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Green flag
IndyCar - Baltimore: And away we go.
Nationwide Atlanta
NASCAR - Atlanta: One thing missing from AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live this weekend is the NASCAR Sprint Cup, as its main events at Atlanta all take place during the European night.
We had qualifying on Friday evening, when Ricky Stenhouse Jr put his Roush Fenway Ford on pole for the first time.
The Nationwide Series had centre stage on Saturday night, but it was a pair of Cup superstars who fought for victory as Kevin Harvick narrowly defeated Kyle Busch in a no-nonsense final-lap battle.
Third place for Sam Hornish Jr extended his championship lead.
The Trucks are on road course duty in Canada this weekend. Their Mosport Park race is this afternoon local time.
Green flag
Superstars - Donington: And race two is green. Thomas Biagi makes a huge start to go from sixth to first before the first corner!
Meanwhile, Tonio Liuzzi has peeled into pitlane, and is out of the car. Looks like his day is done.
Meanwhile, Tonio Liuzzi has peeled into pitlane, and is out of the car. Looks like his day is done.
Moto3 - Silverstone results: 1 Salom; 2 Rins +0.049s; 3 Marquez +0.649s; 4 Vinales +0.151s; 5 Oliveira +19.712s.
IndyCar - Baltimore: The morning warm-up will start in a couple of minutes. It's another warm and sunny morning here in Baltimore: weather forecasts had indicated the possibility of storms today, but so far, so good.
Trophy
Moto3 - Silverstone: Phew! Salom just about holds on to take the chequered flag ahead of Rins and extends his championship lead in doing so.
Marquez comes home third with poleman Vinales 0.153s adrift in fourth.
Marquez comes home third with poleman Vinales 0.153s adrift in fourth.
Auto GP - Donington: Manor MP Motorsport team manager Sander Dorsman believes that his race two polesitting driver Meindert van Buuren and, fellow front-row starter, Ibiza Racing's Tamas Pal Kiss will be the only drivers at the front of the field who will start on new tyres.
Moto3 - Silverstone: And it's now a two-man fight between Salom and Rins as the former leads into Brooklands!
Moto3 - Silverstone: Great bit of defensive riding by Salom at Vale to stop Rins and Marquez from moving ahead.
Superstars - Donington: Race two about to kick off at Donington.
Mauro Trentin will start from pole, with Andrea Bacci joining him on the front row.
Mauro Trentin will start from pole, with Andrea Bacci joining him on the front row.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Final lap has begun and it's Salom who is still in the lead, with Rins close behind and Marquez and Vinales closer still.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Splendid bit of slipstreaming action by Salom down the Hangar Straight as he moves from third to first!
Moto3 - Silverstone: Three laps to go in this epic race, which Rins now currently leads ahead of Marquez. Who is going to win this? Your guess is as good as ours...
Moto3 - Silverstone: Vinales? No, Salom crosses the line in first with a brilliant move from fourth at Luffield!
Moto3 - Silverstone: Four laps to go and the leading quartet and putting on a great show for the fans who stayed on after the main event.
Vinales still maintains his lead, while Rins and Marquez take turns in second and Salom is within sniffing distance.
Vinales still maintains his lead, while Rins and Marquez take turns in second and Salom is within sniffing distance.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Into Vale for the 11th time and Vinales reclaims first position as the leading group continue to pull away from the rest of the field.
Salom, at the back of the four-bike pack, is a massive 8.8s ahead of Folger in fifth.
Salom, at the back of the four-bike pack, is a massive 8.8s ahead of Folger in fifth.
Moto3 - Silverstone: And from fourth to first in a flash is Marquez! He currently has Salom behind, who has Rins up his exhaust pipe.
Will he be able to hold on for another eight laps to take the race win?
Will he be able to hold on for another eight laps to take the race win?
Moto3 - Silverstone: And sure enough, he has taken the lead on lap 7 of 17 at Stowe.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Salom did well to take victory in a hard-fought Brno race last weekend. Can he do the same today? He is reeling in Vinales with every passing lap, setting quickest times along the way.
Crash
Euro RX - Loheac: Looks like Timerzyanov and Foust had further contact on the final lap as the American ended up in the earth bank and Jeanney pinched third from the Russian.
Checkered flag
Euro RX - Loheac - final result:
1 Andreas Bakkerud; 2 Petter Solberg; 3 Davy Jeanney; 4 Timur Timerzyanov; 5 Gaetan Serazin; 6 Tanner Foust.
1 Andreas Bakkerud; 2 Petter Solberg; 3 Davy Jeanney; 4 Timur Timerzyanov; 5 Gaetan Serazin; 6 Tanner Foust.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Rins and Salom are currently embroiled in a battle for second place. The pair have just traded places around the Loop section on lap six of 17.
Euro RX - Loheac: Bakkerud takes the joker next time around and rejoins with a big lead over Solberg.
Euro RX - Loheac: As Solberg gets a little too slideways, Bakkerud gets better traction and edges in front. But he's not leaving Solberg behind, and now the WRC champion of nine years ago takes the joker.
Euro RX - Loheac: Bakkerud thrusts down the inside of Solberg at the hairpin on lap two but runs too wide and Solberg slips back ahead. They've broken away from the rest of the pack by two seconds.
Euro RX - Loheac: Solberg bursts past Bakkerud into the lead, while Foust and Timerzyanov are bouncing off each other repeatedly in the dust.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Vinales has pulled away from Rins after the latter ran wide at Club on the fourth lap. The gap between the pair is now 0.8s.
Euro RX - Loheac: The cars are on the grid for the final, here we go....
Moto3 - Silverstone: Three laps completed and a four-bike train has already emerged at the front of the field.
Vinales still leads the way, ahead of Rins, Salom and Marquez. Behind them is Folger, the gap 1.5s.
Vinales still leads the way, ahead of Rins, Salom and Marquez. Behind them is Folger, the gap 1.5s.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Weekend pacesetter Vinales is making progress in the lead at the moment. He is 0.2s ahead of Rins who has championship leader Salom for close comfort.
Moto3 - Silverstone: Vinales reclaims his place at the front going into Brooklands for the first time, with Salom second and Marquez up into third.
Lights out
Moto3 - Silverstone: And we're off. Salom made a great start into Copse ahead of Rins, while poleman Vinales seemed to get bogged down and fell back to third.
Moto3 - Silverstone: The 35 riders embark on their warm-up lap as track temperatures have dipped to 17 degrees Celsius after the MotoGP event.
European RX - Loheac: But now Solberg needs a push into the paddock... hopefully he just stalled while celebrating and hasn't hit trouble now.
European RX - Loheac: That worked for Petter Solberg, he emerges ahead of Jeanney and Gaetan Serazin to win the second semi.
So will Solberg finally get his first win in the series on Loeb's home turf and on a day when the man who beat him to nine WRC titles couldn't reach the final?
So will Solberg finally get his first win in the series on Loeb's home turf and on a day when the man who beat him to nine WRC titles couldn't reach the final?
Moto 3 - Silverstone: More two-wheel action to come at Silverstone as Moto3 gets underway in a little over 10 minutes.
Maverick Vinales stormed to pole yesterday ahead of title rival Alex Rins and championship leader Salom.
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 stats on FORIX
Maverick Vinales stormed to pole yesterday ahead of title rival Alex Rins and championship leader Salom.
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 stats on FORIX
European RX - Loheac: Jeanney takes his joker halfway through, can Solberg pull clear before it's time for his diversion?
European RX - Loheac: Mixed fortunes for the local heroes at semi-final two begins. Davy Jeanney bursts into the lead ahead of Petter Solberg, while Fabien Pailler is shunting into the inside bank.
European RX - Loheac: Title contender Timmy Hansen is also out, parked trackside with smoke pouring from his car.
It's been a tough day for Hansen, who lost ground in the final heat in a clash with Liam Doran, for which the British driver was penalised. They then had a set-to about the whole thing on the way back to the paddock... which earned Hansen a penalty too.
It's been a tough day for Hansen, who lost ground in the final heat in a clash with Liam Doran, for which the British driver was penalised. They then had a set-to about the whole thing on the way back to the paddock... which earned Hansen a penalty too.
European RX - Loheac: Bakkerud has a huge 3s lead on the final lap, then it's Tanner Foust leading Timur Timerzyanov and Sebastien Loeb over the line.
A close fourth place for Loeb, but that's not enough to get him into the final as Bakkerud, Foust and Timerzyanov make the cut.
A close fourth place for Loeb, but that's not enough to get him into the final as Bakkerud, Foust and Timerzyanov make the cut.
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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