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IndyCar - Iowa: ... and an awful lap from Ryan Hunter-Reay, who can only summon 177.966mph. Whatever changes they made to that car today, assume that they'll be un-changing them.
IndyCar - Iowa: Wow, that was fast. Helio Castroneves knocks Andretti off the top with an average of 185.687mph. The top four are all above the previous one-lap track record.
IndyCar - Iowa: Marco Andretti's 184.766mph average takes him to the top.
IndyCar - Iowa: Will Power goes to P1 with a 184.240mph average. If you're in Europe and staying up late to watch Le Mans, you can also catch live streaming of the heat races on the official IndyCar website. It kicks off at 6:45pm US eastern time.
IndyCar - Iowa: A third of the field have set their times, and Kanaan is still on top ahead of Oriol Servia and Scott Dixon. The top six from this session get a free pass into the 10-car heat race for pole later tonight.
IndyCar - Iowa: de Silvestro's 178mph effort was never going to be a threat, and indeed Tony Kanaan hits it out of the park immediately with a 183.713mph average.
Green flag
IndyCar - Iowa: Green flag, and de Silvestro heads out onto the track. Remember, this qualifying session sets the grids for this evening's heat races, which in turn decide the starting order for tomorrow.
IndyCar - Iowa: Moments away from the start of the single-lap phase of qualifying here at Iowa. First driver out will be Simona de Silvestro. Conditions: hot, and very windy.
Checkered flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: No improvement for Montoya, who will not be happy. It's Jamie McMurray who has pole.
1 McMurray; 2 Ambrose; 3 Edwards; 4 Biffle; 5 Bowyer; 6 Kenseth; 7 Kurt Busch; 8 Logano; 9 Kyle Busch; 10 Gordon.
Further back, Stewart is 11th, Montoya 13th, Johnson 19th and Villeneuve 22nd.
1 McMurray; 2 Ambrose; 3 Edwards; 4 Biffle; 5 Bowyer; 6 Kenseth; 7 Kurt Busch; 8 Logano; 9 Kyle Busch; 10 Gordon.
Further back, Stewart is 11th, Montoya 13th, Johnson 19th and Villeneuve 22nd.
NASCAR - Sonoma: McMurray backs off, and it looks like everyone else is doing the same...
...except Montoya, who is currently a disappointing 13th.
...except Montoya, who is currently a disappointing 13th.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Ambrose responds but cannot topple McMurray, who is still 0.049s quicker.
Stopwatch
NASCAR - Sonoma: Practice pacesetter and 2012 Sonoma polesitter Ambrose immediately grabs provisional pole, while Montoya only goes 11th.
And now Jamie McMurray goes top.
And now Jamie McMurray goes top.
NASCAR - Sonoma: The pole fight is on as Marcos Ambrose, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray and Casey Mears come out.
Sebastien Ogier
WRC - Italy: Celebrations are underway in Sardinia, where Sebastien Ogier took his fourth WRC win of the year.
Thierry Neuville and Jari-Matti Latvala starred with charges to second and third, while Mikko Hirvonen crashed out of second on the final morning.
Rally Italy final report
Championship standings after seven of 13 rounds:
1 Sebastien Ogier 154
2 Jari-Matti Latvala 90
3 Thierry Neuville 70
4 Sebastien Loeb 68
5 Mikko Hirvonen 61
6 Dani Sordo 59
(25 points for a win)
NASCAR - Sonoma: Just 0.006s separate Roush Fenway duo Edwards and Biffle on the front row right now.
A week ago they had a falling out at Dover, where Biffle declined to relinquish a dominant lead to drop back and try to dislodge rubbish stuck on Edwards' grill. Eventually the obstruction fell off by itself, but there was some disgruntled radio traffic beforehand.
A week ago they had a falling out at Dover, where Biffle declined to relinquish a dominant lead to drop back and try to dislodge rubbish stuck on Edwards' grill. Eventually the obstruction fell off by itself, but there was some disgruntled radio traffic beforehand.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Bad news for Martin Truex Jr, his Waltrip Toyota has pulled off course and parked a smoking car after Turn 3.
Biffle and Bowyer have jumped to second and third, but Edwards' pole still holds.
Biffle and Bowyer have jumped to second and third, but Edwards' pole still holds.
FR3.5 - Moscow: First race of the weekend was Formula Renault 3.5 in Russia.
Stoffel Vandoorne absolutely dominated, and with championship leader Kevin Magnussen struggling to recover from a qualifying blocking penalty that left him 17th on the grid, that closed the title fight right up.
FR3.5 Moscow race one report
Stoffel Vandoorne absolutely dominated, and with championship leader Kevin Magnussen struggling to recover from a qualifying blocking penalty that left him 17th on the grid, that closed the title fight right up.
FR3.5 Moscow race one report
NASCAR - Sonoma: Next group is Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr and Joey Logano.
Bowyer's road course form has taken a big stride recently and he was fastest in one of Friday's practice sessions.
Bowyer's road course form has taken a big stride recently and he was fastest in one of Friday's practice sessions.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Jacques Villeneuve update - he has slipped back to 12th with two more five-car groups to run.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Some very strong road racers in group six as Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard take to the circuit.
None threatens pole though, Gordon and Stewart going to fourth and fifth.
Edwards - who describes this track as "the most fun" of all - is still first ahead of Kenseth and Kyle Busch.
None threatens pole though, Gordon and Stewart going to fourth and fifth.
Edwards - who describes this track as "the most fun" of all - is still first ahead of Kenseth and Kyle Busch.
Breaking news
WRC - Italy: Robert Kubica admits he told rally organisers he would walk away before day two unless he got a two-minute gap to the cars ahead in the starrt order.
All the WRC 2 runners were concerned about the one-minute gaps on Friday night, but only Kubica's situation was altered for Saturday.
All the WRC 2 runners were concerned about the one-minute gaps on Friday night, but only Kubica's situation was altered for Saturday.
Stopwatch
NASCAR - Sonoma: Johnson wasn't wrong. First Kenseth, then Busch, then Edwards take provisional pole with comfortably faster laps as the first 1m15s of the session are produced.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Johnson doubts his lap will hold up for the top 10 once the remaining four groups have been out.
The next is now on track: Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne.
The next is now on track: Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne.
Jimmie Johnson
NASCAR - Sonoma: With tyre drop-off considerable here, most drivers have been treating this like a one-lap shootout, but Johnson went for two, grabbed provisional pole, then tried another lap before easing off.
Order now is Johnson, Labonte, Villeneuve.
Patrick went 11th quickest, Stenhouse is 17th.
Stopwatch
NASCAR - Sonoma: Sure enough, first Bobby Labonte then Jimmie Johnson go ahead of Villeneuve.
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NASCAR - Sonoma: Jacques Villeneuve doesn't think his provisional pole time will hold.
"It wasn't quick enough. We improved the car a lot overnight and I was still discovering it, and I wasn't aggressive enough."
"It wasn't quick enough. We improved the car a lot overnight and I was still discovering it, and I wasn't aggressive enough."
NASCAR - Sonoma: The next group is out, led by Jimmie Johnson. The five-time champion is only sixth after his first lap.
NASCAR - Sonoma: With five more groups (25 cars) to run, the order is Villeneuve, Ragan, Said, Fellows, Earnhardt.
Stopwatch
NASCAR - Sonoma: Villeneuve goes fastest, his 1m16.576s beating Ragan.
There are still five more qualifying groups to go, but right now it's Villeneuve on top.
There are still five more qualifying groups to go, but right now it's Villeneuve on top.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Now for the showbiz group, which contains 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, back in Cup for Phoenix Racing, and Danica Patrick.
Last time they met was when Villeneuve punted Patrick into the gravel at the end of last year's Road America Nationwide race.
Continuing the high-profile theme, Dale Earnhardt Jr is on track, as is Patrick's partner Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Compared to that lot, sportscar veteran Ron Fellows (driving for Circle Sport) and stand-in driver Justin Bowles (keeping Brian Vickers' Toyota warm while Vickers is racing in Nationwide at Road America) are somewhat under the radar.
Last time they met was when Villeneuve punted Patrick into the gravel at the end of last year's Road America Nationwide race.
Continuing the high-profile theme, Dale Earnhardt Jr is on track, as is Patrick's partner Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Compared to that lot, sportscar veteran Ron Fellows (driving for Circle Sport) and stand-in driver Justin Bowles (keeping Brian Vickers' Toyota warm while Vickers is racing in Nationwide at Road America) are somewhat under the radar.
NASCAR - Sonoma: David Ragan was fastest in that group and takes provisional pole on a 1m16.592s, a tenth ahead of Boris Said.
Stremme's lap from group one held up for third still.
Stremme's lap from group one held up for third still.
Breaking news
Le Mans 24 Hours: Here's the latest from Le Mans, where Audi is currently in control.
Le Mans hour five report
AUTOSPORT Live's Le Mans coverage can be found here.
The race is continuing in sombre mood following the first-hour accident that killed Aston Martin's Allan Simonsen.
Allan Simonsen: 1978-2013
Le Mans hour five report
AUTOSPORT Live's Le Mans coverage can be found here.
The race is continuing in sombre mood following the first-hour accident that killed Aston Martin's Allan Simonsen.
Allan Simonsen: 1978-2013
NASCAR - Sonoma: That first group is done, David Stremme was fastest with a 1m16.819s.
Next up are Cup's three midfield Davids: Reutimann, Ragan and Gilliland, plus the latter pair's Front Row team-mate Josh Wise, newcomer Alex Kennedy with Humphrey Smith Racing, and the return of Boris Said with FAS Lane.
Next up are Cup's three midfield Davids: Reutimann, Ragan and Gilliland, plus the latter pair's Front Row team-mate Josh Wise, newcomer Alex Kennedy with Humphrey Smith Racing, and the return of Boris Said with FAS Lane.
Colin Turkington
BTCC - Croft: It's been an eventful opening day in Yorkshire. Andrew Jordan set the early pace, before rain and a barrier-demolishing accident for Adam Morgan (who was unhurt) made practice two fairly pointless.
Then qualifying was squeezed into a four-minute shootout following a crash for Joe Girling, and it was former champion Colin Turkington who came out on top to give WSR's new NGTC BMW its first ever pole.
BTCC Croft qualifying report
Green flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: We're back underway to have another shot at deciding what is probably going to be the back few rows of the grid.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Only David Stremme and Justin Marks managed to set times before the stoppage. The clock has stopped while the clear-up takes place.
Gianni Morbidelli
Superstars - Zolder: Gianni Morbidelli's rain prayers were answered in Belgium today when slick conditions in qualifying allowed him to put his Audi back up front.
But while he secured pole, Formula 3 driver turned GT star and general local expert Laurens Vanthoor has to start last in the sister Audi. He had flown in practice on his Superstars debut but the car broke on him before he could set a qualifying time.
Superstars Zolder qualifying report
Red flag
NASCAR - Sonoma: There's going to be a red flag as Gonzalez has brought a lot of dust onto the circuit. Each group gets five minutes of track time to qualify.
NASCAR - Sonoma: First out are Cup regulars David Stremme and JJ Yeley plus some unfamiliar faces in this series: Victor Gonzalez Jr, Justin Marks, Paulie Harraka and GT racer Tomy Drissi.
Puerto Rican driver Gonzalez's session starts badly as he spins into the tyres at Turn 10.
Puerto Rican driver Gonzalez's session starts badly as he spins into the tyres at Turn 10.
NASCAR - Sonoma: Here's how the new Sprint Cup road-course qualifying system works.
The field is split into eight groups, starting with the slowest on combined practice times, and working through until Friday's five pacesetters go out.
Times are then combined from all eight sessions to set the grid, fastest man first, slowest man last.
So if one of the first group out is fastest of the whole afternoon, then they get pole. A rain shower could really shake this order up...
...but no rain is likely, so this ought to be fairly straightforward.
The field is split into eight groups, starting with the slowest on combined practice times, and working through until Friday's five pacesetters go out.
Times are then combined from all eight sessions to set the grid, fastest man first, slowest man last.
So if one of the first group out is fastest of the whole afternoon, then they get pole. A rain shower could really shake this order up...
...but no rain is likely, so this ought to be fairly straightforward.
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