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Green flag
Superstars - Donington: Green again, with 10 minutes left to run. Ferrara holds on to the lead at the restart.
Moto2 - Silverstone: We're around five minutes away from the start of the Moto2 British GP. Hopes of a home win this weekend rest largely on the shoulders of points leader Scott Redding, who starts from second.
If you missed a scintillating finish to qualifying yesterday, the top four were all covered by less than 0.1s. Expectations of a thriller are high, it's safe to say.
If you missed a scintillating finish to qualifying yesterday, the top four were all covered by less than 0.1s. Expectations of a thriller are high, it's safe to say.
Crash
Superstars - Donington: Francesco Sini and his Solaris Chevrolet Camaro are in the wall. Sini turned across the front of Andrea Bacci's Mercedes on the front straight, and has paid the price.
Safety car has been deployed with 14 minutes of the race left to run. Luigi Ferrara still leads from Tonio Liuzzi.
Safety car has been deployed with 14 minutes of the race left to run. Luigi Ferrara still leads from Tonio Liuzzi.
Green flag
Superstars - Donington: And race one is underway at Donington Park.
Luigi Ferrara leads the field through the first corner, with Tonio Liuzzi right under his rear wing.
Luigi Ferrara leads the field through the first corner, with Tonio Liuzzi right under his rear wing.
Marc Marquez
MotoGP - Silverstone: the defining image of the day so far on the big screen at Silverstone - Marc Marquez getting treatment as Cal Crutchlow gets up after their warm-up shunts.
Superstars - Donington: Pitlane is open here at Donington ahead of the first Superstars race of the weekend.
Luigi Ferrara will start from pole position, ahead of Tonio Liuzzi. Giovanni Berton and Gianni Morbidelli will start off the second row, Thomas Biagi and Colin Turkington off the third row.
In the GT Sprint support races, Brits are on pole for both one-hour affairs. Oliver Jarvis was fastest in the first qualifying session for MTM Audi, while Richard Westbrook was fastest in the second session for Team Ukraine Ferrari.
Luigi Ferrara will start from pole position, ahead of Tonio Liuzzi. Giovanni Berton and Gianni Morbidelli will start off the second row, Thomas Biagi and Colin Turkington off the third row.
In the GT Sprint support races, Brits are on pole for both one-hour affairs. Oliver Jarvis was fastest in the first qualifying session for MTM Audi, while Richard Westbrook was fastest in the second session for Team Ukraine Ferrari.
Twitter
MotoGP - Silverstone: They make them tough in MotoGP. Marquez's condition will officially be reviewed before the race, but indications (aside from the Spanish media) are that he will race. Honda's latest tweet suggests the same.
@HRC_MotoGP: "@MarcMarquez93 going for treatment to Clinica Mobile. Should be ok to race. Thank you for all your support!"
@HRC_MotoGP: "@MarcMarquez93 going for treatment to Clinica Mobile. Should be ok to race. Thank you for all your support!"
Breaking news
ALMS Baltimore
ALMS - Baltimore: Last night in European terms but yesterday afternoon in the USA, the American Le Mans Series held its Baltimore street round...
...and it's fair to say things didn't go entirely according to plan.
Here's the full story of what turned out to be the shortest event in ALMS history:
Baltimore ALMS race report
ERC - Zlin: Here's how they stand going into the final loop in just over an hour:
1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +40.7s; 3 Tarabus +2m37.1s; 4 Wiegand +2m47.1s; 5 Kresta +4m10.8s.
1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +40.7s; 3 Tarabus +2m37.1s; 4 Wiegand +2m47.1s; 5 Kresta +4m10.8s.
Checkered flag
Auto GP - Donington: Ghirelli beats Karthikeyan by 0.479s in the opening Auto GP race at Donington.
1 Ghirelli; 2 Karthikeyan; 3 Giovesi; 4 Visoiu; 5 Campana; 6 De Jong.
1 Ghirelli; 2 Karthikeyan; 3 Giovesi; 4 Visoiu; 5 Campana; 6 De Jong.
Twitter
MotoGP - Silverstone: The latest on Marquez is that he has dislocated his left shoulder, but doctors have been able to 'pop' it back into place. Still not clear whether he will be able to race.
@HRC_MotoGP: "Seems like @MarcMarquez93 has dislocated left shoulder which medical staff have popped back in. Medical staff will do a few x-rays to check for any additional damage."
@HRC_MotoGP: "Seems like @MarcMarquez93 has dislocated left shoulder which medical staff have popped back in. Medical staff will do a few x-rays to check for any additional damage."
Auto GP - Donington: The pitstop sequence is complete. Ghirelli jumps team-mate Karthikeyan for the lead. Giovesi is third.
Auto GP - Donington: Three laps to go. Ghirelli leads Giovesi by 0.977s, and are the only pair not to have pitstops.
Championship leader Sato spins into gravel at McLean's when battling Visoiu.
Championship leader Sato spins into gravel at McLean's when battling Visoiu.
Auto GP - Donington: Karthikeyan leads Ghirelli by 1.4s. The gap came down by 0.8s on the last lap.
MotoGP - Silverstone: We'll keep you updated with the latest on Marquez's injury situation as we find it out. His place in today's race looks in serious jeopardy however.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez is undergoing checks for a suspected dislocated left collarbone.
MotoGP - Silverstone: There are crowds of press outside the medical centre awaiting news on Marquez. Replays show that he immediately clutched his left arm as the bike came to rest.
Auto GP - Donington: Ghirelli passes Giovesi for second on the exit of Coppice.
Great wheel-to-wheel action between the pair through the Melbourne Loop.
Great wheel-to-wheel action between the pair through the Melbourne Loop.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: Just before that crash, Marquez set the fastest time in the warm-up.
Results: 1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Hayden; 4 Bradl; 5 Bautista; 6 Smith.
Results: 1 Marquez; 2 Lorenzo; 3 Hayden; 4 Bradl; 5 Bautista; 6 Smith.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Crutchlow is back in the Tech 3 garage, with very dusty leathers but no apparent injuries.
MotoGP - Silverstone: There must now be severe doubts over whether Marquez will be fit enough to ride in today's race.
Auto GP - Donington: Championship leader Kimiya Sato has pitted from sixth. The Euronova driver was running two places behind title rival Sergio Campana.
Third-placed Ghirelli has set a new lap record in his pursuit of Giovesi.
Third-placed Ghirelli has set a new lap record in his pursuit of Giovesi.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Silverstone: So to recap on that wild few minutes. Crutchlow was first to fall and marshals were recovering his bike when Marquez crashed at the same spot.
The marshals and Crutchlow had to sprint away as Marquez's Honda flew into the Tech 3 Yamaha and hit it as it tumbled across the gravel.
Crutchlow is OK, but Marquez is in the medical centre having a potential collarbone injury assessed.
The marshals and Crutchlow had to sprint away as Marquez's Honda flew into the Tech 3 Yamaha and hit it as it tumbled across the gravel.
Crutchlow is OK, but Marquez is in the medical centre having a potential collarbone injury assessed.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez has arrived at the medical centre with a suspected left collarbone injury.
Auto GP - Donington: Kevin Giovesi has jumped front row man Vittorio Ghirelli at the start. Karthikeyan leads.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Now Nicky Hayden crashes his Ducati at the Farm kink. He's OK.
MotoGP - Silverstone: Marquez walks straight into an ambulance to go to the medical centre. He is holding his collarbone.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Huge drama now as Crutchlow crashes and then Marquez falls at the same place.
ERC - Zlin: The promised rain arrived for this morning's loop of three stages in the Czech Republic.
The field is just getting to the finish of the last one before midday service. Jan Kopecky has backed off to protect his lead so his run of stage wins has finally ended.
Vaclav Pech is still a comfortable second, but punctures for Jaromir Tarabus and Roman Kresta have enlivened the podium battle - which is now Tarabus versus Sepp Wiegand.
The field is just getting to the finish of the last one before midday service. Jan Kopecky has backed off to protect his lead so his run of stage wins has finally ended.
Vaclav Pech is still a comfortable second, but punctures for Jaromir Tarabus and Roman Kresta have enlivened the podium battle - which is now Tarabus versus Sepp Wiegand.
Aleix Espargaro
MotoGP - Silverstone: Aleix Espargaro is on track and has been cleared to race today.
The king of CRT had a crash in final practice yesterday and sustained a compound fracture to a finger, which ruled him out of qualifying. He'll start 12th as he had already booked a Q2 spot.
Auto GP - Donington: The five minute board has been shown for the opening Auto GP race of the weekend.
Roberto La Rocca, who qualified eighth, is absent from the grid and appears set for a pitlane start.
Roberto La Rocca, who qualified eighth, is absent from the grid and appears set for a pitlane start.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Silverstone: Jorge Lorenzo is fastest so far on a 2m03.647s.
Valentino Rossi and Bradley Smith are next up.
Valentino Rossi and Bradley Smith are next up.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Michele Pirro loses it at Vale. He walks away looking like he has a bit of a sore arm, and with a marshal carrying his Ducati's front fairing.
Crash
MotoGP - Silverstone: Yonny Hernandez has another crash, falling on the way onto the Hangar Straight.
His PBM Aprilia doesn't look too badly damaged and the Colombian is puzzled but unhurt.
His PBM Aprilia doesn't look too badly damaged and the Colombian is puzzled but unhurt.
Green flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: The warm-up has begun.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Silverstone: Moto2 riders Dani Rivas and Steven Odendaal are being taken to the medical centre for further checks after their horrible warm-up crash. Both are conscious.
Simeon and Torres were unhurt.
Simeon and Torres were unhurt.
Auto GP - Donington: Our first race of the morning will Auto GP from Donington Park.
Narain Karthikeyan stormed to yet another pole yesterday, here's the full story and starting line-up:
Donington Park Auto GP qualifying report
And this is how the championship is poised with just this weekend's Donington double-header and the decisive two races at Brno to go.
Championship standings after 12 of 16 rounds:
1 Kimiya Sato 171
2 Sergio Campana 158
3 Vittorio Ghirelli 156
4 Narain Karthikeyan 131
5 Tamas Pal Kiss 71
6 Daniel de Jong 64
(25 points for race one win, 15 for race two win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
Narain Karthikeyan stormed to yet another pole yesterday, here's the full story and starting line-up:
Donington Park Auto GP qualifying report
And this is how the championship is poised with just this weekend's Donington double-header and the decisive two races at Brno to go.
Championship standings after 12 of 16 rounds:
1 Kimiya Sato 171
2 Sergio Campana 158
3 Vittorio Ghirelli 156
4 Narain Karthikeyan 131
5 Tamas Pal Kiss 71
6 Daniel de Jong 64
(25 points for race one win, 15 for race two win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
MotoGP - Silverstone: The warm-up will start at 9.38am local time, five minutes behind schedule.
Francesco Sini
Superstars - Donington: Solaris Chevrolet driver Francesco Sini has confirmed that it was a clutch failure that left him a lowly 12th on the grid yesterday, after he'd been in the top four in both practice session.
Race one is set to kick off at 11:00. Mercedes drivers Luigi Ferrara and Tonio Liuzzi locked out the front row.
Red flag
MotoGP - Silverstone: Delayed start to the premier class warm-up at a cold Silverstone after a nasty accident at the end of the Moto2 warm-up.
As a large group of riders slowed at the end to do practice starts, Dani Rivas came into the pack at speed and hit Xavier Simeon, Steven Odendaal and Jordi Torres.
An ambulance is currently on track at the scene.
As a large group of riders slowed at the end to do practice starts, Dani Rivas came into the pack at speed and hit Xavier Simeon, Steven Odendaal and Jordi Torres.
An ambulance is currently on track at the scene.
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