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With the chequered flags out at both Silverstone and Donington Park, and packing up well underway at Paul Ricard, that brings to an end AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live's Sunday of action.
Our next live coverage is a week from today, when we'll be live from Aragon for Formula Renault 3.5, updating you on MotoGP's first visit to Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina and commentating on IndyCar's first road course round of 2014 at Barber Motorsports Park.
See you then.
Our next live coverage is a week from today, when we'll be live from Aragon for Formula Renault 3.5, updating you on MotoGP's first visit to Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina and commentating on IndyCar's first road course round of 2014 at Barber Motorsports Park.
See you then.
Breaking news
WEC - Silverstone: A one-two for Toyota, a podium for Porsche and a total disaster for Audi. Here's GARY WATKINS' report from the WEC opener:
Silverstone WEC race report
Silverstone WEC race report
Checkered flag
BTCC - Donington - race three results:
1 Shedden
2 Turkington
3 Neal
4 M Jackson
5 Jordan
6 Plato
7 Collard
8 Foster
9 Morgan
10 Menu
1 Shedden
2 Turkington
3 Neal
4 M Jackson
5 Jordan
6 Plato
7 Collard
8 Foster
9 Morgan
10 Menu
Trophy
BTCC - Donington: Turkington makes contact with Shedden defending into the final chicane. Both go off, but Shedden gets across the line first to give the Civic Tourer a dramatic first win.
BTCC - Donington: Jordan passes Plato for sixth as Shedden closes on leader Turkington.
BTCC - Donington: And Jackson goes by too. Jordan is right on the MG's tail.
BTCC - Donington: Neal dives by Plato into the Old Hairpin to take third. Now Jackson moves forward to challenge the MG.
BTCC - Donington: The MGs seem to be struggling on the soft rubber. Tordoff is dropping back and now Plato has been overtaken by Shedden's Honda Civic Tourer.
BTCC - Donington: Jordan's fine recovery charge has now taken him to sixth, but he is four seconds behind next target Mat Jackson.
BTCC - Donington: Some great racing for third. Shedden finally makes it by Jackson out of Coppice. All this is giving Plato some space, but Turkington is well clear.
BTCC - Donington: Neal is fighting back against Plato for second, with Jackson, Tordoff and Shedden in tow. Turkington has a clear lead.
Checkered flag
WEC - Silverstone - results:
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #12 Rebellion Lola
5 #26 OAK Morgan (LMP2 winner)
6 #47 KCMG ORECA
7 #92 Manthey Porsche (GTE Pro winner)
8 #91 Manthey Porsche
9 #97 Aston Martin
10 #51 AF Corse Ferrari
GTE AM winner: #95 Aston Martin
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #12 Rebellion Lola
5 #26 OAK Morgan (LMP2 winner)
6 #47 KCMG ORECA
7 #92 Manthey Porsche (GTE Pro winner)
8 #91 Manthey Porsche
9 #97 Aston Martin
10 #51 AF Corse Ferrari
GTE AM winner: #95 Aston Martin
BTCC - Donington: Good restart from Turkington, leaving Neal to defend from Plato and Jackson.
Plato dives by Neal into Redgate. Neal gives him room and the MG is second.
Plato dives by Neal into Redgate. Neal gives him room and the MG is second.
Checkered flag
WEC - Silverstone: The race will not be resumed, so Toyota have taken a one-two to kick off their assault on the 2014 WEC. Porsche takes a podium on its return to the top level sportscar racing.
Red flag
WEC - Silverstone: The race director agrees. The race has been stopped with 26 minutes left to run, though the clock is still running. The cars will stop on the start finish straight.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber is urging his team to get the race stopped. "Way too much standing water," he says.
BTCC - Donington: Off they go and Turkington leads easily into turn one.
But safety car as cars are off at Redgate.
But safety car as cars are off at Redgate.
BTCC - Donington: The reversed-grid finale is about to get under way and finally we have a dry track. Surely Turkington's rear-wheel-drive BMW will lead into Redgate from pole.
Yellow flag
WEC - Silverstone: It's very wet out there and some cars are struggling to catch the safety-car crocodile.
Breaking news
Auto GP - Paul Ricard: Kevin Giovesi has made a habit of not winning Auto GP races, twice taking the chequered flag first last year only to be penalised, and failing to convert his two poles at the start of 2014.
But today he got the job done in a wet race two at Paul Ricard.
PETER MILLS has the full story of how Giovesi held off the flying Tamas Pal Kiss in the wet:
Paul Ricard Auto GP race two report
And here's how the points look:
Championship standings after four of 16 rounds:
1 Kimiya Sato 68
2 Markus Pommer 55
3 Tamas Pal Kiss 52
4 Kevin Giovesi 36
5 Michela Cerruti 34
6 Andrea Roda 30
(25 points for race one win, 20 points for race two)
Full 2014 season statistics on FORIX
But today he got the job done in a wet race two at Paul Ricard.
PETER MILLS has the full story of how Giovesi held off the flying Tamas Pal Kiss in the wet:
Paul Ricard Auto GP race two report
And here's how the points look:
Championship standings after four of 16 rounds:
1 Kimiya Sato 68
2 Markus Pommer 55
3 Tamas Pal Kiss 52
4 Kevin Giovesi 36
5 Michela Cerruti 34
6 Andrea Roda 30
(25 points for race one win, 20 points for race two)
Full 2014 season statistics on FORIX
Yellow flag
WEC - Silverstone: The rain is getting harder and the race director has decided to deploy the safety car.
BTCC - Donington Park: Not long now until the final race of the BTCC day.
Here's a reminder of how Plato won race one and Tordoff won race two, and here's how the grid lines up for race three:
1 Turkington
2 Neal
3 Jordan
4 Shedden
5 Plato
6 Tordoff
7 M Jackson
8 Smith
9 Newsham
10 Ingram
Here's a reminder of how Plato won race one and Tordoff won race two, and here's how the grid lines up for race three:
1 Turkington
2 Neal
3 Jordan
4 Shedden
5 Plato
6 Tordoff
7 M Jackson
8 Smith
9 Newsham
10 Ingram
WEC - Silverstone: Rooster tails from the cars prove that the track is now properly wet for the first time of the race. Nakajima is the fastest man out there in the second-placed Toyota, but is still a lap down.
WEC - Silverstone - lead order after 5 hours:
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #12 Rebellion Lola
5 #OAK Morgan (LMP2 leader)
GTE Pro leader: #91 Manthey Porsche
GTE Am leader: #95 Aston Martin
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #12 Rebellion Lola
5 #OAK Morgan (LMP2 leader)
GTE Pro leader: #91 Manthey Porsche
GTE Am leader: #95 Aston Martin
Checkered flag
WTCC - Paul Ricard - race two results:
1 Lopez
2 Muller
3 Monteiro
4 Tarquini
5 Bennani
6 Loeb
7 Borkovic
8 Michelisz
9 Morbidelli
10 Valente
1 Lopez
2 Muller
3 Monteiro
4 Tarquini
5 Bennani
6 Loeb
7 Borkovic
8 Michelisz
9 Morbidelli
10 Valente
Checkered flag
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Lopez completes a remarkable win from last on the grid, finishing 1.886s ahead of 10th-placed starter Yvan Muller.
WEC - Silverstone: Davidson pits to hand over to Buemi and then Webber comes in too.
WEC - Silverstone: Sarrazin pits and hands over to Nakajima, who leaves on grooved Michelins.
WEC - Silverstone: Times are going up again as the drizzle returns - Webber has just taken to the asphalt run-off at Stowe.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Lopez takes the lead from Monteiro down the inside of Signes on lap 15.
The Argentine has gone from last to first! Muller grabbed second from the Honda driver at the following corner.
The Argentine has gone from last to first! Muller grabbed second from the Honda driver at the following corner.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Chilton has pitted, promoting Loeb to eighth.
Crash
WTCC - Paul Ricard: The race went green on lap seven, only for Campos TC2 driver John Filippi to crash into an Engstler BMW at Turn 1.
The safety car is back out again while the damaged Leon is removed from harm's way.
The safety car is back out again while the damaged Leon is removed from harm's way.
WEC - Silverstone: The #91 Porsche has increased its lead in the last round of pitstops: Pilet now leads Makowiecki by 16s.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Tiago Monteiro's 4.8s lead has been negated by the safety car on lap seven.
Tyres marking a corner have been knocked out of position onto the road.
Moments earlier, Lopez had demonstrated the superiority of the C-Elysee by driving around the outside of Tarquini at the Chicane Nord for second.
Tyres marking a corner have been knocked out of position onto the road.
Moments earlier, Lopez had demonstrated the superiority of the C-Elysee by driving around the outside of Tarquini at the Chicane Nord for second.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Lap five, Tarquini passes Bennani for second. Lopez follows the Italian through at Turn 1 on the start of lap six.
James Cole's damaged Toyota
BTCC - Donington: James Cole's United Autosport Toyota Avensis and Robb Holland's Rotek Audi will miss the final race at Donington Park after their clash in race two.
They were racing side-by-side through Redgate when Rob Austin's Audi spun.
Cole moved to avoid Austin and hit the front of Holland's Audi, taking both into the barriers and bringing out the safety car.
"It's definitely done the shell," Cole told AUTOSPORT.
His presence at Thruxton's round next month is now also in doubt.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Morbidelli is tapped into a spin on the first lap. Lopez has made an incredible start to run seventh on lap one, from the last row.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber briefly gets past Sarrazin on the Hangar Straight before ducking into the pits.
Green flag
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Third-placed starter Tiago Monteiro makes a great start to lead from Bennani.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber is holding his own in his 'battle' with Sarrazin - he's only a second behind.
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