Bathurst 1000, Sepang MotoGP, BTCC finale
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Moto2 - Sepang: Horrible highside for Azlan Shah, who gets flicked off at Turn 15 but becomes caught under his bike as it grinds to a halt.
Green flag
Moto2 - Sepang: We're into Moto2 qualifying at Sepang now, with Tito Rabat - who has topped every practice session so far this weekend - once again setting the early pace.
Points leader Scott Redding is only 16th, while Pol Espargaro - now just 20 points behind - is sixth after the opening five minutes.
Points leader Scott Redding is only 16th, while Pol Espargaro - now just 20 points behind - is sixth after the opening five minutes.
Checkered flag
V8 - Bathurst: The top 10 for tomorrow's race is:
1 Whincup; 2 Winterbottom; 3 Bright; 4 Van Gisbergen; 5 Courtney; 6 Lowndes; 7 Davison; 8 McLaughlin; 9 Reynolds; 10 Premat.
1 Whincup; 2 Winterbottom; 3 Bright; 4 Van Gisbergen; 5 Courtney; 6 Lowndes; 7 Davison; 8 McLaughlin; 9 Reynolds; 10 Premat.
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V8 - Bathurst: And Whincup claims pole for the Bathurst 1000! His first of the event and his 50th career pole in total!
A mighty lap under immense pressure! Oh, and his time was 2m07.882s.
A mighty lap under immense pressure! Oh, and his time was 2m07.882s.
MotoGP - Sepang - Qualifying:
1 Marquez; 2 Rossi; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Bautista; 7 Smith; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Espargaro; 10 Iannone
1 Marquez; 2 Rossi; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Bautista; 7 Smith; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Espargaro; 10 Iannone
V8 - Bathurst: And the fastest in the second!
V8 - Bathurst: Whincup going sideways through The Cutting and sets the fastest time in the first sector!
MotoGP - Sepang: Marquez grabs it at the death, and with a new lap record to boot.
High drama - Lorenzo had been top as the flag flew, but was shunted down to third by Crutchlow and then Rossi. The latter was denied pole however as Marquez came through with a 2m00.011s just seconds later.
High drama - Lorenzo had been top as the flag flew, but was shunted down to third by Crutchlow and then Rossi. The latter was denied pole however as Marquez came through with a 2m00.011s just seconds later.
Superstars - Vallelunga: Just two races at Vallelunga separate former Minardi and Arrows Formula 1 pilot Gianni Morbidelli from clinching his fourth title in the series.
Having taken six wins in the last eight races, Morbidelli now has a championship lead of 33 points, needing only a further 12 to take home the silverware.
The only two men that can stop him are 2010 champion Thomas Biagi and erstwhile F1 driver Tonio Liuzzi, who took a victory in the first race last time out at Imola.
Practice starts in a few minutes
Championship standings after 14 of 16 rounds:
1. Gianni Morbidelli 212
2. Thomas Biagi 179
3. Vitantonio Liuzzi 169
4. Giovanni Berton 152
5. Luigi Ferrara 127
6. Max Mugelli 73
(20 points for a win plus bonuses)
Having taken six wins in the last eight races, Morbidelli now has a championship lead of 33 points, needing only a further 12 to take home the silverware.
The only two men that can stop him are 2010 champion Thomas Biagi and erstwhile F1 driver Tonio Liuzzi, who took a victory in the first race last time out at Imola.
Practice starts in a few minutes
Championship standings after 14 of 16 rounds:
1. Gianni Morbidelli 212
2. Thomas Biagi 179
3. Vitantonio Liuzzi 169
4. Giovanni Berton 152
5. Luigi Ferrara 127
6. Max Mugelli 73
(20 points for a win plus bonuses)
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo improves as the flag flies, but Rossi, Pedrosa and Marquez are all on quick laps here.
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V8 - Bathurst: 'Frosty' tops the timesheets with a 2m08.076s. Whincup is going to have to do something very impressive to beat that!
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MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo comes up with his best lap of the weekend at the start of his second run - a 2m00.792s lifts him into provisional pole, ahead of Crutchlow and Rossi. Pedrosa is languishing in sixth, Marquez in eighth with one minute to run.
V8 - Bathurst: Winterbottom has gone quickest of all through the first two sectors! Can he make it stick in the third to claim provisional pole?
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V8 - Bathurst:The 40-year-old demotes the Kiwi! His time in the end is 2m08.276s after what was nothing short of a fantastic lap.
V8 - Bathurst: Bright is just 0.02s slower than van Gisbergen at the end of the second sector. This is going to be close!
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MotoGP - Sepang: The master in fine form - Rossi goes top, a full three seconds faster than the rest of the pack. Pedrosa is tucked up behind though, and will therefore have a nice marker next time around.
V8 - Bathurst: Courtney's time in the end is 2m08.831s, which puts him alongside van Gisbergen on the provisional front row of the grid.
MotoGP - Sepang: Big moment for Lorenzo and he has to pick the bike up and run it off through Turn 7. You can see the spray, even if the track actually appears dry. Warning signs.
V8 - Bathurst: A scrappy first-third of the lap for Courtney who appears to be having problems under braking. He's currently 0.4s down on van Gisbergen.
Green flag
MotoGP - Sepang: The rain has eased, the circuit has dried rapidly, and it looks like slicks throughout for Q2. There are still wet patches though, particularly in Turns 5 and 6.
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V8 - Bathurst: Sensational lap by Shane van Gisbergen who, despite locking up on entry to the The Dipper, posts a time of 2m08.280s.
Three drivers left in this shoot-out for pole: Jason Bright, Mark Winterbottom and current championship leader Jamie Whincup.
Three drivers left in this shoot-out for pole: Jason Bright, Mark Winterbottom and current championship leader Jamie Whincup.
Crash
MotoGP - Sepang: Disaster for Bradl - he has been diagnosed with a right ankle fracture following that FP4 fall.
The news is even worse given that Sepang kicks off a triple-header, with Australia next weekend and Japan - the penultimate round of the season - in a fortnight's time.
The news is even worse given that Sepang kicks off a triple-header, with Australia next weekend and Japan - the penultimate round of the season - in a fortnight's time.
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V8 - Bathurst: ...and it is. Lowndes' time of 2m08.963s sees him take provisional pole.
Stefan Bradl MotoGP 2013
He went down straight away and was treated by medics at the side of the circuit, before being taken straight to the medical centre for further checks. We'd heard no further news yet.
V8 - Bathurst: Lowndes is the next man out and has gone green in the first sector before going 0.2s quicker at the second. Quickest run coming up? We should think so...
MotoGP - Sepang: We're two minutes away from the finish of Q1, and it is currently Iannone and Espargaro who are set to progress into the pole shootout.
There's drama though as rain begins to fall in the pitlane - and now it looks like it's coming down heavily, just seconds before Q2 begins.
There's drama though as rain begins to fall in the pitlane - and now it looks like it's coming down heavily, just seconds before Q2 begins.
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V8 - Bathurst: And sure enough, Davison goes quickest with a 2m09.002s!
V8 - Bathurst: Doesn't look like it, as he's set fastest times in the first two sectors!
V8 - Bathurst: Davison misses the apex at Hell Corner and runs wide. Could that prove costly?
V8 - Bathurst: Our next contender is Davison. As a guidance, Whincup set the pace in yesterday's qualifying session with a time of 2m08.005s.
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V8 - Bathurst: McLaughlin tops the timesheets at the moment with a time of 2m09.192s. Reynolds looked poised to beat that, but a small mistake at Turn 2 lost him a few tenths and he finished in 2m09.243s.
Green flag
V8 - Bathurst: Premat is the first man to tackle this most testing of racetracks. His benchmark time is 2m10.4145s
Then as Europe moves into daytime, we'll have the second half of European Rally Championship classic the Sanremo Rally, plus European Formula 3 and Superstars at Vallelunga, and BTCC practice and qualifying at Brands Hatch.
We've got the Bathurst pole shootout and MotoGP qualifying coming up just after 7am BST to begin the weekend's action.
Good morning and welcome to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for the Sepang MotoGP, Bathurst 1000 and British Touring Car Championship decider weekend.
By: Matt Beer, Dan Cross, Sam Tremayne, Andrew van Leeuwen, Marcus Simmons, Kevin Turner, Scott Mitchell, Andrew van de Burgt
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