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Moto2 - Brno: Another tough race for championship leader Scott Redding in the Czech Republic today. He was only eighth as title rival Pol Espargaro finished fourth.
His points lead is still 21, but that's come down from 43 in the last five races. Next up: Redding's home grand prix at Silverstone in seven days' time.
It's a Marc VDS-dominated top of the table now. Tito Rabat may currently be Espargaro's Pons team-mate, but he'll be replacing MotoGP-bound Redding at Marc VDS next year.
Meanwhile Redding's current team-mate Mika Kallio's victory today puts the ex-MotoGP Finn up to fourth in the standings.
Championship standings after 10 of 17 rounds:
1 Scott Redding 167
2 Pol Espargaro 146
3 Tito Rabat 122
4 Mika Kallio 115
5 Dominique Aegerter 97
6 Johann Zarco 86
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Breaking news
BTCC - Knockhill: It's now two out of three for Colin Turkington at Knockhill.
Can he make it a hat-trick from sixth on the grid in race three in an hour-and-a-bit?
Knockhill BTCC race two report
Can he make it a hat-trick from sixth on the grid in race three in an hour-and-a-bit?
Knockhill BTCC race two report
Stefano Coletti
GP2 - Spa: With just three events remaining, this year's GP2 title fight really has blasted into life now.
Championship leader Stefano Coletti hasn't scored at all since race one at the Nurburgring in July, while nearest rival Felipe Nasr has only taken seven points from the last three races.
That means Fabio Leimer, Saturday winner Sam Bird and even Sunday winner James Calado are now looking very dangerous heading to Monza.
This one really is wide open.
Championship standings after 16 of 22 rounds:
1 Stefano Coletti 135
2 Felipe Nasr 130
3 Fabio Leimer 128
4 Sam Bird 121
5 James Calado 111
6 Marcus Ericsson 82
(25 points for race one win, 15 for race two)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Just BTCC race three from Knockhill and then the IndyCar warm-up and race from Sonoma to come to round off the AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live weekend.
We'll be recapping some of the action from the weekend here in the meantime, bringing you up to speed with championship implications and news from the world's paddocks.
We'll be recapping some of the action from the weekend here in the meantime, bringing you up to speed with championship implications and news from the world's paddocks.
BTCC - Knockhill - race two results:
1 Turkington; 2 Austin; 3 Shedden; 4 Collard; 5 Neal; 6 Jordan; 7 Plato; 8 Tordoff; 9 M Jackson; 10 Newsham
Liam Griffin won the Jack Sears Trophy for S2000 machinery ahead of Lea Wood.
1 Turkington; 2 Austin; 3 Shedden; 4 Collard; 5 Neal; 6 Jordan; 7 Plato; 8 Tordoff; 9 M Jackson; 10 Newsham
Liam Griffin won the Jack Sears Trophy for S2000 machinery ahead of Lea Wood.
Trophy
BTCC - Knockhill: Another perfect race by Turkington who took the chequered flag by 1.8s ahead of Austin, with Shedden claiming the final podium position.
BTCC - Knockhill: The closest battle towards the front at the moment is between Neal and Jordan. A mere 0.2s is the gap between the pair, but try as he might, Jordan can't find a way past the Honda Civic.
BTCC - Knockhill: Six laps to go and Turkington continues to enjoy a comfortable 4s lead. Austin is slowly pulling away from Shedden, who is 1.7s ahead of Collard.
BTCC - Knockhill: Change in the order as Jackson finally finds a way past Newsham for ninth position.
BTCC - Knockhill: And sure enough, Neal overtakes Plato at the Hairpin with Jordan reaping the rewards, too. Plato has now dropped down to seventh.
BTCC - Knockhill: The closest scrap at the moment is between Plato and Neal - just 0.5s separates them at present.
BTCC - Knockhill: Lap 12 of 24 and the order is as follows:
1 Turkington; 2 Austin +4.1s; 3 Shedden; 4 Collard; 5 Plato; 6 Neal.
1 Turkington; 2 Austin +4.1s; 3 Shedden; 4 Collard; 5 Plato; 6 Neal.
BTCC - Knockhill: Plato is also doing a great job of fending off Collard, while Neal and Collard are also embroiled in a battle, albeit for sixth place.
BTCC - Knockhill: Great bit of defensive driving by Austin in the last half-a-dozen laps as Shedden continues to harass him for second.
BTCC - Knockhill: Meanwhile, Turkington is currently enjoying a 4.1s gap as Austin, Shedden and Plato squabble over second place.
BTCC - Knockhill: Replays show that Moffat's suspension - or lack thereof - caused his retirement.
BTCC - Knockhill: And Moffat suffers the ignominy of being the first driver to go off the circuit and into the gravel. The youngster was running at the rear of the field at the time of the incident.
BTCC - Knockhill: Local hero Shedden looks rather eager to get past Austin, especially since Plato is more or less up his exhaust pipe.
BTCC - Knockhill: Turkington is off into the distance and has pulled out a 1.6s gap on the rest of the field in the first lap
Austin is currently fending off Shedden, Plato and Collard.
Austin is currently fending off Shedden, Plato and Collard.
Lights out
BTCC - Knockhill: And it's Turkington who leads in Seat Curves as Austin gains a place on Shedden.
BTCC - Knockhill: The cars are off on their formation lap ahead of what should be a fascinating race.
Trophy
Moto3 - Brno: What a race. Fabulous from Salom, who claims his fifth win of the season and extends his championship lead despite a broken heel.
Vinales, who led for the majority, takes second, while Folger steals into third after Rins and Marquez trip over each other while fighting for second.
1 Salom; 2 Vinales; 3 Folger; 4 Rins; 5 Marquez; 6 Masbou; 7 Miller; 8 Kornfeil; 9 Olieira; 10 Antonelli.
Vinales, who led for the majority, takes second, while Folger steals into third after Rins and Marquez trip over each other while fighting for second.
1 Salom; 2 Vinales; 3 Folger; 4 Rins; 5 Marquez; 6 Masbou; 7 Miller; 8 Kornfeil; 9 Olieira; 10 Antonelli.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Brno: Salom wins it. Rins and Marquez squabble for second, to their own mutual detriment - Vinales and Folger steal through to the final two podium spots in the final turns. Breathless finish.
Moto3 - Brno: Salom picks off Marquez at Turn 1, and is tucked in behind Rins...and he's through at Turn 3. Rins goes from the lead down to fourth in a handful of corners. Vinales is second, Marquez third now. Breathtaking stuff.
BTCC - Knockhill: Starting positions for race two are as follows:
1 Turkington; 2 Shedden; 3 Austin; 4 Plato; 5 Morgan; 6 Collard; 7 Neal; 8 Jordan; 9 Tordoff; 10 Smith.
1 Turkington; 2 Shedden; 3 Austin; 4 Plato; 5 Morgan; 6 Collard; 7 Neal; 8 Jordan; 9 Tordoff; 10 Smith.
Moto3 - Brno: One lap to go, and this is still anyone's race. Great stuff.
Moto3 - Brno: Changing every single corner now. Salom's old tactics haven't worked this time around, and it's now Marquez leading from Rins, Salom and Vinales.
BTCC - Knockhill: Morgan will start behind Plato in the second race after being penalised for contact with the MG driver earlier on in the day.
Moto3 - Brno: Salom hits the front and immediately tries to break the pack. Rins and Vinales are right on his tail however, Marquez and Folger not far behind - Masbou is dropping off the back a touch though.
Moto3 - Brno: Awesome scenes as we go three abreast through Turn 3. Vinales is the biggest loser, getting hung out and having to cede ground to Salom and Marquez.
BTCC - Knockhill: 
The second of this afternoon’s BTCC races will soon be getting underway at Knockhill.
Turkington dominated the first encounter and he will be looking for similar success this time around as he continues to ramp up the pressure in the fight for the championship.
He starts from pole with local hero Shedden second, while Austin and Morgan occupy the row behind them, and Plato and Collard begin the race in fifth and sixth respectively.
Knockhill
The second of this afternoon’s BTCC races will soon be getting underway at Knockhill.
Turkington dominated the first encounter and he will be looking for similar success this time around as he continues to ramp up the pressure in the fight for the championship.
He starts from pole with local hero Shedden second, while Austin and Morgan occupy the row behind them, and Plato and Collard begin the race in fifth and sixth respectively.
Moto3 - Brno: And now all change at the front, as Rins slips by Vinales and Salom immediately tries to respond. Top 6 all within one second still. This could get messy.
Moto3 - Brno: Salom starting to motor here. The points leader, racing with a broken heel, sets a personal best and is up to third...
Moto3 - Brno: Five laps to go and the current top six looks like this:
1 Vinales; 2 Rins; 3 Marquez; 4 Salom; 5 Folger; 6 Masbou.
1 Vinales; 2 Rins; 3 Marquez; 4 Salom; 5 Folger; 6 Masbou.
Marc Marquez
MotoGP - Brno: That fourth straight win for Marquez means his points lead is more than a victory's worth now, and Lorenzo is losing touch.
Championship standings after 11 of 18 rounds:
1 Marc Marquez 213
2 Dani Pedrosa 187
3 Jorge Lorenzo 169
4 Valentino Rossi 143
5 Cal Crutchlow 127
6 Stefan Bradl 103
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Moto3 - Brno: Vinales is doing an excellent job at the moment to absorb the immense pressure that fellow countrymen Marquez and Rins are putting him under.
Salom looks keen on joining the leading trio, but he too has Miller for close comfort.
Salom looks keen on joining the leading trio, but he too has Miller for close comfort.
Moto3 - Brno: What was an eight-bike train is now down to six, these six, in fact:
1 Rins; 2 Marquez; 3 Vinales; 4 Salom; 5 Miller; 6 Folger.
McPhee is currently 1s adrift of the lead group.
1 Rins; 2 Marquez; 3 Vinales; 4 Salom; 5 Miller; 6 Folger.
McPhee is currently 1s adrift of the lead group.
Moto3 - Brno: Rins is now, for the moment, back in first place. He leads Vinales by 0.2s, who in turn is 0.1s ahead of Marquez.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Brno: While one Marquez makes waves in the junior class, his big brother appears to be running away with the MotoGP world championship. Four in a row and counting...
Brno MotoGP race report
Brno MotoGP race report
Moto3 - Brno: ...and sure enough, Marquez is now leading what is an eight-bike train at the front of the field.
By: Connell Sanders Jr, Matt Beer, Charles Bradley, Dan Cross, Sam Tremayne, Mark Glendenning
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