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Superstars - Donington: Free practice two about to kick off here at Donington.
This morning, Thomas Biagi led a Romeo Ferraris Mercedes 1-2 ahead of Tonio Liuzzi. Francesco Sini was third in the Camaro.
This morning, Thomas Biagi led a Romeo Ferraris Mercedes 1-2 ahead of Tonio Liuzzi. Francesco Sini was third in the Camaro.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Maverick Vinales becomes the first Moto3 rider ever to dip below the 2m14s barrier. He's now more than half a second clear of the field.
As he sets that time, Marquez and Ajo both suffer falls - the former's off looking particularly nasty.
As he sets that time, Marquez and Ajo both suffer falls - the former's off looking particularly nasty.
ERC - Zlin: Not long until the Czech Republic round of the ERC resumes in Zlin with SS5. Points leader Jan Kopecky has dominated his home event in his Skoda so far. Can Pech do anything about that in his Mini?
Green flag
Superstars - Donington: And free practice two has now started.
As a side note, series debutant Colin Turkington was fourth fastest in the Scuderia Giudici BMW in this morning's first session.
As a side note, series debutant Colin Turkington was fourth fastest in the Scuderia Giudici BMW in this morning's first session.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Heading into the final five minutes and despite an improvement from Rins, Vinales is still more than 0.6s clear at the front.
Points leader Salom, currently third, is out though and in the midst of a five-bike group - it seems his rear wheel is a prize target for those behind.
Points leader Salom, currently third, is out though and in the midst of a five-bike group - it seems his rear wheel is a prize target for those behind.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Salom joins Vinales in the 2m13s, but he's still 0.4s down. He's done enough to book a provisional second at least, ahead of Rins, Miller, Folger and the older Vinales.
Mad scenes as riders scramble for tows, with around 20 bikes heading in loose sequence down the Wellington Straight.
Mad scenes as riders scramble for tows, with around 20 bikes heading in loose sequence down the Wellington Straight.
ERC - Zlin: The rally resumes with Kopecky holding a lead of 18.8s. Should he need support from Skoda's 'super-team', he'll need Lappi (fifth) and Wiegand (seventh) to have strong runs on the first running of the 18.4km Pindula stage.
Checkered flag
Moto3 - Silverstone: Chequered flag flies, and it's nigh-on-impossible to find anyone likely to dislodge Vinales. Technically we have one more lap, but plenty of riders have sat up and called an early halt to their sessions.
Rins grabs second at the close, with Salom therefore third ahead of Miller, Folger and Marquez. Isaac Vinales meanwhile starts from the front of the third row, ahead of Oliveira and Antonelli.
Rins grabs second at the close, with Salom therefore third ahead of Miller, Folger and Marquez. Isaac Vinales meanwhile starts from the front of the third row, ahead of Oliveira and Antonelli.
Moto3 - Silverstone - Qualifying:
1 M Vinales; 2 Rins; 3 Salom; 4 Miller; 5 Folger; 6 Marquez; 7 I Vinales; 8 Oliveira; 9 Antonelli; 10 Masbou.
1 M Vinales; 2 Rins; 3 Salom; 4 Miller; 5 Folger; 6 Marquez; 7 I Vinales; 8 Oliveira; 9 Antonelli; 10 Masbou.
Auto GP - Donington: The Comtec by Virtuosi team has reported that it was a sensor failure that caused Roberto La Rocca to park off the circuit rather than a spin as AUTOSPORT reported earlier.
Auto GP - Donington: After his spin at Coppice in free practice, Vittorio Ghirelli's Super Nova team has reported that the Italian's car has no major damage, but is in need of a thorough clean to remove gravel.
ERC - Zlin: Kopecky comes through, and says drivers are facing a tough test from this stage. "Conditions in the forest are very tricky. Some places it's very slippery and I believe some drivers will have some problems."
Still, we have a benchmark for SS5. 9m44.8s. Another stage win on the cards? "I don't know, we'll have to wait for the others."
Still, we have a benchmark for SS5. 9m44.8s. Another stage win on the cards? "I don't know, we'll have to wait for the others."
Auto GP - Donington: Andy Roache of Virtuosi Racing has informed AUTOSPORT that Max Snegirev's car has "a fair bit of damage and the rear of the gearbox is damaged" after the Russian's crash in Auto GP free practice this morning.
The Norfolk team is working hard to ready the car for this afternoon's qualifying session at 16.25.
The Norfolk team is working hard to ready the car for this afternoon's qualifying session at 16.25.
ERC - Zlin: A rather smokey Pech comes through (no serious trouble, though, as it's believed to be excess gearbox oil), and he's 2.6s slower than Kopecky. The Mini soldiers on.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Can that qualifying result help ignite Vinales' title charge? We'll see tomorrow. But just for a frame of reference, here's how the standings look at present.
Championship standings after 10 of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 208
2 Maverick Vinales 194
3 Alex Rins 180
4 Jonas Folger 110
5 Alex Marquez 101
6 Miguel Oliveira 84
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics available on FORIX
Championship standings after 10 of 17 rounds:
1 Luis Salom 208
2 Maverick Vinales 194
3 Alex Rins 180
4 Jonas Folger 110
5 Alex Marquez 101
6 Miguel Oliveira 84
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics available on FORIX
Stefan Bradl MotoGP 2013
MotoGP - Silverstone: From Moto3, we move straight to the weekend's showpiece event. First up is a final 30 minutes of practice, before the first Q1 shootout - from which Bradley Smith will be fighting to escape - and finally, at 1435, the scrap for 2013 British Grand Prix pole.
Green flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: The green flag arrives just as confirmation does that Crutchlow (and Hernandez) have one bike left for the rest of the weekend - so any slips now could spell an early end. On a tightrope.
Checkered flag
Superstars - Donington: And that's it for free practice 2. It's another Romeo Ferraris 1-2, this time Liuzzi leading Biagi.
Colin Turkington was third, from Francesco Sini.
Colin Turkington was third, from Francesco Sini.
ERC - Zlin: The other works Skodas of Lappi and Wiegand fail to make a significant impression on the stage. Roman Kresta goes third, 0.6s quicker than Lappi in the second of the factory Fabias, while Wiegand can't get under the 10m mark and is fifth at present.
Also, there are reports that sixth-placed Tomas Kostka's R5 Fiesta has stopped on stage.
Also, there are reports that sixth-placed Tomas Kostka's R5 Fiesta has stopped on stage.
European RX - Loheac: Petter Solberg sets the pace in practice, just over one tenth of a second faster than Kris Meeke.
Jean Phillipe Dayraut is third ahead of Timmy Hansen, Liam Doran and nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb.
The first heats get underway in around 10 minutes time.
Jean Phillipe Dayraut is third ahead of Timmy Hansen, Liam Doran and nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb.
The first heats get underway in around 10 minutes time.
ERC - Zlin: Ah, here comes Kostka. "It was some...difficult moments. The front differential was broken. I had to stop, [and wait for Tarabus to pass] then continue to the finish." Two-wheel drive? "Yeah."
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Lorenzo as ever has the hammer down early, setting a 2m02.639s on only his second lap of the session. That's his fastest lap of the weekend.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: And now Lorenzo sets a new weekend best, a 2m02.335s. Pedrosa and Marquez are 0.5s slower, with Smith the only other man within one second of the Spaniard.
ERC - Zlin: Lappi was 2.2s quicker than Tarabus on SS5, but lost 0.6s to Kresta in that trio's fight for third place.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: The hammer really is out. Lorenzo, storming on the medium tyre, has now got down to a 2m02.049s.
Pedrosa has also improved and is now second, 0.3s adrift.
The fastest ever MotoGP lap of Silverstone, incidentally, is Casey Stoner's 2011 benchmark of 2m02.020s. Lorenzo three hundredths of a second shy.
Pedrosa has also improved and is now second, 0.3s adrift.
The fastest ever MotoGP lap of Silverstone, incidentally, is Casey Stoner's 2011 benchmark of 2m02.020s. Lorenzo three hundredths of a second shy.
Dani Pedrosa MotoGP 2013
MotoGP - Silverstone: Pedrosa, who was oddly quiet in FP3, is also flying. His latest effort takes him to within 0.181s of Lorenzo, and puts him almost 0.7s clear of Marquez in third.
Crutchlow meanwhile is shrugging off his earlier crashes and has worked his way up to fourth, albeit 1.041s down on Lorenzo. Rossi, Bradl, Smith and Bautista complete our top eight.
Checkered flag
ERC - Zlin - SS5 results: It appears, though, that Tarabus has lost a lot of time after having a minute added to his overall time after this stage. That drops him well down the order. Kostka's drama means all three works Skodas are in the top five.
Stage: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +2.6s; 3 Kresta +7s; 4 Lappi +7.6s; 5 Tarabus +9.8s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +21.4s; 3 Kresta +29.8s; 4 Lappi +35.2s; 5 Wiegand +1m03.4s.
Stage: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +2.6s; 3 Kresta +7s; 4 Lappi +7.6s; 5 Tarabus +9.8s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +21.4s; 3 Kresta +29.8s; 4 Lappi +35.2s; 5 Wiegand +1m03.4s.
Breaking news
Auto GP - Donington: The in-form Narain Karthikeyan set the pace during Auto GP free practice earlier.
Karthikeyan in control at Donington
Karthikeyan in control at Donington
ERC - Zlin: Don't forget, you can catch highlights as the rally develops on AUTOSPORT. Simply click here for your viewing pleasure.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Aleix Espargaro suffers a nasty high-side through Becketts, immediately after leaving the pits. Looks like he gets hit by his bike on the way down. He's walking away, but looks pretty groggy.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Another storming lap from Pedrosa, and he's now just 0.011s down on Lorenzo. Marquez is still seven tenths down the road.
Lorenzo and Pedrosa seem to really be getting the harder tyre to work in these conditions, which could tell come Sunday.
Lorenzo and Pedrosa seem to really be getting the harder tyre to work in these conditions, which could tell come Sunday.
MotoGP - Silverstone: And now Bradl pushes Marquez down to fourth, the German coming round just over half a second down on Lorenzo.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: Great lap from Bradl - a 2m02.140s, which lifts him to within 0.091s of Lorenzo. Crutchlow meanwhile jumps to fourth, demoting Marquez down one more spot. The Spaniard won't have much time to reply - the chequered flag is out.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez does improve on his final lap, banging in a low 2m02s to join a top four of Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Bradl. A sea of Honda, and one lone Yamaha.
Aleix Espargaro, who fell on his out-lap, is being taken to the medical centre for a check on his neck. The Spaniard has at least already booked a place in Q2.
Aleix Espargaro, who fell on his out-lap, is being taken to the medical centre for a check on his neck. The Spaniard has at least already booked a place in Q2.
MotoGP - Silverstone - Free Practice 4:
1 Lorenzo; 2 Pedrosa; 3 Bradl; 4 Marquez; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Rossi; 7 Smith; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Bautista; 10 Hayden.
1 Lorenzo; 2 Pedrosa; 3 Bradl; 4 Marquez; 5 Crutchlow; 6 Rossi; 7 Smith; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Bautista; 10 Hayden.
ERC - Zlin: Kopecky will lead the cars out onto SS6 shortly. It's the second running of the Trojak stage, which the drivers experienced only a few hours ago as SS3.
At 22km it's the longest stage of the day, just to keep Kopecky on his toes.
Green flag
IndyCar - Baltimore: The third practice session kicks off, and championship leader Helio Castroneves celebrates by immediately going off and stalling at the first corner.
Breaking news
Superstars - Donington: Romeo Ferraris pair Tonio Liuzzi and Thomas Biagi were the pacesetters in Superstars practice earlier today.
Mercedes duo set early benchmark
Mercedes duo set early benchmark
Red flag
IndyCar - Baltimore: And here's the red flag. If your correspondent is a little grumpy this morning, it's because our coffee was confiscated on the way into the track due to the 'no open container' policy. Need an espresso.
Green flag
IndyCar - Baltimore: Will Power leads the queue back out as the track reopens.
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