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ELMS Imola: Cars down to near-walking pace at start - Gazza W reckons he could've run faster. Turvey converts pole into the lead, Hartley up to second
Checkered flag
Moto2 - Le Mans - qualifying results: 1 Nakagami; 2 Redding; 3 Zarco; 4 Rabat; 5 Simeon; 6 Terol; 7 Espargaro; 8 Luthi; 9 Pasini; 10 Kallio.
DTM Brands Hatch: Martin Tomczyk takes pole, his first since joining BMW. Rockenfeller, Farfus and Hand behind him. Nice to see a different-looking grid.
ERC - Corsica: Kris Meeke says if he doesn't get a drive for Ypres, he's definitely going to Pikes Peak to watch Sebastien Loeb in the ferocious Peugeot.
DTM - Brands Hatch: Q4 underway. Two drivers down and Farfus on provisional pole from Hand. Just Rockenfeller and Tomczyk to go.
Moto2 - Le Mans: Scott Redding has been the man to beat for most of the weekend, even after a crash in practice three that did this damage.
At present he's second behind Nakagami.
DTM - Brands Hatch: Eliminated are Spengler, Scheider, Wittmann, Priaulx, Mortara and Molina. Andy Priaulx's third time qualifying inside the top 10 in the last four races. Definite progress after his mid-2012 troubles.
WTCC - Salzburgring: Excellent. They do indeed miss out jostling for perfect position, which means Muller has his third pole of 2013.
WTCC - Salzburgring: Muller fastest (by a comfortable margin) as the entire field slows to a crawl jostling for position. Only 20s on the clock, which means they might miss out completely on final flyers...
DTM - Brands Hatch: Martin Tomczyk tops Q3 and takes Rockenfeller, Farfus and Hand with him. That's Joey Hand's first time in Q4 in the DTM.
Moto2 - Le Mans: OK, now the rain is coming down properly.
It's been forecast all weekend but the riders have got through until now before being properly disrupted.
There are still 23 minutes left in Moto2 qualifying but the pole fight is probably over.
Takaaki Nakagami therefore has to sit and watch the sky to see if his maiden pole is secure...
It's been forecast all weekend but the riders have got through until now before being properly disrupted.
There are still 23 minutes left in Moto2 qualifying but the pole fight is probably over.
Takaaki Nakagami therefore has to sit and watch the sky to see if his maiden pole is secure...
WTCC - Salzburgring: Q2 now underway, after a short delay to retrieve James Thompson's LADA, which was stopped out on track.
Moto2 - Le Mans: After that initial panic, the rain holds off after all. Looks like the pole battle will rage on. Nakagami and Redding are fighting for it at the moment.
WTCC - Salzburgring: Gabriele Tarquini does make it through, snatching 11th as the chequered flag flies.
Chilton, MacDowall, Muller, Nykjaer, Monteiro, Michelisz, Nash, Huff, Coronel, Oriola, Tarquini and D'Aste is our top 12 heading through to Q2.
Bennani and Kozlovskiy just fail to make it through. The pair will start Sunday's races from 13th and 14th respectively.
Chilton, MacDowall, Muller, Nykjaer, Monteiro, Michelisz, Nash, Huff, Coronel, Oriola, Tarquini and D'Aste is our top 12 heading through to Q2.
Bennani and Kozlovskiy just fail to make it through. The pair will start Sunday's races from 13th and 14th respectively.
Moto2 - Le Mans: Frantic start to qualifying as rain begins to fall and the entire field hurries to get a flying lap in immediately.
WTCC - Salzburgring: Three minutes to run in Q1, and Honda's Gabriele Tarquini is currently 13th, 0.056s off making it into Q2. If he doesn't improve, he'll start both races from the seventh row.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Marc Marquez said he needed a bit of time to get his confidence back after crashing at the end of the practice session just before qualifying...
...it didn't really show as he jumped straight to the top in Q2 and held Jorge Lorenzo off for pole.
...it didn't really show as he jumped straight to the top in Q2 and held Jorge Lorenzo off for pole.
DTM - Brands Hatch: Miguel Molina tops Q2 for Audi. Eliminated are Glock, Paffett, Ekstrom, Wickens and Tambay. No Mercedes cars in top 10. Six BMWs and Four Audis left.
European F3 - Brands Hatch: Tough luck for Sven Muller who went out of third place in first race. He told us it was a broken throttle cable.
DTM - Brands Hatch: Green had got into Q2 in P6, eliminating Gary Paffett, but had his final lap time taken away instantly as he'd started the lap 0.1s after the chequered flag came out.
DTM - Brands Hatch: Marco Wittmann fastest in Q1. Eliminated are... 17 Vietoris; 18 Green; 19 Albuquerque; 20 Merhi; 21 Wehrlein; 22 Juncadella.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Le Mans - Q2 results: 1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Dovizioso; 4 Crutchlow; 5 Bradl; 6 Pedrosa; 7 Bautista; 8 Rossi; 9 Smith; 10 Hayden.
European F3 - Brands Hatch: Bad news for Mans Grenhagen - barred from second race after yellow-flag and pitlane-speeding offences in first race. Reason is he's now had 12 appearances in front of stewards in 2013.
European F3 - Brands Hatch: Good chat with Alex Lynn after his breakthrough win in the series. "Something like this... you've planned it in your head millions of times. And now there's the realisation that it's done. I've got it out of the way and now I can concentrate on the rest of the weekend."
WTCC - Salzburgring: Q1 is underway. This session will set the order from 13th back, with the top 12 progressing into Q2, and therefore the fight for pole. Yvan Muller has been the man to beat so far this weekend.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Marc Marquez is 0.251s clear of Jorge Lorenzo in the pole battle as their final runs commence.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Dani Pedrosa crashes halfway through Q2. He had just moved up to second when he fell on the approach to the chicane.
Pedrosa is unhurt and heading back to the pits.
Pedrosa is unhurt and heading back to the pits.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Hiroshi Aoyama ends up last on the grid. An electrical problem meant the Avintia rider couldn't set a time in Q1.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Le Mans - Q1: 1 de Puniet; 2 Espargaro; 3 Iannone; 4 Pirro; 5 Barbera; 6 Petrucci; 7 Edwards; 8 Abraham; 9 Corti; 10 Laverty.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Aspar's Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro make it into Q2, beating Pramac Ducati's Andrea Iannone and Michele Pirro.
Espargaro had been on top until the last minute when his team-mate upstaged him.
Espargaro had been on top until the last minute when his team-mate upstaged him.
ELMS - Imola: 90 minutes to go to the start of the race, and the sun is shining. Bit cloudy and rain is forecast for an hour in. Should spice things up a bit.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Q1 is underway, slightly delayed by the red flag for Crutchlow's crash in final practice.
Q1 sets the order from 13th back but also decides which two riders join the top 10 from practice in Q2 - and that's going to be a tough fight between the two Aspar CRT riders and the Pramac Ducati duo.
Q1 sets the order from 13th back but also decides which two riders join the top 10 from practice in Q2 - and that's going to be a tough fight between the two Aspar CRT riders and the Pramac Ducati duo.
ERC - Corsica: The lead fight is back on. Just as Bryan Bouffier seemed to have this in the bag, Jan Kopecky surged back into contention and halved the 19s deficit on a single stage.
Two stages left after service, thrilling showdown on the cards.
Two stages left after service, thrilling showdown on the cards.
Superstars - Brno: Fascinating second practice session here in Brno. Giovanardi was obviously right about Petri Corse fixing the Porsche's engine problem, and where on earth did Mugelli come from? Anyway, the full practice report is now online.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Le Mans - free practice four: 1 Lorenzo; 2 Marquez; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Rossi; 5 Bradl; 6 Dovizioso; 7 Crutchlow; 8 Bautista; 9 Smith; 10 Hayden.
ERC - Corsica: Craig Breen's adventures continue on SS9 as his Sainteloc Peugeot's boot comes open.
Breen was totally unaware and went fast enough to grab third back from Stephane Sarrazin.
Breen was totally unaware and went fast enough to grab third back from Stephane Sarrazin.
Crash
MotoGP - Le Mans: With less than two minutes to go in pre-qualifying practice, Marc Marquez crashes at the Dunlop chicane.
It was a relatively gentle low-side and he slid into the gravel and immediately got up.
It was a relatively gentle low-side and he slid into the gravel and immediately got up.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Cal Crutchlow got away with a nosebleed and a bruised shoulder, and is now back on track on his spare bike.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Cal Crutchlow is cycling through the paddock in gravel-covered leathers, looking ready to get back out on track.
By: Matt Beer, Jamie O'Leary, Marcus Simmons, Gary Watkins, Andrew van Leeuwen, Sam Tremayne, Pablo Elizalde
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