Phillip Island MotoGP, DTM, Euro F3 and FR3.5 finales
Live Text
Sort by
MotoGP
Second-most-perky person in the MotoGP paddock post-race at Phillip Island was probably Suzuki's rising star rookie Maverick Vinales, who hassled Pedrosa's Honda to the flag in sixth.
Here's his verdict: "Today I enjoyed it a lot: it’s one of the races where I had the most fun. It is the first track where I could feel that I am very competitive and the first where I felt the bike is really close to the top. We still lack something with the power but we could compensate with excellent performance from the chassis, meaning we were very competitive in many sectors."
Here's his verdict: "Today I enjoyed it a lot: it’s one of the races where I had the most fun. It is the first track where I could feel that I am very competitive and the first where I felt the bike is really close to the top. We still lack something with the power but we could compensate with excellent performance from the chassis, meaning we were very competitive in many sectors."
Twitter
MotoGP
While Marc Marquez was storming past Jorge Lorenzo to steal the win on the final lap, the best his Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa could manage was to wriggle clear of Maverick Vinales and Cal Crutchlow for fifth place, a week after blitzing everyone at Motegi.
Pedrosa put that result down to a handling problem that was leaving the bike "moving around" on the crucial final corner exit, making him too vulnerable on the straights.
Pedrosa put that result down to a handling problem that was leaving the bike "moving around" on the crucial final corner exit, making him too vulnerable on the straights.
Aitken is one of just three drivers in the 14-strong A group to have posted a time. But with eight minutes left on the clocks, his prospects have taken a serious blow. Also out is Fortec's French driver Vincent Hasse-Clot.
Aitken is out of his car, and looks on with concerned body language. The Briton had been favourite for the 500 000 Euro prize after winning both races on Saturday.
The Formula Renault Eurocup session has resumed under markedly lighter skies at Jerez. Championship leader Jack Aitken has just spun off, though, and three other cars have followed the Koiranen Bros driver into the gravel at the same corner. Red flags again!
Jake Dennis is on pole for this one as the Brit looks to wrap up third in the championship, with Antonio Giovinazzi - the winner of race two yesterday and already confirmed as series runner-up - alongside him. Champion Felix Rosenqvist is third with Maxi Gunther sharing the second row. On row three it's Alexander Albon - his car repaired after a big shunt in race two - with his usual rival George Russell. Fourth-row men are Mikkel Jensen and Markus Pommer, with Alexander Sims and race-one victor Lance Stroll rounding out the top 10.
ELMS
GT qualifying for the European Le Mans Series finale at Estoril has just been completed. Unexpectedly, it was the GTC-class TDS Racing BMW of Franck Perera that was fastest overall in wet conditions. He was 0.222s faster than the Proton Competition Porsche of Richard Lietz running the GTE class. AF Corse Ferrari drivers Marco Cioci and Francesco Castellacci made it three GTC-class machines in the top four in third and fourth.
F3
Greetings from a foggy Hockenheim. Formula 3 cars are on their way to the grid for their final race of the season. The circuit looks a bit slippery, but it seems as though slicks are the order of the day. Stand by for safety cars...
Twitter
Twitter
FR3.5
The rain has eased at Jerez, and marshals are out at corners sweeping standing water away. Another update from race officials is expected at 10.20.
FR3.5
FR3.5 qualifying was scheduled for 9.55, but there is still over 10 minutes left to run on the FR2.0 Eurocup A Group qualifying session which is still red-flagged.
RX
Light rain falling at the start of day two at Franciacorta. The wet race board has been displayed but the rain isn't heavy enough for the teams to make a clear tyre decision.
Johan Kristoffersson set the fastest time in the morning warm-up session, just two thousandths of a second ahead of Petter Solberg. Reinis Nitiss set third quickest time.
Johan Kristoffersson set the fastest time in the morning warm-up session, just two thousandths of a second ahead of Petter Solberg. Reinis Nitiss set third quickest time.
The red flags have been out at Jerez for some time owing to deteriorating weather and the need to retrieve Darius Oskoui's ART Junior car. Only three drivers have set timed laps. The next update from race officials on track conditions will be at 10am local time.
Twitter
F3
Bit of news from Hockenheim ahead of the Formula 3 European season finale in an hour - Alexander Sims and Hitech have lost their fifth place from yesterday's second race: 
It is so dark at Jerez right now that photographers are complaining it's impossible to shoot any track action. Anthoine Hubert topped the B Group in Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup qualifying. The A Group's session has commenced, which features championship leader Jack Aitken who took both poles and two wins on Saturday.
DTM
The Sunday warm-up is complete. As the light rain cleared, times improved slightly at the end, and Mercedes rookie Auer led the way. Three Audis followed - Green, Ekstrom and Muller - from Vietoris and Wehrlein.
Twitter
Remember: There's a mandatory #PitStop in #Race2, time for some practice for the @ARTGP #Crew! #DTM #DTMFinale
Qualifying for the title-deciding third Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup race at Jerez is underway in heavy rain. The race is scheduled for 12.55 this afternoon, and hopefully the final will not be disrupted by continued foul conditions. In race two on Saturday afternoon even the safety car aquaplaned into the gravel!
DTM
Speaking of Wehrlein, he's just had a little spin in the warm-up, exiting Turn 1. No harm done. If you missed it, here's how he became the youngest-ever DTM champion: 
DTM
Pascal Wehrlein started his reign by opening his wallet. He was fined 5,500 euros for a pair of procedural no-nos around his championship celebration. Just over half of that is for not doing his belts back up after stopping at the Mercedes Stadium to do some burnouts and then get out of his car to wave the the crowd.
The balance comes from Mercedes' PR man, Oli, hugging Wehrlein between getting out of his car and going to the weight scales in parc ferme.
They take that seriously in the DTM. Remember Mattias Ekstrom's water-bottle drama at the Norisring in 2013?
The balance comes from Mercedes' PR man, Oli, hugging Wehrlein between getting out of his car and going to the weight scales in parc ferme.
They take that seriously in the DTM. Remember Mattias Ekstrom's water-bottle drama at the Norisring in 2013?
DTM
Speaking of Ekstrom's DTM, it's a wet Sunday morning here at the track. Cars are out for the warm-up session, ahead of qualifying at 10:40am and the race at 2:15pm (both times BST). We'll bring you those on Autosport Live.
Twitter
RX
Bit of sad news coming up from Franciacorta - British Touring Car Championship star Andrew Jordan is very nifty at a bit of rallycross too, and had been subbing for DTM-occupied Mattias Ekstrom in the EKS Audi this weekend, but...
MotoGP
Some post-race angst from Moto3. Enea Bastianini, one of Kent's title rivals, was also taken out when the points leader had his dramatic crash with Niccolo Antonelli, and that ended the Gresini man's championship hopes.
Bastianini also picked up a small finger fracture in the crash, and thinks it was firmly Kent's fault: "Kent was in too much hurry to get back in front, he made a mistake and I ended up right in the middle of the crash.
"It’s also a shame to lose the world title in this way. I’m very disappointed because I believed in it, but now it’s all over because of a crash caused by my rival. However, I think that this year perhaps Kent deserves it more than me..."
Bastianini also picked up a small finger fracture in the crash, and thinks it was firmly Kent's fault: "Kent was in too much hurry to get back in front, he made a mistake and I ended up right in the middle of the crash.
"It’s also a shame to lose the world title in this way. I’m very disappointed because I believed in it, but now it’s all over because of a crash caused by my rival. However, I think that this year perhaps Kent deserves it more than me..."
Twitter
Coming up later today - the European Formula 3, DTM and Formula Renault 3.5 season finales, and we'll bring you updates from their various qualifying sessions this morning too, plus news from the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, European Le Mans Series and World Rallycross Championship.
MotoGP
Lorenzo is looking pretty delighted in the post-race interviews. But... if he had been able to hold Marquez off, he'd be just six points behind Rossi rather than 11. This is still wide open.
And here's the full recap of how that amazing race unfolded: 
MotoGP
This is how the title battle looks after that thriller:
1 Rossi 296
2 Lorenzo 285
3 Marquez 222
4 Iannone 188
5 Pedrosa 165
6 Smith 153
1 Rossi 296
2 Lorenzo 285
3 Marquez 222
4 Iannone 188
5 Pedrosa 165
6 Smith 153
Twitter
MotoGP
Marquez, Lorenzo and Iannone head out onto the podium. The usual wild crowd roar you get for Rossi stepping up there is missing...
MotoGP
Moto2 was relatively tame by comparison - Alex Rins dominated, with a performance that moves him past Tito Rabat into second in the championship. Rabat had to miss this race after aggravating his recent arm injury in a Friday tumble, and he'll be sitting out Sepang too.
Sam Lowes was second, champion Johann Zarco chilled in seventh.
Sam Lowes was second, champion Johann Zarco chilled in seventh.
That was the second highly dramatic race of the day, after all this happened in Moto3: 
Twitter
MotoGP
Result:
1 Marquez
2 Lorenzo
3 Iannone
4 Rossi
5 Pedrosa
6 Vinales
7 Crutchlow
8 P Espargaro
9 A Espargaro
10 Smith
11 Redding
12 Petrucci
13 Dovizioso
14 Bautista
15 Miller
16 Barbera
17 Hernandez
18 Baz
19 Laverty
20 di Meglio
21 Bradl
22 Elias
23 West
Out: Hayden, Cudlin
1 Marquez
2 Lorenzo
3 Iannone
4 Rossi
5 Pedrosa
6 Vinales
7 Crutchlow
8 P Espargaro
9 A Espargaro
10 Smith
11 Redding
12 Petrucci
13 Dovizioso
14 Bautista
15 Miller
16 Barbera
17 Hernandez
18 Baz
19 Laverty
20 di Meglio
21 Bradl
22 Elias
23 West
Out: Hayden, Cudlin
MotoGP
Dovizioso was way back in a lonely 13th, Alvaro Bautista took a couple of points for Aprilia in 14th, and Jack Miller had a good home grand prix - an outright point in 15th, and top Open class man too.
MotoGP
Behind the leaders, Pedrosa escaped from Vinales and Crutchlow for fifth. Pol Espargaro beat brother Aleix and his team-mate Bradley Smith to eighth, with Redding and Danilo Petrucci not far behind completing the top 12.
By: Matt Beer
Published:
Lap:
