DTM, FR3.5, Euro F3 finales
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That rounds off AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for this weekend of major series' finales.
We're back next weekend to bring you as-it-happens coverage of the Rally of Spain and MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix, plus updates from the World Touring Car Championship at Suzuka, European Rally Championship in Switzerland and V8 Supercars' Surfers Paradise spectacular.
We're back next weekend to bring you as-it-happens coverage of the Rally of Spain and MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix, plus updates from the World Touring Car Championship at Suzuka, European Rally Championship in Switzerland and V8 Supercars' Surfers Paradise spectacular.
Checkered flag
DTM - Hockenheim - results:
1 Ekstrom
2 Rockenfeller
3 Green
4 di Resta
5 Wittmann
6 Scheider
7 Tomczyk
8 Wickens
9 Molina
10 da Costa
1 Ekstrom
2 Rockenfeller
3 Green
4 di Resta
5 Wittmann
6 Scheider
7 Tomczyk
8 Wickens
9 Molina
10 da Costa
DTM - Hockenheim: Both drivers are out of the car and OK. They seem to have both fired off the track backwards. Weird.
Checkered flag
DTM - Hockenheim: The race is over, Ekstrom has won from Rockenfeller and Green.
But wait, there's been a massive shunt on the last lap. Looks like Petrov and Tambay are involved.
But wait, there's been a massive shunt on the last lap. Looks like Petrov and Tambay are involved.
DTM - Hockenheim: Ekstrom is through. Took him three corners. And Green is under investigation for his restart.
Green flag
DTM - Hockenheim: We're green. Can Green hold on?
DTM - Hockenheim: Safety car is coming in this lap and there will be two laps to run. Advantage Ekstrom.
Yellow flag
DTM - Hockenheim: Daniel Juncadella is in the wall and the safety car is out! If it stays out long enough, it's good news for Green. If it's only for a couple of laps, Ekstrom will win the race.
DTM - Hockenheim: Regardless of who wins, Audi is set to win the manufacturers' title. Quite amazing, given it didn't win a race until the penultimate round.
DTM - Hockenheim: Ekstrom may well pull this off after all! He's now just 4.8s behind Green, and taking 1.6s per lap out of the leader! There's six laps to go.
DTM - Hockenheim: Ekstrom is now second, with the gap to Green 9.7s. It's going to be close.
DTM - Hockenheim: Ekstrom is up to third now, but he's probably a bit far back to catch Green based on pace alone. A safety car, however, would win Ekstrom the race. Just 12 laps to go.
BSS - Zolder: Gotz and Buhk win by 2.8s from Bleekemolen and Proczyk and Vanthoor and Ramos.
Breaking news
Oliver Rowland
FR3.5 - Jerez: Here's the full story of how Oliver Rowland clinched victory and Pierre Gasly clinched the series runner-up spot in that miserable race for Carlos Sainz Jr and Roberto Merhi.
Jerez Formula Renault 3.5 race two report
DTM - Hockenheim: Audi are hunting in pairs, here. Ekstrom passes Juncadella for sixth, Rockenfeller follows him through.
DTM - Hockenheim: Green can win this, but only if we are safety car-free. One caution would destroy his world, and make Ekstrom's day.
DTM - Hockenheim: Stops are done, and the majority of the field is now on softs. Green leads, with Ekstrom in eighth, 23.4s behind him, on the softer rubber.
DTM - Hockenheim: Drive-through for Wehrlein. He had it coming. Clear cut decision, really.
Trophy
FR3.5 - Jerez: Despite only scoring one point in that race, DAMS hang on to beat Fortec by three points in the teams' championship.
DTM - Hockenheim: Oh, we could have some more unsafe release controversy here! Pascal Wehrlein is under investigation, having emerged from his pit box side-by-side with Timo Scheider.
DTM - Hockenheim: Green is still flying out front – and now he pits. The good news is he hasn't gone over the 50 percent limit like he did in Austria.
DTM - Hockenheim: Starting to see some stops now. Molina's already been through, Farfus is next.
BSS - Zolder: Gotz has stretched his lead to approaching three seconds — a real surprise given that Zolder isn't a Merc track.
Checkered flag
FR3.5 - Jerez: Oliver Rowland wins the final race of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 season.
The Briton leads home Latifi with ease, while Buller holds off Gasly for third.
That won't disappoint Gasly too much - he punches the air as he has taken second in the championship today to complete a Red Bull one-two with Sainz.
The Briton leads home Latifi with ease, while Buller holds off Gasly for third.
That won't disappoint Gasly too much - he punches the air as he has taken second in the championship today to complete a Red Bull one-two with Sainz.
DTM - Hockenheim: Wow, Green is flying! He's just lapped over a second quicker than anyone else. His lead has gone from less than a second to 5.5s in the blink of an eye. Great drive so far. He'll be praying for no safety cars.
FR3.5 - Jerez: Sainz hasn't given up yet - he's hassling team-mate Nato for the final point as we start the last lap.
FR3.5 - Jerez: The clock strikes zero - Rowland's next lap will be his last and he leads by more than five seconds.
FR3.5 - Jerez: Three minutes + 1 lap to go here and Rowland is cruising away at the front, as he was before the safety car. Latifi looks safe in second, while the all-Arden Buller v Gasly fight for third has calmed somewhat.
DTM - Hockenheim: Green has finally broken away at the front. He's opened up a 2.6s gap over Wehrlein. Could it finally be the Brit's day? It's lap 14 of 42.
Breaking news
DTM - Hockenheim: By the way, this is the last option v standard races we'll be seeing for a while, based on this breaking news:
DTM drops option tyres for 2015
DTM drops option tyres for 2015
FR3.5 - Jerez: Buller locks up into the final corner, and he's now having to defend hard from team-mate Gasly. Their fight is allowing Sirotkin to close in as well.
Gasly can't take too many risks, as he is on course to take second in the championship from Merhi, who retired earlier.
Gasly can't take too many risks, as he is on course to take second in the championship from Merhi, who retired earlier.
DTM - Hockenheim: German football star Bastian Schweinsteiger is watching on from the Audi pits, which is probably nothing to do with the fact that Audi sponsors Bayern Munich.
Anyway, Jamie Green (in an Audi) continues to lead the race from Wehrlein and Farfus. Ekstrom still the best of those on the harder tyre back in eighth, about 11s off the lead. We're getting into the zone where a safety car would do wonder for the hard runners.
Anyway, Jamie Green (in an Audi) continues to lead the race from Wehrlein and Farfus. Ekstrom still the best of those on the harder tyre back in eighth, about 11s off the lead. We're getting into the zone where a safety car would do wonder for the hard runners.
Green flag
FR3.5 - Jerez: That was a short safety car period - we're back racing here.
Rowland gets away well, while Latifi gets a wheel inside Buller at Turn 1, and makes the move stick into Turn 2. Gasly is now all over his Arden team-mate for third.
Rowland gets away well, while Latifi gets a wheel inside Buller at Turn 1, and makes the move stick into Turn 2. Gasly is now all over his Arden team-mate for third.
BSS - Zolder: Gotz makes it out ahead of Bleekemolen and Vanthoor after taking over from Buhk. These three will be battling for the lead once the pitstops are completed.
Yellow flag
FR3.5 - Jerez: Jaafar's and Laine's cars are now being recovered from the gravel trap at Turn 9, as the field circulates behind the safety car.
Based on the pace we saw before this interruption, Rowland should be safe to pull away from Buller again, while Buller is going to be getting a hard time from Latifi and Gasly on his tail.
Based on the pace we saw before this interruption, Rowland should be safe to pull away from Buller again, while Buller is going to be getting a hard time from Latifi and Gasly on his tail.
DTM - Hockenheim: It's lap six and Jamie Green continues to lead a train of cars on option tyres at the front. He just can't quite shake Pascal Wehrlein, who is just 0.7s behind.
Yellow flag
FR3.5 - Jerez: Rowland's lead of nearly nine seconds is wiped out as the safety car is deployed. Laine and Jaafar have tangled and their cars are stuck in the gravel. 14 minutes + 1 lap to go here.
FR3.5 - Jerez: Buller's pace isn't great at the moment. He's falling away from Rowland at more than 1s per lap, with Latifi and Gasly closing fast on the man in P2.
FR3.5 - Jerez: Now everyone has made their stops, here's the order:
1 Rowland; 2 Buller; 3 Latifi; 4 Gasly; 5 Fantin; 6 Sirotkin; 7 Tunjo; 8 Vaxiviere.
1 Rowland; 2 Buller; 3 Latifi; 4 Gasly; 5 Fantin; 6 Sirotkin; 7 Tunjo; 8 Vaxiviere.
FR3.5 - Jerez: Rowland is in race management mode now, while he waits for Stockinger to pit and give him back the lead. He's comfortably clear of Buller with 19 minutes + 1 lap to go.
By: Matt Beer, Charles Bradley, AUTOSPORT staff, Andrew van Leeuwen, Glenn Freeman, Gary Watkins
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