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MotoGP - Brno: Second place starter Bautista is currently in eighth position. He has been running in the the low 1m57s throughout the session.
WRC - Germany: Quite a lot of WRC2 runners in the top 10 now. Jari-Matti Latvala, Mads Ostberg and Evgeny Novikov are all set for solid points despite their shunts earlier in the weekend.
GP3 - Spa: Sainz Jr has been the big mover in this race, up to 12th from near the back of the grid after his shunt yesterday. Up front, Sims has just set a new fastest lap, and is 5.2s clear of Daly, who has Regalia a second behind.
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MotoGP - Brno: Well, he was, as Honda team-mate Pedrosa has set the quickest time of the session - his fastest of the weekend - with a time of 1m56.515s
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MotoGP - Brno: Marquez has now displaced Lorenzo with a time of 1m56.599s.
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GP3 - Spa: McKee has joined Harvey in retirement.
GP3 - Spa: Sims is now 5.6s clear up front, with Daly promoted to second due to McKee's drive-through. McKee is now 16th. Harvey has pitted.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Brno: Lorenzo has gone quicker on his fourth-timed lap with a 1m56.640s. Current championship leader Marquez is 0.302s behind while Rossi and Crutchlow take turns at being third quickest.
WRC - Germany: Hirvonen's own opening stage:
"I just took it very slow. Maybe too slow."
But he's utterly assured of third, so nothing much to worry about.
"I just took it very slow. Maybe too slow."
But he's utterly assured of third, so nothing much to worry about.
Twitter
WRC - Germany: More twitter encouragement for Sordo came from his Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen earlier this morning:
"And today... Everybody... @DaniSordo! DANI! DANI! DANI! DANI! DANIIII! :)"
"And today... Everybody... @DaniSordo! DANI! DANI! DANI! DANI! DANIIII! :)"
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WRC - Germany: Neuville's view...
"I lost the brakes a little bit and I then a lost a little bit of confidence. I used the handbrake too much and put too much heat in the tyres. I think the set-up is maybe too stiff.
"But I didn't take any risks. We're going to try everything now."
"I lost the brakes a little bit and I then a lost a little bit of confidence. I used the handbrake too much and put too much heat in the tyres. I think the set-up is maybe too stiff.
"But I didn't take any risks. We're going to try everything now."
GP3 - Spa: Jack Harvey has made up 11 places and is running 16th from the back of the grid.
MotoGP - Brno: Wet tyres have been scrubbed now and the likes of Pedrosa and Bradl have switched back to dries on their other bikes.
Lorenzo currently tops the timesheets with a time of 1m57.066s with Yahama team-mate Rossi 0.244s behind, ahead of poleman Crutchlow.
Lorenzo currently tops the timesheets with a time of 1m57.066s with Yahama team-mate Rossi 0.244s behind, ahead of poleman Crutchlow.
WRC - Germany: Neuville completes the stage 2.2s slower than Sordo, being the gap increases to 3.0s.
GP3 - Spa: Sims leads by 2.8s over McKee who is battling with Daly for second. But McKee is penalised for the first-corner collision, and must serve a drive-through.
WRC - Germany: Sordo says he might have made a small mistake early on, then pressed on, then found the end of the stage a bit muddy.
"I'm not relaxed, but all I can do is drive as fast as I can."
Let's see what Neuville manages...
"I'm not relaxed, but all I can do is drive as fast as I can."
Let's see what Neuville manages...
Twitter
WRC - Germany: Former WRC driver Guy Wilks has been heartily encouraging Sordo via Twitter this morning.
"Dani Sordo this IS your day, come on my old friend. DO IT!!!"
"Dani Sordo needs and deserves this one. #notamarkonthecar Thierry has impressed yet again and has time on his side. YOU CAN DO IT DANI!!!!"
"Don't choke Dani, you don't have time! COME ON!!!"
"Dani Sordo this IS your day, come on my old friend. DO IT!!!"
"Dani Sordo needs and deserves this one. #notamarkonthecar Thierry has impressed yet again and has time on his side. YOU CAN DO IT DANI!!!!"
"Don't choke Dani, you don't have time! COME ON!!!"
WRC - Germany: Final split shows Sordo back again, gaining 1.3s on Neuville.
MotoGP - Brno: Most of the frontrunners are doing a few exploratory laps on their wet tyres - not that it is actually raining at the moment.
Lights out
GP3 - Spa: Disaster for Ellinas. After making a good start, he's hit at the first corner. Alexander Sims takes full advantage and leads comfortably at the end of the first lap.
Jack Harvey crash
GP3 - Spa: To give you an idea of what ART had to do last night, here's Harvey's wreck being craned away yesterday.
There should be a bit more of it at the back, basically.
WRC - Germany: And as we type that, the final split comes in and Neuville's gain is down to 0.3s as Sordo presses on!
Green flag
MotoGP - Brno: Air temperatures at Brno are a whisker over 15 degrees Celsius and track temperatures around the 19 degree mark as the riders head out for the warm-up session.
WRC - Germany: Neuville takes a little more time out of Sordo on the second split. On this form, he will claim the rally lead.
GP3 - Spa: In other news, today's poleman Tio Ellinas stuttered off the grid yesterday due to a throttle problem. His Manor team had warned those behind about his issue. He's lost his points lead to Facu Regalia, and will be keen to redress the balance today.
Crutchlow
MotoGP - Brno: And if you didn't already know, Cal Crutchlow stormed to his second MotoGP pole position yesterday ahead of Alvaro Bautista.
Cal Crutchlow claims pole with record lap
GP3 - Spa: Jack Harvey's ART team have done a great job to sew a new rear-end onto his car. It's sporting a black engine cover. He was given a 10-place grid penalty for causing the shunt with Carlos Sainz Jr yesterday, so starts right at the back.
WRC - Germany: We're underway, and after the first split the leaders are equal!
Thierry Neuville has eradicated Dani Sordo's 0.8s advantage.
Today's entire action takes place on this Dhrontal stage with two runs, the second counting as the powerstage.
There's no rain at the moment, but the rain hasa little lingering dampness from the night. Both leaders are on hard tyres.
Thierry Neuville has eradicated Dani Sordo's 0.8s advantage.
Today's entire action takes place on this Dhrontal stage with two runs, the second counting as the powerstage.
There's no rain at the moment, but the rain hasa little lingering dampness from the night. Both leaders are on hard tyres.
MotoGP - Brno: Time for some two-wheeled action this morning as warm-up at an overcast Brno is due to begin in just under 10 minutes.
Word has it that there could be a chance of rain ahead of today's racing.
Word has it that there could be a chance of rain ahead of today's racing.
GP3 - Spa: Cars are doing multiple install laps as the conditions are moist to tricky, but it will be a slick tyre-shod field.
GP3 - Spa: It's a misty start to the morning at Spa, but the weather conditions are clear enough to see Les Combes from La Source, so we're good to go for GP3 race two.
The cars have left the support race paddock, and are now on their way to the main F1 pitlane.
The cars have left the support race paddock, and are now on their way to the main F1 pitlane.
Dani Sordo
Good morning from AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for Sunday August 25.
Today is going to be, frankly, thrilling.
Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville - both hunting for their first World Rally Championship win - start Rally Germany's deciding two stages just 0.8s apart, while Robert Kubica has only a seven second WRC2 cushion over Elfyn Evans as they fight for a remarkable fifth overall.
Cal Crutchlow and Alvaro Bautista head the MotoGP grid at Brno, with Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa eager to pounce.
GP2 and GP3 are bound to provide spectacular action in their reversed-grid races at Spa.
The British Touring Car Championship is prepared for the thrills and spills of Knockhill with Rob Austin's Audi on pole.
And there's also the small matter of Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix, and then the Sonoma IndyCar race to round the weekend off.
IndyCar qualifying ends AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live's Saturday.
We'll be back at 7.15am GMT/8.15am BST tomorrow morning when the Dani Sordo vs Thierry Neuville/Robert Kubica vs Elfyn Evans Rally Germany contest resumes.
That runs in parallel to MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 race day in the Czech Republic, plus another three spectacular British Touring Car Championship races at the all-action Knockhill, and GP2 and GP3's second Spa races.
We'll also bring you updates from the Bristol NASCAR Sprint Cup and Winton V8 Supercars race that happen tonight while Europe sleeps.
Then after that's all over, Race Centre Live fires up again to round the weekend off with the Sonoma IndyCar race.
We'll be back at 7.15am GMT/8.15am BST tomorrow morning when the Dani Sordo vs Thierry Neuville/Robert Kubica vs Elfyn Evans Rally Germany contest resumes.
That runs in parallel to MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 race day in the Czech Republic, plus another three spectacular British Touring Car Championship races at the all-action Knockhill, and GP2 and GP3's second Spa races.
We'll also bring you updates from the Bristol NASCAR Sprint Cup and Winton V8 Supercars race that happen tonight while Europe sleeps.
Then after that's all over, Race Centre Live fires up again to round the weekend off with the Sonoma IndyCar race.
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Dario Franchitti IndyCar 2013
IndyCar - Sonoma: So Dario Franchitti captures his 24th career IndyCar pole, ahead of team-mate Scott Dixon, Penske's Will Power and Andretti's Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Points leader Helio Castroneves meanwhile will start from fifth, having only squeezed into the Fast Six shootout in the final moments of the second segment. Read the full report below.
Sonoma IndyCar qualifying report
Checkered flag
IndyCar - Sonoma: As predicted by Firestone, Franchitti takes pole with a 1m17.5271s. Dixon will start alongside him for an all-Ganassi front row.
Power was third ahead of Hunter-Reay, Castroneves and Kimball.
Power was third ahead of Hunter-Reay, Castroneves and Kimball.
Green flag
IndyCar - Sonoma: The green flag waved a couple of minutes ago, but from the silence outside you wouldn't know it. Helio Castroneves finally decides to head out, and now the Ganassis are following suit.
Twitter
IndyCar - Sonoma: Early money is on Dario for pole if this Tweet from Firestone is any guide:
@FirestoneRacing "The Gambler," @dariofranchitti, makes #FirestoneFastSix on used alternate tires, is only driver to have new set of them for deciding round.
@FirestoneRacing "The Gambler," @dariofranchitti, makes #FirestoneFastSix on used alternate tires, is only driver to have new set of them for deciding round.
IndyCar - Sonoma: Bit of a scare for Castroneves, who very nearly didn't make it into the top six - he just snuck in with his final lap, 22s before the end of the session.
Progressing to Fast Six: Power, Dixon, Franchitti, Kimball, Hunter-Reay, Castroneves.
Eliminated: Wilson, Rahal, Hinchcliffe, Pagenaud, Andretti, Bourdais.
Progressing to Fast Six: Power, Dixon, Franchitti, Kimball, Hunter-Reay, Castroneves.
Eliminated: Wilson, Rahal, Hinchcliffe, Pagenaud, Andretti, Bourdais.
IndyCar - Sonoma: The track momentarily goes quiet as everyone pits to put on their red tyres. Franchitti is currently P1, albeit with a time 1.0s slower than he did in the first segment.
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