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Good morning from AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live as we commence MotoGP's British Grand Prix weekend from Silverstone.
It's not just motorbikes this weekend, we also have the World Endurance Championship's first round since Le Mans at Interlagos, Sebastien Loeb's arrival in European Rallycross at Loheac, IndyCar on the streets of Baltimore, the European Rally Championship in the Czech Republic and Auto GP plus Superstars at Donington Park.
Green flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: Riders are already flooding out onto the circuit as practice one gets underway.
It's cloudy but dry, although we had a tiny hint of rain in the preceding Moto3 session.
It's cloudy but dry, although we had a tiny hint of rain in the preceding Moto3 session.
MotoGP - Silverstone: For the first time since MotoGP returned to Silverstone from Donington Park in 2010, the series is using the traditional pitlane between Woodcote and Copse, rather than Formula 1's new complex between Club and Abbey.
That means Copse becomes the first corner again.
That means Copse becomes the first corner again.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: As the early tentative times flow in, Crutchlow is fastest on a 2m05.630s.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Crutchlow trims a few tenths off his table-topping time despite getting a bit caught up with Nicky Hayden's Ducati on that last lap.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Championship leader, and winner of the last four grands prix, Marc Marquez takes over at the top on a 2m05.1s.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Now the other Honda hits the front. Dani Pedrosa is first into the 2m04s with a 2m04.946s.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Silverstone: We're one bike down on the entry list this weekend.
After his collarbone injury at Indianapolis, Czech star Karel Abraham gritted his teeth to ensure he could race on home ground at Brno a week later, but has chosen to sit Silverstone out so he can recover properly.
After his collarbone injury at Indianapolis, Czech star Karel Abraham gritted his teeth to ensure he could race on home ground at Brno a week later, but has chosen to sit Silverstone out so he can recover properly.
Breaking news
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Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Jorge Lorenzo strikes a blow for Yamaha as he does a 2m04.343s to go fastest by 0.6s.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez beats Lorenzo's time with a 2m04.287s, but the champion is already on a better lap and claims it back with a 2m04.179s.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Here's the leading order as this opening session passes its halfway point:
1 Lorenzo; 2 Marquez; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Rossi; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Hayden; 7 Bautista; 8 Espargaro; 9 Bradl; 10 Smith.
1 Lorenzo; 2 Marquez; 3 Pedrosa; 4 Rossi; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Hayden; 7 Bautista; 8 Espargaro; 9 Bradl; 10 Smith.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez improves every slightly with a 2m04.232s, but just as he does so, Lorenzo raises the bar with a 2m04.035s.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Now it's Marquez on top, he puts in a 2m04.012s and beats Lorenzo by 0.023s.
Bautista has moved up to third ahead of Pedrosa, Crutchlow and Hayden, with Rossi falling to seventh.
Bautista has moved up to third ahead of Pedrosa, Crutchlow and Hayden, with Rossi falling to seventh.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Most of the top riders are back in the pits now before their last runs.
Pedrosa has pushed Bautista out of third, while Stefan Bradl has started getting up to speed and is now sixth, with Rossi falling to eighth.
Home riders Crutchlow, Smith and Laverty are fifth, 10th and 20th respectively.
Pedrosa has pushed Bautista out of third, while Stefan Bradl has started getting up to speed and is now sixth, with Rossi falling to eighth.
Home riders Crutchlow, Smith and Laverty are fifth, 10th and 20th respectively.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Rossi has inched up to seventh, while Smith has fallen to 12th as Ducati men Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso step up.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Crutchlow goes up from fifth to third.
Now Marquez is on another quick lap, setting the fastest time of the morning so far in sector one.
Now Marquez is on another quick lap, setting the fastest time of the morning so far in sector one.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez extends his margin on top with a 2m03.831s lap, the first 2m03s of the event. That puts him 0.219s ahead of Lorenzo.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez is now improving again, as Lorenzo has a lap cancelled for exceeding track limits.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez doesn't improve on the lap overall as he takes the chequered flag.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Silverstone - practice one result:
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Pedrosa; 5 Bautista; 6 Rossi; 7 Bradl; 8 Hayden; 9 Smith; 10 Dovizioso.
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Pedrosa; 5 Bautista; 6 Rossi; 7 Bradl; 8 Hayden; 9 Smith; 10 Dovizioso.
MotoGP - Silverstone: The Moto2 practice session is now well underway.
Home hero Scott Redding - who announced his 2014 Gresini Honda MotoGP deal yesterday - is creeping up the order and is now fourth as Johann Zarco leads Tito Rabat and Jordi Torres.
Redding's title rival Pol Espargaro is seventh, while Britain's Danny Kent and Gino Rea are eighth and 20th.
Home hero Scott Redding - who announced his 2014 Gresini Honda MotoGP deal yesterday - is creeping up the order and is now fourth as Johann Zarco leads Tito Rabat and Jordi Torres.
Redding's title rival Pol Espargaro is seventh, while Britain's Danny Kent and Gino Rea are eighth and 20th.
Ducati MotoGP
MotoGP - Silverstone: Ducati might not be winning on track, but in our eyes they top the unofficial battle of the hospitalities. This is their mammoth Silverstone unit:
Moto2 - Silverstone: Dominique Aegerter and Takaaki Nakagami are now tied in first place in practice.
European Rallycross - Loheac: This weekend is a huge one for rallycross as nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb joins the series for his home round at Loheac in France, along with fellow WRC guest Kris Meeke.
You can watch all the action from Sunday's finals live on AUTOSPORT, with our video stream starting from 1pm BST.
In the meantime, here are Loeb's thoughts as he prepares for the event.
You can watch all the action from Sunday's finals live on AUTOSPORT, with our video stream starting from 1pm BST.
In the meantime, here are Loeb's thoughts as he prepares for the event.
Stopwatch
Moto2 - Silverstone: With 50 seconds of practice to go, Scott Redding goes fastest on a 2m09.034s, as title rival Pol Espargaro grabs second.
Checkered flag
Moto2 - Silverstone - practice one results:
1 Redding; 2 Espargaro; 3 Aegerter; 4 Zarco; 5 Rabat; 6 Kent; 7 Kallio; 8 Nakagami; 9 de Angelis; 10 Torres.
1 Redding; 2 Espargaro; 3 Aegerter; 4 Zarco; 5 Rabat; 6 Kent; 7 Kallio; 8 Nakagami; 9 de Angelis; 10 Torres.
MotoGP fans
MotoGP - Silverstone: Paddock entertainment, MotoGP style - which apparently means men dressed as elderly women, riding motorised shopping carts and blaring out some R&B.
Shockingly, it seems to work if this guy is anything to go by.
MotoGP - Silverstone: We wonder if Ducati's superior trackside hospitality unit (see 10:30) is the real reason for Cal Crutchlow's impending partnership with the Italian squad...
MotoGP - Silverstone: Proof that elite racing (be it on two or four wheels) has great heart: MotoGP's Day of Champions auction raised an astonishing £77,090 for the Riders for Health charity in just five hours.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Among the items was a Bridgestone racing tyre, signed by every rider, which fetched £4,600 - the highest single effort of the auction.
Caps, elbow and knee sliders and boots were donated by several riders themselves, while the corporate arm of MotoGP put up grid passes, VIP tickets and F1 factory tours.
A mighty effort for a great cause.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Silverstone: If you missed it on the site, here's how first practice at Silverstone went down. Marc Marquez - who else? - topped the times. Local hero Cal Crutchlow was third.
MotoGP morning practice report
MotoGP morning practice report
MotoGP - Silverstone: Honda rider Marquez continued his incredible run of form in the opening session earlier today. AUTOSPORT's Toby Moody, though, has reservations about the Spaniard's prodigious talents.
No, he doesn't doubt how good he is. But he is concerned he might be too good for the sport. Interested? Read on...
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Before his group sat down for their press conference, Crutchlow was the BBC's guest challenger to Mark Lawrenson, who attempts to predict the Premier League scores each weekend.
Before making some 'well-informed' predictions, Crutchlow demonstrated some pretty decent football skills.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Some more from the Day of Champions auction. Did you know that the riders did not just donate prizes, they were themselves were on hand to help out?
Tech 3 pair Crutchlow and Bradley Smith helped close out the day. Smith auctioned a helmet for £1,600 and a set of leathers for £900. Crutchlow auctioned nine items, including a set of leathers worn during his podium ride in Mugello selling for £2,600, and the bottle of champagne from his podium at Le Mans raising £500.
Tech 3 pair Crutchlow and Bradley Smith helped close out the day. Smith auctioned a helmet for £1,600 and a set of leathers for £900. Crutchlow auctioned nine items, including a set of leathers worn during his podium ride in Mugello selling for £2,600, and the bottle of champagne from his podium at Le Mans raising £500.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Just in case you weren't sure, the Riders for Health charity uses reliable motorcycles and ambulances to reach 14 million people in Africa. So a very, very worth cause.
Incidentally, the auction was hosted by charity co-founder and racing legend Randy Mamola, Eurosport duo Julian Ryder and Toby Moody (off of AUTOSPORT too, of course), MotoGP commentator Gavin Emmett and BBC MotoGP presenter Matt Roberts.
It certainly kept a packed audience entertained throughout. A good job well done by all.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Moto3 practice is well underway and Luis Salom is top at the moment.
2m15.002s is his benchmark. That's 0.368s quicker than Maverick Vinales in second. If you're wondering how the Brits are doing, Moto3 regular John McPhee is 27th, with wildcards Wayne Ryan 29th and Kyle Ryde last of the 35 runners.
2m15.002s is his benchmark. That's 0.368s quicker than Maverick Vinales in second. If you're wondering how the Brits are doing, Moto3 regular John McPhee is 27th, with wildcards Wayne Ryan 29th and Kyle Ryde last of the 35 runners.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Silverstone - practice one results: 1 M Vinales; 2 Oliveira; 3 Folger; 4 Salom; 5 Marquez; 6 Rins; 7 Masbou; 8 Antonelli; 9 Miller; 10 I Vinales.
Green flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: Free practice two for MotoGP is go. Twenty riders immediately hit the track.
By: Matt Beer, Scott Mitchell, Sam Tremayne, Mark Glendenning, Gary Watkins, Connell Sanders Jr, Peter Mills, Andrew van Leeuwen, Andrew van de Burgt, Dan Cross
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