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BTCC - Croft: New leader already. Neal quickly eradicates Foster's 1.3s advantage and takes the lead. Turkington is now queuing up to pass his team-mate.
BTCC - Croft: Morgan arrives into a right-hander completely broadside and Shedden follows him off the road too.
Shedden rejoins seventh, Morgan is down to 13th.
So now Neal and Turkington are into second and third, can they hunt down Foster?
Shedden rejoins seventh, Morgan is down to 13th.
So now Neal and Turkington are into second and third, can they hunt down Foster?
BTCC - Croft: As the first lap ends, Foster is 1.7s clear of Morgan, who has Neal and Turkington on his tail.
Shedden and Collard made a bit of contact as they foguht over fourth, with Jordan getting involved too.
Shedden and Collard made a bit of contact as they foguht over fourth, with Jordan getting involved too.
Lights out
BTCC - Croft: All three BMWs surge off the line, and it's Foster who edges into the lead. No dramas at the first complex.
BTCC - Croft: This time the tyre choice is not a puzzle - nothing but wets will be any good in those puddles.
BTCC - Croft: Here's the full top 10 starting line-up on the reversed grid:
1 Morgan; 2 Foster; 3 Collard; 4 Jordan; 5 Neal; 6 Onslow-Cole; 7 Shedden; 8 Turkington; 9 Newsham; 10 Welch.
Plato starts 20th.
1 Morgan; 2 Foster; 3 Collard; 4 Jordan; 5 Neal; 6 Onslow-Cole; 7 Shedden; 8 Turkington; 9 Newsham; 10 Welch.
Plato starts 20th.
BTCC - Croft: Gordon Shedden was the master of these conditions last year, on his way to the title, so it will be interesting to see what he can do from row four.
BTCC - Croft: The weather means the field will probably get two green flag laps so they can get a feel for the wet conditions.
BTCC - Croft: Scratch that. AUTOSPORT has just taken a proper look outside and the track is drenched. Even if the rain stops, it would be a surprise to see people start on anything other than grooved rubber.
BTCC - Croft: And the rain has returned, so tyre choice will be interesting again...
BTCC - Croft: Honda has confirmed Gordon Shedden ran a dry set-up and Matt Neal a half-wet, half-dry one in race two earlier, perhaps explaining why Sheds was quite a lot quicker.
Of the BMWs, Dynamics boss Steve Neal told AUTOSPORT: "It's their circuit this one, so they can have it, but all credit to Turkington."
Of the BMWs, Dynamics boss Steve Neal told AUTOSPORT: "It's their circuit this one, so they can have it, but all credit to Turkington."
Iowa: IndyCar: Good morning from Iowa. Hear that noise outside? That's thunder, and it's been going all morning - as has the rain and lightning. Last word was that we're still on target for the race to start on schedule, but in the meantime, the conditions are proving a stern test for Iowan umbrellas and disposable ponchos.
Superstars - Zolder: Turns out Laurens Vanthoor's late-race loss of the lead in race two wasn't a drama, just a favour to team-mate Gianni Morbidelli.
Superstars Zolder race two report
Superstars Zolder race two report
Breaking news
BTCC - Croft: Rob Collard and Jeff Smith have both been penalised for gaining an unfair advantage in race two.
Collard (WSR BMW) has been given a one-second penalty to drop him from fifth to sixth, behind Andrew Jordan.
Smith (Eurotech Honda) has been given a three-second penalty, dropping him from ninth to 10th, behind Dave Newsham.
Because it is his third offence, Smith will also get a six-place grid penalty for race three later this afternoon.
Collard (WSR BMW) has been given a one-second penalty to drop him from fifth to sixth, behind Andrew Jordan.
Smith (Eurotech Honda) has been given a three-second penalty, dropping him from ninth to 10th, behind Dave Newsham.
Because it is his third offence, Smith will also get a six-place grid penalty for race three later this afternoon.
Checkered flag
Superstars - Zolder: Crazy finish! Vanthoor loses heaps of time over the last three laps, and is passed by Morbidelli on the line. Second win of the weekend for Morbidelli, the fourth second place of the weekend for Vanthoor.
1 Morbidelli; 2 Vanthoor; 3 Giammaria; 4 Biagi; 5 Kuppens; 6 Berton; 7 Liuzzi; 8 Giovanardi; 9 Trentin; 10 Schiattarella.
1 Morbidelli; 2 Vanthoor; 3 Giammaria; 4 Biagi; 5 Kuppens; 6 Berton; 7 Liuzzi; 8 Giovanardi; 9 Trentin; 10 Schiattarella.
Superstars - Zolder: Vanthoor has already made his way to the front of the field. He's already finished second three times this weekend (twice in GT Sprint and once in Superstars), but it looks like a win is finally coming his way!
Green flag
Superstars - Zolder: And we're green for race two. Huge start from Giammaria, who barges his way from third to the lead.
Tonio Liuzzi, meanwhile, arrived at turn one far too quickly and took a trip through the gravel. He's back on track, but in last place.
Tonio Liuzzi, meanwhile, arrived at turn one far too quickly and took a trip through the gravel. He's back on track, but in last place.
Giovanni Berton
Superstars - Zolder: Race two is not far away here in Belgium. With the top eight from race one reversed, here is how the grid will look...
1 Giovanni Berton; 2 Fabrizio Giovanardi; 3 Raffaele Giammaria; 4 Tonio Liuzzi; 5 Renaud Kuppens; 6 Luigi Ferrara; 7 Laurens Vanthoor; 8 Gianni Morbidelli.
Polesitter Berton has been a race two specialist so far this season. He won the second race in both Brno and Slovakia. Can he make it a hat-trick? We'll know in a little over half an hour.
BTCC - Croft: David Nye wins a great three-way battle for S2000 honours, while Lea Wood outdrags BTCC rookie Jake Hill on the run to the line.
Checkered flag
BTCC - Croft: Turkington takes a brilliant win in tricky conditions, from Shedden and an impressive Onslow-Cole.
Neal takes fourth, while Collard battles his way by Jordan for fifth at the final corner.
Neal takes fourth, while Collard battles his way by Jordan for fifth at the final corner.
BTCC - Croft: Turkington and Shedden lap Plato. The wet tyre gamble didn't pay off.
BTCC - Croft: Great three-way S2000 fight between Nye, Hill and Wood.
BTCC - Croft: There is still the odd spot of rain, and Shedden is really pushing Turkington.
The two are clear of Onslow-Cole, who has a gap back to Matt Neal in fourth.
The two are clear of Onslow-Cole, who has a gap back to Matt Neal in fourth.
BTCC - Croft: Plato continues to fall back as Shedden starts attacking leader Turkington.
BTCC - Croft: As the track dries Plato loses pace and Turkington, Shedden and Onslow-Cole have moved into the top three.
BTCC - Croft: The MGs have stormed through on their wets to first and second, with Plato 2.5s ahead after the first lap.
Green flag
BTCC - Croft: Foster makes a great start to slot into second at turn one. But he then loses out again.
BTCC - Croft: The rain is on and off, making tyre choice difficult. At the moment, the MGs of Jason Plato and Sam Tordoff are the only cars on the grid with wets on.
FR3.5 - Moscow: Red Bull junior driver Antonio Felix da Costa reveals it was damage resulting from contact with Matias Laine that caused his retirement from race two this afternoon.
BTCC - Croft: Race two is about to get under way and we've just had a rain shower...
Breaking news
Audi
The 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours is over. Tom Kristensen has a ninth win, Allan McNish a third victory and Loic Duval gets his first taste of the top step in the world's greatest sportscar race.
Le Mans 24 Hours race report
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BTCC - Croft: Will Bratt is happy with the new TOCA engine in his Rob Austin Racing Audi, but now has a handling problem.
"Any bump in the track sets up a pogo-stick action," he told AUTOSPORT.
"We get one thing sorted and something else goes wrong."
"Any bump in the track sets up a pogo-stick action," he told AUTOSPORT.
"We get one thing sorted and something else goes wrong."
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BTCC - Croft: Michael Caine and Rob Collard really enjoyed their dice in race one.
Caine, who thanked Collard for the clean battle, told AUTOSPORT: "The start was crap, but as I got used to it the car got better."
Caine, who thanked Collard for the clean battle, told AUTOSPORT: "The start was crap, but as I got used to it the car got better."
Superstars - Zolder: Audi has confirmed that it was a prop shaft problem that led to Vanthoor stopping on the cool-down lap after race one.
The car will definitely be fixed and ready for race two.
The car will definitely be fixed and ready for race two.
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Superstars - Zolder: Some reaction from the top three from this morning's first race...
Gianni Morbidelli (1st): It was a great race. I made a good gap at the start, and then in the second half of the race I could back off. I could hear some noises in the transmission so I was happy that the car was OK. It's a very important result for the championship.
Laurens Vanthoor (2nd): The car was great and I could use my track knowledge.
Luigi Ferrara (3rd): I've finished second a third already this year, now all that's missing is a win.
Gianni Morbidelli (1st): It was a great race. I made a good gap at the start, and then in the second half of the race I could back off. I could hear some noises in the transmission so I was happy that the car was OK. It's a very important result for the championship.
Laurens Vanthoor (2nd): The car was great and I could use my track knowledge.
Luigi Ferrara (3rd): I've finished second a third already this year, now all that's missing is a win.
FR2.0 Eurocup - Moscow: Rowland's victory moves the Briton into the lead of the Eurocup on 84 points.
Saturday victor and today's opening lap retiree Pierre Gasly drops to second on 78. Ocon is third on 70 points, 13 clear of Gasly's Tech 1 team-mate Matthieu Vaxiviere.
Saturday victor and today's opening lap retiree Pierre Gasly drops to second on 78. Ocon is third on 70 points, 13 clear of Gasly's Tech 1 team-mate Matthieu Vaxiviere.
The 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours is coming down to a 30-minute sprint in changeable weather after a late safety car.
Follow the denouement as it happens with AUTOSPORT Le Mans Live.
Follow the denouement as it happens with AUTOSPORT Le Mans Live.
Checkered flag
FR2.0 - Eurocup: After Stoffel Vandoorne's dominant performance in the preceding FR3.5 race, Oliver Rowland and Esteban Ocon have treated the Russian fans to a great duel in the Eurocup race.
Racing Steps-backed Rowland took victory by just 0.173s, having spent much of the final lap concentrating on his right rear-view mirror, waiting for a move which failed to materialise from ART Junior team driver Ocon.
Racing Steps-backed Rowland took victory by just 0.173s, having spent much of the final lap concentrating on his right rear-view mirror, waiting for a move which failed to materialise from ART Junior team driver Ocon.
FR2.0 Eurocup - Moscow: Championship leader Pierre Gasly is a first lap retirement in the final Eurocup race of the weekend.
Third-qualifier Oliver Rowland leads pre-season pace-setter Esteban Ocon by 0.8s. The leaders are 4.5s clear of Ignazio D'Agosto.
Third-qualifier Oliver Rowland leads pre-season pace-setter Esteban Ocon by 0.8s. The leaders are 4.5s clear of Ignazio D'Agosto.
BTCC - Croft: So, the order after a fine race is:
Turkington, Neal, Shedden, Foster, Plato, Jordan, Tordoff. Caine and Collard are next, after passing Onslow-Cole on the final lap.
And on his BTCC debut, Jake Hill wins the S2000 class in Motorbase's Ford Focus in 18th overall.
Turkington, Neal, Shedden, Foster, Plato, Jordan, Tordoff. Caine and Collard are next, after passing Onslow-Cole on the final lap.
And on his BTCC debut, Jake Hill wins the S2000 class in Motorbase's Ford Focus in 18th overall.
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