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MotoGP - Misano: Here's a quick run-down of the top 10 times from that session:
1) Iannone 1m34.120s
2) Dovizioso +0.035s
3) Lorenzo +0.136s
4) Marquez +0.164s
5) Pedrosa +0.300s
6) Rossi +0.332s
7) A Espargaro +0.460s
8) Smith +0.466s
9) P Espargaro +0.483s
10) Bautista +0.646s
1) Iannone 1m34.120s
2) Dovizioso +0.035s
3) Lorenzo +0.136s
4) Marquez +0.164s
5) Pedrosa +0.300s
6) Rossi +0.332s
7) A Espargaro +0.460s
8) Smith +0.466s
9) P Espargaro +0.483s
10) Bautista +0.646s
Green flag
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Swift work from the marshals to recover Latifi's and Amberg's cars. Now we wait for everyone to head back out for what should be the deciding laps of the session.
It's been a disrupted qualifying so far, and several big hitters are going to be under pressure to get a clean lap in. This is not a track where you want to be starting out of position with places to make up.
It's been a disrupted qualifying so far, and several big hitters are going to be under pressure to get a clean lap in. This is not a track where you want to be starting out of position with places to make up.
Formula E - Beijing: While Prost's lead has grown during that pit process, the Heidfeld-di Grassi-Montagny gang for second is very close with 10 laps left.
Formula E - Beijing: Prost is now back in the lead, with Heidfeld up to second ahead of di Grassi, Montagny, Abt and Bird.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Misano: That's the end of the session, and Bradl and Hernandez have both missed out on automatic Q2 slots.
Iannone's time atop the leaderboard remains unbeaten, which will come as a major confident boost for the Italian ahead of his second home race of the year.
Iannone's time atop the leaderboard remains unbeaten, which will come as a major confident boost for the Italian ahead of his second home race of the year.
Formula E - Beijing: Somehow the Abt team managed to lose time in that process, di Grassi comes out behind Heidfeld and Abt looked like he'd been jumped by Montagny.
Bird now has the race lead, but he's due in on the next lap.
Bird now has the race lead, but he's due in on the next lap.
MotoGP - Misano: Espargaro moves up to seventh, meaning it's now Hernandez who looks set to miss out.
Yellow flag
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Nicholas Latifi has crashed at Turn 2, and we've got Zoel Amberg off track and stuck in the grass further round the lap.
15 minutes to go, and the top six is Jaafar; Vaxiviere; Gasly; Merhi; Rowland; Stockinger.
Championship leader Carlos Sainz Jr, who has aborted a couple of decent-looking laps in a quest for some clear track, currently sits 12th as everyone comes in for their next set of tyres.
15 minutes to go, and the top six is Jaafar; Vaxiviere; Gasly; Merhi; Rowland; Stockinger.
Championship leader Carlos Sainz Jr, who has aborted a couple of decent-looking laps in a quest for some clear track, currently sits 12th as everyone comes in for their next set of tyres.
MotoGP - Misano: Less than a minute to go now, and Bradl and Aleix Espargaro are looking set for a visit to Q1 as things stand.
Formula E - Beijing: The entire top five come in on the same lap to make their car change pitstops.
There's a mandatory time for these so it's not a case of how fast they can leap in and out.
There's a mandatory time for these so it's not a case of how fast they can leap in and out.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Misano: Dovizioso goes quickest on a 1m34.155s, before future works Ducati team-mate Iannone ousts his countryman almost immediately with a 1m34.120s.
WRC - Australia: Evans has completed his superspecial runs.
He'll end the day in ninth, now ahead of M-Sport team-mate Robert Kubica after the Pole's excursion on the last stage, and just behind Thierry Neuville's Hyundai.
"Not a great day in terms of times but good for personal development," reckons rookie Evans.
He'll end the day in ninth, now ahead of M-Sport team-mate Robert Kubica after the Pole's excursion on the last stage, and just behind Thierry Neuville's Hyundai.
"Not a great day in terms of times but good for personal development," reckons rookie Evans.
Formula E - Beijing: Car change pitstops are beginning - Sarrazin and Alguersuari are first in.
MotoGP - Misano: Dovizioso goes second quickest, just over a tenth shy of Lorenzo, with Smith now up to third from Pedrosa, Marquez and Rossi.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Misano: We're into the final five minutes, and the riders are really going at it all guns blazing now.
Lorenzo wipes a whole half a second off Marquez's previous best, with a 1m34.256s, to go back to the top of the timesheets.
Lorenzo wipes a whole half a second off Marquez's previous best, with a 1m34.256s, to go back to the top of the timesheets.
Stopwatch
Formula E - Beijing: Back on track after repairs, Buemi sets the fastset lap. That carries bonus points in this series so gives him a chance to salvage something.
Formula E - Beijing: Sato's car has stopped on track. He's also being investigated for the opening-lap incident with Senna.
No certainty of whether Sato will carry on in FE yet, though, as he's only standing in for the DTM-occupied Antonio Felix da Costa today, so if he gets a penalty it might be pretty irrelevant.
No certainty of whether Sato will carry on in FE yet, though, as he's only standing in for the DTM-occupied Antonio Felix da Costa today, so if he gets a penalty it might be pretty irrelevant.
Formula E - Beijing: Montagny is the main man making progress in this race. He's passed Chandhok to move into fifth behind Heidfeld, and now Bird is onto Chandhok.
Green flag
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: The cars head back out for the remaining 23 minutes of qualifying.
That stoppage will have disrupted the run plan a bit, as by now the drivers would have hoped to have a couple of flying laps under their belts and good temperature in the tyres.
Instead, they've got to build up to that again, and still find time to come back in to take on a second set of tyres. Perhaps this will rid us of the traditional mid-session silence we usually get.
That stoppage will have disrupted the run plan a bit, as by now the drivers would have hoped to have a couple of flying laps under their belts and good temperature in the tyres.
Instead, they've got to build up to that again, and still find time to come back in to take on a second set of tyres. Perhaps this will rid us of the traditional mid-session silence we usually get.
MotoGP - Misano: Bradl now goes fourth and Iannone sixth in what is becoming a very crowded top half-dozen.
WRC - Australia: Loads of fans pouring into the superspecial stages in Coffs Harbour tonight.
Unfortunately for them, they've missed the Audi Quattro E2 which sounded gorgeous as it passed AUTOSPORT on the road.
Elfyn Evans and Chris Atkinson are the first cars to take to the stage.
Unfortunately for them, they've missed the Audi Quattro E2 which sounded gorgeous as it passed AUTOSPORT on the road.
Elfyn Evans and Chris Atkinson are the first cars to take to the stage.
Formula E - Beijing: Approaching half-distance, Prost continues to lead di Grassi by just under a second, with Abt right behind his team-mate.
This trio have broken away from the rest of the pack.
This trio have broken away from the rest of the pack.
MotoGP - Misano: The elder Espargaro brother leaps up to fourth, three tenths shy of Marquez, leaving Iannone on the bubble with nine minutes remaining.
Red flag
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Sirtokin's car is already on a flatbed truck, and the session will restart in two minutes.
Red flag
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: An early stoppage in FR3.5 qualifying in Hungary as Sergey Sirotkin stalls his car trying to rejoin from a spin at Turn 3.
Track conditions are very tricky out there. The racing line is mainly dry, but there are some damp patches out there which are making things very slippery.
We also caught a glimpse of Will Buller's car off the track at what looked like Turn 2.
With only a handful of laps in the bag, the order at the front under this stoppage is Rowland; Merhi; Nato; Mavlanov; Stevens; Sainz.
Track conditions are very tricky out there. The racing line is mainly dry, but there are some damp patches out there which are making things very slippery.
We also caught a glimpse of Will Buller's car off the track at what looked like Turn 2.
With only a handful of laps in the bag, the order at the front under this stoppage is Rowland; Merhi; Nato; Mavlanov; Stevens; Sainz.
MotoGP - Misano: Rossi has improved, coming within a tenth of Marquez's time but remaining third - that will be encouraging for the factory Yamaha team as it seeks its first win of the year.
Aleix Espargaro meanwhile deposes Crutchlow for the 10th and final automatic Q2 berth.
Aleix Espargaro meanwhile deposes Crutchlow for the 10th and final automatic Q2 berth.
Kris Meeke
WRC - Australia: Kris Meeke wanted to make an adjustment to the roll bar on his Citroen ahead of the superspecial tonight - unfortunately the Northern Irishman ran out of time.
AUTOSPORT was standing by ready to help, but fortunately for Meeke, regulations regarding outside assistance precluded us from getting our hands dirty.
Formula E - Beijing: Problems for the second e.dams car of Sebastien Buemi, which has shed some rear bodywork and has a collapsing rear wing.
Buemi had flown in testing and was an early favourite, but he's had a horrible day so far.
Buemi had flown in testing and was an early favourite, but he's had a horrible day so far.
MotoGP - Misano: 15 minutes remain in the session, and as things stand here are the riders getting straight through to Q2:
Marquez, Pedrosa, Rossi, Lorenzo, Bradl, P Espargaro, Dovizioso, Iannone, Smith, Crutchlow.
Marquez, Pedrosa, Rossi, Lorenzo, Bradl, P Espargaro, Dovizioso, Iannone, Smith, Crutchlow.
Formula E - Beijing: Racey stuff from Montagny, who dives inside Alguersuari for sixth with his brakes locked. Alguersuari's Virgin team-mate Sam Bird then follows Montagny through on the exit.
Prost continues to lead from di Grassi and Abt.
Prost continues to lead from di Grassi and Abt.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Misano: Crutchlow gets himself into 10th place as Marquez shaves three thousandths off Pedrosa's time to get back in the top spot.
Green flag
Formula E - Beijing: Back under way with 21 laps left, Prost has no hassle holding the lead.
Tung has rejoined several laps down in the middle of the pack and is now trying to get out of everyone's way.
Tung has rejoined several laps down in the middle of the pack and is now trying to get out of everyone's way.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Misano: Now it's Pedrosa's turn to go quickest, besting his Repsol Honda team-mate's time by two tenths with a 1m34.789s.
Formula E - Beijing: Good news, time for The First Restart in the History of Formula E now.
Yellow flag
Formula E - Beijing: Still under the safety car, but at least it's the momentous First Safety Car in the History of Formula E so we can all appreciate the significance.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Misano: Sure enough, Marquez takes out another three tenths from Lorenzo's time, setting a 1m35.004s to return to P1.
Meanwhile, Dovizioso is now up to ninth, meaning Aleix Espargaro has more work to do if he wants to avoid Q1.
Meanwhile, Dovizioso is now up to ninth, meaning Aleix Espargaro has more work to do if he wants to avoid Q1.
Sebastien Ogier
WRC - Australia: Day two of Rally Australia is going to conclude with two more runs of the sperspecial in a quarter of an hour.
It's been an intriguing rally so far, but it looks like Sebastien Ogier might now be making something of a break.
He led early on Friday, lost the lead to Kris Meeke, claimed it back again, lost it to Jari-Matti Latvala this morning, but then chose the right tyres when it didn't rain this afternoon (contrary to everyone's expectations) and now lead by 10 seconds.
Here's the latest round-up of the action:
Rally Australia Saturday pm report
MotoGP - Misano: Both Espargaros have now hauled themselves into the top 10 at the expense of Cal Crutchlow and Alvaro Bautista.
Most riders have now rejoined the track, so expect Lorenzo's benchmark to be toppled sooner rather than later.
Most riders have now rejoined the track, so expect Lorenzo's benchmark to be toppled sooner rather than later.
MotoGP - Misano: The track is looking rather empty now after that initial flurry of activity.
These times will determine who gets an automatic bye into the second part of qualifying later today, and among those currently missing out are Dovizioso and both of the Espargaro brothers - although Pol is now on track looking to rectify that.
These times will determine who gets an automatic bye into the second part of qualifying later today, and among those currently missing out are Dovizioso and both of the Espargaro brothers - although Pol is now on track looking to rectify that.
Yellow flag
Formula E - Beijing: The safety car is out while Senna's stranded Mahindra car is cleared away.
Fair amount of damage to the left-front of that machine. It was a pretty forceful first lap in the midfield.
Fair amount of damage to the left-front of that machine. It was a pretty forceful first lap in the midfield.
By: Matt Beer, Glenn Freeman, AUTOSPORT staff, Andrew van Leeuwen, David Evans, Dan Cross, Kevin Turner
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