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MotoGP - Silverstone: We're five minutes away from the start of the British Grand Prix.
Marquez does indeed line up on pole despite dislocating his shoulder just three hours ago, with Lorenzo and Crutchlow sharing the front row.
How fit will Marquez be? What can Crutchlow do? And will Bradl's gamble for the softer rear tyre (the top order have all selected the harder option) put him in contention or be a mistake?
Marquez does indeed line up on pole despite dislocating his shoulder just three hours ago, with Lorenzo and Crutchlow sharing the front row.
How fit will Marquez be? What can Crutchlow do? And will Bradl's gamble for the softer rear tyre (the top order have all selected the harder option) put him in contention or be a mistake?
ERC - Zlin: The frontrunners are now on their way to the finish, the first of which is Tarabus who has posted the second quickest time so far with a 11m14.0s.
ERC - Zlin: Valousek completes the 19.42-kilometre stage in 11m13.5s, which is even more impressive given the difficulties he faced.
"Really muddy. Really, really muddy - incredible! The engine was only running on three cylinders for the first few hundred metres."
"Really muddy. Really, really muddy - incredible! The engine was only running on three cylinders for the first few hundred metres."
ERC - Zlin: The penultimate stage has just gone live. Valousek was quickest through the first run of Jankovice this morning with a time of 11m32.0s, but conditions have improved somewhat since then, so expect that to be easily beaten.
MotoGP - Silverstone: A Barry Sheene tribute lap is now taking place, featuring Randy Mamola, Niall MacKenzie and Steve Parrish. We'd almost forgotten how gorgeous a 500cc two stroke can sound.
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ERC - Zlin - SS13 results:
Stage: 1 Kresta; 2 Tarabus +2.9s; 3 Kopecky +8.2s; 4 Valousek +9.2s; 5 Pech +16.8s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +49.3s; 3 Tarabus +2m31.8s; 4 Wiegand +2m59.0s; 5 Kresta +4m02.6s.
Stage: 1 Kresta; 2 Tarabus +2.9s; 3 Kopecky +8.2s; 4 Valousek +9.2s; 5 Pech +16.8s.
Overall: 1 Kopecky; 2 Pech +49.3s; 3 Tarabus +2m31.8s; 4 Wiegand +2m59.0s; 5 Kresta +4m02.6s.
ERC - Zlin: Kopecky crosses the finish line in third position after 13m50.7s of running. The current championship leader has adopted a more cautious approach to today's running.
Auto GP - Donington: Comtec by Virtuosi reveal that the problem that forced driver Roberto La Rocca to make a pitlane start in race one has been traced to a problem with a sensor on the rpm trace.
A suspected sensor problem that La Rocca experienced on Saturday was subsequently diagnosed as an alternator issue.
A suspected sensor problem that La Rocca experienced on Saturday was subsequently diagnosed as an alternator issue.
MotoGP - Silverstone: We're hearing that Marquez will indeed race today, although nothing is yet official.
If you missed it, the Spaniard dislocated his shoulder in a warm-up crash earlier this morning.
If you missed it, the Spaniard dislocated his shoulder in a warm-up crash earlier this morning.
ERC - Zlin: Roman Kresta has gone quickest in the non-works Skoda. Will team-mate Jan Kopecky be able to beat his time of 13m42.5s?
Auto GP - Donington: After the disappoinent of spinning off the road and losing his long-held title lead this morning, Kimiya Sato is receiving a pep talk from former grand prix driver Taki Inoue, who is involved with Sato's Euronova team.
ERC - Zlin: And we didn't have to wait long, as Wiegand is next to complete the stage, albeit 10.9s slower than Tarabus.
ERC - Zlin: Third-placed Jaromir Tarabus has clocked in a time of 13m45.4s. The Czech is currently embroiled with Sepp Wiegand in a battle for the final podium position so it will be interesting to see how his German rival gets on.
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Auto GP - Donington: "My problem is that we are not as fast as the others," continued Campana.
"I also lost some time in the pits, but I think it is difficult to be champion when you're not winning races. The reversed-grid for race two will help, but perhaps we need rain [at the final race] in Brno [to stay in contention]."
"I also lost some time in the pits, but I think it is difficult to be champion when you're not winning races. The reversed-grid for race two will help, but perhaps we need rain [at the final race] in Brno [to stay in contention]."
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Auto GP - Donington: Triple 2013 Auto GP race winner Sergio Campana revealed concerns over the state of his title campaign after a troubled opening race at Donington:
"I had a broken exhaust that probaly cost me fourth, and before that I was only running two seconds behind the leaders. I saw [long-time title rival] Sato in the gravel, but now Ghirelli is coming strong."
"I had a broken exhaust that probaly cost me fourth, and before that I was only running two seconds behind the leaders. I saw [long-time title rival] Sato in the gravel, but now Ghirelli is coming strong."
Auto GP - Donington: The Ibiza Racing team is replacing a broken exhaust on the left bank of Sergio Campana's Zytek engine.
Campana stated that, without the problem, he could have finished at least one place higher than his eventual fifth place.
The Italian remains second in the drivers' standings, but is now chasing Donington race one winner Vittorio Ghirelli rather than long time series leader Kimiya Sato.
Campana stated that, without the problem, he could have finished at least one place higher than his eventual fifth place.
The Italian remains second in the drivers' standings, but is now chasing Donington race one winner Vittorio Ghirelli rather than long time series leader Kimiya Sato.
ERC - Zlin: Sole Ford R5 runner Pavel Valousek is the first to set a time through Majak. The ninth-placed driver completed it in 13m51.7s - 0.4s slower than this morning's quickest time.
Moto2 - Silverstone - Results:
1 Redding; 2 Nakagami; 3 Luthi; 4 Rabat; 5 Aegerter; 6 Kallio; 7 Zarco; 8 Espargaro; 9 Corsi; 10 Pasini.
1 Redding; 2 Nakagami; 3 Luthi; 4 Rabat; 5 Aegerter; 6 Kallio; 7 Zarco; 8 Espargaro; 9 Corsi; 10 Pasini.
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Moto2 - Silverstone: Breathless finish there. Nakagami and Luthi traded places at almost every corner over the second half of the final lap, allowing Redding to escape.
The Briton's victory is even bigger given his gains on title rival Espargaro, who could only finish eighth.
The Briton's victory is even bigger given his gains on title rival Espargaro, who could only finish eighth.
Trophy
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding wins it, and the fans are jubilant. We have a home winner.
Breaking news
Auto GP - Donington: A crash for Kimiya Sato and an underwhelming race for Sergio Campana mean Vittorio Ghirelli has thrust himself into the Auto GP points lead with three rounds left, but first he had to defeat illustrious team-mate Narain Karthikeyan at Donington.
Here's how it all happened:
Donington Park Auto GP race one report
Here's how it all happened:
Donington Park Auto GP race one report
Moto2 - Silverstone: Two laps to go, and Rabat has set a new lap record (for the second time this race). Redding still trying to break from Luthi and Nakagami, who is now under immense pressure from Rabat...but he fights back, passing Luthi on the inside at the Loop. This will only help Redding.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Great move by Redding, around the outside going into the Loop. Nakagami ran wide, but Redding was perfectly poised to capitalise. Three laps to go, and we have a top three covered by 0.5s, with Rabat now just half a second down the road.
Moto2 - Silverstone: And don't overlook Rabat. He has four laps to close a 1.5s gap to the leaders, but he's absolutely flying at the moment.
ERC - Zlin: Don't forget you can also watch video highlights from the European Rally Championship on our dedicated rallying page.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Beautifully poised this. Will Redding push, knowing that he will still gain on title rival Espargaro? Does Luthi, who suffered a horrible injury in pre-season, has anything in hand? And hasNakagami, who has led several times this year only to fade at the end, finally timed this one to perfection?
ERC - Zlin: First up this afternoon is the second pass through Majak which, at almost 24 kilometres long, is the event's longest stage and also one of the trickiest as it is littered with hairpins.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Nakagami makes extremely light work of closing the gap to Redding, and sneaks past going through the Loop. For the first time this race Redding doesn't lead, and now he has Luthi on his tail. Has Nakagami timed this to perfection?
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding's lead is the biggest it has been all race now, after Nakagami repasses Luthi for second. Seven laps to run here.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Luthi looking strong here. He sets the new fastest lap of the race and is now just 0.136s down on Redding. Aegerter has fallen back from the front trio, but is still well clear of Simeon, Rabat, Kallio and Zarco.
Kopecky
ERC - Zlin: Not long to go before the final stages of Rally Zlin get underway. Jan Kopecky continues to lead, but has adopted a more cautious approach following an overnight downpour which has made things rather tricky.
"It's getting worse and worse with a lot of cars putting mud on the road and you don’t see it," said the current championship leader. "It's better not to take any risk because our gap is quite big. We just try to survive."
He is 40.7s ahead of Vaclav Pech who has enjoyed a relatively issue-free event in his privateer Mini, while Jaromir Tarabus now occupies third position after team-mate Roman Kresta suffered a puncture while tackling the Jankovice stage this morning.
Jan Kopecky cruising, Roman Kresta hits trouble
Moto2 - Silverstone: Espargaro in dire straights here, as Zarco picks him off for ninth place.
He's now 9s down on his title rival Redding, who has a bit of breathing space - 0.4s - following Luthi's pass on Nakagami for second.
He's now 9s down on his title rival Redding, who has a bit of breathing space - 0.4s - following Luthi's pass on Nakagami for second.
European RX - Loheac: Latest results from France:
1 Andreas Bakkerud, 2 Davy Jeanney, 3 Timur Timerzyanov, 4 Petter Solberg, 5 Jermin Grosset-Janin, 6 Tanner Foust
Timmy Hansen was spun out by Liam Doran in the final race of the heat, while Bakkerud, Jeanney and Timerzyanov won their races.
The drivers making it through to the semi-finals are;
1 Timur Timerzyanov, 2 Davy Jeanney, 3 Andreas Bakkerud, 4 Fabien Pailler, 5 Timmy Hansen, 6 Tanner Foust, 7 Getran Serizan, 8 Petter Solberg, 9 Sebastien Loeb, 10 Alexander Hvaal, 11 Henning Solberg, 12 Jean Phillipe Dayraut
Currently missing out, but will act as reserves for the semi-finals are Anton Marklund and Liam Doran.
Kris Meeke was disqualified from heat three for pushing and despite winning his race in heat four finished 18th.
Watch this afternoon's main event LIVE on AUTOSPORT from 1pm BST.
1 Andreas Bakkerud, 2 Davy Jeanney, 3 Timur Timerzyanov, 4 Petter Solberg, 5 Jermin Grosset-Janin, 6 Tanner Foust
Timmy Hansen was spun out by Liam Doran in the final race of the heat, while Bakkerud, Jeanney and Timerzyanov won their races.
The drivers making it through to the semi-finals are;
1 Timur Timerzyanov, 2 Davy Jeanney, 3 Andreas Bakkerud, 4 Fabien Pailler, 5 Timmy Hansen, 6 Tanner Foust, 7 Getran Serizan, 8 Petter Solberg, 9 Sebastien Loeb, 10 Alexander Hvaal, 11 Henning Solberg, 12 Jean Phillipe Dayraut
Currently missing out, but will act as reserves for the semi-finals are Anton Marklund and Liam Doran.
Kris Meeke was disqualified from heat three for pushing and despite winning his race in heat four finished 18th.
Watch this afternoon's main event LIVE on AUTOSPORT from 1pm BST.
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Superstars - Donington - results: Luigi Ferrara finally wins a race in 2013!
1 Ferrara; 2 Berton; 3 Biagi; 4 Morbidelli; 5 Liuzzi; 6 Mugelli; 7 Bacci; 8 Trentin.
1 Ferrara; 2 Berton; 3 Biagi; 4 Morbidelli; 5 Liuzzi; 6 Mugelli; 7 Bacci; 8 Trentin.
Crash
Moto2 - Silverstone: Alberto Moncayo crashes out at Chapel curve.
Redding continues to lead, Espargaro is falling away - the gap is now 5s.
Redding continues to lead, Espargaro is falling away - the gap is now 5s.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding still leads, while title rival Espargaro is eighth after picking off Zarco on the second lap, 3.5s back.
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Auto GP - Donington: Race one poleman Narain Karthikeyan, who first raced at Donington in Formula Ford in 1994, explains the tyre issues he experienced in this morning's race:
"I started to get a lot of graining, so the team decided on making an earlier pitstop that we would have ideally liked. The fronts were totally gone when I came in, so I think it was probably the right call. We were also worried about the pace of Sato, who was lapping quickly."
"I started to get a lot of graining, so the team decided on making an earlier pitstop that we would have ideally liked. The fronts were totally gone when I came in, so I think it was probably the right call. We were also worried about the pace of Sato, who was lapping quickly."
Lights out
Moto2 - Silverstone: Redding makes a great start and dives into the lead at Copse. Nakagami, Luthi and Zarco are all on his tail.
Moto2 - Silverstone: Warm-up lap complete, the bikes are on the grid and we're just waiting for the lights now...
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Auto GP - Donington: Race winner Vittorio Ghirelli gives his reaction to his second victory of the season, a result which moves him into a 13-point lead over Sergio Campana:
"The start didn't go so well, I dropped to third, but I was able to set good laptimes. The strategy was good, I started with new tyres, and when Giovesi made a small mistake I could take second.
"My goal for race two is not to take any risks, but finish ahead of my direct rivals. There are still three races to go, so I need to keep focused."
"The start didn't go so well, I dropped to third, but I was able to set good laptimes. The strategy was good, I started with new tyres, and when Giovesi made a small mistake I could take second.
"My goal for race two is not to take any risks, but finish ahead of my direct rivals. There are still three races to go, so I need to keep focused."
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