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Looks like the #5 Toyota's problem is terminal and it won't be rejoining.
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Albuquerque in the RGR Morand Ligier is closing on the leading Signatech car in the hands of Menezes. He's on new tyres whereas the leader is on old Dunlops. The gap, though, is still nearly 50s.
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The #6 Toyota is back out with Sarrazin at the wheel after a seven-minute stay in the pits. It's now sixth behind the two Rebellion privateer P1s.
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Graves now leads P2 in the #44 Manor car by just a couple of seconds in the battle of the silvers. The second Manor car, which had been third, has dropped down the order after the rear body section was replaced in the final round of stops.
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It appears the #6 Toyota has an oil leak.
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There's another drive-through for the #83 GTE Am Ferrari for a track-limits violation.
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The third-placed GTE Pro Ford has been awarded a drive-through for speeding in the pitlane.
WEC
Kobayashi is into the pits and straight into the garage in the third-place Toyota. They are looking at damage to the righthand sidepod, which probably dates back to Conway's clash early on.
The #71 Ferrari, second in GTE Pro, is being investigated for a pitstop violation that happened on lap 24. Bird is currently driving and is second in class, now within five seconds of leader Bruni.
The gap at the front is now up to 48s. Toyota obviously made the right choice when it was picking its tyres for this race. Each manufacturer can pick two variants, and Toyota also has the soft high temperature Michelin at its disposal should it decide that cooler conditions later might favour it.
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The #77 Proton Porsche and the #50 Larbre Chevrolet have been awarded drive-through penalties for track limit abuses.
WTCC
Q2 done, with Lopez, Michelisz, Monteiro, Huff and Catsburg advancing to the third part of qualifying.
Gabriele Tarquini improved to 11th at the end of the session, but it wasn't enough to dislodge Thompson, who will start tomorrow's opening race from pole!
Gabriele Tarquini improved to 11th at the end of the session, but it wasn't enough to dislodge Thompson, who will start tomorrow's opening race from pole!
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The #1 Porsche is having its motor generator unit changed. What is not known is if the two punctures caused its failure. The first puncture was almost certainly resulted from track debris, the second was the result of body damage following the first puncture.
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Nicki Thiim has just walked past - probably after a trip to race control. Aston Martin Racing has already reported that he's fine after his role - dodgy haircut aside.
DTM
That's it! Edoardo Mortara wins the opening race of the DTM season at Hockenheim. What a superb drive from him!
Robert Wickens takes second for Mercedes, ahead of Mortara's Audi team-mate Nico Muller, while Paul di Resta and Christian Vietoris take fourth and fifth.
Robert Wickens takes second for Mercedes, ahead of Mortara's Audi team-mate Nico Muller, while Paul di Resta and Christian Vietoris take fourth and fifth.
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The #26 ORECA of Berthon has had another visit to the pits. It's now out of contention in LMP2. Up front, Jakes has a lead of 27s in the #44 ORECA, run by Manor.
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Webber has made it back to the pits.
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Jakes is now ahead in P2 in the #44 Manor car. G-Drive/Jota had a slow stop when Berthon took over from Rast.
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15 of the 17-car field have headed out immediately, with James Thompson and Ferenc Ficza - whose Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic is being rebuilt and will not appear - the two not on the timesheets at the moment.
Tiago Monteiro is fastest so far, and has already dipped under the 1m22s barrier.
Tiago Monteiro is fastest so far, and has already dipped under the 1m22s barrier.
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The #7 Audi is in the pits and has been rolled back into the garage. That car apparently had some floor damage earlier on.
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Another puncture for the #1 Porsche, now driven by Webber - again the front left.
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Buemi's lead in the #5 Toyota is now 27 seconds over the #8 Audi of Di Grassi.
The impressive thing about this double from the #5 Toyota is that Buemi is continuing to stretch his lead over di Grassi in the best of the Audis. It's now up to 27s.
WTCC
Over in Morocco, qualifying for the fourth round of the WTCC season in just about underway.
On testing and practice form, this looks sets to be a fantastic scrap between Citroen's Jose Maria Lopez and all three of the Hondas. Lopez and team-mate Yvan Muller have secured all three poles so far this season, but the Honda assault - spearheaded so far by Rob Huff - looks a genuine threat to that supremacy this weekend.
Don't rule out Tom Coronel, though. The Dutchman has made Q3 on two occasions already this season in his ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze, and was fastest in second practice earlier this morning.
On testing and practice form, this looks sets to be a fantastic scrap between Citroen's Jose Maria Lopez and all three of the Hondas. Lopez and team-mate Yvan Muller have secured all three poles so far this season, but the Honda assault - spearheaded so far by Rob Huff - looks a genuine threat to that supremacy this weekend.
Don't rule out Tom Coronel, though. The Dutchman has made Q3 on two occasions already this season in his ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze, and was fastest in second practice earlier this morning.
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Rast brings the LMP2-leading #26 ORECA into the pits
Webber is a shade over two minutes behind leader Buemi. That's almost certainly not retrievable unless the Toyota hits problems.
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Here's the current order: 1 #5 Toyota (Buemi); 2 #8 Audi (Di Grassi); 3 #7 Audi (Treluyer); 4 #6 Toyota (Conway); 5 #1 Porsche (Webber); 6 #2 Porsche (Jani); 7 #13 Rebellion (Imperatori); 8 #12 Rebellion (Heidfeld); 9 #4 CLM (Rossiter).
DTM
We're just a few minutes away from lights out at Hockenheim, as the 2016 DTM season prepares to get underway.
Can Nico Muller convert his first DTM pole into his first win, or could one of Jamie Green, Mattias Ekstrom or Mike Rockenfeller get past?
Muller starts alongside his Audi team-mate Edoardo Mortara on the front row, while Mercedes' Robert Wickens starts third, ahead of Green and Rockenfeller.
Can Nico Muller convert his first DTM pole into his first win, or could one of Jamie Green, Mattias Ekstrom or Mike Rockenfeller get past?
Muller starts alongside his Audi team-mate Edoardo Mortara on the front row, while Mercedes' Robert Wickens starts third, ahead of Green and Rockenfeller.
WEC
The GTE Pro-leading #98 Aston Martin has been reported for speeding in the pits. If there's a penalty, that will hand the class lead back to the #83 Ferrari now driven by Perrodo.
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The #97 Aston Martin that is third in GTE Pro has been reported for speeding in the pits. Expect a penalty soon. That's the car now driven by Adam, which was started by Stanaway.
The amount at which Bernhard is eating into Buemi's lead is reducing as his new Michelins lose their bite - he was seven tenths quicker that lap.
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The #2 Porsche, which is running with a reduced hybrid capacity, is still out there and holding sixth place. But it's lapping six seconds off the pace at the moments and not much faster than the Rebellions.
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Buemi's lead in the #5 Toyota is now down to 9.551s over Bernhard in the #1 Porsche. Di Grassi i the #8 Audi is now 23.5s off the lead.
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The AF Corse Ferraris running first and second in GTE Pro have been in for their stops. Calado is now in the leading #51 car and Rigon in the #71 car. The gap is now 8.6s between the pair.
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In LMP2, here's how it stands after the first round of stops: 1 #26 ORECA (Rast); 2 #44 ORECA (Stevens); 3 #36 ORECA (Lapierre); 4 #45 ORECA (Merhi); 5 #31 Ligier (Derani); 6 #27 BRE (Minassian).
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The order is: 1 #45 Toyota (Buemi); 2 #1 Porsche (Bernhard); 3 #8 Audi (Di Grassi); #7 Audi (Treluyer); #6 Toyota (Conway); #13 Rebellion (Imperatori); #12 Rebellion (Heidfeld); #2 Porsche (Jani); #4 CLM (Rossiter).
The #5 Toyota, which is now leading by 18s, didn't take tyres at the first round of stops. The Japanese manufacturer has Michelin's soft high temperature plus tyre available to it here, whereas its rivals don't. They would have started on the soft high temperature tyre.
Catchy names that Michelin has come up with!
Catchy names that Michelin has come up with!
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