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Moto2 - Austin: Lowes, who was 13th last year in his maiden Moto2 campaign, had a weekend that started with a practice crash and ended with victory.
"It's incredible," he said. "[In] the first few laps I had some pain, but afterwards it was gone. Johann set a good pace, I followed him, got past and got the win."
Zarco spoke briefly about his clash with Simeon: "When I changed direction, we touched, but I was in front of him."
Next up from Austin is MotoGP from 20:00 BST.
"It's incredible," he said. "[In] the first few laps I had some pain, but afterwards it was gone. Johann set a good pace, I followed him, got past and got the win."
Zarco spoke briefly about his clash with Simeon: "When I changed direction, we touched, but I was in front of him."
Next up from Austin is MotoGP from 20:00 BST.
Moto2 - Austin: Here's how the top 10 ended up:
1. Lowes
2. Zarco
3. Rins
4. Rabat
5. Morbidelli
6. Syahrin
7. West
8. Kallio
9. Simon
10. Nakagami
Qatar winner Folger was 16th, just outside of the points.
1. Lowes
2. Zarco
3. Rins
4. Rabat
5. Morbidelli
6. Syahrin
7. West
8. Kallio
9. Simon
10. Nakagami
Qatar winner Folger was 16th, just outside of the points.
Trophy
Moto2 - Austin: Sam Lowes takes his first Moto2 (and grand prix) victory! Zarco and Rins complete the podium, having spread out in the closing laps.
Moto2 - Austin: Final lap for Lowes, he leads by 2.1 seconds. Zarco is still second while Rins is third, which would move him into the points lead.
Moto2 - Austin: Simeon is back in the pits, thanks to a scooter. A podium finish would've given him the Moto2 points lead.
Moto2 - Austin: With two laps remaining, Lowes' advantage is up to 1.3s. After Kent won in Moto3, it could be a British double at Austin.
Moto2 - Austin: That plays into the hands of Lowes, who is now 1.1s ahead of Zarco with four laps remaining. Rins is third, Rabat inherits fourth place.
Crash
Moto2 - Austin: Contact at the front of the field at Turn 3. Simeon is down after clashing with Zarco. Simeon is down.
Moto2 - Austin: Bit of a moment from Lowes but he holds on. Rins, meanwhile, had made it a four-rider group.
Moto2 - Austin: Lowes takes the lead at the end of the back straight. Zarco looks to fight back, as he did earlier in the race, but Lowes makes it stick.
Moto2 - Austin: Lowes is now right behind Zarco, who is looking for his first Moto2 victory, with five laps remaining. Simeon is right behind them. Rins is about a second adrift of the top three.
Moto2 - Austin: Big effort this by Lowes, after a heavy crash in practice. He's looking for his maiden Moto2 podium.
Moto2 - Austin: Lap 11 now in the books, and a fastest lap from Zarco opens up the biggest lead of the race. He's now 0.5s ahead of Lowes.
Simeon remains second, ahead of Rins, while Rabat, Morbidelli and Kallio are a further five seconds behind.
Simeon remains second, ahead of Rins, while Rabat, Morbidelli and Kallio are a further five seconds behind.
Moto2 - Austin: On Lap 9, the margin Zarco and Lows held over the chasing pack is all-but gone.
Zarco leads Lowes by 0.279s, with Simeon now just 0.311s behind Lowes, having set the fastest lap of the race. Rins is fourth, ahead of Rabat, Morbidelli, Kallio and Syahrin.
Zarco leads Lowes by 0.279s, with Simeon now just 0.311s behind Lowes, having set the fastest lap of the race. Rins is fourth, ahead of Rabat, Morbidelli, Kallio and Syahrin.
Moto2 - Austin: Meanwhile, the rain hasn't really materialised into anything meaningful.
Aegerter has crashed from fifth at Turn 12, but has just rejoined.
Aegerter has crashed from fifth at Turn 12, but has just rejoined.
Moto2 - Austin: Lowes has closed in on Zarco, and we've got a scrap for the lead. Lowes was momentarily ahead, but Zarco regained top spot almost immediately.
In a reverse of Kent's Moto3 ride, their scrap plays into the hands of the chasing pack.
In a reverse of Kent's Moto3 ride, their scrap plays into the hands of the chasing pack.
Moto2 - Austin: On lap 5, Zarco leads Lowes by 0.6s, while Simeon is a further 1.8s behind.
Simeon has Rins (a big mover in recent laps), Morbidelli, Syahrin, Aegerter, Rabat and Kallio keeping him company.
Folger, meanwhile, is still down in 21st.
Simeon has Rins (a big mover in recent laps), Morbidelli, Syahrin, Aegerter, Rabat and Kallio keeping him company.
Folger, meanwhile, is still down in 21st.
Moto2 - Austin: The rain flag is out. However it's more of a 'wet wind', by all accounts, rather than meaningful moisture.
Moto2 - Austin: Three laps completed now, Zarco still leads the way over Lowes.
Simeon leads a big chain of bikes about 1.7 seconds further behind, with Morbidelli and world champion Rabat his closest challengers.
Simeon leads a big chain of bikes about 1.7 seconds further behind, with Morbidelli and world champion Rabat his closest challengers.
Lights out
Moto2 - Austin: We're away for Moto2. Zarco leads Lowes and Rabat, while Simeon has fallen to fourth.
Moto2 - Austin: We're a couple of minutes away from the start of Moto2. It's still dry in Texas, but the threat of rain looms large.
Xavier Simeon will start the 19-lap racd on pole, he shares the front row of the grid with Sam Lowes and Tito Rabat.
Qatar winner Jonas Folger will start way down in 19th.
Xavier Simeon will start the 19-lap racd on pole, he shares the front row of the grid with Sam Lowes and Tito Rabat.
Qatar winner Jonas Folger will start way down in 19th.
European F3 - Silverstone First-race winner Felix Rosenqvist obviously hit a setback with his exclusion from second qualifying for the European F3 round, but he's only 20 points adrift of the championship lead.
"I feel quite confident, the way we are going," said the Swede, ominously.
"I feel quite confident, the way we are going," said the Swede, ominously.
Trophy
WEC - Silverstone: Final results:
1 #7 Audi (Treluyer/Fassler/Lotterer)
2 #18 Porsche (Jani/Dumas/Lieb)
3 #1 Toyota (Buemi/Davidson/Nakajima)
4 #2 Toyota (Wurz/Conway/Sarrazin)
5 #8 Audi (Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis)
LMP2 winner: #26 Ligier (Bird/Rusinov/Canal)
GTE Pro winner: #51 Ferrari (Bruni/Vilander)
GTE AM: #98 Aston Martin (Lamy/Lauda/Dalla Lana)
1 #7 Audi (Treluyer/Fassler/Lotterer)
2 #18 Porsche (Jani/Dumas/Lieb)
3 #1 Toyota (Buemi/Davidson/Nakajima)
4 #2 Toyota (Wurz/Conway/Sarrazin)
5 #8 Audi (Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis)
LMP2 winner: #26 Ligier (Bird/Rusinov/Canal)
GTE Pro winner: #51 Ferrari (Bruni/Vilander)
GTE AM: #98 Aston Martin (Lamy/Lauda/Dalla Lana)
Trophy
WEC - Silverstone: And Fassler crosses the line to win the Silverstone 6 Hours in the #7 Audi with a winning margin of 4.610s over the #18 Porsche of Jani.
WEC - Silverstone: Fassler carries an advantage of 5.774s into the final lap.
WEC - Silverstone: Jani still chipping away. The gap is down to 6.973s with two laps remaining. Fassler under pressure but should have enough of a margin.
WEC - Silverstone: Lamy brings the GTE Am class-leading #98 Aston Martin into the pits for a splash of fuel, but had enough of a gap to keep the #83 Ferrari behind.
WEC - Silverstone: Fassler extends his lead to just over nine seconds. He has got this in hand. Buemi starting to come back at Jani, although the Porsche lost a little time in traffic last lap.
WEC - Silverstone: And in GTE Am, it's still Lamy up front in the #98 Aston Martin.
WEC - Silverstone: Bruni in the #51 Ferrari is well set for GTE Pro victory, even though the #91 Porsche isn't too far behind.
Moto3 - Austin: Kent had a slow start, but was ultimately unstoppable in taking his third grand prix victory.
"We've been strong all weekend," he said. "With these conditions, my plan was to sit behind a few riders [early] to get a feel for where the wet patches were, then make my move."
Bastianini is now second in the standings, ahead of Quartararo.
"It's incredible," Quartararo surmised. "It's perfect, I had a really good rhythm."
Next up from Austin is Moto2 at 18:20 BST.
Kent, Moto3, Austin
"We've been strong all weekend," he said. "With these conditions, my plan was to sit behind a few riders [early] to get a feel for where the wet patches were, then make my move."
Bastianini is now second in the standings, ahead of Quartararo.
"It's incredible," Quartararo surmised. "It's perfect, I had a really good rhythm."
Next up from Austin is Moto2 at 18:20 BST.
WEC - Silverstone: The #26 Ligier of Bird has the LMP2 class won, barring disaster.
WEC - Silverstone: Fassler has responded and has stabilised the gap. Should have this in hand, but there's still a fair bit of traffic about so needs to be careful not to lose time.
WEC - Silverstone: With eight minutes remaining, Fassler's lead over Jani is 7.777s. Buemi is too far back in third to do anything about the #18 Porsche.
WEC - Silverstone: Jani continuing to chip away. Gap to the leader now 8.652s.
Moto3 - Austin: Here's the full top 10.
1. Kent
2. Quartararo
3. Vazquez
4. Bastianini
5. Binder
6. McPhee
7. Locatelli
8. Fenati
9. Vinales
10. Hanika
With the result and Masbou's fall - the Qatar winner was classified 16th - Kent moves to the top of the Moto3 points.
1. Kent
2. Quartararo
3. Vazquez
4. Bastianini
5. Binder
6. McPhee
7. Locatelli
8. Fenati
9. Vinales
10. Hanika
With the result and Masbou's fall - the Qatar winner was classified 16th - Kent moves to the top of the Moto3 points.
WEC - Silverstone: Jani has now closed to within 10 seconds of the lead.
WEC - Silverstone: After almost two hours of racing, the top three are covered by just 17.433s.
WEC - Silverstone: So Fassler in the #7 Audi has it won - he is now 12 seconds ahead of the #18 Porsche of Jani, who is himself seven seconds clear of the #1 Toyota of Buemi.
Moto3 - Austin: Second place went to Quartararo, who is still just 15, but pieced together a cool final lap, while Vazquez completed the podium.
By: Mitchell Adam, Edd Straw, Alex Kalinauckas, Matt Beer, Mark Glendenning
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