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MotoGP - Sachsenring: Just past half-distance, and Marquez's lead ticks over the 4s mark.
Pedrosa is still trying various methods to pass Rossi for second, while Lorenzo is 1.4s behind so not out of the picture if anything goes wrong.
Pedrosa is still trying various methods to pass Rossi for second, while Lorenzo is 1.4s behind so not out of the picture if anything goes wrong.
DTM - Zandvoort: So, 10 minutes in, it's still da Costa leading the BMW 1-2-3-4. He hasn't been able to get more than a second clear of Spengler, though, who remains within DRS zone.
Spengler, for his part, has just set the fastest lap of the race. He's about six-tenths behind da Costa.
Spengler, for his part, has just set the fastest lap of the race. He's about six-tenths behind da Costa.
Crash
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Dovizioso has crashed out of eighth place to end a muted weekend.
The man notorious for not crashing has fallen in two of the last three grands prix now.
The man notorious for not crashing has fallen in two of the last three grands prix now.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Honda's chances of securing its first one-two of the season are looking increasing good.
Rossi is now 3.2s behind leader Marquez, but has Pedrosa on his tail, while Lorenzo is losing touch with the podium.
Rossi is now 3.2s behind leader Marquez, but has Pedrosa on his tail, while Lorenzo is losing touch with the podium.
DTM - Zandvoort: Third yesterday, Martin is currently last. At Turn 1 on the second lap, Mortara went down the inside to take 14th, Tambay looked to follow him through and Martin was forced wide.
Also down the order, Ekstrom is 16th, Green 17th, Blomqvist 19th and di Resta 21st.
Also down the order, Ekstrom is 16th, Green 17th, Blomqvist 19th and di Resta 21st.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Meanwhile Rossi's hopes of catching Marquez do not look good as the Honda reels off lap records and builds his lead to 2.6s.
DTM - Zandvoort: Perfect start from da Costa. He leads Spengler, Farfus, Wittmann, Molina, Juncadella and Glock. Slow start from Wehrlein, he's down to ninth from sixth.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Another place lost for Lorenzo, Pedrosa is through into the first corner to demote the Yamaha to fourth.
DTM - Zandvoort: Grid lining up.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Take two at Turn 12 for Rossi on Lorenzo, and this time the Italian is smoothly through.
Now Rossi has a 1.7s gap to Marquez to close and 22 laps to do it, while Lorenzo has Pedrosa to think about.
Now Rossi has a 1.7s gap to Marquez to close and 22 laps to do it, while Lorenzo has Pedrosa to think about.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Rossi gets past Lorenzo into Turn 12, but runs wide enough for his team-mate to snatch second back at the next corner.
Rossi tries again at Turn 1, to no avail. Pedrosa remains glued to them.
And meanwhile Marquez is disappearing...
Rossi tries again at Turn 1, to no avail. Pedrosa remains glued to them.
And meanwhile Marquez is disappearing...
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Rossi has a very, very big look at Lorenzo into Turn 12 but can't make it through.
Marquez is 0.6s clear of the Yamahas after one lap out front. Pedrosa is right on Rossi's tail too.
Marquez is 0.6s clear of the Yamahas after one lap out front. Pedrosa is right on Rossi's tail too.
DTM - Zandvoort: We're a couple of minutes away from the formation lap, here's how they'll line up at the front:
1. da Costa
2. Spengler
3. Farfus
4. Wittmann
5. Molina
6. Wehrlein
7. Glock
8. Juncadella
9. Paffett
10. Vietoris
Further down the order, Ekstrom, Green and di Resta will start 16th, 18th and 23rd, and could be in for long afternoons with overtaking tough aroudn here, even with DRS.
Look for some teams to roll the strategy dice and make their mandatory pitstop early, to get clean air.
1. da Costa
2. Spengler
3. Farfus
4. Wittmann
5. Molina
6. Wehrlein
7. Glock
8. Juncadella
9. Paffett
10. Vietoris
Further down the order, Ekstrom, Green and di Resta will start 16th, 18th and 23rd, and could be in for long afternoons with overtaking tough aroudn here, even with DRS.
Look for some teams to roll the strategy dice and make their mandatory pitstop early, to get clean air.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Marquez is already storming away, and Rossi is all over title rival Lorenzo for second place.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Change of lead too - Marquez gets inside Lorenzo into the final corner and the Yamaha can't quite fight back on the pits straight.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Rossi slices past Pedrosa for third. German loves 'The Doctor' just as much as Italy does!
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Tense in the top four: Marquez takes half a look at Lorenzo for the lead, Rossi has a sniff at Pedrosa for third.
Iannone isn't far behind them either...
Iannone isn't far behind them either...
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Lorenzo, Marquez, Pedrosa and Rossi begin lap four of 30 covered by one second.
Iannone has shaken off Hernandez and left him at the mercy of Smith, Crutchlow, the Espargaros, Dovizioso, Petrucci, Bautista and Vinales.
Iannone has shaken off Hernandez and left him at the mercy of Smith, Crutchlow, the Espargaros, Dovizioso, Petrucci, Bautista and Vinales.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Rossi has a huge moment at the top of the sweeping downhill section, just after he'd closed on the top three with a new lap record.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Lorenzo still holds off the Hondas up front, while Iannone had a go back at Rossi but couldn't make it stick.
Now Iannone's busy with Hernandez, and it's a four bike - Yamaha-Honda-Honda-Yamaha - breakaway up front.
Further back, Michael Laverty's up to 18th! Great stuff.
Now Iannone's busy with Hernandez, and it's a four bike - Yamaha-Honda-Honda-Yamaha - breakaway up front.
Further back, Michael Laverty's up to 18th! Great stuff.
Crash
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Scott Redding is the first man to crash - a real shame after his brilliant Friday pace.
That was a solo shunt for Redding at the final corner, exactly where his Moto2 counterpart in the Marc VDS team - Tito Rabat - was thumped out of a podium place an hour ago.
That was a solo shunt for Redding at the final corner, exactly where his Moto2 counterpart in the Marc VDS team - Tito Rabat - was thumped out of a podium place an hour ago.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Rossi is already fourth to fourth ahead of Iannone and Hernandez.
Lights out
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Pedrosa jumps Marquez off the line, then Lorenzo goes around the outside of both Hondas at Turn 1.
Marquez shuffles Pedrosa aside but he has to tuck in in second behind Lorenzo.
Marquez shuffles Pedrosa aside but he has to tuck in in second behind Lorenzo.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Works Honda men Marquez and Pedrosa have gone with hard fronts - no one else has. Interesting!
The other asymmetric tyre has one shoulder two steps softer than the alternative due to this track's unique shape.
The field is on the formation lap now.
The other asymmetric tyre has one shoulder two steps softer than the alternative due to this track's unique shape.
The field is on the formation lap now.
Breaking news
FR3.5 - Red Bull Ring: Pons Racing's Roberto Merhi has been excluded from both of today's FR3.5 races. More to follow...
ELMS - Red Bull Ring: Could be some trouble for the championship-leading TDS team. Badey hit Patterson's ORECA while passing it for fourth. The team manager has been summoned. Up front, the top three is Albuquerque, Aleshin and Hirsch.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Right, nearly time for the start and for the reveal of who's gone with Bridgestone's Sachsenring-special asymmetric tyres and who's gone for standard harder rubber...
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Three returnees on the grid today due to Karel Abraham and Stefan Bradl being injured, and Marco Melandri having finally extricated himself from his Aprilia contract.
Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama starts 22nd on Abraham's usual AB Honda, while Forward returnee Claudio Corti has been at the back all weekend under the watchful eye of the bike's usual occupant Bradl - who has still had to come to his home grand prix for PR duties despite his broken scaphoid.
Michael Laverty's promotion from Aprilia tester to racer gives us two Lavertys on the grid as he joins brother Eugene.
They start together in 22nd and 23rd, and they found the gravel together in practice two yesterday as well.
That blip aside, Laverty (M) has generally got closer to team-mate Alvaro Bautista than Melandri managed.
Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama starts 22nd on Abraham's usual AB Honda, while Forward returnee Claudio Corti has been at the back all weekend under the watchful eye of the bike's usual occupant Bradl - who has still had to come to his home grand prix for PR duties despite his broken scaphoid.
Michael Laverty's promotion from Aprilia tester to racer gives us two Lavertys on the grid as he joins brother Eugene.
They start together in 22nd and 23rd, and they found the gravel together in practice two yesterday as well.
That blip aside, Laverty (M) has generally got closer to team-mate Alvaro Bautista than Melandri managed.
Michael Laverty
Crash
Moto2/3 - Sachsenring: Some injury updates from crashes earlier - Tito Rabat's broken collarbone didn't sustain any further damage from his Moto2 shunt with Franky Morbidelli, but the tumble did knock some screws loose from the injury repair so they need attention.
In Moto3, Maria Herrera reports a dislocated shoulder from her horrible-looking tangle with Ana Carresco.
In Moto3, Maria Herrera reports a dislocated shoulder from her horrible-looking tangle with Ana Carresco.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Sachsenring: MotoGP wasn't immune to Race Direction's clampdown on riders dawdling waiting for tows in qualifying, but there's no repeat of the plethora of penalties seen in Moto3.
Avintia Ducati team-mates Hector Barbera and Mike di Meglio both got penalty points on their licences, though.
Avintia Ducati team-mates Hector Barbera and Mike di Meglio both got penalty points on their licences, though.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Ducati and Suzuki are, as usual, likely to fall back a bit - although Andrea Dovizioso might go forward as he's only 11th on the grid. He wasn't happy with the Desmosedici's front-end behaviour in qualifying.
Andrea Iannone has been Ducati's star turn this year and starts fourth, but it'll be interesting to see what Pramac rider Yonny Hernandez - not a man who can always replicate his single-lap pace over a longer run - does from fifth.
Andrea Iannone has been Ducati's star turn this year and starts fourth, but it'll be interesting to see what Pramac rider Yonny Hernandez - not a man who can always replicate his single-lap pace over a longer run - does from fifth.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Front row men Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo are the only ones sounding vaguely hopeful about chasing Marquez on race pace today.
Valentino Rossi's assessment is that the Honda pair are quickest, then there's nothing to split the works Yamahas behind them. But Rossi's got to join that fight from sixth on the grid after making some minor errors on his best laps in qualifying.
Valentino Rossi's assessment is that the Honda pair are quickest, then there's nothing to split the works Yamahas behind them. But Rossi's got to join that fight from sixth on the grid after making some minor errors on his best laps in qualifying.
ELMS - Red Bull Ring: Still a very impressive weekend for the BR Engineering-built BR01, for while Minassian's car is still in the gravel Aleshin holds second. This is only the third race for the car, which seems to have made a real step in performance since its previous outings in the Imola ELMS round and at Le Mans.
ELMS - Red Bull Ring: The safety car has been deployed, which robs Albuquerque of a lead that was just over six seconds. Aleshin is second in the impressive BR01 ahead of Badey's TDS ORECA and Hirsch in the Greaves Gibson.
DTM - Zandvoort: Race start is about 40 minutes away, and although there is plenty of cloud cover, the radar suggests they don't contain rain.
What you might be able to see is the officials in flag point two. A marching band is playing and they've been having a good old dance.
What you might be able to see is the officials in flag point two. A marching band is playing and they've been having a good old dance.
ELMS - Red Bull Ring: Minassian has beached the second of the two BR01s in the Turn 5 gravel after a failed attempt to pass Hirsch.
MotoGP - Sachsenring: This is Marc Marquez country - every year since 125cc in 2010 he's taken pole and victory here.
The most significant of those was probably the 2013 MotoGP win that proved that season's title fight turning point with Jorge Lorenzo's injuries mounting.
A 74-point deficit to Valentino Rossi is probably insurmountable this year, but Marquez's sights are set on winning every race he can from now on.
If he does so today, it will be - remarkably - his first triumph since Austin in April.
The most significant of those was probably the 2013 MotoGP win that proved that season's title fight turning point with Jorge Lorenzo's injuries mounting.
A 74-point deficit to Valentino Rossi is probably insurmountable this year, but Marquez's sights are set on winning every race he can from now on.
If he does so today, it will be - remarkably - his first triumph since Austin in April.
Marc Marquez takes Sachsenring MotoGP pole 2015
MotoGP - Sachsenring: Less than half an hour until race time, here's how the leading rows line up:
1 Marc Marquez
2 Dani Pedrosa
3 Jorge Lorenzo
4 Andrea Iannone
5 Yonny Hernandez
6 Valentino Rossi
7 Aleix Espargaro
8 Pol Espargaro
9 Bradley Smith
10 Cal Crutchlow
11 Andrea Dovizioso
12 Maverick Vinales
1 Marc Marquez
2 Dani Pedrosa
3 Jorge Lorenzo
4 Andrea Iannone
5 Yonny Hernandez
6 Valentino Rossi
7 Aleix Espargaro
8 Pol Espargaro
9 Bradley Smith
10 Cal Crutchlow
11 Andrea Dovizioso
12 Maverick Vinales
ELMS - Red Bull Ring: The Red Bull Ring 4 Hours has got underway. Albuquerque leads in the Jota Gibson ahead of Patterson in the Murphy ORECA and Aleshin in the BR01.
FR3.5 - Red Bull Ring: Latiifi's monocoque is thought to be in a condition fit to pass technical checks for race two, but substantial damage means the car is not guaranteed to make the race two grid.
However, there is no shortage of effort on display from the Arden crew to get their man out. All hands, including Arden team manager Julian Rouse and the team's engineers, have been called upon to work on the number five car.
A replacement engine is required, while the team will look inside the gearbox to see if that also needs to be replaced.
However, there is no shortage of effort on display from the Arden crew to get their man out. All hands, including Arden team manager Julian Rouse and the team's engineers, have been called upon to work on the number five car.
A replacement engine is required, while the team will look inside the gearbox to see if that also needs to be replaced.
By: Matt Beer, Edd Straw, Mitchell Adam, Stuart Codling, Peter Mills, AUTOSPORT staff
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