.
Congratulations to Andrew Jordan and Gianni Morbidelli on their new championship crowns, and to all our race winners this weekend.
We'll be back next week, when Race Centre Live focuses on a multitude of title showdowns: we've got the IndyCar finale at Fontana, Formula Renault 3.5's Barcelona denouement and the Raffaele Marciello/Felix Rosenqvist showdown in European Formula 3, plus the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Talladega, DTM's Hockenheim season-ender, FIA WEC at Fuji and MotoGP's trip to Phillip Island. See you then.
Congratulations to Andrew Jordan and Gianni Morbidelli on their new championship crowns, and to all our race winners this weekend.
We'll be back next week, when Race Centre Live focuses on a multitude of title showdowns: we've got the IndyCar finale at Fontana, Formula Renault 3.5's Barcelona denouement and the Raffaele Marciello/Felix Rosenqvist showdown in European Formula 3, plus the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Talladega, DTM's Hockenheim season-ender, FIA WEC at Fuji and MotoGP's trip to Phillip Island. See you then.
Andrew Jordan BTCC 2013
Breaking news
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Andrew Jordan clinches the 2013 British Touring Car crown after coming through from the back of the field in tense Brands Hatch finale.
Gordon Shedden's title defence ended with a victory that earned the Scot second overall, with Jason Plato - the third man in contention for the crown - 10th. AUTOSPORT's full report on a dramatic denouement:
Jordan takes crown, Shedden wins tense finale
Gordon Shedden's title defence ended with a victory that earned the Scot second overall, with Jason Plato - the third man in contention for the crown - 10th. AUTOSPORT's full report on a dramatic denouement:
Jordan takes crown, Shedden wins tense finale
Checkered flag
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Shedden wins the race, but Andrew Jordan comes home ninth to become the 2013 British Touring Car champion. A fine drive in difficult circumstances.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Jordan has fallen away from the battle ahead and is well clear of Plato as he goes onto the final lap.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Two laps to go. Shedden looks like taking the win, which will put him second in the standings. But Jordan is nearing his first crown.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Away from the title race, Colin Turkington is putting in another great drive. He is now up to fourth from row six and is closing on Mat Jackson.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Plato has recorded a slow lap and dropped to 10th. Mistake? Problem?
Jordan is up to ninth. Shedden has a little gap over Goff now, but it won't be enough for the title as it stands.
Jordan is up to ninth. Shedden has a little gap over Goff now, but it won't be enough for the title as it stands.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: As it stands, Jordan will win the title by six points. Will he bother trying to pass the Collard-Morgan battle ahead?
Goff is piling the pressure on Shedden. Mat Jackson is starting to edge towards them, but is still four seconds back.
Goff is piling the pressure on Shedden. Mat Jackson is starting to edge towards them, but is still four seconds back.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Jordan sets another fastest lap and is now 10th. He said he would be charging and he is!
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Shedden gets sideways at Graham Hill Bend and is really having to defend from Goff.
Jordan's rise continues. He has gone by Neal and is now 11th.
Turkington has also overtaken Plato for sixth.
Jordan's rise continues. He has gone by Neal and is now 11th.
Turkington has also overtaken Plato for sixth.
Andrew Jordan BTCC 2013
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Jordan is now 13th and has set the fastest lap.
Shedden is under real pressure from Goff now and Plato is sixth, so the title is edging towards Jordan.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Jordan moves up to 14th as Wrathall goes off at Graham Hill Bend. So now Jordan would be champ!
BTCC - Brands Hatch: As it stands, Shedden would be champ, but the remarkable Goff is putting him under pressure!
Jordan now 17th.
Jordan now 17th.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Shedden leads across the line at the end of race one, from Goff and Smith.
Plato is sixth. Jordan is up to 18th from the back.
Plato is sixth. Jordan is up to 18th from the back.
Crash
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Tordoff spins and crashes out of Druids.
Green flag
BTCC - Brands Hatch: And the BTCC finale is under way. Shedden takes the lead from a fast-starting Aron Smith.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Rain has started to fall as the BTCC grid heads out for the final race of 2013. That will please Jason Plato as Triple Eight is happier with the MG6's pace in the wet than it is in damp/drying conditions.
The title contenders are:
1. Andrew Jordan - 389 points, starting 24th
2. Jason Plato - 374 points, starting 7th
3. Gordon Shedden - 369 points, starting 1st
The title contenders are:
1. Andrew Jordan - 389 points, starting 24th
2. Jason Plato - 374 points, starting 7th
3. Gordon Shedden - 369 points, starting 1st
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BTCC - Brands Hatch: Having revealed he will run a Mercedes in the BTCC next year, Adam Morgan is tempted to run 'For Sale' signs on his Toyota Avensis in the Brands finale this afternoon.
"We've had lots of interest and we want to sell it as a complete package," Morgan told AUTOSPORT.
"If we don't sell it within a month we'll strip it and use it for the Merc."
"We've had lots of interest and we want to sell it as a complete package," Morgan told AUTOSPORT.
"If we don't sell it within a month we'll strip it and use it for the Merc."
BTCC - Brands Hatch: AUTOSPORT just found Aron Smith in the TOCA bus after the incident with Rob Collard, which led to title leader Andrew Jordan's retirement, was 'discussed'.
Smith: "It was so unintentional. I wasn't even trying to overtake and I've been through there with other cars side-by-side, but Rob took a qualifying-type line, as though there weren't cars racing. My car was parked on the inside."
WSR boss Dick Bennetts' response? "Specsavers."
Smith: "It was so unintentional. I wasn't even trying to overtake and I've been through there with other cars side-by-side, but Rob took a qualifying-type line, as though there weren't cars racing. My car was parked on the inside."
WSR boss Dick Bennetts' response? "Specsavers."
BTCC - Brands Hatch: One title, of course, will be decided today. Andrew Jordan's race two crash ensures it has come down to the wire, with three men - Jordan, Jason Plato and Gordon Shedden - still in contention.
Jordan can claim the crown if he finishes eighth or higher, regardless of where Plato or Shedden finish, but he'll have to do it the hard way and come through from the back of the grid.
Shedden meanwhile needs to make up a 20-point deficit, but will at least start from pole. The pair sandwich Plato, who has a deficit of 15 points to Jordan.
The title-deciding season finale kicks off at 1700 BST, and AUTOSPORT will be back to bring you live commentary of what promises to be an explosive denouement.
Jordan can claim the crown if he finishes eighth or higher, regardless of where Plato or Shedden finish, but he'll have to do it the hard way and come through from the back of the grid.
Shedden meanwhile needs to make up a 20-point deficit, but will at least start from pole. The pair sandwich Plato, who has a deficit of 15 points to Jordan.
The title-deciding season finale kicks off at 1700 BST, and AUTOSPORT will be back to bring you live commentary of what promises to be an explosive denouement.
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Raffaele Marciello Euro F3 2013
European F3 - Vallelunga: Talking of titles, Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello moved one step closer to the Formula 3 European Championship crown with his second victory of the weekend.
Main title rival Felix Rosenqvist fought through from 13th to sixth, but now trails Marciello by 45.5 points, with a possible 75 available from next weekend's Hockenheim finale.
Raffaele Marciello sweeps to second win
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Superstars - Vallelunga: Andrea Larini capped off his Superstars comeback with victory in the season finale, while newly crowned champion Gianni Morbidelli missed out on what appeared an easy podium when his Audi appeared to loser power mid-way through the race. Read AUTOSPORT's full report here:
Andrea Larini victorious in season finale
Andrea Larini victorious in season finale
Checkered flag
Superstars - Vallelunga: Andrea Larini takes a surprise win for Audi Sport Italia. The ring-in driver held off a late charge from race one winner Giovanni Berton to win, with Francesco Sini third.
1 Larini; 2 Berton; 3 Sini; 4 Liuzzi; 5 Mugelli; 6 Biagi; 7 Morbidelli; 8 Trentin.
1 Larini; 2 Berton; 3 Sini; 4 Liuzzi; 5 Mugelli; 6 Biagi; 7 Morbidelli; 8 Trentin.
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Andrew Jordan BTCC
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Jason Plato still reckons Andy Jordan has a good chance of the title after a crazy race, but the double champion sniffs an opportunity.
"Andy's had the bad luck in that one, but 15 points is still a decent cushion," said Plato.
"We'll do the best we can. If we take it from under his nose it'll be a sweet victory."
Race two report here:
Plato wins as Jordan crashes
Superstars - Vallelunga: Morbidelli now leads, going from third to first in one move thanks to his team-mate Larini pulling a desperate move on early leader Sini at the hairpin. 13 minutes of the race (and the season) remaining.
Green flag
Superstars - Vallelunga: The final Superstars race of the season is green, and it's a Solaris Chevrolet 1-2, Francesco Sini leading Dom Schiattarella.
Superstars - Vallelunga: Just 10 minutes to go until the final Superstars race of the season kicks off. We already have a champion, so this race is essentially a dead rubber.
With the top eight from race one reversed, the grid looks like this:
Trentin; Sini; Schiattarella; Liuzzi; Larini; Morbidelli; Mugelli; Berton; Ascani; Biagi; Baccarelli; Bacci; Guidici; Buscemi.
With the top eight from race one reversed, the grid looks like this:
Trentin; Sini; Schiattarella; Liuzzi; Larini; Morbidelli; Mugelli; Berton; Ascani; Biagi; Baccarelli; Bacci; Guidici; Buscemi.
Checkered flag
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Plato takes the flag to win race two.
We reckon that moves him to within 15 points of Andrew Jordan going into the final race, with 22 points on offer.
Shedden finishes seventh and is also still in contention, but Neal ends his race on fire!
We reckon that moves him to within 15 points of Andrew Jordan going into the final race, with 22 points on offer.
Shedden finishes seventh and is also still in contention, but Neal ends his race on fire!
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Goff passes TOC on run down to Hawthorn and Shedden follows to take seventh.
Plato continues to lead an MG one-two, with Mat Jackson in a lonely third.
Plato continues to lead an MG one-two, with Mat Jackson in a lonely third.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Shedden goes by Goff into Paddock, but runs wide at Graham Hill Bend and hands the place back. Shedden needs every point he can get with Jordan and Neal out of contention.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Pretty robust move by Shedden on Morgan at Stirling's, but it's worked. He is now eighth.
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Morgan goes into the gravel at Paddock. He continues, but has lost some places.
After five laps the order is:
Plato, Tordoff, M Jackson, TOC with Aron Smith attacking, Newsham, Goff.
Shedden is still ninth.
After five laps the order is:
Plato, Tordoff, M Jackson, TOC with Aron Smith attacking, Newsham, Goff.
Shedden is still ninth.
Raffaele Marciello Euro F3 2013
European F3 - Vallelunga: Now they're chanting 'Lello, Lello, Lello' in the grandstands in honour of their winner!
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Neal has pitted.
It appears it was Aron Smith and Collard that touched at Surtees. As Jordan checked up, Neal clipped him. Shedden is now ninth, so leader Plato is suddenly looking like a real title contender again!
It appears it was Aron Smith and Collard that touched at Surtees. As Jordan checked up, Neal clipped him. Shedden is now ninth, so leader Plato is suddenly looking like a real title contender again!
European F3 - Vallelunga: Marciello wins from Derani and Sims, with Lynn fourth, King fifth and Rosenqvist sixth. Kvyat, Tincknell, van de Laar and Lewis fill out the top 10, with Mardenborough nabbing the final point back from Gilbert (as Kvyat is unregistered).
Crash
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Jackson and Collard clash at Surtees and in the confusion Neal clips Jordan.
Jordan's left rear wheel has been damaged and he is out of the race!
Jordan's left rear wheel has been damaged and he is out of the race!
Green flag
BTCC - Brands Hatch: Both works Hondas are slow away and Shedden has a huge slide at Paddock. Somehow everyone misses him!
Plato leads after a great start - almost too good?
Plato leads after a great start - almost too good?
BTCC - Brands Hatch: The field is off on the warm-up lap.
The grid order for race two:
Plato, Shedden, Tordoff, Onslow-Cole, Jordan, Neal, Collard, Morgan
Turkington is starting on row 12.
If Jordan is 23 points or more ahead in the table at the end of this race he will be the 2013 BTCC champion. He is currently 29 ahead of Shedden.
The grid order for race two:
Plato, Shedden, Tordoff, Onslow-Cole, Jordan, Neal, Collard, Morgan
Turkington is starting on row 12.
If Jordan is 23 points or more ahead in the table at the end of this race he will be the 2013 BTCC champion. He is currently 29 ahead of Shedden.
European F3 - Vallelunga: Rosenqvist just had a scare. He tried a move on King, King was slow at the apex as a result and the Swede tapped his rear.
European F3 - Vallelunga: Mardenborough gets squeezed out over kerbs and drops behind Lewis and Mitchell Gilbert.
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