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Moto2 - Silverstone - qualifying: 1 Nakagami; 2 Redding; 3 Zarco; 4 Rabat; 5 Luthi; 6 Espargaro; 7 Kallio; 8 Aegerter; 9 Simeon; 10 Torres.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding edged closer and closer, but has fallen short by 0.039s, so it's pole for Nakagami. A storming final effort will see Zarco occupy the outside of the front row.
Espargaro, meanwhile, was unable to complete his fastest-looking flier. He's down in sixth!
Espargaro, meanwhile, was unable to complete his fastest-looking flier. He's down in sixth!
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Kimiya Sato
Auto GP - Donington: "I don't know Brno [venue of the Auto GP season finale] so this weekend I really need to extend my points lead," said Sato.
"A 13 point lead in the standings isn't enough [to relax], when someone could potentially score 25 points here."
Sato finished sixth in Saturday morning's free practice session, and admits there is room for improvement ahead of qualifying.
"I hope we have got a good direction now for qualifying, but we're still hoping to find a few more tenths."
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding misses out on provisional pole for now, but he has hauled his Marc VDS bike up into second. 2m07.166s, 0.127s slower than Nakagami who is in the pits.
Moto2 - Silverstone: We have a feeling this will change hands again in the five-or-so minutes that remain.
Nakagami is back in front for now, 0.145s ahead on a 2m07.039s. Can anyone break the 2m07s barrier? Zarco pops up into fourth, while Redding improves time and not position. But this lap's even more impressive...
Nakagami is back in front for now, 0.145s ahead on a 2m07.039s. Can anyone break the 2m07s barrier? Zarco pops up into fourth, while Redding improves time and not position. But this lap's even more impressive...
Auto GP - Donington: Championship leader Kimiya Sato told AUTOSPORT that this weekend is "probably the most important of the year" for him.
Sato, who has a 13 point lead in the drivers' standings, believes he is not yet in position to play for safety during Donington's two races on Sunday.
Sato, who has a 13 point lead in the drivers' standings, believes he is not yet in position to play for safety during Donington's two races on Sunday.
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Moto2 - Silverstone: Nakagami is, it turns out, touchable. Rabat hits the front on a 2m07.184s. Espargaro occupies the final front row spot, 0.013s behind Nakagami and just 0.029s off provisional pole after a personal best.
Redding's in the pits after his own best effort of the session. He lies fourth.
Redding's in the pits after his own best effort of the session. He lies fourth.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Here's Marquez's thoughts after that epic qualifying session.
"If I’m honest, I didn’t expect that laptime, especially with the first time. I had many slides and I was pushing 100 per cent, [and the] lap time was so good. Then I thought it was maybe 0.1s faster, but immediately 0.5s.
"Second lap I say I will not push more, I already did a good time. Tomorrow, [it will be] interesting to see the race. Both rear tyres are working quite well, so it will be interesting to see which one [is used]."
Moto2 - Silverstone: Into the final 20 minutes, and the order has changed again: Nakagami still seems untouchable, but behind him its now Espargaro, Redding, Rabat, Aegerter, Pasini and Kallio.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Another strong start to a lap trails off over the final splits for Espargaro, although he is able to improve to third - crucially ahead of Redding.
That doesn't last long however, as the Briton jumps into second with a 2m07.699s. Espargaro is still half a second clear at the front, but second through to eighth are covered by just over 0.2s.
That doesn't last long however, as the Briton jumps into second with a 2m07.699s. Espargaro is still half a second clear at the front, but second through to eighth are covered by just over 0.2s.
Checkered flag
WEC - Interlagos: The chequered flag is already out, but Davidson stops the clock at a 1m21.452s to split the Audis. Fassler is fastest on a 1m21.292s and Kristensen third on a 1m21.501s set five minutes from the end.
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Moto2 - Silverstone: Danny Kent is down through Farm, and he's limping away. Flames briefly lick his bike too. He was sixth coming into qualifying, but he's down in 21st and could be facing an early exit here.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Here comes Espargaro. He's up in the first two sectors, loses fractions in the third...but his lap gets away from him badly in the final sector and he ends 0.8s down. A big moment through Luffield really hurt him.
European RX - Loheac: First heats done, Timmy Hansen beats Petter Solberg, while Kris Meeke just gets beaten to the flag by Liam Doran. Sebastien Loeb finishes fourth in his heat race.
Top six looks like this: 1 Hansen; 2 F Pailler; 3 Solberg; 4 Doran; 5 Timerzyanov; 6 Meeke.
Loeb lies 16th after heat one.
Top six looks like this: 1 Hansen; 2 F Pailler; 3 Solberg; 4 Doran; 5 Timerzyanov; 6 Meeke.
Loeb lies 16th after heat one.
IndyCar - Baltimore: Third practice was rather shunt-filled, but through it came Simon Pagenaud to set the benchmark time. Read the report here.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Here, by the way, is how the sensational Marc Marquez came out on top after a mega battle for pole position with Jorge Lorenzo.
Marquez beats Lorenzo to pole in Britain
ERC - Zlin - SS7 results:
Stage: 1 Kopecky; 2 Kresta +2.2s; 3 Pech +2.6s; 4 Tarabus +3.7s; 5 Lappi +4.2s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +29.4s; 3 Kresta +53.6s; 4 Wiegand +1m30.4s; 5 Tarabus +1m42.3s.
Stage: 1 Kopecky; 2 Kresta +2.2s; 3 Pech +2.6s; 4 Tarabus +3.7s; 5 Lappi +4.2s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +29.4s; 3 Kresta +53.6s; 4 Wiegand +1m30.4s; 5 Tarabus +1m42.3s.
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Moto2 - Silverstone: Talk about picking up where we left off...
Nakagami fires in a 2m07.200s, already a new pole record in Moto2. Rabat is on course to beat it too, only for his lap to fall away in the final sectors. Nakagami is currently 0.8s clear.
Nakagami fires in a 2m07.200s, already a new pole record in Moto2. Rabat is on course to beat it too, only for his lap to fall away in the final sectors. Nakagami is currently 0.8s clear.
WEC - Interlagos: Fassler improves the time for the #1 Audi - first to a 1m21.7s and then to a 21.292s to go fastest.
WEC - Interlagos: Audi has now eclipsed Toyota's best of the Brazilian weekend so far. McNish has got down to a 1m21.868s and Treluyer a 21.814s. The two R18s top FP3, but Buemi isn't far behind in the TS030 on a 21.950s.
Green flag
Moto2 - Silverstone: Absolutely breathless stuff from the MotoGP field - and no sooner have we wrapped up than we're straight into Moto2, where Scott Redding carries the lion's share of home hopes.
The Briton has been in good touch so far, going first, fifth and second in the respective practice sessions.
The Briton has been in good touch so far, going first, fifth and second in the respective practice sessions.
ERC - Zlin: Another stage in which Pech is beaten to second place. Kresta is 0.4s quicker, but that's hardly going to influence their "battle" for second, as the gap stands at 24.2s.
Meanwhile, Tarabus has just filtered through 3.7s slower than Kopecky in fourth. He closes to just 11.9s behind fourth-placed Wiegand overall, the Skoda driver struggling to sixth on the stage at present.
Meanwhile, Tarabus has just filtered through 3.7s slower than Kopecky in fourth. He closes to just 11.9s behind fourth-placed Wiegand overall, the Skoda driver struggling to sixth on the stage at present.
Breaking news
IndyCar - Baltimore: James Jakes has some extra work to do in qualifying after being issued a 10-place grid penalty for having his sixth engine of the year installed. The maximum engine allocation for each entry is five for the season.
ERC - Zlin: If it has indeed dried for Kopecky's rivals, they haven't made the most of it. Pech is 2.6s slower, with Lappi following him through a further 1.6s in arrears.
ERC - Zlin: Rain on SS7. That's according to Kopecky who comes through in 6m33.6s. "A small layer of drizzle at the start," he says. "Hopefully it stays the same for the other guys."
Incidentally, reports forecast cooler conditions tomorrow. If we're going to see rain of any substantial kind, it'll be then. Probably.
Incidentally, reports forecast cooler conditions tomorrow. If we're going to see rain of any substantial kind, it'll be then. Probably.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez is 0.9s faster than Pedrosa, Lorenzo 1.2s faster than Rossi. That says a lot.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Silverstone - Q2 results:
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Bradl; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Rossi; 7 Dovizioso; 8 Bautista; 9 Hayden; 10 Smith; 11 Edwards.
1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Bradl; 5 Pedrosa; 6 Rossi; 7 Dovizioso; 8 Bautista; 9 Hayden; 10 Smith; 11 Edwards.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Incredible end to qualifying (which we were somewhat delayed in relaying to you as Silverstone media centre internet flopped at the key moment). Lorenzo and Marquez's final laps were extraordinary to watch as both dug so deep into their talent in the pole fight.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Crutchlow holds on to the final front row spot as Pedrosa backs off on his last lap.
Bradl slips through and demotes Pedrosa to fifth.
Bradl slips through and demotes Pedrosa to fifth.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Lorenzo's final run thrusts him back on top with a 2m00.819s, but only for minutes as Marquez goes even deeper into lap record territory with a 2m00.691s.
Checkered flag
Indycar - Baltimore: And the session ends, with Pagenaud moving to P1 on his final lap.
IndyCar - Baltimore: Marco Andretti decides to take on the chicane, and shortly afterwards, the wall.
ERC - Zlin: From Trojak to Semetin, and we're immediately into SS7. We have action on the 11.5km stage, so a quick blast before we break for service.
IndyCar - Baltimore: Dixon moves up to P1 with five minutes remaining.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Time to change tyres it seems - the soft stuff tails off after two laps, so the field is in. They should all have two more fast laps, providing there are no delays in pitlane.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: And Lorenzo hits straight back. He's top again with a 2m01.217s.
Dani Pedrosa, Cal Crutchlow and Stefan Bradl are all in the 2m01s bracket, while Marquez improves and gets to within 0.030s of Lorenzo. These are all lap records - unbelievable stuff.
Checkered flag
ERC - Zlin - SS6 results:
Stage: 1 Kopecky; 2 Tarabus +4.5s; 3 Pech +5.4s; 4 Wiegand +14.1s; 5 Kresta +21.6s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +26.8s; 3 Kresta +51.4s; 4 Wiegand +1m17.5s; 5 Tarabus +1m38.6s.
Stage: 1 Kopecky; 2 Tarabus +4.5s; 3 Pech +5.4s; 4 Wiegand +14.1s; 5 Kresta +21.6s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +26.8s; 3 Kresta +51.4s; 4 Wiegand +1m17.5s; 5 Tarabus +1m38.6s.
ERC - Zlin: Unfortunately, it's spaced out a fair bit after that stage. Any immediate changes will be the result of further drama, rather than tit-for-tat battles on the stage. A nightmare run for Pavel Valousek drops him out of sixth overall, and his place has been taken by Antonin Tlustak, 3m43.7s off the lead and 50s ahead of Lappi.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Amazing. No sooner have we finished praising Lorenzo than Marquez comes round faster - a 2m01.287s. Game on. What a start to qualifying.
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MotoGP - Silverstone: Wow. A 2m01.497s from Lorenzo. Simply huge.
That's more than half a second faster than we've seen all weekend, and it decimates Casey Stoner's 2011 lap record.
That's more than half a second faster than we've seen all weekend, and it decimates Casey Stoner's 2011 lap record.
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