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Green flag
GP3 - Spa: We're racing again. Kvyat leading Daly, Sainz, Harvey and Regalia. Carlin duo Yelloly and Sims are next up.
GP3 - Spa: There was disaster for points leader Tio Ellinas, who stalled at the start from P5. He's now 20th with it all to do. And nearest rival, Facu Regalia, is up to fifth.
Lights out
GP3 - Spa: Daniil Kvyat jumps into the lead at the start, ahead of Conor Daly as poleman Carlos Sainz slips to third, with Jack Harvey fourth.
A first corner shunt, involving Webster and Zonzini, has brought out the safety car.
A first corner shunt, involving Webster and Zonzini, has brought out the safety car.
GP3 - Spa: The sun has made a surprise appearance after all the doom and gloom of expected rain this afternoon. Cars are on the grid, all set for action, with Carlos Sainz Jr on pole, ahead of Daniil Kvyat and Jack Harvey. Qualifying was a thriller, and paddock insiders suggest this could be a rear-limited tyre degradation race, so we could see some surprises.
GP3 - Spa: Quick housekeeping note ahead of today's race: Alex Fontana will start from last place after being disqualified after qualifying as his Jenzer Motorsport car did not meet the correct dimensions. He had qualified sixth.
Breaking news
Dani Sordo
WRC - Germany: Can Sordo claim his first World Rally Championship victory this weekend?
He's shown good pace throughout the event and is out to impress the Citroen bigwigs, but with only a 0.8s advantage over Neuville - and only two stages remaining - it will be tough for the Spaniard.
You can read how he took the lead this afternoon by clicking the following hyperlink:
Dani Sordo leads Rally Germany
Checkered flag
BTCC - Knockhill - qualifying results:
1 Austin; 2 Turkington; 3 Jordan; 4 Shedden; 5 Plato; 6 Neal; 7 Morgan; 8 Wrathall; 9 Tordoff; 10 Welch.
1 Austin; 2 Turkington; 3 Jordan; 4 Shedden; 5 Plato; 6 Neal; 7 Morgan; 8 Wrathall; 9 Tordoff; 10 Welch.
Checkered flag
BTCC - Knockhill: Austin holds on to pole, that's his first from a qualifying session not a reverse grid.
BTCC - Knockhill: Turkington gets back onto the front row, joining Austin and demoting Jordan to third.
Quote
GP2 - Spa: Sam Bird is very happy on the radio: "You gave me such a good race car there. The best of the year. Unstoppable! Amazing."
Checkered flag
GP2 - Spa: Sam Bird scores his fourth GP2 win of 2013 and puts himself right in the title fight as points leader Stefano Coletti and second-placed Felipe Nasr fail to score.
GP2 - Spa: Trummer rejoins behind the Calado/Frijns battle, so the Briton looks set for pole for tomorrow's sprint race.
GP2 - Spa: Trummer finally pits, Bird can cruise home unimpeded to a big victory for his title hopes. Last lap now.
BTCC - Knockhill: Jordan keeps setting new best times in the middle sectors, but he can't improve enough to reclaim pole from Austin.
GP2 - Spa: Where Trummer rejoins will be interesting, as there's a decent battle for reversed-grid pole between Calado and Frijns that he might impact.
GP2 - Spa: One day Simon Trummer will pit from the lead of this GP2 race and Sam Bird can rightfully take his place as race leader. Trummer is planning on taking his stint to the very end, until he has to stop on the last lap!
Stopwatch
BTCC - Knockhill: Rob Austin thrusts his Audi onto provisional pole.
Crash
BTCC - Knockhill: Bizarre incident at the hairpin between Team Hard's newcomers as Paul O'Neill slams into the back of Kieran Gallagher. Fair bit of damage to the front of O'Neill's car.
GP2 - Spa: Sam Bird is given the "save tyres and bring it home" message. He's cruising around but still quicker than his nearest rivals.
Green flag
BTCC - Knockhill: We're away again.
GP2 - Spa: Dani Clos has been given a drive-through penalty for his assault on Coletti.
BTCC - Knockhill: Teenage newcomer Aiden Moffat is missing from this session. His Finesse Chevrolet suffered engine problems in practice, but he should be fine to start tomorrow's races from the back.
GP2 - Spa: Bird has pitted and rejoined well in the lead. There's a great battle for virtual second place between Ericsson and Rossi as they weave past those who haven't stopped yet.
Crash
GP2 - Spa: Dani Clos hits the back of Stefano Coletti at Raidillon. Both survive.
Red flag
BTCC - Knockhill: Despite Scott's efforts, we do have a red flag as the tyres needs rebuilding.
Andrew Jordan now holds provisional pole ahead of Colin Turkington.
Andrew Jordan now holds provisional pole ahead of Colin Turkington.
WRC - Germany: Terrible news that a fatal accident has occurred during a support event in Rally Germany. As a result, the second run through Panzerplatte has been cancelled.
Crash
BTCC - Knockhill: Warren Scott has a big off that leaves his car perched partly off the ground with its rear in the tyre wall. Yet somehow he managed to drives his car out of the barrier, through the gravel and back on track!
GP2 - Spa: Staying out longer has paid dividends for Alexander Rossi too, as he rejoins ahead of Marcus Ericsson. However, Ericsson charges past on the run to Les Combes. But that's still a net gain for Rossi, because he's ahead of Leimer.
Stopwatch
BTCC - Knockhill: Now they swap places, Turkington onto provisional pole by 0.088s.
BTCC - Knockhill: The WSR BMWs take a very early lead, with Nick Foster just ahead of Colin Turkington.
GP2 - Spa: In a crucial move, Marcus Ericsson has jumped ahead of Fabio Leimer for a net second place after they both take their mandatory pitstops.
Green flag
Gordon Shedden
BTCC - Knockhill: Time for qualifying in Scotland. Are we going to see a shock polesitter after the mixed-up results of the practice sessions?
GP2 - Spa: Stewards have exonerated Haryanto for the de Jong crash. Meantime, Bird sets another fastest lap and leads by 3.5s over Leimer, and Calado is VERY upset with his ART team over the radio.
GP2 - Spa: Sam Bird sets fastest lap, as Calado loses second to Leimer and then pits for the prime tyre. It's a VERY slow stop. Lots of arm waving in frustration.
Moto2 - Brno - Qualifying:
Nakagami takes his second pole, with team-mates Espargaro and Rabat second and third and on exactly the same time (in which case second-fastest laps is taken into account).
1 Nakagamil; 2 Espargaro; 3 Rabat; 4 Kallio; 5 Cortese; 6 Torres; 7 Zarco; 8 Luthi; 9 Terol; 10 Aegerter.
Nakagami takes his second pole, with team-mates Espargaro and Rabat second and third and on exactly the same time (in which case second-fastest laps is taken into account).
1 Nakagamil; 2 Espargaro; 3 Rabat; 4 Kallio; 5 Cortese; 6 Torres; 7 Zarco; 8 Luthi; 9 Terol; 10 Aegerter.
WRC - Germany - SS13 results:
Stage: 1 Sordo 5m29.8s; 2 Ogier +0.6s; 3 Neuville +1.9s; 4 Novikov +4.8s; 5 Kubica +12.6s; 6 Hirvonen +14.3s.
Overall: 1 Sordo; 2 Neuville +0.8s; 3 Hirvonen +1m27.6s; 4 Prokop +6m06.3s; 5 Kubica +7m33.1s; 6 Evans +7.40.9s.
Stage: 1 Sordo 5m29.8s; 2 Ogier +0.6s; 3 Neuville +1.9s; 4 Novikov +4.8s; 5 Kubica +12.6s; 6 Hirvonen +14.3s.
Overall: 1 Sordo; 2 Neuville +0.8s; 3 Hirvonen +1m27.6s; 4 Prokop +6m06.3s; 5 Kubica +7m33.1s; 6 Evans +7.40.9s.
GP2 - Spa: Apologies to Jake Rosenzweig, it was his team-mate Rio Haryanto who hit de Jong. And now Felipe Nasr has hit his team-mate Palmer at La Source. Oh dear!
Checkered flag
Moto2 - Brno: The chequered flag flies, and Nakagami's brilliant 2m02.202s looks set to secure pole in the Czech Republic. Redding has half a lap to go, but looks unlikely to be troubling the top 10.
GP2 - Spa: Replays show that it was a kind of Junior School re-dramatisation of Webber/Alonso in 2011. Rosenzweig tried to back out, but couldn't do it quickly enough. Contact punctured de Jong's right-rear tyre, sending him sailing into the wall.
Moto2 - Brno: Less than two minutes to go now, and its Nakagami who leads from Espargaro and Rabat (still matched on times). Redding hasn't rescued his disastrous session, and is down in 14th.
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