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FR3.5 - Barcelona: Credit to Stevens, who is the only person in the same race as Magnussen it seems. He kept the gap from going over two seconds in the early laps after the safety car, and he's just taken 0.3s out of the gap by setting the fastest lap.
The chasing pack, led by Vandoorne, is slipping away from the top two.
The chasing pack, led by Vandoorne, is slipping away from the top two.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Magnussen leads by 1.6 seconds after the first racing lap.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Stevens judged Magnussen's restart well, but the championship leader then pulls out half a second on him in the first sector. Everything looks pretty clean behind so far, although da Costa is all over Sirotkin for 5th.
Green flag
FR3.5 - Barcelona: The race is back under way with 30 mins to go.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: We've finally had a replay showing who Sorensen collided with - Melker.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: With the safety car still out (and the first lap shunt under investigation), here's the top 10:
1 Magnussen; 2 Stevens; 3 Vandoorne; 4 Buller; 5 Sirotkin; 6 da Costa; 7 Amberg; 8 Laine; 9 Move; 10 Aleshin.
1 Magnussen; 2 Stevens; 3 Vandoorne; 4 Buller; 5 Sirotkin; 6 da Costa; 7 Amberg; 8 Laine; 9 Move; 10 Aleshin.
Crash
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Replays of the crash show that it was triggered by somebody tipping Sorensen into a roll at Turn 2. The field is still behind the safety car, now on lap four with 36 minutes remaining.
FR3.5 - Barcelona: The cars involved were Sorensen, Melker, Nato, Stockinger and Cunha. They have all stopped, while Negrao has made it around to the pits and now rejoined.
Magnussen leads the field behind the safety car, with Stevens and Vandoorne next up.
Magnussen leads the field behind the safety car, with Stevens and Vandoorne next up.
Yellow flag
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Safety car is out after a multi-car crash at Turn 2.
Lights out
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Magnussen is away well and holds off Stevens into Turn 1. Vandoorne passes a slow-starting Buller for third.
Green flag
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Everyone has made it away cleanly for the formation lap.
Trophy
FR3.5 - Barcelona: Five minutes until the penultimate race of the 2013 season kicks off. Here's what pole-sitter Kevin Magnussen needs to do to seal the crown today:
If Stoffel Vandoorne (starting 4th) wins, Magnussen needs to finish sixth or higher.
If Vandoorne is second, Magnussen needs to finish 10th or higher.
With no pitstop today, Vandoorne is going to have his work cut out to keep the championship open heading into tomorrow's finale.
If Stoffel Vandoorne (starting 4th) wins, Magnussen needs to finish sixth or higher.
If Vandoorne is second, Magnussen needs to finish 10th or higher.
With no pitstop today, Vandoorne is going to have his work cut out to keep the championship open heading into tomorrow's finale.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Phillip Island: Qualifying has already taken place for tomorrow's race, so we will not be bringing you any coverage - apart from news, of course. And boy do we have a story here.
After it was resurfaced at the end of 2012, the Phillip Island track has become grippier, faster and more abrasive than it was before (and even then it was a bit of a brute).
The net result? The first dry race in MotoGP to require mandatory mid-race bike swaps.
Tyre fears force mandatory mid-race bike switch
FR3.5 - Barcelona: The cars are making their way around from the pits to the grid, and as they do, the clouds are parting and the sun is coming out.
Breaking news
FR3.5 - Barcelona: While Marciello's F3 lead was cut in his opening race, his FR3.5 counterpart Kevin Magnussen is aiming to avoid a similar scenario.
The DAMS racer secured pole position ahead of the first race today, in which he can secure the title.
Kevin Magnussen grabs pole for potential decider
The DAMS racer secured pole position ahead of the first race today, in which he can secure the title.
Kevin Magnussen grabs pole for potential decider
European F3 - Hockenheim: Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello is looking to wrap up the title here, and looked to be well on his way to doing that by securing a double pole in qualifying.
However, Felix Rosenqvist isn't going down without a fight, as he secured a dominant victory in the opener earlier today. You can read that report here:
Rosenqvist keeps title hopes alive with win
European F3 - Hockenheim: AUTOSPORT's Jamie O'Leary has found his hero of the weekend at Hockenheim.
Step forward Van Amersfoort Racing's Stuart Gates, who went above and beyond to help our man fix his shoe with a combination of chassis adhesive and gaffa tape.
The shoe was almost ripped in two thanks to a bizarre incident minutes earlier involving a table leg.
Step forward Van Amersfoort Racing's Stuart Gates, who went above and beyond to help our man fix his shoe with a combination of chassis adhesive and gaffa tape.
The shoe was almost ripped in two thanks to a bizarre incident minutes earlier involving a table leg.
Hello and welcome to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for a weekend that holds great significance - for a number of reasons.
As well as being the title-deciding races for Formula Renault 3.5 (Barcelona) and European Formula 3 (Hockenheim, where the latter is supporting the DTM finale), it is also the very last American Le Mans Series race. And what better place for a send off than Road Atlanta, which hosts the 16th running of the Petit Le Mans.
As well as being the title-deciding races for Formula Renault 3.5 (Barcelona) and European Formula 3 (Hockenheim, where the latter is supporting the DTM finale), it is also the very last American Le Mans Series race. And what better place for a send off than Road Atlanta, which hosts the 16th running of the Petit Le Mans.
By: Scott Mitchell, Jamie O'Leary, Glenn Freeman, Dan Cross, Matt Beer
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