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Kevin Giovesi
Auto GP - Hungaroring: Results of race one are now official, and there's no acton against Giovesi, who keeps fourth.
But Pommer falls from sixth to ninth, and that means it's returning reigning champion Vittorio Ghirelli on pole for tomorrow's race instead of gentleman driver Michele La Rosa.
MotoGP - Jerez: Just one minute to go and the battle for the two Q2 slots is far from settled.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Jerez: Hayden moves into P1 as Crutchlow fails to improve, which leaves him out of Q2.
Bautista is safe so far.
Bautista is safe so far.
WEC - Spa: And in GTE Pro: #51 Bruni, #97 Mucke, #92 Holzer, #91 Bergmeister and #99 Rees.
MotoGP - Jerez: Bautista is back on track for the final three minutes of the session. It is very tight on top, and Hayden is setting good sector times.
WTCC - Hungaroring: Qualifying for the third WTCC meeting of the season begins in Hungary shortly.
Here's what happened in yesterday's test and this morning's practice sessions.
And this is the rather unexpected points table heading into the weekend:
Championship standings after four of 24 rounds:
1 Jose Maria Lopez 85
2 Sebastien Loeb 73
3 Yvan Muller 65
4 Gabriele Tarquini 31
5 Hugo Valente 31
6 Tiago Monteiro 31
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 WTCC statistics on FORIX
Here's what happened in yesterday's test and this morning's practice sessions.
And this is the rather unexpected points table heading into the weekend:
Championship standings after four of 24 rounds:
1 Jose Maria Lopez 85
2 Sebastien Loeb 73
3 Yvan Muller 65
4 Gabriele Tarquini 31
5 Hugo Valente 31
6 Tiago Monteiro 31
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 WTCC statistics on FORIX
MotoGP - Jerez: Andrea Iannone and Hayden are just two tenths off Bautista's time in third and fourth.
WEC - Spa: The starting drivers in the factory P1 cars are: #14 Jani, #8 Lapierre, #2 Lotterer, #7 Sarrazin, #20 Bernhard, #1 Duval and #3 Albuquerque.
MotoGP - Jerez: With five minutes left, Crutchlow returns to the track to try to secure a place in Q2. Fastest man Bautista is watching from his garage.
Crash
MotoGP - Jerez: Scott Redding is back into the pits after having crashed at Turn 13. He is okay, but the team is checking the bike.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Jerez: Now Bautista jumps into P1 with a 1m39.595s. Crutchlow remains in second.
MotoGP - Jerez: Crutchlow is still getting up to speed following the injury that forced him to miss last week's race in Argentina.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Jerez: Cal Crutchlow has moved into first now, ahead of Alvaro Bautista, as the times are tumbling.
Rallycross
World RX - Montalegre: Free practice is underway at round one of the World Rallycross Championship at Montalegre in Portugal.
Heats one and two take place later this afternoon.
MotoGP - Jerez: Hayden is the quickest man so far with a time of 1m40.510s.
BTCC - Thruxton: And now others are starting to close on Jordan's time. Gordon Shedden is now second with 1m16.792s, within half a second of the Eurotech Honda.
Breaking news
Auto GP - Hungaroring: Problems for Auto GP title contender Markus Pommer after race one in Hungary.
He was sixth on the road, but has been handed a 35-second time penalty following a stewards' investigation into a troubled pitstop for the Super Nova driver.
An unfastened left-rear wheel was sent into the fast lane of the pitlane, owing to the clutch being released while the car sat on the jacks.
There's another investigation into pit issues for Kevin Giovesi, who finished fourth, so the final results and the shape of tomorrow's reversed-grid remain a bit unclear for now. We'll keep you posted...
He was sixth on the road, but has been handed a 35-second time penalty following a stewards' investigation into a troubled pitstop for the Super Nova driver.
An unfastened left-rear wheel was sent into the fast lane of the pitlane, owing to the clutch being released while the car sat on the jacks.
There's another investigation into pit issues for Kevin Giovesi, who finished fourth, so the final results and the shape of tomorrow's reversed-grid remain a bit unclear for now. We'll keep you posted...
Lights out
MotoGP - Jerez: Q1 gets underway at the Spanish circuit. Fifteen minutes for two riders to reach Q2 and set the grid order from 13th to 24th.
BTCC - Thruxton: We're not expecting Aron Smith's VW Passat to be out in FP2 after his red flag-inducing crash in FP1.
BTCC - Thruxton: Most of the top runners are in the 1m18s, presumably doing longer runs, so Jordan's 1m16 puts him well clear at the moment.
Breaking news
WEC - Spa: The second Rebellion is going to start - despite not setting a lap time in the meeting so far.
Here's the full story:
Rebellion allowed to race with both cars
Here's the full story:
Rebellion allowed to race with both cars
BTCC - Thruxton: Having set the pace in first practice, Andrew Jordan continues to fly in FP2. He's now done a 1m16.314s, quicker than his 2013 pole.
MotoGP - Jerez: The Q1 session will begin in around seven minutes.
The riders who have already secured a spot in Q2 are Pedrosa, Lorenzo, Marquez, Rossi, Colin Edwards, Stefan Bradl, Aleix Espargaro, Andrea Dovizioso, Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith.
The riders who have already secured a spot in Q2 are Pedrosa, Lorenzo, Marquez, Rossi, Colin Edwards, Stefan Bradl, Aleix Espargaro, Andrea Dovizioso, Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith.
MotoGP - Jerez: The final practice session comes to an end at the Spanish track with Marc Marquez on top the times.
Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa remains the fastest man so far this weekend thanks to his FP3 time.
Pedrosa has finished FP4 in fifth behind Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi and Aleix Espargaro.
Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa remains the fastest man so far this weekend thanks to his FP3 time.
Pedrosa has finished FP4 in fifth behind Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi and Aleix Espargaro.
WEC- Spa: The sun is shining and the spectators are still flocking into the circuit, so everything is set for a classic Spa 6 Hours. If the race is only half as exciting as qualifying, the fans are in for a treat.
Porsche
WEC - Spa: Our headline event of the afternoon is round two of the World Endurance Championship, the Spa 6 Hours.
The battle between Porsche, Audi and Toyota has looked wide open all weekend, but it was Porsche's 919 Hybrid that claimed its first pole in Friday night's damp qualifying session, thanks to Marc Lieb and Neel Jani.
Here's how the top LMP1 contenders line up on the grid:
1. Dumas/Jani/Lieb - Porsche
2. Davidson/Lapierre/Buemi - Toyota
3. Fassler/Lotterer/Treluyer - Audi
4. Wurz/Sarrazin/Nakajima - Toyota
5. Bernhard/Webber/Hartley - Porsche
6. Di Grassi/Duval/Kristensen - Audi
7. Albuquerque/Bonanomi - Audi
LMP2 pole: Howson/Bradley/Imperatori - KCMG ORECA-Nissan
GTE Pro pole: Bruni/Vilander - AF Corse Ferrari
GTE Am pole: Perez-Companc/Cioci/Venturi - AF Corse Ferrari
...and here's GARY WATKINS' full report on how they got there:
Spa WEC qualifying report
Good afternoon and welcome to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4.
Coverage starts from 1pm UK time today, here's what's coming up:
(All times UK - GMT+1)
13.10: Jerez MotoGP qualifying
13:30: Spa 6 Hours WEC race
13.30: Hungaroring WTCC qualifying
14:40: Hockenheim European F3 race two/three qualifying
15:25: Hockenheim DTM qualifying
15.55: Thruxton BTCC qualifying
18.10: Talladega NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying
Plus updates from the World Rallycross opener at Montalegre throughout the afternoon
Coverage starts from 1pm UK time today, here's what's coming up:
(All times UK - GMT+1)
13.10: Jerez MotoGP qualifying
13:30: Spa 6 Hours WEC race
13.30: Hungaroring WTCC qualifying
14:40: Hockenheim European F3 race two/three qualifying
15:25: Hockenheim DTM qualifying
15.55: Thruxton BTCC qualifying
18.10: Talladega NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying
Plus updates from the World Rallycross opener at Montalegre throughout the afternoon
By: Matt Beer, Gary Watkins, Pablo Elizalde, Kevin Turner, Peter Mills, Andrew van Leeuwen, Scott Mitchell
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