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MotoGP - Le Mans: This session is the final chance for riders to secure spaces in Q2, which only the top 10 from combined practice times go straight into. The rest must fight for one of the top two spots in Q1 in order to go through.
Prototype riders outside the cut at present are Tech 3's Bradley Smith and Pramac Ducati duo Andrea Iannone and Michele Pirro.
Aleix Espargaro is the only CRT rider currently set to go straight into Q2.
Prototype riders outside the cut at present are Tech 3's Bradley Smith and Pramac Ducati duo Andrea Iannone and Michele Pirro.
Aleix Espargaro is the only CRT rider currently set to go straight into Q2.
Superstars - Brno: Despite being quickest in free practice one, Gianni Morbidelli was only 13th fastest through the speed trap. The Audi was only capable of 222.3km/h, while Thomas Biagi's Mercedes set the benchmark with 237.4km/h.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Despite fears of an entirely wet day, free practice three begins on a track only slightly damp from overnight rain.
Superstars - Brno - free practice one: 1 Gianni Morbidelli; 2 Francesco Sini; 3 Andrea Larini; 4 Thomas Biagi; 5 Tonio Liuzzi; 6 Christian Klien; 7 Giovanni Berton; 8 Diabolik; 9 Andrea Bacci; 10 Roberto Benedetti.
Superstars – Brno: The first practice session of the weekend is underway. Changes since Monza include Fabrizio Giovanardi in at Petri Corse Porsche, Christian Klien in at Giudici BMW, and former A1GP driver Edoardo Piscopo joining RGA BMW.
NASCAR All-Star - Charlotte - qualifying: 1 Carl Edwards; 2 Kurt Busch; 3 Greg Biffle; 4 Kyle Busch; 5 Joey Logano; 6 Clint Bowyer; 7 Denny Hamlin; 8 Mark Martin; 9 Kasey Kahne; 10 Jeff Gordon.
NASCAR All-Star - Charlotte: A hairy pitstop for Marcos Ambrose too. He crashed in practice before the pitstop practice segment, so was going in 'blind' and ended up sliding through his pit just as Johnson had.
NASCAR All-Star - Charlotte: First man to mess up the flat-out pitlane format in qualifying is five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, who overshoots the Hendrick pit and has to reverse.
NASCAR All-Star - Charlotte: There were a few spills in practice early on Friday, with Marcos Ambrose crashing at Turn 4 and Kevin Harvick suffering a messy engine failure.
NASCAR All-Star - Charlotte: Qualifying for the Showdown heat has just finished, with Martin Truex Jr beating Earnhardt Ganassi duo Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya to the top spot.
The All-Star field is formed of recent race-winners, with the rest of the field having to fight through the Showdown. The top two Showdown finishers and the winner of a fan vote make it through to the All-Star race.
The All-Star field is formed of recent race-winners, with the rest of the field having to fight through the Showdown. The top two Showdown finishers and the winner of a fan vote make it through to the All-Star race.
NASCAR All-Star Charlotte: Qualifying is about to commence for NASCAR's non-championship All-Star race at Charlotte.
It's a one-off format in which drivers must complete three flying laps including a tyre change, all of which counts for their qualifying time.
This year there will no pitlane speed limit, which is set to spice things up further.
It's a one-off format in which drivers must complete three flying laps including a tyre change, all of which counts for their qualifying time.
This year there will no pitlane speed limit, which is set to spice things up further.
ERC - Corsica: Jan Kopecky's tyre choice proves better than Bryan Bouffier and the Czech takes a 3.8s overnight lead.
Craig Breen is 39s back in third, with Stephane Sarrazin next up.
Full day one report is here.
Craig Breen is 39s back in third, with Stephane Sarrazin next up.
Full day one report is here.
European F3 - Brands: Good news on Michael Lewis, who is essentially unscathed. Story to follow...
European F3 - Brands: Lynn on his triple pole: "In all honesty, the car was incredible, especially to have a Prema 1-2-3 in all three races. It just came down to thousandths between us as to who was going to duke it out for the top spot."
ERC - Corsica: Craig Breen's recovery charge stumbles a bit on SS6. He picks soft tyres but the road is mostly dry and he is 0.1s slower than early pacesetter Jan Kopecky. Breen should end the day in third.
European F3 - Brands: Heavy shunt for Michael Lewis. Early signs are that long extraction from car was understandable caution. More news when we know.
European F3 - Brands: Triple pole for Alex Lynn, with Raffaele Marciello lining up second and Lucas Auer third for all three races.
ELMS - Imola: FP2 update: Panciatici quickest for Signatech/Alpine on a 1m36.214s aboard his ORECA-Nissan 03 - that's six tenths up on Brendon Hartley in the similar Murphy car. The difference is what keeps them from scraping along the ground — Michelins for Signatech, Dunlops for Murphy.
ERC - Corsica: even without Kubica, a thriller is brewing. Bryan Bouffier leads by just 3.8s from Jan Kopecky, and the recovering Craig Breen is flying - already back up to third ahead of Stephane Sarrazin. He is 43s off the lead.
ERC - Corsica: So Kubica is out of another rally he had led, but no crash this time, it's down to mechanical failure.
He is willing to come back to contest Saturday's stages if the Citroen can be fixed.
He is willing to come back to contest Saturday's stages if the Citroen can be fixed.
ERC - Corsica: Robert Kubica on the radio to Citroen, explaining his problems: "First of all it happened in two corners where I misfired, then the pressure would down like if I had no fuel."
He's now discussing how the car can be retrieved by the team, suggesting it's unlikely he will continue.
"We don't have the spare parts," he says.
He's now discussing how the car can be retrieved by the team, suggesting it's unlikely he will continue.
"We don't have the spare parts," he says.
ERC - Corsica: Kubica and co-driver Maciek Baran are trying to reset their Citroen's ECU to get it running healthily again.
"I don't know what it is, but it looks like it was missing fuel," says Kubica. "There are many alarms. If we had mechanics and spares maybe we could get it fixed, but we don't know what the problem is."
"I don't know what it is, but it looks like it was missing fuel," says Kubica. "There are many alarms. If we had mechanics and spares maybe we could get it fixed, but we don't know what the problem is."
ERC - Corsica: spectators are helping Kubica try to push-start his ailing car after the SS5 finish, but without success so far.
ERC - Corsica: major damage for rally leader Robert Kubica. His Citroen stops on stage five and limps to the finish, sounding very sick, six minutes off the pace.
MotoGP - Le Mans: Some fascinating insight from championship-leading rookie sensation Marc Marquez, who says the change from Moto2 to MotoGP left him "overwhelmed" in first practice in France:
"In the first session I got a bit overwhelmed, because I could tell that the track was not allowing much space for me between the corners with this bigger bike and faster pace. I didn't have much time to think. I was calmer in the afternoon and things went much better."
"In the first session I got a bit overwhelmed, because I could tell that the track was not allowing much space for me between the corners with this bigger bike and faster pace. I didn't have much time to think. I was calmer in the afternoon and things went much better."
MotoGP - Le Mans: On paper it looked like a bad Friday for Andrea Iannone as he languished outside the top 10 and crashed just a week after arm surgery, but he says he got a better understanding of Le Mans than ever before and his arm is recovering well.
ELMS - Imola: Gary Watkins reckons the trip out to Acque Minerali for FP2 is worth the effort. Panciatici, Hartley and Kimber-Smith look on it through the double right - screens show them 1-2-3 in the times on return to press room.
European F3 - Brands Hatch: That new addition to the British F3 field that Marcus Simmons mentioned earlier is John Bryant-Meisner. See the full story.
ELMS - Imola: ELMS about to start in earnest at Imola with FP2 — times from FP1, held on a drying track, meaningless. No P2 runners made it onto slicks
DTM - Brands Hatch: Jamie Green: "There's a perception that this is your track because it's your home country, but I haven't raced in a British championship since 2003 and it's the same for Gary and Andy, so there's no advantage to be had."
DTM - Brands Hatch: Gary Paffett: "Being England I'm expecting rain over the weekend. It will make it a big challenge."
European F3 - Brands Hatch: Marcus Simmons - had interesting chat just before free practice with Lewis Hamilton's ex-karting rival Fraser Sheader. Story coming soon on driver he manages...
European F3 - Brands Hatch: Marcus Simmons - Just back from watching 80 minutes of free practice trackside at Brands. Very interesting and this'll be close - 18 cars covered by half a second! Qualifying later...
ERC - Corsica: Robert Kubica wins the stage and gives himself a 7s lead over the battling Bryan Bouffier and Jan Kopecky in a very close top three.
Stephane Sarrazin is fourth, with Craig Breen down to fifth, nearly a minute off the lead.
Stephane Sarrazin is fourth, with Craig Breen down to fifth, nearly a minute off the lead.
ERC - Corsica: Kubica is five cars behind Breen in the running order. If he has a clear run, he should now lead given the extent of Breen's delay, but Bryan Bouffier will be right with him.
Crash
ERC - Corsica: a despondent Craig Breen says the rear-wheel damage is entirely his own fault after clipping a bank. It looks like he has lost over a minute.
The following Francois Delecour describes Breen as "very lucky" to get away with relatively little damage having seen the marks from the incident.
The following Francois Delecour describes Breen as "very lucky" to get away with relatively little damage having seen the marks from the incident.
ERC - Corsica: Drama as rally leader Craig Breen collects a puncture on SS4. Will Robert Kubica now lead?
ERC - Corsica: Championship leader Jan Kopecky tried a gearbox change in service to see if another differential option would get him higher than his current fourth, but at the end of SS4 he confesses it was a step in the wrong direction.
ERC - Corsica: Slight delay to SS4. Large spectator numbers in the stage, extra marshals being sent in to ensure crowd safety before it gets underway.
European F3 - Brands Hatch: Top 10 times all came in FP2. Felix Rosenqvist was quickest in FP1 from Alex Lynn, Raffaele Marciello, Jordan King, Tom Blomqvist and Sven Muller.
By: Matt Beer, Jamie O'Leary, Marcus Simmons, Gary Watkins, Andrew van Leeuwen, Sam Tremayne, Pablo Elizalde
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