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ERC - Zlin: As Lappi just put it after SS4: "This one was not as crazy as the last one... At least I am here!"
MotoGP - Silverstone: Colin Edwards the only man out on track at present. Up front we have Marquez from Lorenzo, Bradl, Rossi and Pedrosa, with Dovizioso, Hayden and Bautista completing the top eight.
ERC - Zlin: The hazards of rallying: Kresta completes SS4 with the fourth-fastest time but admits he came very close indeed to hitting a tree as he misjudged a crest.
ERC - Zlin: Wiegand is finding the stages a bit alarming at the moment. The fraught German loses 11s to team-mate Lappi and falls 46s off the lead as he shakes his head at the "slippery" and "dangerous" stage.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Another crash - this time it's Yonny Hernandez who has gone down at Farm. Not a great morning for PBM, after team-mate Laverty's earlier off.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Crutchlow limbering out in the Tech 3 garage, and he's about to get back underway on his second bike.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Crutchlow makes his way back on, to an audible roar from the fans down at Copse (serving as Turn 1 this weekend, incidentally).
Checkered flag
ERC - Zlin - SS4 results:
Stage: 1 Kopecky 6m36.4s; 2 Pech +3.7s; 3 Lappi +3.9s
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +18.8s; 3 Kresta +22.8s; 4 Tarabus +24.3s; 5 Lappi +27.6s; 6 Kostka +41.1s.
Stage: 1 Kopecky 6m36.4s; 2 Pech +3.7s; 3 Lappi +3.9s
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +18.8s; 3 Kresta +22.8s; 4 Tarabus +24.3s; 5 Lappi +27.6s; 6 Kostka +41.1s.
MotoGP - Silverstone: After that early crash, Crutchlow's first flyer is enough for ninth, 1.6s down on Marquez.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Just under eight minutes to go and Hayden might just have booked his spot in QP2 - he's gone fifth fastest, and within one second of Marquez.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Second crash of the morning for Hernandez, and the third for the PBM squad. He's walking away.
Red flag
ERC - Zlin: Stage four is now stopped due to Robert Consani crashing. He's OK, but his Renault is blocking the course after five kilometres.
Pretty much everyone in the top dozen had got through so notional times will only affect those further back.
Pretty much everyone in the top dozen had got through so notional times will only affect those further back.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Another crash for Crutchlow, who is clearly furious with himself. He's dropped his bike at Vale, and while he looks to be OK, it's been a disastrous session for the Briton.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: Chequered flag flies, and Marquez will head into FP4 and qualifying as the early pacesetter.
MotoGP - Silverstone - free practice three:
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Bradl; 4 Bautista; 5 Dovizioso; 6 Rossi; 7 Hayden; 8 Crutchlow; 9 Espargaro; 10 Pedrosa.
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Bradl; 4 Bautista; 5 Dovizioso; 6 Rossi; 7 Hayden; 8 Crutchlow; 9 Espargaro; 10 Pedrosa.
Scott Redding Moto2 2013
Moto2 - Silverstone: We're straight into Moto2's final practice session now, where all eyes are on championship leader, and newly-appointed 2014 Gresini MotoGP rider, Scott Redding.
The Briton represents the best chance of a home win this weekend, and he's gone all out for home advantage if his bike is anything to go by.
Green flag
Moto2 - Silverstone: Green flag, and we're underway. Redding set the pace in FP1 yesterday, but was bumped down to fifth in the second session as Johann Zarco, Takaaki Nakagami, Thomas Luthi and Esteve Rabat all found time.
Crucially though he was ahead of title rival Pol Espargaro, even if just 0.011s separated the pair.
Crucially though he was ahead of title rival Pol Espargaro, even if just 0.011s separated the pair.
Auto GP - Donington: Free practice for the penultimate round of the Auto GP World Series is half-an-hour away.
Championship challenger Sergio Campana was fastest in Thursday's test, recording a time of 1m17.665s. The effort was 0.8s quicker than Kevin Ceccon's Donington Auto GP lap record from 2011.
Championship challenger Sergio Campana was fastest in Thursday's test, recording a time of 1m17.665s. The effort was 0.8s quicker than Kevin Ceccon's Donington Auto GP lap record from 2011.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez versus Lorenzo versus Bradl up front, and violent double-crash drama for Crutchlow - here's the full story of Saturday morning practice:
Silverstone MotoGP practice three report
Silverstone MotoGP practice three report
Sebastien Loeb RX car
European RX - Loheac: Free practice is about to start here at Loheac, where Sebastien Loeb is causing quite a stir!
AUTOSPORT will be showing live video from the European Rallycross at Loheac on Sunday from 1pm BST.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding starts in perfect fashion, going top after 15 minutes with a 2m08.247s. He has Nakagami for immediate company, while Espargaro is third but more than 0.6s down.
Crash
Moto2 - Silverstone: We had Crutchlow and Laverty down in MotoGP, and now we have Gino Rea falling in Moto2. The Briton is currently 13th overall.
Stopwatch
Moto2 - Silverstone: We said he had started well...
Redding drops down to a 2m07.592s, comfortably the fastest time of the weekend and also quicker than the official lap record.
Nakagami also improved to move within 0.076s of the Briton, but he's the only man able to get within three tenths of that benchmark.
Redding drops down to a 2m07.592s, comfortably the fastest time of the weekend and also quicker than the official lap record.
Nakagami also improved to move within 0.076s of the Briton, but he's the only man able to get within three tenths of that benchmark.
Andrea Roda
Auto GP - Donington: Virtuosi Racing's Andrea Roda is set to race this weekend after his heavy crash during testing on Thursday.
Team owner Declan Lohan reported that Roda escaped with just a sore knee after losing control on the exit of the Old Hairpin.
Auto GP - Donington: Manor MP Motorsport driver Daniel de Jong has also received a clean bill of health following his heavy shunt at Eau Rouge during the Spa GP2 meeting last weekend.
Green flag
Auto GP - Donington: The lone Auto GP practice session before this afternoon's qualifying is underway.
Kimiya Sato, who leads the standings by 13 points, was sixth quickest during Thursday's test. The testing pacesetter Sergio Campana is second in the standings, just two points ahead of Super Nova driver Vittorio Ghirelli.
Kimiya Sato, who leads the standings by 13 points, was sixth quickest during Thursday's test. The testing pacesetter Sergio Campana is second in the standings, just two points ahead of Super Nova driver Vittorio Ghirelli.
Yellow flag
Auto GP - Donington: Venezuelan Roberto La Rocca, who made his Auto GP debut at the preceding round at the Nuburgring, has brought out the yellows by running off at Goddards. The Comtec by Virtuosi driver's car remains stranded.
Checkered flag
Moto2 - Silverstone: The shequered flag flies, but it's not Redding who ends on top - Zarco pips him in the closing stages, and by just one thousandth of a second.
The real good news for Redding is that his chief title rival Pol Espargaro can only manage eighth, almost 0.8s down the road.
The real good news for Redding is that his chief title rival Pol Espargaro can only manage eighth, almost 0.8s down the road.
Moto2 - Silverstone - Free Practice 3:
1 Zarco; 2 Redding; 3 Nakagami; 4 Luthi; 5 Rabat; 6 Kent; 7 Simeon; 8 Espargaro; 9 Kallio; 10 Terol.
1 Zarco; 2 Redding; 3 Nakagami; 4 Luthi; 5 Rabat; 6 Kent; 7 Simeon; 8 Espargaro; 9 Kallio; 10 Terol.
Red flag
Auto GP - Donington: Max Snegirev has gone backwards into the tyres at the chicane, damaging his suspension and removing the rear wing. The session has been stopped.
Auto GP - Donington: Narain Karthikeyan is fastest on 1m18.205s, 1.197s quicker than Romanian GP3 race-winner Robert Visoiu.
Karthikeyan's Super Nova team-mate Vittorio Ghirelli is third with a time of 1m19.515s. Daniel de Jong is fourth, Kevin Giovesi fifth and Tamas Pal Kiss, who is familiar with Donington from his time in British Formula Renault 2.0, completes the top six.
Karthikeyan's Super Nova team-mate Vittorio Ghirelli is third with a time of 1m19.515s. Daniel de Jong is fourth, Kevin Giovesi fifth and Tamas Pal Kiss, who is familiar with Donington from his time in British Formula Renault 2.0, completes the top six.
Green flag
Auto GP - Donington: The session has resumed. The stoppage has allowed Roberto La Rocca's car to be recovered to the pits after his early sensor failure. Max Snegirev's machine has been removed from danger.
Auto GP - Donington: Karthikeyan has lowered his best to a 1m17.692s. Robert Visoiu is second quickest on 1m18.337s, 0.496s ahead of championship challenger Sergio Campana.
Vittorio Ghirelli is dropping down the order after spinning off at Turn 8.
Vittorio Ghirelli is dropping down the order after spinning off at Turn 8.
Auto GP - Donington: Tamas Pal Kiss has moved into second, just 0.029s behind longtime pacesetter Narain Karthikeyan.
Meindert van Buuren is out of the session with a broken driveshaft.
Meindert van Buuren is out of the session with a broken driveshaft.
Auto GP - Donington: Entering the final 10 minutes of the 45 minute session, Karthikeyan is quickest with a time of 1m16.796s.
The Indian is 0.879s faster than Robert Visoiu, who has just beached his car in the gravel at Coppice.
The Indian is 0.879s faster than Robert Visoiu, who has just beached his car in the gravel at Coppice.
Auto GP - Donington: Two drivers have yet to set representative laptimes. Michele La Rosa has reported gear selector trouble and is over 20 seconds off the pace.
Series newcomer Roberto La Rocca has recorded no time at all after spinning on his first lap.
Series newcomer Roberto La Rocca has recorded no time at all after spinning on his first lap.
Checkered flag
Auto GP - Donington - practice: 1 Karthikeyan; 2 Campana; 3 Visoiu; 4 Giovesi; 5 Kiss; 6 Sato.
Green flag
Moto3 - Silverstone: We're into qualifying here at Silverstone, and to kick us off is Moto3, which starts in five minutes.
Honours have been split so far between the championship's top two, with Luis Salom fastest in first practice and Maverick Vinales topping the second and third sessions.
Alex Rins, Alex Marquez, Jonas Folger and Miguel Oliveira have all shown flashes of pace however, so don't be surprised if the pole shootout is another frantic Moto3 affair.
Honours have been split so far between the championship's top two, with Luis Salom fastest in first practice and Maverick Vinales topping the second and third sessions.
Alex Rins, Alex Marquez, Jonas Folger and Miguel Oliveira have all shown flashes of pace however, so don't be surprised if the pole shootout is another frantic Moto3 affair.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Salom and Vinales hit the front early on, the pair split by just 0.005s at the head of the field. Times are in the 2m15s though, which means there is still plenty of scope for improvements.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Heading into the final 20 minutes and its Salom who leads the way on a 2m14.377s. Folger, Vinales and Rins are all within half a second of that time, with Marquez and Vazquez not much further down the road.
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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