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IndyCar - Toronto: Power pits from second. At the time he pulled into pitlane, his gap to Bourdais was 2.7. It's a good stop by the Penske crew, and it looks like he got back out in third place.
IndyCar - Toronto: Another bad stop, this time for Tony Kanaan. The problem was with the fuel hose.
IndyCar - Toronto: Ryan Hunter-Reay makes his stop, and then stalls while trying to leave his pit box. That cost him quite a few seconds.
IndyCar - Toronto: Franchitti pits to get rid of his reds. Up at the front, Bourdais leads Power by 1.7s.
IndyCar - Toronto: In the last 30s, Dixon caught the lead pack, and Bourdais, Power and Dixon all passed Franchitti. The Scot's tyres are shot, but the team is telling him to stay out.
IndyCar - Toronto: Franchitti's gap is down to less than 0.3s, and Will Power has tagged onto the back of Bourdais' car to make it a three-way fight.
IndyCar - Toronto: Franchitti had a 1.0s lead a few laps ago, but Sebastien Bourdais has cut that in half. Dario is on the red tyres; Bourdais on the blacks.
IndyCar - Toronto: Given how liberal Dixon's use of the push-to-pass has been this early in the race, it's pretty clear that his plan is to get up front and out of the pack as quickly as possible. He's made it up to fourth so far, with Will Power in his sights. Ganassi team-mate Dario Franchitti leads.
Green flag
IndyCar - Toronto: We're finally away! A bit of jostling through the first corner, but it's a clean start.
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IndyCar - Toronto: In the meantime, Takuma Sato has to be on his best behaviour this weekend after being put on probation by IndyCar following last weekend's pitlane shunt at Pocono. Story here.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Toronto: Well that was an anticlimax. The start was aborted because Josef Newgarden's car stopped on the grid. They'll now revert to a rolling start.
IndyCar - Toronto: Command to start engines has been given by some guy from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The NHL is not our strong point.
IndyCar - Toronto: In Toronto, IndyCar's first standing start is just a minute or so away. Expectations are mixed, with many thinking that one of the big beneficiaries will be Dallara's spares department. They usually do pretty well at Toronto anyway.
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DTM - Norisring: Some puzzled faces down at BMW, with Augusto Farfus (15th), Timo Glock (16th) and Joey Hand (18th) all admitting they took the wrong choice on set-up during qualifying.
That is of course by no means the first post-race penalty we've had today. Chaos reigned earlier this afternoon in Euro F3, with 12 drivers being penalised - and then seven winning a reprieve.
The upshot was that Raffaele Marciello won, ahead of Felix Rosenqvist, Alex Lynn and Felix Serralles. That result is still yet to be confirmed however, as Rosenqvist is competing under appeal following a qualifying fuel issue.
The upshot was that Raffaele Marciello won, ahead of Felix Rosenqvist, Alex Lynn and Felix Serralles. That result is still yet to be confirmed however, as Rosenqvist is competing under appeal following a qualifying fuel issue.
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Auto GP - Mugello: We may have been premature in running winner's quotes from van Buuren. The Dutchman and his Manor MP Motorsport have confirmed they have lost victory after a post-race penalty has been applied for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
Sergio Campana inherits victory from Kevin Giovesi and Narain Karthikeyan.
Sergio Campana inherits victory from Kevin Giovesi and Narain Karthikeyan.
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Auto GP - Mugello: "After free practice we had a problem and I qualified in P8," said van Buuren. "We weren't very happy about that. We made changes for the race, and we can see that it worked OK.
"I made a good first lap and also restart after the safety car - that was perfect. The team did a very good job to get me back out in the lead after the stops.
"Sergio Campana tried to overtake me one time at the end, which was a bit of a tricky moment, but I managed to hold on. It feels very good to have the first podium as the first win."
"I made a good first lap and also restart after the safety car - that was perfect. The team did a very good job to get me back out in the lead after the stops.
"Sergio Campana tried to overtake me one time at the end, which was a bit of a tricky moment, but I managed to hold on. It feels very good to have the first podium as the first win."
Auto GP - Mugello: Meindert van Buuren admitted he hadn't expected to claim his first, provisional, Auto GP victory after qualifying on the fourth row for this afternoon's race at Mugello.
We will bring you the latest news from Auto GP as it develops. We'll then be back in force for the first race of IndyCar's Toronto double-header in just over two hours time.
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Meindert van Buuren
Auto GP - Mugello: Pending the results of that investigation, van Buuren provisionally secured his first Auto GP win after navigating a safety car and withstanding race-long pressure from Kevin Giovesi and Sergio Campana.
Poleman Narain Karthikeyan charged to fourth after being forced to start from the pitlane, while erstwhile points leader Kimiya Sato was forced out at Turn 1, handing the points lead to Campana - who only confirmed his attendance on Tuesday.
Auto GP - Mugello: Race winner Meindert van Buuren is under investigation for possibly crossing the pit exit's white line on rejoining the track from his mandatory stop.
Auto GP - Mugello: Vittorio Ghirelli has reported an exhaust or engine problem during the race. The issue appeared to fix itself in the closing stages, allowing the Italian to home in on Tamas Pal Kiss for sixth.
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European F3 - Norisring: Meanwhile at Mugello, Britain's Alex Lynn claimed his second Euro F3 win of 2013 after jumping Raffaele Marciello at the start and leading for the remainder.
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IndyCar - Toronto: Jack Hawksworth cruised to an emphatic win in this weekend's Indy Lights race on the Toronto street course, finishing more than 14 seconds clear of a chasing pack led by Peter Dempsey.
Checkered flag
Auto GP - Mugello: Rookie Meindert van Buuren has claimed his maiden Auto GP victory.
1 Van Buuren; 2 Campana; 3 Giovesi; 4 Karthikeyan; 5 Roda; 6 Kiss.
1 Van Buuren; 2 Campana; 3 Giovesi; 4 Karthikeyan; 5 Roda; 6 Kiss.
Checkered flag
IndyCar - Toronto: Hawksworth made that look easy - he's just crossed the finish line more than 14s ahead of Peter Dempsey. Gabby Chaves was third.
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Auto GP - Mugello: The leaders have completed their mandatory stops. Meindert van Buuren has rejoined in the lead, narrowly ahead of Campana and Giovesi. The top five are covered by two seconds.
Green flag
Auto GP - Mugello: An incredible restart as both leader Ghirelli and second man Giovesi run into the gravel at Turn 1.
European F3 - Norisring: Not too much incident. Auer stalled at start but recovered to 13th. Giovinazzi and Mardenborough both given drive-through penalties for jumped starts.
Auto GP - Mugello: The top six is completed by Meindert van Buuren in fourth, Sergio Campana and Tamas Pal Kiss.
Checkered flag
European F3 - Norisring: Despite some nervous moments in a clump of backmarkers in last couple of laps, Lynn wins from Rosenqvist, Marciello and Sims. Rest of top 10 are 5 Derani; 6 Serralles; 7 Blomqvist; 8 Tincknell; 9 King and10 Lewis. The last two just got better of Cassidy in final laps.
Auto GP - Mugello: It's an unusual top six at Mugello. Ghirelli leads Giovesi, no surprises there, but Francesco Dracone is up in third from 13th on the grid!
Auto GP - Mugello: The safety-car is out. Championship leader Kimiya Sato was knocked into a spin at Turn 1 on the opening lap and collected by Michele La Rosa.
Both cars are stranded in the middle of the corner.
Both cars are stranded in the middle of the corner.
European F3 - Norisring: Marciello lunges ahead of Sims for third.
European F3 - Norisring: Rally style opposite lock from Rosenqvist as he defended from Sims, with Marciello lurking behind. Lynn still out front.
Auto GP - Mugello: Pole-sitter Narain Karthikeyan is in the pits with a throttle problem as the rest of the Auto GP field starts the formation lap.
Daniel de Jong is also absent from the grid. The Dutchman's car is not in the Manor MP Motorsport pit garage...
Daniel de Jong is also absent from the grid. The Dutchman's car is not in the Manor MP Motorsport pit garage...
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IndyCar - Toronto: Scott Dixon will start tomorrow's second IndyCar race from pole. His Ganassi team-mate Dario Franchitti, on pole for today's encounter, will line up second.
Auto GP - Mugello: Andrea Roda has been promoted to sixth on the grid in place of Ghinzani's GP3 race winner Robert Visoiu.
The Romanian has a five-place grid penalty to serve for an infringement in last month's Silverstone round.
The Romanian has a five-place grid penalty to serve for an infringement in last month's Silverstone round.
European F3 - Norisring: Sims putting pressure on Rosenqvist for 2nd.
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