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WTCC - Paul Ricard: Fourth-starter Gianni Morbidelli is very slow away from the formation lap.
WEC - Silverstone: Canal takes the P2 lead for OAK/G-Drive after the stops: he didn't take tyres, but the KCMG swapped drivers, which meant Bradley left on new tyres. Worse still for the Chinese team is that it is taking a 10s stop-go for speeding in the pitlane.
WEC - Silverstone: Webber is with Sarrazin after the Toyota takes its fifth pitstop.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: After his heartbreak on home soil in Marrakech last week, Mehdi Bennani has landed pole on the revised race two grid.
As in race one, Citroen drivers Sebastien Loeb and Jose Maria Lopez will start from the final row, owing to their post-qualifying technical difficulties.
As in race one, Citroen drivers Sebastien Loeb and Jose Maria Lopez will start from the final row, owing to their post-qualifying technical difficulties.
WEC - Silverstone: Tandy has increased his lead in GTE Pro to 10s.
WTCC - Paul Ricard: The pitlane is closed and grid assembled for race two of the World Touring Car Championship at Le Castellet.
The caption on the timing screens in the media centre reads "WET TRACK" but the sun is out and slicks are likely to be used all-round.
The caption on the timing screens in the media centre reads "WET TRACK" but the sun is out and slicks are likely to be used all-round.
Breaking news
Donington Park
BTCC - Donington: Sometimes the reverse-grid draw for race three puts a shock underdog on pole, but it's an illustrious top six for our finale in an hour as sixth-placed race two finisher Colin Turkington drew the top spot.
Meanwhile here's KEVIN TURNER's full report and results from the wet and bruising second race, which brought MG's second one-two finish of the day, but in a flipped order:
Donington Park BTCC race two report
WEC - Silverstone - lead order after four hours:
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #12 Rebellion Lola
5 #47 KCMG ORECA (LMP2 leader)
GTE Pro leader: #91 Manthey Porsche
GTE Am leader: #98 Aston Martin
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #12 Rebellion Lola
5 #47 KCMG ORECA (LMP2 leader)
GTE Pro leader: #91 Manthey Porsche
GTE Am leader: #98 Aston Martin
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Next up on the Ricard bill will be our second WTCC race, which has a reversed top 10 from qualifying, so the grid looks like this...
1 Bennani
2 Munnich
3 Monteiro
4 Morbidelli
5 Borkovic
6 Chilton
7 Michelisz
8 Valente
9 Tarquini
10 Muller
And Loeb and Lopez are 17th and 18th again.
1 Bennani
2 Munnich
3 Monteiro
4 Morbidelli
5 Borkovic
6 Chilton
7 Michelisz
8 Valente
9 Tarquini
10 Muller
And Loeb and Lopez are 17th and 18th again.
WEC - Silverstone: The P2 battle has come alive courtesy of the safety car. The delayed OAK/G-Drive Morgan driven by Canal is on the tail of the KCMG ORECA in Howson's hands.
WEC - Silverstone: Davidson now leads by a lap in the #8 Toyota. The gap has opened up between the two TS040s because the #7 pitted under greens, while the #8 car took its stop under the safety car.
European F3 - Silverstone: Still another 2.5 hours of WEC racing plus one more race each from the BTCC and WTCC to come this afternoon, but it's also time to catch up on some of the huge amount of racing that's already happened this weekend.
European F3 was the WEC's main support act at Silverstone and began its 2014 season with three first-time winners in Tom Blomqvist, Esteban Ocon and Antonio Fuoco - who therefore head the points.
Championship standings after three of 33 rounds:
1 Esteban Ocon 58
2 Antonio Fuoco 52
3 Tom Blomqvist 45
4 Nicholas Latifi 38
5 Max Verstappen 28
6 Jordan King 25
7 Lucas Auer 14
8 Antonio Giovinazzi 14
9 Ed Jones 10
10 Felix Rosenqvist 8
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 season statistics on FORIX
European F3 was the WEC's main support act at Silverstone and began its 2014 season with three first-time winners in Tom Blomqvist, Esteban Ocon and Antonio Fuoco - who therefore head the points.
Championship standings after three of 33 rounds:
1 Esteban Ocon 58
2 Antonio Fuoco 52
3 Tom Blomqvist 45
4 Nicholas Latifi 38
5 Max Verstappen 28
6 Jordan King 25
7 Lucas Auer 14
8 Antonio Giovinazzi 14
9 Ed Jones 10
10 Felix Rosenqvist 8
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 season statistics on FORIX
Breaking news
WRT Audi
Blancpain - Nogaro: While Audi's flagship LMP1 effort has a nightmare at Silverstone, its customer teams WRT and Phoenix kicked off the Blancpain Sprint Series season with a qualifying race podium sweep at Nogaro an hour ago.
There's still a question mark over second place after Enzo Ide's clash with the polesitting Grasser Lamborghini, though.
Here's the full race summary and provisional results:
Blancpain Sprint Nogaro qualifying race report
WEC - Silverstone: Treluyer walks away from his stranded R10 - Audi's involvement in this race is over.
Yellow flag
WEC - Silverstone: The safety car is out and Treluyer tries to get his car moving, but ends up turning straight into the gravel courtesy of front wheels pointing every which way.
WEC - Silverstone: Treluyer hasn't given up trying to get the Audi back to the pits - he's been pushing and pulling damaged parts and is now back in the car.
WEC - Silverstone: Bergmeister has closed down and passed Holzer for the GTE Pro lead in the internecine Porsche battle.
Crash
WEC - Silverstone: Treluyer is off in the #2 Audi. He loses it on the brakes for Copse and swipes the barrier on the inside before coming to rest in the gravel on the outside.
Checkered flag
BTCC - Donington - race two results:
1 Tordoff
2 Plato
3 Shedden
4 Jordan
5 Neal
6 Turkington
7 M Jackson
8 Smith
9 Newsham
10 Ingram
1 Tordoff
2 Plato
3 Shedden
4 Jordan
5 Neal
6 Turkington
7 M Jackson
8 Smith
9 Newsham
10 Ingram
WEC - Silverstone - lead order after 3 hours:
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #2 Audi
5 #12 Rebellion Lola
LMP2 leader: KCMG ORECA
GTE Pro leader: #92 Manthey Porsche
GTE Am leader: #98 Aston Martin
1 #8 Toyota
2 #7 Toyota
3 #20 Porsche
4 #2 Audi
5 #12 Rebellion Lola
LMP2 leader: KCMG ORECA
GTE Pro leader: #92 Manthey Porsche
GTE Am leader: #98 Aston Martin
Trophy
BTCC - Donington: But Tordoff holds on to score the second BTCC win of his career from Plato, Shedden, Jordan and Neal.
BTCC - Donington: Two laps to go and Plato is within 0.6s of team-mate Tordoff. Hondas are still 3-4-5.
BTCC - Donington: Jordan's Old Hairpin mistake has allowed Shedden through to third. Newsham has overtaken Giovanardi for 10th.
13:34 WEC - Silverstone: Times are going up as that mist of rain intensifies, the asphalt run-offs are getting well-used.
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BTCC - Donington: As Plato harries Tordoff, AUTOSPORT is reminded of team boss Ian Harrison's words after race one.
"The only team order is don't crash into each other," he told us. "You've got to leave it to them."
"The only team order is don't crash into each other," he told us. "You've got to leave it to them."
Trophy
Auto GP - Paul Ricard: Kevin Giovesi has seen off the challenge presented by Tamas Pal Kiss to give series newcomer Eurotech Engineering its first Auto GP victory.
Giovesi has won on the road last year for Ghinzani Motorsport, only to be denied success through the imposition of post-race penalties.
Giovesi has won on the road last year for Ghinzani Motorsport, only to be denied success through the imposition of post-race penalties.
BTCC - Donington: Neal has now got back to fifth after his minor error, while Jordan and Shedden battle for third just ahead of him.
Checkered flag
Auto GP - Paul Ricard - race two results:
1 Giovesi
2 Kiss
3 Sato
4 Pommer
5 Cerruti
6 Dejonghe
7 Roda
8 Kuroda
9 La Rosa
10 Cipriani
1 Giovesi
2 Kiss
3 Sato
4 Pommer
5 Cerruti
6 Dejonghe
7 Roda
8 Kuroda
9 La Rosa
10 Cipriani
WEC - Silverstone: Lapierre has a little off at Stowe, reducing his advantage over team-mate Nakajima to 46s. Hartley is a lap down in the Porsche after taking on tyres at his last pitstop.
BTCC - Donington: Finally we are under way again, with Tordoff leading.
Neal has lost places by braking too late into the chicane before the restart!
Neal has lost places by braking too late into the chicane before the restart!
BTCC - Donington: But now he has stopped at the chicane, so we still aren't racing!
BTCC - Donington: Ollie Jackson's car has stopped on the edge of the circuit approaching Coppice, which means we are still under safety car conditions.
And he gets going again!
And he gets going again!
Auto GP - Paul Ricard: Giovesi has responded to the threat from Kiss and sped up. But the Italian has still conceded another 0.1s on his previous lap. The gap stands at 2.0s with three laps remaining.
Crash
BTCC - Donington: The damage to Cole's Toyota is extensive. He appears OK, but the car is surely done for the day.
Breaking news
Yvan Muller
WTCC - Paul Ricard: Earlier this afternoon Yvan Muller took his first WTCC win in Citroen colours, and the 39th of his career, but all eyes were on Sebastien Loeb as he surged from the back row to second - and the points lead.
PETER MILLS tells the full story:
Paul Ricard WTCC race one report
Auto GP - Paul Ricard: The battle for the lead has come alive. Kiss is closing on leader Giovesi by 0.7s a lap. The deficit stands at 2.4s and there are five laps remaining.
Yellow flag
BTCC - Donington: And the safety car is out again after another clash, this time involving Holland, Cole and Stockton at the top of the Craners.
13:34 WEC - Silverstone: Nakajima is edging towards leader Lapierre. The gap is down to 52s.
BTCC - Donington: Collard goes off at the Old Hairpin, giving Jordan third. The two MGs are now well clear.
Auto GP - Paul Ricard: Giovesi exits the pits from his mandatory stop having maintained his lead.
Tamas Pal Kiss has moved up to second ahead of Cipriani, the only driver yet to stop.
Tamas Pal Kiss has moved up to second ahead of Cipriani, the only driver yet to stop.
By: Matt Beer, Kevin Turner, Gary Watkins, Peter Mills, Andrew van Leeuwen
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