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MotoGP - Jerez: Iannone handed seventh back to Smith with a mistake at the first corner, but he soon regains the place.
Great recovery ride from Dovizioso - his early gravel visit left him firmly last but he's now 12th, with Barbera and Vinales just ahead.
Great recovery ride from Dovizioso - his early gravel visit left him firmly last but he's now 12th, with Barbera and Vinales just ahead.
DTM - Hockenheim: Green moved past Farfus at the hairpin, which forced the Brazilian wide. Glock capitalised and also gained a place, and now Molina is all over the back of Farfus.
Wehrlein and Scheider are also in this pack contesting ninth through to 14th.
Paffett, meanwhile, is now all over Spengler. He wants to continue his charge by taking sixth from the Canadian.
Wehrlein and Scheider are also in this pack contesting ninth through to 14th.
Paffett, meanwhile, is now all over Spengler. He wants to continue his charge by taking sixth from the Canadian.
MotoGP - Jerez: Lorenzo is looking as under control as he has all weekend - his lead is up to 1.4s after seven laps.
Marquez is keeping up a consistent pace, 2.8s ahead of Rossi for now. The question mark is whether Marquez's hand will allow him to stay up to speed for the full 27 laps.
Crutchlow hasn't escaped from Pol Espargaro for fourth yet, while Iannone is past Smith into seventh and about to chase Aleix Espargaro.
Dovizioso is on the cusp of making it back into the points... which he does right now by passing Aoyama.
Marquez is keeping up a consistent pace, 2.8s ahead of Rossi for now. The question mark is whether Marquez's hand will allow him to stay up to speed for the full 27 laps.
Crutchlow hasn't escaped from Pol Espargaro for fourth yet, while Iannone is past Smith into seventh and about to chase Aleix Espargaro.
Dovizioso is on the cusp of making it back into the points... which he does right now by passing Aoyama.
DTM - Hockenheim: And now Ekstrom's back in the lead. Big move at the hairpin with half an hour in the books.
Here's the field at a glance:
1. Ekstrom
2. Mortara
3. Wittmann
4. Tomczyk
5. Rockenfeller
6. Spengler
7. Wickens
8. Paffett - who started at the rear of the grid
9. Farfus
10. Green
Here's the field at a glance:
1. Ekstrom
2. Mortara
3. Wittmann
4. Tomczyk
5. Rockenfeller
6. Spengler
7. Wickens
8. Paffett - who started at the rear of the grid
9. Farfus
10. Green
MotoGP - Jerez: Crutchlow and Pol Espargaro are having a very muscular battle for fourth - it looks a little like Crutchlow is trying to clamber back onto the Tech 3 bike Espargaro usurped him from at the end of 2013.
Crutchlow is now through and into fourth as Espargaro makes a small error.
Crutchlow is now through and into fourth as Espargaro makes a small error.
DTM - Hockenheim: Ekstrom is all over the back of Mortara. Putting all of his rallycross and general Swedish loose surface skills to good use, he put a couple of seconds on the pack when the rain first arrived.
MotoGP - Jerez: Iannone has got past his former team Pramac's bikes and is now trying to catch Smith for seventh.
MotoGP - Jerez: Despite a few little wobbles, Lorenzo has got his lead over Marquez up a little - it's now half a second with 23 laps to go.
Rossi can't keep pace at the moment - he's 2.2s further back and not exactly storming clear of Espargaro and Crutchlow.
Rossi can't keep pace at the moment - he's 2.2s further back and not exactly storming clear of Espargaro and Crutchlow.
MotoGP - Jerez: Crutchlow has dismissed one Espargaro and is hunting down the other for third.
At the foot of the top 10, the Pramac duo are the top Ducatis, fending off Iannone while Dovizioso is down in 23rd after his error.
A replay shows Dovizioso trundled right through the gravel at the last corner.
At the foot of the top 10, the Pramac duo are the top Ducatis, fending off Iannone while Dovizioso is down in 23rd after his error.
A replay shows Dovizioso trundled right through the gravel at the last corner.
DTM - Hockenheim: We've just had a flurry of pitstops over two laps, and drivers have thrown wets on.
Molina, da Costa and Scheider didn't pit but have been caught and passed by the leaders, who have pitted. They were seriously limping into pitlane. Everyone is now on wets and has made a stop.
By pitting a lap earlier, Mortata has taken the lead from Ekstrom - who has 4.5s clear before people started pitting.
Molina, da Costa and Scheider didn't pit but have been caught and passed by the leaders, who have pitted. They were seriously limping into pitlane. Everyone is now on wets and has made a stop.
By pitting a lap earlier, Mortata has taken the lead from Ekstrom - who has 4.5s clear before people started pitting.
MotoGP - Jerez: Rossi grabs third from Pol Espargaro.
Rossi was frustrated on Friday as he couldn't get the hard tyres to work, but you'd expect him to be more competitive in the race as ever. He's 1.7s behind the leaders already, though.
Rossi was frustrated on Friday as he couldn't get the hard tyres to work, but you'd expect him to be more competitive in the race as ever. He's 1.7s behind the leaders already, though.
MotoGP - Jerez: Onto lap three and Marquez is staying glued to Lorenzo's tail.
Further back, Crutchlow is all over Aleix Espargaro for fifth.
Dovizioso seems to have made a mistake and plunged down the order.
Further back, Crutchlow is all over Aleix Espargaro for fifth.
Dovizioso seems to have made a mistake and plunged down the order.
MotoGP - Jerez - lead order:
1 Lorenzo
2 Marquez
3 P Espargaro
4 Rossi
5 A Espargaro
6 Crutchlow
7 Dovizioso
8 Smith
9 Petrucci
10 Hernandez
11 Iannone
12 Redding
1 Lorenzo
2 Marquez
3 P Espargaro
4 Rossi
5 A Espargaro
6 Crutchlow
7 Dovizioso
8 Smith
9 Petrucci
10 Hernandez
11 Iannone
12 Redding
Checkered flag
WTCC - Hungaroring: Muller won here last year but he's had no answer to Lopez in this first race. They cross the line 3.958s apart with Valente a further 6.332s down. A fine effort from the Campos driver to preserve a podium finish, keeping his head at Turn 1 while some around were losing theirs.
Then it's Ma-Monteiro-Loeb-Chilton-Michelisz-Huff-Coronel for the top 10.
Tarquini was a solid 11th after starting from the back of the grid, ahead of Bennani, Gregoire Demoustier, John Filippi and an unusually muted Stefan D'Aste. Mikhail Kozlovskiy retired on lap 6.
Then it's Ma-Monteiro-Loeb-Chilton-Michelisz-Huff-Coronel for the top 10.
Tarquini was a solid 11th after starting from the back of the grid, ahead of Bennani, Gregoire Demoustier, John Filippi and an unusually muted Stefan D'Aste. Mikhail Kozlovskiy retired on lap 6.
MotoGP - Jerez: Marquez is staying right on Lorenzo's tail so far as they complete lap one.
Marquez is using painkillers today, for the first time this weekend. He was worried it would dull his senses too much in qualifying but didn't fancy 27 laps without some medical help given his injury.
Marquez is using painkillers today, for the first time this weekend. He was worried it would dull his senses too much in qualifying but didn't fancy 27 laps without some medical help given his injury.
MotoGP - Jerez: Rossi is already attacking Espargaro for third. He can't get it at the end of the back straight and finds himself under threat from Pol's brother Aleix on the Suzuki instead.
Lights out
MotoGP - Jerez: Lorenzo holds his lead ahead of Marquez, Pol Espargaro and Rossi, while Iannone went backwards with a poor start from the outside of the front row.
DTM - Hockenheim: We do indeed have some light rain. It caught out Wittmann and Rockenfeller at the hairpin, Tomczyk was the chief beneficiary, he's now fourth.
WTCC - Hungaroring: No further changes in the order as we hit lap 12 of 13, but the gaps have shuffled a little. Ma has dropped back from Valente as he fends off Monteiro, while Chilton has also dropped off the back of Loeb as he contends with the threat from Michelisz.
Green flag
MotoGP - Jerez: Pretty standard tyre choices through the frontrunners this week, though the Suzukis might be perky early on with the softer front tyre they've gone for.
Lorenzo leads them away for the formation lap.
Lorenzo leads them away for the formation lap.
DTM - Hockenheim: Mortara is now past Wittmann for second place. DRS helped him get the job done on the run to the hairpin. Ekstrom leads by 2.1 seconds.
The threat of rain remains, TV director has just cut to a shot of spectators holding umbrellas and an Audi crew member doing the tried and tested 'I'll stick my hand outside to see if it's raining' test.
The threat of rain remains, TV director has just cut to a shot of spectators holding umbrellas and an Audi crew member doing the tried and tested 'I'll stick my hand outside to see if it's raining' test.
DTM - Hockenheim: Lots of tiny pieces of carbon fibre aerodynamic ornaments coming off from under the cars whenever they run wide and over the kerbs.
Here's the order, 14 minutes into this hour race:
1. Ekstrom
2. Wittmann
3. Mortara - pressuring Wittmann
4. Tomczyk - passed Rockenfeller while this was being typed
5. Rockenfeller
6. da Costa
7. Molina
8. Wickens
9. Spengler
10. Muller
Here's the order, 14 minutes into this hour race:
1. Ekstrom
2. Wittmann
3. Mortara - pressuring Wittmann
4. Tomczyk - passed Rockenfeller while this was being typed
5. Rockenfeller
6. da Costa
7. Molina
8. Wickens
9. Spengler
10. Muller
WTCC - Hungaroring: Lopez now has a lead of 2.5s over Muller, with Valente slipping back to 4.1s adrift and now looking like he's holding up Ma and Monteiro. Loeb is 1.835s away from that battle and he has tom Chilton just half a second behind.
Further back, Huff has got Coronel tucked in his slipstream and they've been joined by Gabriele Tarquini, who started last. He's just passed Mehdi Bennani cleanly, which on a track like this is meritorious in itself.
Further back, Huff has got Coronel tucked in his slipstream and they've been joined by Gabriele Tarquini, who started last. He's just passed Mehdi Bennani cleanly, which on a track like this is meritorious in itself.
DTM - Hockenheim: Ekstrom has just reclaimed the lead from Wittmann on Lap 4, down the inside at the Mercedes Arena. Mortara is third ahead of Rockenfeller and Tomczyk as the top five hang together.
Wickens is sixth and the best Mercedes, while yesterday's winner Green and Paffett are currently 18th and 19th.
Wickens is sixth and the best Mercedes, while yesterday's winner Green and Paffett are currently 18th and 19th.
WTCC - Hungaroring: We're into formation racing here as the drivers guard their tyres and hope for those ahead to make mistakes. It's Lopez from Muller, Valente, Ma, Monteiro, Loeb.
Then it's Tom Chilton, who passed Norbert Michelisz on the second lap quite forcefully, with the Lada of Rob Huff in ninth after he got shuffled backwards in the first-lap melee. He was actually 10th but he edged by Tom Coronel on lap two.
Race control says it will investigate car 68's (Muller) starting procedure after race two, but from where we were sitting it looked like Sebastien Loeb was the one out of place on the grid.
Then it's Tom Chilton, who passed Norbert Michelisz on the second lap quite forcefully, with the Lada of Rob Huff in ninth after he got shuffled backwards in the first-lap melee. He was actually 10th but he edged by Tom Coronel on lap two.
Race control says it will investigate car 68's (Muller) starting procedure after race two, but from where we were sitting it looked like Sebastien Loeb was the one out of place on the grid.
DTM - Hockenheim: We're underway. Ekstrom got the jump into the lead, but was passed by Wittmann at the hairpin. the reigning champion leads, polesitter Rockenfeller is down to fourth.
And we're without Lucas Auer, who fell off the road at Sachs Kurve on his way to the grid.
And we're without Lucas Auer, who fell off the road at Sachs Kurve on his way to the grid.
MotoGP - Jerez: The grid is forming up for today's main event at Jerez.
Jorge Lorenzo has been fastest in four of the six sessions so far. Marc Marquez is fresh from hand surgery, Valentino Rossi has been struggling to settle on tyres and set-up, Cal Crutchlow is under the weather, Ducati isn't quite on it here, Hiroshi Aoyama is still on the other Honda... this is Lorenzo's race to lose.
Here's how the grid looks:
1 Lorenzo
2 Marquez
3 Iannone
4 P Espargaro
5 Rossi
6 A Espargaro
7 Crutchlow
8 Dovizioso
9 Hernandez
10 Smith
11 Petrucci
12 Redding
13 Barbera
14 Vinales
15 Bautista
Jorge Lorenzo has been fastest in four of the six sessions so far. Marc Marquez is fresh from hand surgery, Valentino Rossi has been struggling to settle on tyres and set-up, Cal Crutchlow is under the weather, Ducati isn't quite on it here, Hiroshi Aoyama is still on the other Honda... this is Lorenzo's race to lose.
Here's how the grid looks:
1 Lorenzo
2 Marquez
3 Iannone
4 P Espargaro
5 Rossi
6 A Espargaro
7 Crutchlow
8 Dovizioso
9 Hernandez
10 Smith
11 Petrucci
12 Redding
13 Barbera
14 Vinales
15 Bautista
Jorge Lorenzo takes Jerez MotoGP pole 2015
DTM - Hockenheim: The formation lap is underway. It's dry and the front end of the grid looks like this:
1. Rockenfeller
2. Ekstrom
3. Wittmann
4. Mortara (down two places from a R1 penalty)
5. Molina
6. Tomczyk
Farfus and Blomqvist will start 16th and 22nd after penalties relating to when they accessed their wet tyres before qualifying, while Paffett and Tambay are at the back. They were excluded from the session for not having the required spacer to block DRS in qualifying installed.
1. Rockenfeller
2. Ekstrom
3. Wittmann
4. Mortara (down two places from a R1 penalty)
5. Molina
6. Tomczyk
Farfus and Blomqvist will start 16th and 22nd after penalties relating to when they accessed their wet tyres before qualifying, while Paffett and Tambay are at the back. They were excluded from the session for not having the required spacer to block DRS in qualifying installed.
WTCC - Hungaroring: Looks like we had a car out of place on the grid. Take two.
The Citroens surge forwards and go 1-2-3-4 into Turn 1, but there's contact between Ma Qing Hua and Loeb and Valente gets to go through in third. Lopez gets by Muller into Turn 1.
The Citroens surge forwards and go 1-2-3-4 into Turn 1, but there's contact between Ma Qing Hua and Loeb and Valente gets to go through in third. Lopez gets by Muller into Turn 1.
Green flag
WTCC - Hungaroring: Citroen's Yvan Muller starts from pole position with Chevrolet privateer Hugo Valente - excused his five-second grid penalty - alongside. Jose Maria Lopez and Sebastien Loeb are just behind. No pressure, Hugo...
We've been green-flagged but the signal comes through from race control for an extra formation lap.
We've been green-flagged but the signal comes through from race control for an extra formation lap.
WTCC - Hungaroring: It's still continuing to spot with rain here in Hungary, but not to the levels experienced yesterday morning. Still, laptimes dropped off by 10s or more during the closing stages of the AutoGP race earlier.
Now we're getting into the meat of the day, coming up next:
(UK time)
12.30: Hungaroring WTCC race one
12.45: Hockenheim DTM race two
13.00: Jerez MotoGP race
13.40: Hungaroring WTCC race two
(UK time)
12.30: Hungaroring WTCC race one
12.45: Hockenheim DTM race two
13.00: Jerez MotoGP race
13.40: Hungaroring WTCC race two
Checkered flag
Moto2 - Jerez - results:
1 Folger
2 Zarco
3 Rabat
4 Luthi
5 Simeon
6 Morbidelli
18 Rins
20 Lowes
Lowes is giving TV interviews now and citing a tyre problem making the bike "impossible" to ride.
1 Folger
2 Zarco
3 Rabat
4 Luthi
5 Simeon
6 Morbidelli
18 Rins
20 Lowes
Lowes is giving TV interviews now and citing a tyre problem making the bike "impossible" to ride.
Moto2 - Jerez: Rins drags his battered bike over the line in 18th - which is still two places ahead of Lowes...
Crash
Moto2 - Jerez: And Rins makes the first mistake of his Moto2 career - sliding into Rabat at the final corner and tumbling out of the race while going for second!
Folger wins it, Zarco snatches second and Rabat hangs on for third.
Folger wins it, Zarco snatches second and Rabat hangs on for third.
Moto2 - Jerez: Rabat's pace has tailed off dramatically. As Folger storms off towards the win, the champion has Rins and Zarco all over him on the last lap.
Moto2 - Jerez: Folger has managed to take charge of the race going into the final laps - his lead is up to 1.7s over Rabat.
Rins is fending off Zarco for third still while Luthi was fallen away. No hope of points for Lowes right now in 20th.
Rins is fending off Zarco for third still while Luthi was fallen away. No hope of points for Lowes right now in 20th.
Moto2 - Jerez: Zarco has finally made it past Luthi for fourth and is now poised to attack Rins with seven laps left.
Rabat is sitting menacingly behind leader Folger.
Rabat is sitting menacingly behind leader Folger.
Checkered flag
AutoGP - Hungaroring: After two perilous final laps, Pizzonia takes the chequered flag by 10.24s from Pulcini. Outstanding work from the young rookie there in difficult conditions - he crosses the line 11.08s ahead of the more experienced Cecotto. Then it's Sa Silva, Zlobin, Regalia, Cipriani, Von Grunigen and Mendez.
Regalia out-dragged Cipriani out of the last corner to nose ahead by 0.053s.
Regalia out-dragged Cipriani out of the last corner to nose ahead by 0.053s.
Moto2 - Jerez: Zarco gets very, very, very close to the back of Luthi for fourth into the last corner but misses him, stays upright and continues in fifth.
Folger is continuing to lead ahead of Rabat, while the battling Luthi and Zarco are closing in on Rins for third.
Folger is continuing to lead ahead of Rabat, while the battling Luthi and Zarco are closing in on Rins for third.
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