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Green flag
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: The pits are open, and everybody heads out on wets. There's not much standing water out there, but dry patches are few and far between.
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Treacherous conditions can make these sessions a lottery, and championship leader Carlos Sainz Jr paid the price for not getting a 'banker' lap in yesterday which left him 14th on the grid.
The Spaniard aborted a decent lap because he felt he'd made a mistake, so he backed off to guarantee clear track for his next attempt. However, he didn't get to complete another lap as the session was red-flagged. Lesson learned...
The Spaniard aborted a decent lap because he felt he'd made a mistake, so he backed off to guarantee clear track for his next attempt. However, he didn't get to complete another lap as the session was red-flagged. Lesson learned...
Checkered flag
ELMS - Paul Ricard: Berthon hangs on, so it's Murphy Prototypes on pole ahead of Jota Sport.
Christian Klien placed the Morand car third.
Christian Klien placed the Morand car third.
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Not long to go until the start of qualifying 2 here in Hungary, where yet again weather conditions are gloomy. It hasn't rained again since the huge storms overnight, but the track is still pretty wet.
If we don't get any rain in the 30 minute session (starting at the top of the hour) then it's likely to be a race to be last man over the line in the fight for pole.
If we don't get any rain in the 30 minute session (starting at the top of the hour) then it's likely to be a race to be last man over the line in the fight for pole.
MotoGP - Misano: Marquez currently leads the way in this morning's warm-up session with a time of 1m34.023s. The runaway points leader is 0.348s ahead of Yamaha duo Rossi and Lorenzo.
Stopwatch
ELMS - Paul Ricard: Jota's hopes of another pole face a challenge at the moment - Nathanael Berthon has currently got the Murphy ORECA-Nissan on provisional pole ahead of Tincknell.
Green flag
MotoGP - Misano: The warm-up gets going for MotoGP's San Marino Grand Prix.
Will this be the day when Yamaha finally wins a race for the first time in 2014?
Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are both on the front row, Marc Marquez isn't - for the first time since Barcelona in June 2013.
Misano MotoGP qualifying report
Will this be the day when Yamaha finally wins a race for the first time in 2014?
Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are both on the front row, Marc Marquez isn't - for the first time since Barcelona in June 2013.
Misano MotoGP qualifying report
ELMS - Paul Ricard: Eventful start as Matt McMurry spins the Greaves Zytek in a big way under braking for the first corner. No times set by any of the frontrunners yet.
Harry Tincknell has put the Jota Sport car on pole for all three races so far this season. As the big guns now emerge, we're about to see if he can keep that up.
Harry Tincknell has put the Jota Sport car on pole for all three races so far this season. As the big guns now emerge, we're about to see if he can keep that up.
This is the schedule for our main events on AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live today - all times UK:
08:40: Misano MotoGP warm-up
09:00: Hungaroring Formula Renault 3.5 qualifying
10:00: Misano Moto3 race
11:20: Misano Moto2 race
12:30: Lausitzring DTM race
13:00: Hungaroring Formula Renault 3.5 race
13:00: Misano MotoGP race
And we'll also have updates from the Ricard ELMS event and the British Formula 3 finale at Donington Park through the morning, plus more Rally Australia reaction.
08:40: Misano MotoGP warm-up
09:00: Hungaroring Formula Renault 3.5 qualifying
10:00: Misano Moto3 race
11:20: Misano Moto2 race
12:30: Lausitzring DTM race
13:00: Hungaroring Formula Renault 3.5 race
13:00: Misano MotoGP race
And we'll also have updates from the Ricard ELMS event and the British Formula 3 finale at Donington Park through the morning, plus more Rally Australia reaction.
Kevin Harvick
NASCAR - Chicagoland: The first part of the revamped NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase begins at Chicagoland later today.
Late last night European time, the Nationwide and Truck Series had their races, and both were won by drivers set to be major protagonists in what unfolds in the main championship over the next two months.
Kyle Busch has pole for the Cup race due to his practice performance after rain on Friday, and he beat Austin Dillon to take the Truck win last night too.
Many rivals believe Kevin Harvick has been the benchmark driver through the main season this year since joining Stewart-Haas. He warmed up for the Chicagoland weekend by winning the Nationwide round ahead of Kyle Larson.
ELMS - Paul Ricard: Qualifying for the four-hour European Le Mans Series race at Paul Ricard is under way now.
The GTE and GTC pack have the first session to themselves, and it's currently Andrea Bertolini on top in the SMP Ferrari by two tenths over Giacomo Piccini's Kessel version as the chequered flag comes out.
SMP heads GTC too with Luca Persiani beating the ART McLaren of Kevin Korjus.
The GTE and GTC pack have the first session to themselves, and it's currently Andrea Bertolini on top in the SMP Ferrari by two tenths over Giacomo Piccini's Kessel version as the chequered flag comes out.
SMP heads GTC too with Luca Persiani beating the ART McLaren of Kevin Korjus.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: The final results:
1 Whincup/Dumbrell
2 Courtney/Murphy
3 Tander/Luff
4 Lowndes/Richards
5 Pye/Walsh
6 Van Gisbergen/Webb
1 Whincup/Dumbrell
2 Courtney/Murphy
3 Tander/Luff
4 Lowndes/Richards
5 Pye/Walsh
6 Van Gisbergen/Webb
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Courtney comes him second and Tander managed to hold off a determined Lowndes for third. Pye scores a well deserved fifth for Dick Johnson Racing.
Checkered flag
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Whincup wins by 2.65s to take his 59th V8 Supercars victory. "Nice work! Apparently we can't win from pole," he jokes.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Final lap and Whincup is cruising to his second successive Sandown win.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Lowndes continues to make a late charge on Tander for third. There's less than half a second between the two Holdens with three laps to go.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Pye takes fifth from van Gisbergen, who appears to have a power steering issue.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Five laps to go and the Whincup's advantage is now 4.382s. Lowndes is right on Tander's bumper and looking to make the final podium position. Even if he doesn't, he'll move up to second in the championship today.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Whincup has just set the fastest lap of the day and is starting to pull away from Courtney. Positions still stable from third down to 10th with 11 laps to go.
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V8 Supercars - Sandown: Erebus team owner Betty Klimenko brings news on Holdsworth: "His ankle is a little sore, but he's fine. The safety cell did its job."
Crash
MotoGP - Misano: Rough start to the day for Spain's rising stars in the Monlau Moto3 squad.
Both Alex Marquez and Alex Rins have just had big crashes in the Misano warm-up. They're unhurt.
Both Alex Marquez and Alex Rins have just had big crashes in the Misano warm-up. They're unhurt.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: And Courtney is finally past Ingall, whose Dumbrell Holden sounds like a bag of rusty old nails. Whincup is now 3.265s ahead.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Ingall is now the only lapped car between Whincup and Courtney. The Triple Eight driver is 3.05s in the lead with 15 laps to go.
Devil's Ark
WRC - Australia: There was plenty of political posturing going on in the Rally Australia service park this week, but the debate over the future of the sport and the World Rally Championship was cast into a shade by Devil Ark.
Devil Ark's stance on running order or powerstage was hard to fathom – it's mainly focused on "Giving hope to the critically endangered Tasmanian Devil."
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Courtney has finally cleared Dahlgren and is told: "We've got plenty of laps, nice and clean mate."
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Courtney is trying to find his way past the tail-end Charlies, but to no avail. He's being held up by Jack Perkins, Russell Ingall and Robert Dahlgren.
Green flag
V8 Supercars - Sandown: And we're back to racing on lap 140 of 161. Whincup has three cars between him and Courtney - will he make the most of it?
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Marshals and officials are checking the tyre bundles to ensure it is safe for the race to restart. Looks like it won't be long before the safety car returns to the pits.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: The order before the race restarts is:
1 Whincup; 2 Courtney; 3 Tander; 4 Lowndes; 5 Van Gisbergen; 6 Coulthard; 7 Pye; 8 McLaughlin; 9 Reynolds; 10 Slade.
1 Whincup; 2 Courtney; 3 Tander; 4 Lowndes; 5 Van Gisbergen; 6 Coulthard; 7 Pye; 8 McLaughlin; 9 Reynolds; 10 Slade.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Mostert takes the opportunity to get his final stop out of the way and rejoins in 13th. Whincup's 11s lead over Courtney has of course disappeared as well.
Yellow flag
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Second safety car period on lap 133. It's for a massive crash for Lee Holdsworth at the top of the hill. He is out of the car and looks to be OK, albeit probably battered and bruised.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: The order on lap 132 of 161:
1 Whincup; 2 Courtney +11.2s; 3 Moster +24.1s; 4 Tander 30.4s; 5 Lowndes +36.7s; 6 Van Gisbergen +37.1s.
Mostert will need to make a late pitstop and will drop down the order when he does.
1 Whincup; 2 Courtney +11.2s; 3 Moster +24.1s; 4 Tander 30.4s; 5 Lowndes +36.7s; 6 Van Gisbergen +37.1s.
Mostert will need to make a late pitstop and will drop down the order when he does.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Trouble for Nick Percat, who was limping along the front straight after hitting the pit entry wall earlier. He's brought the car back into the garage and looks to be heading for retirement. Not the best 26th birthday present ever.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Whincup comes in from the lead on lap 124. He rejoins in the lead with a 11.8s advantage over Courtney.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Pye has jumped Slade and McLaughlin in the final round of stops. He's up to ninth.
Checkered flag
WRC - Australia - final results:
1 Ogier
2 Latvala +6.8s
3 Mikkelsen +1m18.0s
4 Meeke +1m44.0s
5 Hirvonen +1m53.6s
6 Paddon +2m56.2s
Powerstage results:
1 Latvala 5m20.7s
2 Ogier +1.2s
3 Meeke +3.8s
4 Hirvonen +4.5s
5 Mikkelsen +4.5s
6 Neuville +5.4s
And here's the full story of the weekend
Rally Australia final report
1 Ogier
2 Latvala +6.8s
3 Mikkelsen +1m18.0s
4 Meeke +1m44.0s
5 Hirvonen +1m53.6s
6 Paddon +2m56.2s
Powerstage results:
1 Latvala 5m20.7s
2 Ogier +1.2s
3 Meeke +3.8s
4 Hirvonen +4.5s
5 Mikkelsen +4.5s
6 Neuville +5.4s
And here's the full story of the weekend
Rally Australia final report
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Courtney is into the pits for his fourth stop. Whincup continues to lead at the front of the field and is told: "You need to press on a little bit. Safety, but press on."
Rick and Todd Kelly, 2006
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Will and Alex Davison are sharing a car for the first time in their careers this weekend.
No brothers have ever claimed victory at Sandown, though Rick and Todd Kelly did come close in 2006 (pictured) when they finished second to Jason Bright and Mark Winterbottom by just 0.1586s - the closest finishing margin in the race's history.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Good news for Will Davison, whose dashboard has decided it once to work again after it died while brother Alex was at the wheel of the #9 Erebus Mercedes. The bad news? He's down in 23rd and a couple of laps down.
V8 Supercars - Sandown: Courtney is starting to trim away at Whincup's advantage. The gap is now just under eight seconds. Lowndes is 24.3s away from the leading duo.
By: Matt Beer, Glenn Freeman, AUTOSPORT staff, Andrew van Leeuwen, David Evans, Dan Cross, Kevin Turner
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