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Moto3 - Indianapolis: Points leader Salom is heading back up the order, passing Folger for fourth as the Aspar rider runs a bit wide.
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Jack Miller
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Bad news for Jack Miller, he sustained a fractured right collarbone in that early crash.
Tough timing with Brno and Silverstone happening over the next two weekends.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Alex Marquez doesn't seem to fancy following his title-chasing team-mate Alex Rins home... He takes another look down the inside at Turn 1.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Marquez moves up to second, and while chasing the pair ahead, Vinales has a wild slide and is nearly thrown from his bike.
That gives the Monlau riders a cushion. Nine laps to go, can Vinales get back into the lead fight?
That gives the Monlau riders a cushion. Nine laps to go, can Vinales get back into the lead fight?
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Replays of the start from a high angle show that Rins actually went onto the grass amid the first-corner confusion.
He still leads, with Vinales and Marquez tucked behind him.
There's now a 3s gap to the next group: Folger, Sissis, Salom, Khairuddin and Vazquez.
He still leads, with Vinales and Marquez tucked behind him.
There's now a 3s gap to the next group: Folger, Sissis, Salom, Khairuddin and Vazquez.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Vinales's pitboard shows him where title rival Salom is. Not that he needs any information about where Rins and Marquez as because he's surrounded by the Monlau men.
Stopwatch
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Rins sets a new lap record as he tries to drop Vinales and Marquez.
Folger is up to fourth now, ahead of Sissis and Salom, but 1.6s behind the top three.
Folger is up to fourth now, ahead of Sissis and Salom, but 1.6s behind the top three.
Crash
Moto3 - Indianapolis: We've had a spate of midfield shunts in recent laps. Toni Finsterbusch, Lorenzo Baldassarri and Eric Granado are all out after separate falls. None looks hurt.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Another three-abreast moment for the leaders, with Rins shooting into the lead while team-mate Marquez briefly looks like he might take Rins and Vinales in one move, before backing off when he runs out of space at Turn 1.
Folger is now past Salom into fifth.
Folger is now past Salom into fifth.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Keep an eye on Jonas Folger too.
The Aspar man lost out in that wild first corner, being pushed wide and tumbling down the top 10, but he's back up to sixth and hassling Salom now.
The Aspar man lost out in that wild first corner, being pushed wide and tumbling down the top 10, but he's back up to sixth and hassling Salom now.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Miller is conscious and being taken away on a stretcher.
Sad to see after a brilliant opening to his race.
It's now a three-bike lead pack with Vinales leading side-by-side Monlau team-mates Rins and Marquez.
Sissis is tagging along behind them, then it's a slight gap to Salom, who has a big train behind him, led by Efren Vazquez.
Sad to see after a brilliant opening to his race.
It's now a three-bike lead pack with Vinales leading side-by-side Monlau team-mates Rins and Marquez.
Sissis is tagging along behind them, then it's a slight gap to Salom, who has a big train behind him, led by Efren Vazquez.
Yellow flag
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Miller crashes out of the lead pack with a high-side at Turn 2.
He's receiving medical attention on the trackside grass.
He's receiving medical attention on the trackside grass.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Three abreast down the front straight and Vinales makes it into the lead, with Marquez second and Sissis now third.
Salom was back in sixth but has now passed Miller again.
Salom was back in sixth but has now passed Miller again.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Salom will have no complaints about Sissis leading, that's his team-mate at Ajo.
Lead gaggle Sissis, Marquez, Vinales, Miller, Rins and Salom have pulled out a very slight gap.
Lead gaggle Sissis, Marquez, Vinales, Miller, Rins and Salom have pulled out a very slight gap.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Marquez, Salom and Rins are swapping positions repeatedly in the infield while Aussie pair Sissis and Miller lead.
Lights out
Moto3 - Indianapolis: We're off and it's Arthur Sissis and Jack Miller who burst through in a scruffy first corner, with Salom already up from 10th to third!
Alex Marquez and Alex Rins
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Salom might lead the standings, but he's only 10th on the grid after a horrible crash in qualifying, which he escaped with just a painful ankle.
Monlau duo Rins and Marquez head the order.
Starting line-up: 1 Rins; 2 Marquez; 3 Vinales; 4 Vazquez; 5 Miller; 6 Sissis; 7 Folger; 8 Oliveira; 9 Khairuddin; 10 Salom.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: This is how they stand in the title battle.
Championship positions after eight of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 172
2 Maverick Vinales 158
3 Alex Rins 142
4 Jonas Folger 81
5 Alex Marquez 70
6 Miguel Oliveira 69
(25 points for win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Championship positions after eight of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 172
2 Maverick Vinales 158
3 Alex Rins 142
4 Jonas Folger 81
5 Alex Marquez 70
6 Miguel Oliveira 69
(25 points for win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Moto3 - Indianapolis: We'll have a couple of extra minutes to wait for the Moto3 start though, as a technical problem with the start lights has caused a three-minute delay.
Moto3 - Indianapolis: Our focus is on America for the rest of the AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live weekend.
The Moto3 field is on the grid at Indianapolis, with Moto2 and MotoGP to follow soon afterwards.
And in two hours' time, the latest round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup gets the green flag at Michigan International Speedway.
The Moto3 field is on the grid at Indianapolis, with Moto2 and MotoGP to follow soon afterwards.
And in two hours' time, the latest round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup gets the green flag at Michigan International Speedway.
Race Centre Live will resume just before 3pm UK time when the world championship motorcycle racing gets going with Moto3 from Indianapolis.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Indianapolis - Warm-up results:
1 Marquez; 2 Crutchlow; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Bradl; 6 Rossi; 7 Bautista; 8 Smith; 9 Hayden; 10 Dovizioso.
1 Marquez; 2 Crutchlow; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Lorenzo; 5 Bradl; 6 Rossi; 7 Bautista; 8 Smith; 9 Hayden; 10 Dovizioso.
MotoGP - Indianapolis: Marquez ends the session with a 0.309s margin over Crutchlow.
MotoGP - Indianapolis: Marquez raises the stakes with a 1m38.958s, and there's a faster lap to come.
Crutchlow and Pedrosa have gone second and third.
Crutchlow and Pedrosa have gone second and third.
MotoGP - Indianapolis: Replays show Cal Crutchlow gesticulating very bluntly at Hiroshi Aoyama after some traffic congestion with the CRT FTR.
MotoGP - Indianapolis: Wildcard Blake Young's Attack bike blows its Kawasaki engine on the run to Turn 1.
Plenty of smoke but no oil flags so doesn't look like it's dropped a slick.
Plenty of smoke but no oil flags so doesn't look like it's dropped a slick.
MotoGP - Indianapolis: The warm-up is underway and it's Marc Marquez fastest, unsurprisingly.
But the encouraging thing for the prospects of a close race is that Jorge Lorenzo is currently just 0.074s behind.
Lorenzo was not too downcast at all after qualifying, despite the half-second gap to Marquez.
But the encouraging thing for the prospects of a close race is that Jorge Lorenzo is currently just 0.074s behind.
Lorenzo was not too downcast at all after qualifying, despite the half-second gap to Marquez.
Breaking news
DTM - Nurburgring: Here's the full story of Robert Wickens' incredible maiden victory.
Nurburgring DTM race report
Nurburgring DTM race report
Checkered flag
FIA GT - Slovakia Ring: Afanasiev and Simonsen claim the victory, the Merc crossing the line four seconds ahead of the train of WRT Audis. Their order is Rast, Vanthoor and Stippler, the Belgian driver nipping past his team-mate on the final lap.
FIA GT - Slovakia Ring: Rast, with team-mate Stippler in tow, is inching towards Afanasiev. The gap is down to 4.9s, but there are only six minutes to go.
FIA GT - Slovakia Ring: Jiminez loses places to both the WRT cars in quick succession. But it is surely too late for Rast to do anything about the Charouz Merc seven seconds up the road.
FIA GT - Slovakia Ring: Afanasiev is pulling away from Jiminez, who has his mirrors full of WRT Audis driven by Rast and Stippler.
FIA GT - Slovakia Ring: The Charouz Merc holds its lead after the pitstops - Afanasiev heads BMW Team Brazil driver Jiminez by five seconds.
DTM - Nurburgring: Rockenfeller's inspired strategy gets him fourth and an increased 39-point lead over Spengler in the title race with only three races left and 75 points available.
Checkered flag
DTM - Nurburgring: 1 Wickens; 2 Farfus; 3 Vietoris; 4 Rockenfeller; 5 Tomczyk; 6 Tambay; 7 Wittmann; 8 Molina; 9 Green; 10 Wehrlein.
Trophy
DTM - Nurburgring: Robert Wickens takes his maiden DTM victory after a sensational drive in the most difficult of circumstances. Farfus and Vietoris complete the podium.
DTM - Nurburgring: Wickens starts his last lap. Surely nothing can stop him now. This would be sweet revenge what happened at the Norisring.
DTM - Nurburgring: Rockenfeller pits for the final time with eight laps to go and does indeed lose the lead to Wickens.
Not only that, Farfus and Vietoris go through too.
Barring a disaster, Wickens is on for his maiden DTM win.
Not only that, Farfus and Vietoris go through too.
Barring a disaster, Wickens is on for his maiden DTM win.
Crash
DTM - Nurburgring: Wehrlein, meanwhile, has dropped from sixth to 10th after being spun by fellow Merc man Merhi when lapping the Spaniard.
FIA GT - Slovakia Ring: Ortelli rejoins in 11th, but that's still sixth in the Pro class. Simonsen is edging away from Zonta up at the front.
By: Matt Beer, Peter Mills, Jamie O'Leary, Connell Sanders Jr, Gary Watkins, Andrew van de Burgt, Scott Mitchell
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