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ERC - Poland: Kangur finally comes home and loses the best part of eight minutes. He says he hit a stone and subsequently had a puncture, before having to complete the stage minus powersteering.
ERC - Poland: Kopecky posts a time of 14m42.8s and claims the final spot on the podium. We now wait and see how Kajetanowicz and Bouffier fair.
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ERC - Poland: "It's nice, we are flying a little bit but still at the finish," Holowcyzc said. "Sixth position is nothing special, but sixth is okay."
ERC - Poland: Holowcyzc posts a time 22.2s quicker than Breen and in doing so claims sixth overall on the last stage!
ERC - Poland: Kosciuszko goes quickest - 14m44.5s. That's 25.5s quicker than anyone else, so far...
ERC - Poland: Blimey, a third puncture for Breen. He completes the stage in 15m21.9s. The Irishman says Kangur had his boot open in the stage and is attending to a possible wheel issue.
ERC - Poland: Wait... Breen's next to finish. Where's Kangur?
ERC - Poland: Ancian completes the stage in 15m10.0s.
"I did this stage only to be in the finish," says the Frenchman. "The rally was very difficult because we made some mistakes yesterday."
"I did this stage only to be in the finish," says the Frenchman. "The rally was very difficult because we made some mistakes yesterday."
ERC - Poland: Butvilas reaches the finish in 15m32.1s. "I finished with no brakes!" exclaims the Lithuanian, but even so he's won the Production Cup class in Rally Poland.
ERC - Poland: Kosciuszko is throwing his new-generation Ford R5 around like its going out of fashion. The Pole is currently fifth overall, which is commendable given he is still recovering from a back injury he suffered in Germany last month.
ERC - Poland: Breen is next out of the blocks and will be wanting to increase the 4.2s gap he has over Holowcyzc in sixth place.
ERC - Poland: Butvilas, Ancian and Kangur are in the final test at the moment. The latter is pushing rather hard and almost has a moment which cutting a corner in the opening section.
ERC - Poland: Quickest through this stage this morning was Kopecky, which was quite remarkable given his propshaft problems. The Skoda driver completed it in 14m49.9s.
ERC - Poland: Production Cup leader Butvilas is the first to start the final stage of the event. He has 25 kilometres of tricky conditions ahead of him.
ERC - Poland: Not long to go before Rally Poland nears its conclusion. Enough time, however, for you to check out our dedicated rallying page where you'll find a plethora of ERC video highlights.
ERC - Poland: We now have a bit of a wait until the final stage of the rally, which will be the second pass through Mateuszek. The 26-kilometre test begins at 18:06 local time (17:06 BST).
ERC - Poland - SS12 results: An impressive performance by Kangur who clinched his second stage win of the event.
Stage: 1 Kangur; 2 Bouffier +1.4s; 3 Kajetanowicz +2.0s; 4 Kosciuszko +2.1s; 5 Kopecky +4.4s.
Overall: 1 Kajetanowicz; 2 Bouffier +18.7s; 3 Kopecky +1m27.3s; 4 Solowow +1m57.0s; 5 Kosciuszko +2m11.3s.
Stage: 1 Kangur; 2 Bouffier +1.4s; 3 Kajetanowicz +2.0s; 4 Kosciuszko +2.1s; 5 Kopecky +4.4s.
Overall: 1 Kajetanowicz; 2 Bouffier +18.7s; 3 Kopecky +1m27.3s; 4 Solowow +1m57.0s; 5 Kosciuszko +2m11.3s.
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ERC - Poland: "I am really pushing, but it's not enough," suggests Bouffier. "I fell 100% and I am really pushing as hard as I can, but it's not really enough."
ERC - Poland: Current rally leader Kajetanowicz completes the stage in 8m36.9s, but Bouffier pips him by 0.6s to reduce his overall advantage to 18.7s.
"Now we have a good feeling," says Kajetanowicz. "Bryan (Bouffier) is a very fast driver. I try to find compromise between risk and fun."
"Now we have a good feeling," says Kajetanowicz. "Bryan (Bouffier) is a very fast driver. I try to find compromise between risk and fun."
RallycrossRX - Austria: Alexander Hvaal wins the Supercar final and the eight round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship in Austria.
He beat championship leader Timerzyanov and Frenchman Davy Jeanney. Early leader Liam Doran held a commanding lead but retired on lap four.
Petter Solberg failed to get his car off the startline.
He beat championship leader Timerzyanov and Frenchman Davy Jeanney. Early leader Liam Doran held a commanding lead but retired on lap four.
Petter Solberg failed to get his car off the startline.
ERC - Poland: Kopecky continues to take a cautious approach to today's stages and sets a time of 8m16.9s.
ERC - Poland: Holowczyc's time of 8m37.3s is 6.2s slower than Breen, so the Irishman has now moved up to sixth overall.
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ERC - Poland: "We are just trying to coast around and not make any mistakes," admits Breen. "I am just enjoying the driving now."
ERC - Poland: Breen is next to cross the finish line. He is two seconds behind Holowczyc at the moment in their battle for sixth, so we'll wait and see if the Polish legend can beat 8m41.1s.
ERC - Poland: And here's Ancian who says he had a problem with his gearbox in the stage. Even so, he posts a respectable time of 8m47.5s.
ERC - Poland: Twelfth-placed Butvilas sets the first time, which is a rather slow 9m05.6s. Sounds like a couple of stones got wedged in the brake callipers of his Mitsubishi.
ERC - Poland: The second run through Uzranki has begun and we expect the first car - that'll be Butvilas - to come through in approximately eight minutes or so.
ERC - Poland: The penultimate stage of the rally kicks off at 16:17 local time (15:17 BST).
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ERC - Poland: Jan Kopecky has revealed the full extent of the problem he encountered before today's (rather lengthy) interval.
"We had a problem with the propshaft on the middle joint," says the Skoda driver. "A bolt came out but it is stuck in the joint touching the tunnel.
"It was not easy to find what the problem was at first because the bolt is inside the car and I was lying 20 minutes under the car checking what was going on, trying to find the place.
"Now we are in third place and of course that will be a good result."
"We had a problem with the propshaft on the middle joint," says the Skoda driver. "A bolt came out but it is stuck in the joint touching the tunnel.
"It was not easy to find what the problem was at first because the bolt is inside the car and I was lying 20 minutes under the car checking what was going on, trying to find the place.
"Now we are in third place and of course that will be a good result."
DTM - Oschersleben: Joey Hand took his first fastest lap in the series today.
No driver has set fastest lap more than once this year. Wittmann, Vietoris, Tambay, Wehrlein and now Hand are all first-timers to the award in 2013.
No driver has set fastest lap more than once this year. Wittmann, Vietoris, Tambay, Wehrlein and now Hand are all first-timers to the award in 2013.
ERC - Poland - SS11 results:
Stage: 1 Bouffier; 2 Kajetanowicz +1.3s; 3 Kosciuszko +4.6s; 4 Kangur +7.4s; 5 Kopecky +9.1s.
Overall: 1 Kajetanowicz; 2 Bouffier +19.3s; 3 Kopecky +1m24.9s; 4 Solowow +1m45.4s; 5 Kosciuszko +2m11.2s.
Stage: 1 Bouffier; 2 Kajetanowicz +1.3s; 3 Kosciuszko +4.6s; 4 Kangur +7.4s; 5 Kopecky +9.1s.
Overall: 1 Kajetanowicz; 2 Bouffier +19.3s; 3 Kopecky +1m24.9s; 4 Solowow +1m45.4s; 5 Kosciuszko +2m11.2s.
ERC - Poland: ...which he does. Bouffier goes quickest with a time of 8m07.8s, which is 1.3s faster than Kajetanowicz and lead gap decreases from 20.6s to 19.3s with two stages to go.
BTCC - Rockingham - Race 2:
1 Austin; 2 Shedden; 3 Turkington; 4 Jackson; 5 Tordoff; 6 Plato; 7 Newsham; 8 Jordan; 9 Onslow-Cole; 10 J Smith.
1 Austin; 2 Shedden; 3 Turkington; 4 Jackson; 5 Tordoff; 6 Plato; 7 Newsham; 8 Jordan; 9 Onslow-Cole; 10 J Smith.
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BTCC - Rockingham: Austin has it. A first series win for the 32-year-old, who is followed over the line by Shedden and Turkington.
Jackson managed to hold off Tordoff for fourth, while behind Plato grabs sixth from Newsham.
Jackson managed to hold off Tordoff for fourth, while behind Plato grabs sixth from Newsham.
ERC - Poland: Rally leader Kajetanowicz sets the quickest time through Biskupiec. Now we wait and see if Bouffier is able to beat the 8m09.1s set by the Pole...
ERC - Poland: And Solowow completes the stage in 8m24.4s, so Kopecky has increased the gap between the pair in their battle for third.
BTCC - Rockingham: Turkington steals ahead of Jackson and into third. Tordoff now all over Jackson as we head onto the final lap. Austin, chasing a first BTCC win, has a three second advantage.
ERC - Poland: Current championship leader Jan Kopecky sets a time of 8m16.9s, which is 4.5s slower than Kosciuszko. Will Michal Solowow be able to better that and take third place overall?
By: Sam Tremayne, David Evans, Jamie O'Leary, Pablo Elizalde, Dan Cross, Glenn Freeman, Connell Sanders Jr, Ben Anderson, Matt Beer
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