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WTCC - Marrakech: Loeb is 1.2s clear of Lopez with two laps to go. Valente is a clear third. But the battle for fourth has been resolved in Bennani's favour as Monteiro's car breaks down - probably a legacy of him whacking that kerb.
Rain
Moto2 - Austin: The issue isn't that conditions are dangerous - far from it. It seems to be more a case of race control giving it a few minutes to see if this is going to become a properly wet race, or a dry one after all.
Red flag
Moto2 - Austin: The start is delayed due to the changing weather conditions. There's more rain falling so teams might need the option to change tyres.
WTCC - Marrakech: Bennani passes Chilton for fourth at the first chicane. Now he's targeting Monteiro.
WTCC - Marrakech: Monteiro thwacks a kerb, then Chilton dives inside him at the last corner, this is a great dice.
Green flag
IndyCar - Long Beach: Green flag! Matthew Brabham pulled out from the second row and attempted to go three-wide before thinking better of it and tucking back into third. It might have distracted polesiter Veach though, he watched Chaves dive around the outside and take the lead.
WTCC - Marrakech: Chilton jumps the first chicane in his duel with Monteiro. And here comes Bennani...
WTCC - Marrakech: The top three is pretty static, with Monteiro holding off Chilton. Bennani is up to sixth.
Rain
Moto2 - Austin: A few spatters of rain are falling, but race control declares it officially a dry race.
(AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live only has one level of rain in its icons list, we're afraid, hence the slightly excessive drops)
(AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live only has one level of rain in its icons list, we're afraid, hence the slightly excessive drops)
WTCC - Marrakech: Lopez is 0.9s behind Loeb with five laps to go. Is the rally hero going to score a win on his WTCC debut weekend? It looks like it.
WTCC - Marrakech: Bennani's drivethrough penalty didn't actually cost him too much thanks to that safety car. He is eighth and right with Morbidelli.
Moto3 - Austin: Those two wins straight off have immediately put Miller in great shape for a title tilt. Australia - you can stop missing Casey Stoner, your next world champion could be on the way...
Championship standings after two of 18 rounds:
1 Jack Miller 50 points
2 Efren Vazquez 32
3 Romano Fenati 24
4 Alex Rins 24
5 Jakub Kornfeil 21
6 Alex Marquez 20
(25 points for a win)
Full Moto3 season statistics on FORIX
Championship standings after two of 18 rounds:
1 Jack Miller 50 points
2 Efren Vazquez 32
3 Romano Fenati 24
4 Alex Rins 24
5 Jakub Kornfeil 21
6 Alex Marquez 20
(25 points for a win)
Full Moto3 season statistics on FORIX
IndyCar - Long Beach: The Lights field have received their command to start engines, and are on their installation lap.
Green flag
WTCC - Marrakech: And we're racing again, with Loeb leading Lopez, Valente and Monteiro.
Loeb made a good jump there, he's pulled a bit of a stunt on Lopez by going early.
Loeb made a good jump there, he's pulled a bit of a stunt on Lopez by going early.
WTCC - Marrakech: As predicted, Borkovic's stranded car has brought out the safety car. This is going to set up a fascinating Citroen duel for victory, isn't it?
In other news, Rob Huff has just rejoined the race.
In other news, Rob Huff has just rejoined the race.
WTCC - Marrakech: So we're at half distance, Loeb holds a 2.6s lead over Lopez. But now Borkovic has stopped, might that cause a safety car?
Valente has passed Monteiro for third, with Chilton closing on the Honda.
Valente has passed Monteiro for third, with Chilton closing on the Honda.
Moto2 - Austin: The Moto2 bikes are heading out next for the second of our feeder category events.
Just like Moto3, the man who won in Qatar is on pole in Texas - in this case Tito Rabat, who is surely favourite for the crown after the hard time he gave 2013 championship protagonists Pol Espargaro and Scott Redding.
Just like Moto3, the man who won in Qatar is on pole in Texas - in this case Tito Rabat, who is surely favourite for the crown after the hard time he gave 2013 championship protagonists Pol Espargaro and Scott Redding.
WTCC - Marrakech: Lopez passes Valente, and a couple of corners later he's past Monteiro too. Up to second, will he close down leader Loeb?
WTCC - Marrakech: Bennani takes his drivethrough penalty. That elevates Monteiro to second, ahead of Valente and Lopez.
IndyCar - Long Beach: We're a couple of minutes away from the start for the Indy Lights race here at an overcast and slightly chilly Long Beach. Zach Veach will start from pole, with Gabby Chaves alongside him on the front row.
WTCC - Marrakech: Valente and Monteiro clash over third, with Lopez hovering in fifth.
WTCC - Marrakech: Bennani gets a drivethrough penalty for the startline incident. "Boo!" shouts the crowd.
Loeb takes the lead anyway.
Loeb takes the lead anyway.
WTCC - Marrakech: Local hero Bennani keeps nine-time WRC champ Loeb at bay for that lap. But surely it's a matter of time?
WTCC - Marrakech: Loeb passes Monteiro for second into the first chicane. Munnich has gone off, and now the bumper has fallen off Bennani's car!
Green flag
WTCC - Marrakech: Bennani leads with no dramas this time, from Monteiro and Loeb.
WTCC - Marrakech: Another lap behind the safety car, as a lot of 'quick-dry' cement dust has been put down just after the startline.
Parente
Alvaro Parente, Greogire Demoustier and Alexandre Premat dominated the first round of the 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series with their ART McLaren.
The trio were never really threatened during the three-hour race, which you can read all about by clicking the following link:
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WTCC - Marrakech: Cars are 'racing' again on lap three, behind the safety car of course.
WTCC - Marrakech: Remarkable scenes as Coronel and Bennani speak on the grid. They end up embracing, but each is still blaming the other. Coronel's shattered Cruze is returned to the paddock. He thinks he's out of next weekend's round in France.
Now Gabriele Tarquini has been talking to Bennani in French, to help the local hero focus on the restart. Amazing stuff; couldn't make that up.
Now Gabriele Tarquini has been talking to Bennani in French, to help the local hero focus on the restart. Amazing stuff; couldn't make that up.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Austin - result:
1 Jack Miller
2 Romano Fenati
3 Efren Vazquez
4 Alex Rins
5 Jakub Kornfeil
6 Alexis Masbou
7 Francesco Bagnaia
8 Danny Kent
9 John McPhee
10 Karel Hanika
1 Jack Miller
2 Romano Fenati
3 Efren Vazquez
4 Alex Rins
5 Jakub Kornfeil
6 Alexis Masbou
7 Francesco Bagnaia
8 Danny Kent
9 John McPhee
10 Karel Hanika
WTCC - Marrakech: The race is due to restart at 17.55.
Crash
Moto3 - Austin: Replays suggest Marquez lost control on the white circuit marking line as he made a last push to get up with the top three on the sprint to the flag. It was a nasty fall but he's OK.
So no win yet for the younger Marquez, or for Rossi as a team boss, but both milestones were very close to happening today.
And in the meantime, Australia's new hero Miller is racking up the victories and opening up a championship lead.
So no win yet for the younger Marquez, or for Rossi as a team boss, but both milestones were very close to happening today.
And in the meantime, Australia's new hero Miller is racking up the victories and opening up a championship lead.
Crash
WTCC - Marrakech: A replay of the accident shows Coronel moving to his left to defend against Bennani.
The pair collided, sending Coronel first into the wall on his left and then across the road into the path of Muller.
The pair collided, sending Coronel first into the wall on his left and then across the road into the path of Muller.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Austin: Fenati beats Vazquez to second, and Rins ends up shading Kornfeil for what became fourth with Marquez crashing.
Trophy
Moto3 - Austin: Miller hangs on and remains unbeaten in the 2014 Moto3 season as he wins at Austin.
Crash
Moto3 - Austin: Alex Marquez crashes at the penultimate corner!
Moto3 - Austin: Vazquez drafts into the lead again, Miller outbrakes him back at the end of the straight, and Fenati steams down the outside of both! But he can't pick off Miller and slots into second.
Moto3 - Austin: Miller leads by two tenths as they start the final lap, and Vazquez and Fenati are wildly swapping second through the fast sweeps.
Moto3 - Austin: Vazquez slipstreams past Miller to lead on the long back straight, but Miller tucks back in and repays the favour - and Fenati comes through for second too.
Red flag
WTCC - Marrakech: Red flags, the race has been suspended. Tom Coronel's Chevy Cruze is in a dangerous position on the pit straight.
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