Misano MotoGP, Kubica's home rally, Oschersleben DTM
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BTCC - Rockingham: Austin is 2.3s behind the MG of Shedden, who is lapping a second slower. A possible change for the final podium spot coming up?
Checkered flag
Pol Espargaro Moto2 2013
Moto2 - Misano: Brilliant finish. Espargaro wins it, with Nakagami second for the fourth straight race.
All eyes then turn to where Redding can finish. Rabat, Luthi and Aegerter come through, but at the death the Briton picks off Zarco to gain an extra point.
Still, Espargaro takes a sizeable 15-point bite out of Redding's 38-point lead.
BTCC - Rockingham: And finally Austin gets pass Plato for fourth before the start of the penultimate lap.
Lights out
FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Magnussen makes a fine getaway from pole to lead comfortably into Turn 1. Vandoorne jumps da Costa for third, while Sorensen is slow away and drops from 4th to 10th.
Moto2 - Misano: Hard to see Nakagami coming back here - Espargaro leads by half a second across the line. Once again it appears he went too early.
Redding is looking at surrendering 18 points here. He's down in seventh heading onto the final lap.
Redding is looking at surrendering 18 points here. He's down in seventh heading onto the final lap.
BTCC - Rockingham: Two laps left and Jordan is very much in control of the race and setting consecutive fastest lap times. He has a 4.3s advantage over Matt Jackson, who is ahead of Shedden.
Moto2 - Misano: Here we go. Three laps to run and Espargaro is right on Nakagami's tail. Both men will be desperate for this win, but its advantage Espargaro as he comes through on the main straight.
BTCC - Rockingham: The closest battle on track at the moment is between Newsham and Turkington. The 2009 chapman is harassing Newsham and, just as we say that, he lunges on the inside at Tarzan to take seventh.
Moto2 - Misano: It's all been very spaced out since Nakagami hit the front early on, but this is coming together nicely heading into the final five laps.
Espargaro has closed to within 1.5s now, but is in turn coming under pressure from Rabat, who is closing on the Spaniard faster than Espargaro is on Nakagami.
Redding meanwhile is seventh, but within touching distance of Luthi in fourth.
Espargaro has closed to within 1.5s now, but is in turn coming under pressure from Rabat, who is closing on the Spaniard faster than Espargaro is on Nakagami.
Redding meanwhile is seventh, but within touching distance of Luthi in fourth.
BTCC - Rockingham: There's no stopping Austin who is backing up his recent Knockhill pace and making his way up the order - he's just claimed fifth from Newsham out of Chapman Curve.
Moto2 - Misano: More bad news for Redding - Luthi picks him off at Turn 11 and he's now down to seventh. Nakagami is still holding onto a 1.9s lead at the front, and now Rabat is closing on Espargaro. Seven laps to go.
BTCC - Rockingham: Lap 11 or 19 and Jordan is 4.6s ahead of the rest of the field, with Shedden second and Matt Jackson third.
BTCC - Rockingham: Austin is starting to filter his way through the field. He's just passed Collard for sixth, while Jackson does likewise on Plato to go third.
BTCC - Rockingham: Inevitably, Shedden finds a way through in the final turn while Jordan heads off into the distance.
Current championship leader Neal is making progress after his spin. He is 19th at the moment.
Current championship leader Neal is making progress after his spin. He is 19th at the moment.
BTCC - Rockingham: Jordan has pulled out a 1.5s gap to Plato, who has Shedden right on his bumper. The Honda is a quicker car in these conditions so the double champion will have to defend well.
BTCC - Rockingham: Jordan has pulled away from Plato, as Jackson moves ahead of Tordoff at Tarzan as they tip-toe around the circuit.
Moto2 - Misano: Twelve laps to go, and Espargaro is indeed closing - the gap is now 1.8s despite Nakagami trying to respond. Redding is headed in the opposite direction: he's just been passed by Zarco and is sixth. If it stays like this, he'll surrender 10 of his 38-point championship lead.
Green flag
BTCC - Rockingham: And the race resumes on lap seven of 16, minus Neal who spins on the restart!
BTCC - Rockingham: The order at the moment:
1 Jordan; 2 Plato; 3 Shedden; 4 Tordoff; 5 Neal; 6 M Jackson; 7 Newsham; 8 Collard; 9 Austin; 10 Goff.
1 Jordan; 2 Plato; 3 Shedden; 4 Tordoff; 5 Neal; 6 M Jackson; 7 Newsham; 8 Collard; 9 Austin; 10 Goff.
Moto2 - Misano: Has Nakagami gone too early again? Espargaro has broken clear of Rabat and has now trimmed the lead to two seconds. Nakagami of course has finished second in the last three straight races.
Aegerter has picked off Redding, who is now under pressure from Zarco. That trio is more than one second down the road from Rabat.
Aegerter has picked off Redding, who is now under pressure from Zarco. That trio is more than one second down the road from Rabat.
BTCC - Rockingham: Andrew Jordan made a great start and is lead. A collision further back has brought out the safety car, which has now completed five laps of the circuit.
Moto2 - Misano: Nakagami really pushing on here, and he now leads by over one second from Espargaro, who is under pressure from Rabat. Redding gets by Aegerter and back into fourth with an excellent move around the outside. Brave stuff.
Moto2 - Misano: Nakagami squeezes past Espargaro and into the lead, while Redding's attack on Rabat fails and he falls victim to Aegerter.
BTCC - Rockingham: Frank Wrathall is about to start his 75th race in the BTCC; Adam Morgan his 50th.
Pol Espargaro Moto2 2013
Moto2 - Misano: Nakagami passes Rabat and closes rapidly on Espargaro, who had been threatening to free himself from the chasing pack. Redding now hounding Rabat, while also trying to fend off Aegerter behind.
BTCC - Rockingham: Pole man Plato reckons there'll be no rain for the next hour or so. Triple Eight, in all fairness, haven't always been the best at predicting the weather...
Lights out
Moto2 - Misano: Lights out, and Espargaro preserves his advantage away from the line. Rabat, Nakagami and Redding complete the top four.
BTCC - Rockingham: The pitlane is being cleared of spectators and guests ahead of the first race of the day.
Jason Plato starts from pole having produced a stunning lap in qualifying that edged out MG team-mate Sam Tordoff. Read all about it here.
Jason Plato starts from pole having produced a stunning lap in qualifying that edged out MG team-mate Sam Tordoff. Read all about it here.
Moto2 - Misano: We're ten minutes away from the start of Moto2, where Pol Espargaro will start from pole alongside Tito Rabat and Takaaki Nakagami.
Thomas Luthi and Scott Redding, who leads Espargaro by 38 points in the championship, are next up.
Thomas Luthi and Scott Redding, who leads Espargaro by 38 points in the championship, are next up.
BTCC - Rockingham: The rain has returned to Corby this morning, creating two incident-packed races in Porsche Carrera Cup and Formula Ford. BTCC next up for the first of three races.
DTM - Oschersleben: We've had the odd bit of rain here in the past hour, but not even to the extent of what was seen in DTM qualifying yesterday.
Indications are that the race will be dry, even if grey clouds are flanking the circuit.
Indications are that the race will be dry, even if grey clouds are flanking the circuit.
BTCC - Rockingham: Dark skies and rain before the start of the first race at Rockingham. It all points to a wet event!
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FR3.5 - Hungaroring: Fourth-place starter Marco Sorensen believes that if the lead four (including himself, Kevin Magnussen, Antonio Felix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne) all get away at the front of the field, their battle for victory could be decided by who blinks first on pit strategy.
Title-chasing Vandoorne says he's pretty happy with qualifying third this morning, although he described points leader Magnussen being on pole as "unfortunate".
Title-chasing Vandoorne says he's pretty happy with qualifying third this morning, although he described points leader Magnussen being on pole as "unfortunate".
DTM - Oschersleben: Some good news for British fans this morning as Allan McNish protege Ross Wylie took his maiden podium finish in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup here.
Wylie started from pole but was passed by Dennis Trebing midway through the race at Turn 2.
His result has moved him up to eighth in the championship. He has a terrific chance of making the top-five with a strong result at the Hockenheim finale.
Wylie started from pole but was passed by Dennis Trebing midway through the race at Turn 2.
His result has moved him up to eighth in the championship. He has a terrific chance of making the top-five with a strong result at the Hockenheim finale.
Moto3 - Misano:
1 Rins; 2 Vinales; 3 Marquez; 4 Salom; 5 Miller; 6 Khairuddin; 7 Oliveira; 8 Antonelli; 9 Oettl; 10 Fenati.
1 Rins; 2 Vinales; 3 Marquez; 4 Salom; 5 Miller; 6 Khairuddin; 7 Oliveira; 8 Antonelli; 9 Oettl; 10 Fenati.
Trophy
Moto3 - Misano: Salom's lead over Vinales is now cut to 19 points with five races to go, with Rins just two points further back.
Vinales' wait for victory goes on - he hasn't won now since Le Mans in May.
Vinales' wait for victory goes on - he hasn't won now since Le Mans in May.
Moto3 - Misano: Damage limitation by Salom, who prevails in that five-way fight for fourth. Could have been a lot worse there.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Misano: Onto the last lap, and just 0.054s separates Vinales and Rins across the line. Salom comes round fifth, behind Khairuddin. Rins does go ahead but runs too deep and Vinales uses the cut-back; into Turn 11 he takes the lead once more...Vinales running out of time here, he's got two more chances - and no, Rins takes the win by five hundredths of a second.
Moto3 - Misano: Three laps to go, and Rins hits the front at Turn 1 - although Vinales hits back instantly. Marquez is a lonely third; Salom now 14s back from the lead fight in fourth.
Moto3 - Misano: Vinales and Rins still locked together out front, and they've now distanced Marquez. Expect this to really come alive in the last five laps - particularly because Salom is still caught up in a five-bike fight for fourth (comprising himself, Khairuddin, Oliveira, Miller and Antonelli).
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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