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WEC - Silverstone: The battle for fourth, fifth and sixth is getting fraught in traffic. Treluyer currently holds fourth ahead of di Grassi and Wurz, the latter pair having swapped places.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber had extended his lead to over four seconds, but has just lost a couple of seconds in traffic.
WEC - Silverstone: Replays show that Treluyer had a dreadful start - car just didn't seem to pull and he plummeted down the order. But he's recovered to fourth and is setting a good pace.
WEC - Silverstone: Things still going very nicely for Porsche, with Webber and Dumas first and second. Buemi under serious pressure from Treluyer for third place.
WEC - Silverstone: Derani moves up into second in LMP2 ahead of Tandy.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber's lead is up to 2.148s over Porsche team-mate Dumas. Buemi is third in the #1 Toyota, but now seven seconds off the lead.
WEC - Silverstone: In GTE Pro, Thiim (#95 Aston) leads Turner #97 Aston), while in GTE Am, it's Ruberti up front in the #50 Chevrolet.
WEC - Silverstone: The leaders are already working through traffic, which has proved costly for Di Grassi, who has been jumped by both Treluyer's #7 Audi and Wurz's #2 Toyota after running wide while lapping cars.
WEC - Silverstone: Tandy (#47 ORECA) has lost the LMP2 lead to Bird (#26 Ligier).
WEC - Silverstone: Wurz in the #2 Toyota has lost fifth place to Treluyer's #7 Audi after running wide.
WEC - Silverstone: As expected, Porsche, Toyota and Audi looked well-matched up front. Here's the top six after four laps.
1 #17 Porsche (Webber)
2 #18 Porsche (Dumas)
3 #1 Toyota (Buemi)
4 #8 Audi (Di Grassi)
5 #2 Toyota (Wurz)
6 37 Audi (Treluyer)
1 #17 Porsche (Webber)
2 #18 Porsche (Dumas)
3 #1 Toyota (Buemi)
4 #8 Audi (Di Grassi)
5 #2 Toyota (Wurz)
6 37 Audi (Treluyer)
WEC - Silverstone: The ByKolles #4 CLM, started by Liuzzi, has been wheeled into the garage, seemingly with damage to the floor.
WEC - Silverstone: But di Grassi's attempts to take second have backfired, allowing Buemi in the #1 Toyota to move up to third ahead of him.
WEC - Silverstone: Battle for second raging with di Grassi trying to get around the Dumas Porsche.
WEC - Silverstone: Mega first lap from Tandy in the #47 ORECA. He's leading LMP2.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber holds onto the lead at the start ahead of Porsche team-mate Dumas. Buemi has moved up to third in the #1 Toyota ahead of di Grassi's 38 Audi - although those positions switched again late in the lap at Vale.
Watts in the #42 Dome has ended up in the gravel at Turn 1 - but eventually rejoined.
Watts in the #42 Dome has ended up in the gravel at Turn 1 - but eventually rejoined.
In GTE Am, the starters are:
1 Lamy (#98 Aston)
2 Ruberti (#50 Chevrolet)
3 Bachler (#88 Porsche)
4 Collard (#83 Ferrari)
5 Shaitar (#72 Ferrari)
6 Hall (#96 Aston)
7 Long (377 Porsche)
1 Lamy (#98 Aston)
2 Ruberti (#50 Chevrolet)
3 Bachler (#88 Porsche)
4 Collard (#83 Ferrari)
5 Shaitar (#72 Ferrari)
6 Hall (#96 Aston)
7 Long (377 Porsche)
And the green-flag lap gets underway with Webber and Dumas leading the way in the Porsches. The race is due to start on the stroke of midday here at Silverstone.
IN GTE Pro:
1 Thiim (#95 Aston)
2 Stanaway (#99 Aston)
3 Turner (#97 Aston)
4 Lietz (#91 Porsche)
5 Bruni (#51 Ferrari)
6 Pilet (#92 Porsche)
7 Calado (#71 Ferrari)
1 Thiim (#95 Aston)
2 Stanaway (#99 Aston)
3 Turner (#97 Aston)
4 Lietz (#91 Porsche)
5 Bruni (#51 Ferrari)
6 Pilet (#92 Porsche)
7 Calado (#71 Ferrari)
In LMP2:
1 Derani (#28 Ligier)
2 Bird (#26 Ligier)
3 Tandy (#47 ORECA)
4 Chatin (#36 ORECA)
5 Dalziel (#30 HPD)
6 Watts (#42 Dome)
7 Nicolet (#35 Ligier)
8 Fogarty (#31 HPD)
1 Derani (#28 Ligier)
2 Bird (#26 Ligier)
3 Tandy (#47 ORECA)
4 Chatin (#36 ORECA)
5 Dalziel (#30 HPD)
6 Watts (#42 Dome)
7 Nicolet (#35 Ligier)
8 Fogarty (#31 HPD)
So, we're not far off the start of the opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone. Here's the starting drivers in the LMP1 entries:
1 Webber (#17 Porsche)
2 Dumas (#18 Porsche)
3 Di Grassi (#8 Audi)
4 Buemi (#1 Toyota)
5 Treluyer (#7 Audi)
6 Wurz (#2 Toyota)
7 Liuzzi (#4 CLM)
1 Webber (#17 Porsche)
2 Dumas (#18 Porsche)
3 Di Grassi (#8 Audi)
4 Buemi (#1 Toyota)
5 Treluyer (#7 Audi)
6 Wurz (#2 Toyota)
7 Liuzzi (#4 CLM)
So settle in, we're looking forward to bringing you all of the action. Make sure you let us know what you're thinking about each race on Twitter - we're @AUTOSPORT - or on our Facebook page.
Last but certainly not least, we'll have IndyCar's NOLA race from 20:30 BST.
Juan Pablo Montoya on pole as storm stops qualifying
Juan Pablo Montoya on pole as storm stops qualifying
And two-wheel-coverage from Austin's MotoGP round. Moto3 gets us underway at 17:00 BST, followed by Moto2 at 18:20 BST and finally MotoGP itself at 20:00 BST.
Marc Marquez on pole after sprint for spare Honda
Marc Marquez on pole after sprint for spare Honda
We'll also have Blancpain Endurance Series action from Monza from 13:30 BST.
The start of the new World Endurance Championship season at Silverstone will get us underway at 12:00 BST.
Porsche's Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley on pole
Porsche's Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley on pole
What's coming up today? The short answer is 'lots'.
Good morning and welcome to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for a busy Sunday of motorsport that of course started with the Chinese Grand Prix.
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