Bathurst 1000, Sepang MotoGP, BTCC finale
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MotoGP - Sepang: Hayden parks his Ducati next to the pit wall with smoke pouring from it. He's not impressed.
MotoGP - Sepang: Even as they fight this hard, Lorenzo and Marquez are still staying within 0.7s of leader Pedrosa.
Rossi is starting to drop away in fourth.
Andrea Iannone has retired his Pramac Ducati in the pits.
Crutchlow has now taken fifth with Bautista, with Bradley Smith, Nicky Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso and Aleix Espargaro completing the top 10.
Rossi is starting to drop away in fourth.
Andrea Iannone has retired his Pramac Ducati in the pits.
Crutchlow has now taken fifth with Bautista, with Bradley Smith, Nicky Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso and Aleix Espargaro completing the top 10.
MotoGP - Sepang: Marquez drafts into second on the pits straight but again Lorenzo brakes later and sneaks back in front.
Rossi is probably really enjoying this, he's got a great view.
Rossi is probably really enjoying this, he's got a great view.
MotoGP - Sepang: This is getting more physical! Marquez slips past Lorenzo again but the champion elbows his way back past.
Rossi is right behind them now, and they've actually reeled Pedrosa back in.
Rossi is right behind them now, and they've actually reeled Pedrosa back in.
MotoGP - Sepang: Pedrosa drafts past Lorenzo, they touch at the final corner and Marquez pounces on both.
Pedrosa holds the lead as Marquez and Lorenzo go side by side through the first four corners!
Lorenzo emerges back in front, but it's helping Pedrosa get away.
Pedrosa holds the lead as Marquez and Lorenzo go side by side through the first four corners!
Lorenzo emerges back in front, but it's helping Pedrosa get away.
MotoGP - Sepang: Pedrosa again has a big look at Lorenzo into Turn 1 but backs out of it. Same again at Turn 4.
MotoGP - Sepang: Weird flurry of midfield jump starts: Colin Edwards, Hector Barbera and Michael Laverty all busted for it.
MotoGP - Sepang: Absolutely nothing to choose between Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Marquez at the front, with Rossi and Bautista bearing down on them and Cal Crutchlow catching up.
MotoGP - Sepang: Pedrosa attacks Lorenzo for the lead into Turn 1 as they start lap two but there's no way through.
Alvaro Bautista is tagging on behind Rossi in fifth.
Alvaro Bautista is tagging on behind Rossi in fifth.
MotoGP - Sepang: Valentino Rossi passes Marquez for third into Turn 1, has a wobble on the exit and the Honda is back through.
Lights out
MotoGP - Sepang: Dani Pedrosa into the lead, Jorge Lorenzo outbrakes him down the outside, runs wide, but tidies it into Turn 2 and leads.
Marc Marquez has fallen to third but is now attacking Pedrosa.
Marc Marquez has fallen to third but is now attacking Pedrosa.
Green flag
MotoGP - Sepang: The riders are away on the warm-up lap. Some hints of blue sky above, doesn't look like the weather will be a threat at all.
MotoGP - Sepang: Following an eventful damp qualifying session at Sepang, Marc Marquez finds himself in the ideal position to build on his already comfortable championship lead.
The Honda rider starts today's race from pole position, having made the best use of a drying track to oust Yamaha's Valentino Rossi from the top position. Cal Crutchlow completes row one.
The second factory Yamaha rider of Jorge Lorenzo, who sits 39 points behind Marquez, heads up the second row in fourth place having been the first to cross the line amid ever-improving track conditions, with Dani Pedrosa starting a disappointing fifth.
Championship standings after 14 of 18 races:
1. Marc Marquez 278
2. Jorge Lorenzo 239
3. Dani Pedrosa 219
4. Valentino Rossi 185
5. Cal Crutchlow 156
6. Stefan Bradl 135
25 points for a win
The Honda rider starts today's race from pole position, having made the best use of a drying track to oust Yamaha's Valentino Rossi from the top position. Cal Crutchlow completes row one.
The second factory Yamaha rider of Jorge Lorenzo, who sits 39 points behind Marquez, heads up the second row in fourth place having been the first to cross the line amid ever-improving track conditions, with Dani Pedrosa starting a disappointing fifth.
Championship standings after 14 of 18 races:
1. Marc Marquez 278
2. Jorge Lorenzo 239
3. Dani Pedrosa 219
4. Valentino Rossi 185
5. Cal Crutchlow 156
6. Stefan Bradl 135
25 points for a win
MotoGP - Sepang: Pitlane opened 10 minutes ago after the Moto2 shunt delay and the MotoGP bikes are now on the grid.
Moto2 - Sepang: The Moto2 riders will now race through the podium as MotoGP is only just over 20 minutes away!
Moto2 - Sepang: Replay shows Redding ran wide at the final corner trying to hold Zarco off and made it very easy for the Frenchman to steal sixth.
Trophy
Moto2 - Sepang: Rabat takes his third win of the year by a comfortable margin, followed by Espargaro and Luthi.
Zarco passes Redding at the final corner! A furious Redding is down to seventh with Espargaro second.
Sandro Cortese crashes on the final lap.
Zarco passes Redding at the final corner! A furious Redding is down to seventh with Espargaro second.
Sandro Cortese crashes on the final lap.
Moto2 - Sepang: Espargaro repasses Luthi for second, while Redding's charge has stalled in sixth.
A little further back, Nakagami, who is now down to eighth, coming through the final corner in the style of a speedway rider. Very nice.
A little further back, Nakagami, who is now down to eighth, coming through the final corner in the style of a speedway rider. Very nice.
Breaking news
Mark Winterbottom
V8 Supercars - Bathurst: The Bathurst 1000 came to a suitably epic conclusion just over an hour ago. Here's AUTOSPORT's full report and results.
Bathurst 1000 race report
Moto2 - Sepang: Redding dives past Takaaki Nakagami for sixth but the Japanese rider retakes the place on the way out of the corner. Six laps to go.
Redding tries again and this time gets it done.
Redding tries again and this time gets it done.
Moto2 - Sepang: Bit of hope for Redding as Luthi passes Espargaro for second, while the battling Aegerter, Kallio and Nakagami are slowing themselves up and letting Redding and Zarco close in.
Rabat leads by a second now.
Rabat leads by a second now.
Moto2 - Sepang: The problem for Redding is that there is one-second gap to the bikes in front and he only has nine laps to try to close it down.
And he's already struggling for straightline speed without a tow here due to his lanky size.
And he's already struggling for straightline speed without a tow here due to his lanky size.
Moto2 - Sepang: Redding has already got back up to seventh place, and Espargaro is having to work very hard to fend off Luthi as Rabat pulls away.
Crash
Moto2 - Sepang: Redding was trying his outside line trick again, but this time a bundle of entangled bikes landed in front of him and he had to back off. Both de Angelis and Simeon seem OK.
Moto2 - Sepang: Rabat slices past Pons team-mate Espargaro to take the lead halfway through the first lap.
Lights out
Moto2 - Sepang: Espargaro gets the lead this time, followed by Rabat, Luthi and Nakagami, and this time Redding's lost out. He falls back to 12th avoiding a shunt between Alex de Angelis and Xavier Simeon.
Green flag
Moto2 - Sepang: Here we go again then as the bikes head off on the warm-up lap.
Breaking news
Moto2 - Sepang: Pitlane will reopen in 10 minutes, with the restart another 15 minutes after that.
Shortening the race to 12 laps means MotoGP should be able to start on time - but it's going to be a rush on the grid.
Shortening the race to 12 laps means MotoGP should be able to start on time - but it's going to be a rush on the grid.
Breaking news
Moto2 - Sepang: Official news from race direction: no one was seriously hurt in that crash.
Phew.
That was a very, very dramatic one with a lot of bikes and riders flying through the air.
Phew.
That was a very, very dramatic one with a lot of bikes and riders flying through the air.
Moto2 - Sepang: Iturrioz and Pons have made it back to the paddock unscathed.
Not expecting any of the riders involved to be able to restart. Pons's bike in particularly looked destroyed.
Not expecting any of the riders involved to be able to restart. Pons's bike in particularly looked destroyed.
Moto2 - Sepang: Official list of riders involved: Axel Pons, Zaghwan Zaidi, Javier Iturrioz, Decha Kraisart and Fadli Immammudidin.
It was the latter, not JIR team-mate di Meglio, who first hit Pons's bike.
It was the latter, not JIR team-mate di Meglio, who first hit Pons's bike.
Moto2 - Sepang: Clear-up is well underway at the accident scene. We're awaiting official news on the riders involved.
This will be a complete restart from the original grid, shortened to 12 laps.
This will be a complete restart from the original grid, shortened to 12 laps.
Moto2 - Sepang: Axel Pons is walking away unhurt. He was thrown clear in a big high-side coming onto the back straight but his bike slid back into the pack.
Moto2 - Sepang: That started with Axel Pons falling and Mike di Meglio hitting his crashed bike. A chain reaction followed that involved about four or five other riders.
Red flag
Moto2 - Sepang: Huge crash at the back of the field. Red flag out.
Lights out
Moto2 - Sepang: Rabat takes the lead ahead of Espargaro and Luthi, while another brilliant start from Redding shoots him from 10th to fourth.
His getaway was good, then he looked set to get mired in the pack at Turn 1, but he took to the outside and emerged from Turn 2 up with the leaders.
His getaway was good, then he looked set to get mired in the pack at Turn 1, but he took to the outside and emerged from Turn 2 up with the leaders.
Moto2 - Sepang: The Moto2 bikes are on the grid now, and it looks like another exercise in damage limitation ahead for series leader Scott Redding, who starts down in 10th.
The Brit's principal rival, Pol Espargaro, lines up in third on the grid, behind his Pons team-mate Esteve Rabat and Thomas Luthi.
Johann Zarco, Redding's Marc VDS team-mate Mika Kallio and Takaaki Nakagami make up the second row.
Championship standings after 14 of 18 races:
1. Scott Redding 215
2. Pol Espargaro 195
3. Esteve Rabat 171
4. Mika Kallio 143
5. Takaaki Nakagami 130
6. Dominique Aegerter 122
25 points for a win
The Brit's principal rival, Pol Espargaro, lines up in third on the grid, behind his Pons team-mate Esteve Rabat and Thomas Luthi.
Johann Zarco, Redding's Marc VDS team-mate Mika Kallio and Takaaki Nakagami make up the second row.
Championship standings after 14 of 18 races:
1. Scott Redding 215
2. Pol Espargaro 195
3. Esteve Rabat 171
4. Mika Kallio 143
5. Takaaki Nakagami 130
6. Dominique Aegerter 122
25 points for a win
Moto3 - Sepang: That win has given Salom a bit more of a cushion with three races left, and Vinales now needs to do something pretty special, but hasn't won a race since May.
Championship standings after 14 of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 284
2 Alex Rins 270
3 Maverick Vinales 258
4 Alex Marquez 162
5 Jonas Folger 137
6 Miguel Oliveira 131
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Championship standings after 14 of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 284
2 Alex Rins 270
3 Maverick Vinales 258
4 Alex Marquez 162
5 Jonas Folger 137
6 Miguel Oliveira 131
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Checkered flag
V8 Supercars - Bathurst: Winterbottom keeps Whincup at bay to win his first ever Bathurst 1000. What a great finish as Whincup managed to get alongside but couldn't make the move stick.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Sepang - results:
1 Salom; 2 Rins; 3 Oliveira; 4 Marquez; 5 Vinales; 6 Miller; 7 Masbou; 8 Folger; 9 Fenati; 10 Oettl.
1 Salom; 2 Rins; 3 Oliveira; 4 Marquez; 5 Vinales; 6 Miller; 7 Masbou; 8 Folger; 9 Fenati; 10 Oettl.
By: Matt Beer, Dan Cross, Sam Tremayne, Andrew van Leeuwen, Marcus Simmons, Kevin Turner, Scott Mitchell, Andrew van de Burgt
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