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MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez drafts past Lorenzo down the outside on the pits straight as they begin lap 17.
Lorenzo takes to the grass for a moment in the pit exit as he tries to defend, and then almost gets it back at the first corner as Marquez runs a bit wide, but the Honda is ahead.
Lorenzo takes to the grass for a moment in the pit exit as he tries to defend, and then almost gets it back at the first corner as Marquez runs a bit wide, but the Honda is ahead.
MotoGP - Mugello: This isn't over, Lorenzo is staying right with Marquez at the moment.
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo tucks into Marquez's slipstream and dives through into the first corner.
He slips a bit wide and Marquez retakes it, but this is on.
He slips a bit wide and Marquez retakes it, but this is on.
MotoGP - Mugello: Now Lorenzo does get through, slicing inside as they plunge downhill to reclaim the lead.
MotoGP - Mugello: Six laps to go as they cross the line, Marquez takes a look on the pits straight but to no avail.
Both brake a little late into the first corner - Lorenzo later still - but the Yamaha hangs on in front.
The Lorenzo of 2013 is back. We've missed him.
Both brake a little late into the first corner - Lorenzo later still - but the Yamaha hangs on in front.
The Lorenzo of 2013 is back. We've missed him.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez slipstreams past on the outside again, Lorenzo nips back inside at the first corner, runs wide and loses the lead, then takes it back once more at the next turn - with a bit of shoulder rubbing thrown in!
MotoGP - Mugello: We've got four more laps of this, and Rossi is creeping closer again as they fight, two seconds behind now.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez drafts past on the outside again, then manages to just about hold Lorenzo out through the next few corners.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez still can't get away though, Lorenzo is taking a look at every single corner.
MotoGP - Mugello: And Lorenzo forces his way back into the lead with just over two laps left!
MotoGP - Mugello: As they begin the penultimate lap, Marquez inches ahead in the draft down the outside but Lorenzo is even braver still on the brakes and keeps the lead.
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo stays ahead of Marquez through the sweeps, now we begin the final lap...
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez takes the lead down the outside into the first corner, brakes late and runs wide but still manages to stay ahead of Lorenzo.
Checkered flag
DTM - Hungaroring: And it's win number two of the season for Marco Wittmann. Stunning drive from the young BMW driver here in Budapest. Miguel Molina is second, while Bruno Spengler charged home on the options for third.
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo is back on Marquez again, half a lap left.
Trophy
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez takes win number six of 2014 after the toughest race of the year so far, as Lorenzo's bold last corner bid narrowly fails.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo lost out on victory by just 0.121s after a brilliant, resurgent performance.
MotoGP - Mugello: Rossi claims third from 10th on the grid, with Pedrosa fourth.
Iannone slipped back to seventh behind Pol Espargaro and Dovizioso in the end.
Bautista, Aleix Espargaro and Hernandez complete the top 10, Redding fell back to 13th.
Iannone slipped back to seventh behind Pol Espargaro and Dovizioso in the end.
Bautista, Aleix Espargaro and Hernandez complete the top 10, Redding fell back to 13th.
DTM - Hungaroring: Here's the final result:
1 Wittmann
2 Molina
3 Spengler
4 Mortara
5 Tambay
6 Martin
7 Green
8 Da Costa
9 Ekstrom
10 Rockenfeller
11 Wickens
12 Muller
13 Tomczyk
14 Wehrlein
15 Hand
16 Juncadella
17 Petrov
18 Di Resta
19 Glock
20 Vietoris
21 Farfus
DNF Scheider
DNF Paffett
1 Wittmann
2 Molina
3 Spengler
4 Mortara
5 Tambay
6 Martin
7 Green
8 Da Costa
9 Ekstrom
10 Rockenfeller
11 Wickens
12 Muller
13 Tomczyk
14 Wehrlein
15 Hand
16 Juncadella
17 Petrov
18 Di Resta
19 Glock
20 Vietoris
21 Farfus
DNF Scheider
DNF Paffett
Le Mans - Test Day: The times are tumbling at the start of the afternoon session. Buemi is quickest for Toyota – and quicker than Bonanomi's morning mark – on a 3m23.014s.
Jani has set the best time for a Porsche so far with a 3m24.692s and Wurz is third on a 3m25.804s.
Jani has set the best time for a Porsche so far with a 3m24.692s and Wurz is third on a 3m25.804s.
FR3.5 - Spa: The cars have just been released from the pits for their laps to the grid.
A little over 15 minutes until the start of race two, with title rivals Carlos Sainz Jr and Oliver Rowland on the front row, hopefully set for their first head-to-head battle for victory this season. Crucial points - and potentially a psychological edge - to play for this afternoon in Belgium.
A little over 15 minutes until the start of race two, with title rivals Carlos Sainz Jr and Oliver Rowland on the front row, hopefully set for their first head-to-head battle for victory this season. Crucial points - and potentially a psychological edge - to play for this afternoon in Belgium.
MotoGP - Mugello: The crowd may be cheering for Marquez and Lorenzo too, but it's still yellow that's the dominant colour in the huge throng at the bottom of the podium - yellow flare smoke and yellow #46 flags for Rossi.
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MotoGP - Mugello: Six out of six means an inevitably large points lead for Marquez, and Lorenzo's distant fourth shows just how ropey the start to his season was - but he's emphatically back now.
Championship standings after six of 18 rounds:
1 Marc Marquez 150
2 Valentino Rossi 97
3 Dani Pedrosa 96
4 Jorge Lorenzo 65
5 Andrea Dovizioso 63
6 Pol Espargaro 49
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 MotoGP data on FORIX
Championship standings after six of 18 rounds:
1 Marc Marquez 150
2 Valentino Rossi 97
3 Dani Pedrosa 96
4 Jorge Lorenzo 65
5 Andrea Dovizioso 63
6 Pol Espargaro 49
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 MotoGP data on FORIX
Green flag
FR3.5 - Spa: Formation lap is underway here at a sunny Spa. Let's hope the start gantry is up to the job today and we don't get another aborted start.
FR3.5 - Spa: Sainz, Rowland, Stevens, Stanaway, Jaafar, Fantin is our top six on the grid.
MotoGP - Mugello: A jubilant Marquez reckons he was better under braking than Lorenzo, but that the Yamaha could carry more speed mid-corner.
Lights out
FR3.5 - Spa: Rowland gets alongside Sainz on the outside into La Source, but the Spaniard hangs him out to dry. Rowland then fends off an attack from Stevens into Eau Rouge, and has half a look at Sainz again into Les Combes.
For the second race running we have a car in the tyre wall at Les Combes. This time it's Fantin who got spat out of the pack.
For the second race running we have a car in the tyre wall at Les Combes. This time it's Fantin who got spat out of the pack.
FR3.5 - Spa: Stanaway dispatches a fast-starting Laine at the start of lap two, retaking fourth place at La Source. Sainz leads Rowland by 1.3s at the end of the opening lap.
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MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo believes Yamaha just needs a little bit power to finally stop this Honda run.
"A very, very, very fun race," he says. "I felt strong enough to fight with him and the bike seemed better than ever under braking.
"We need a little more top speed because every little tenth I take in the corners, I lose on the straight.
"With 3-4km/h more, I could have more than this second position.
"This time I couldn't win, but I think the victory will arrive soon..."
"A very, very, very fun race," he says. "I felt strong enough to fight with him and the bike seemed better than ever under braking.
"We need a little more top speed because every little tenth I take in the corners, I lose on the straight.
"With 3-4km/h more, I could have more than this second position.
"This time I couldn't win, but I think the victory will arrive soon..."
FR3.5 - Spa: Rowland has stabilised Sainz's lead at 1.4 seconds, with just a couple of laps until the pitstop window opens. Meanwhile a bit of a queue is forming behind Monaco winner Nato in sixth, with Jaafar and Gasly leading that chase.
FR3.5 - Spa: Fastest lap for Rowland brings Sainz's lead down to 1.2s. Stevens is 5s back already in third, and he has Stanaway for company.
Sorensen and Sirotkin have joined Jaafar and Gasly in pursuit of sixth-placed Nato.
Sorensen and Sirotkin have joined Jaafar and Gasly in pursuit of sixth-placed Nato.
FR3.5 - Spa: Sainz responds with a fastest lap of his own, taking the gap up to 1.7s.
DTM - Hungaroring: It wasn't so long ago that Marco Wittmann was on BMW's DTM subs' bench, but now he's looking like a potential champion.
Here's ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN's full report from round three of the 2014 DTM at the Hungaroring:
Wittmann takes commanding win in Hungary
Here's ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN's full report from round three of the 2014 DTM at the Hungaroring:
Wittmann takes commanding win in Hungary
FR3.5 - Spa: Just 0.9s covers the top two now, with Rowland closing up to Sainz. Stevens pits from third for Strakka.
DTM - Hungaroring: This is how Wittmann's win has left the points table looking (pretty good for him, basically).
Championship standings after three of 10 rounds:
1 Marco Wittmann 50
2 Mike Rockenfeller 31
3 Edoardo Mortara 27
4 Miguel Molina 26
5 Adrien Tambay 26
6 Christian Vietoris 25
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 DTM data on FORIX
Championship standings after three of 10 rounds:
1 Marco Wittmann 50
2 Mike Rockenfeller 31
3 Edoardo Mortara 27
4 Miguel Molina 26
5 Adrien Tambay 26
6 Christian Vietoris 25
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 DTM data on FORIX
FR3.5 - Spa: Further back, Gasly has jumped Nato during the stops.
Can't be long until the leaders come in now, just 2 laps left in the pit window.
Can't be long until the leaders come in now, just 2 laps left in the pit window.
FR3.5 - Spa: Drama in the pits as Sainz and Rowland come in together. It's a race of the pit crews, but - unseen by the cameras, Rowland has a problem and loses 11s to the leader in his stop.
That's allowed Stevens through, and surely means Stanaway will rejoin ahead of the Briton as well when he pits.
That's allowed Stevens through, and surely means Stanaway will rejoin ahead of the Briton as well when he pits.
FR3.5 - Spa: Stanaway pits from the lead and rejoins between Stevens and Rowland.
Rowland attacks for third place, but Stanaway holds him off. However, the timing screens are telling us that Stanaway has a 20-second penalty being added to his race time...
Rowland attacks for third place, but Stanaway holds him off. However, the timing screens are telling us that Stanaway has a 20-second penalty being added to his race time...
Le Mans - Test Day: Parente has gone quickest in GTE Pro in the Ram Ferrari - not bad for a Le Mans rookie.
By: Matt Beer, Andrew van Leeuwen, Mark Glendenning, Glenn Freeman, Sam Smith, Dan Cross, Gary Watkins, AUTOSPORT staff, Charles Bradley
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