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Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Green flag for the Fast Six. The track is at that tricky too-dry-for-wets-but-too-wet-for-slicks stage. Everyone has gone out on wets, but they're all having to go off-line through some sections to hunt for a damp surface.
Checkered flag
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: It's a home pole for Argentina's WTCC sensation, Lopez beats Muller by 0.4s.
Q3 result:
1 Lopez 1m43.766s
2 Muller +0.428s
3 Loeb +0.544s
4 Michelisz +0.642s
5 Monteiro +1.408s
Q3 result:
1 Lopez 1m43.766s
2 Muller +0.428s
3 Loeb +0.544s
4 Michelisz +0.642s
5 Monteiro +1.408s
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Muller edges Loeb by 0.116s in the initial battle of the Citroens - now it's up to Lopez.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The second segment ends, and Bourdais, Hunter-Reay, Kanaan, Munoz, Newgarden and Power will all move on to the Fast Six.
Rahal missed the cut by just 0.1s. Also eliminated were Wilson, Pagenaud, Huertas, Montoya and Conway.
Rahal missed the cut by just 0.1s. Also eliminated were Wilson, Pagenaud, Huertas, Montoya and Conway.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Montoya returns to the pits and the session restarts. He'll lose his two fastest laps, and probably doesn't have quite enough time to squeeze in the extra lap that he now needs to get into the Fast Six.
Red flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Montoya gets onto the power too early as he exits Turn 1 and he spins and stalls in the middle of the track.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Big spin for Munoz at the Carousel, but he manages to keep it off the wall and continue on. We're seeing the first hints of a dry line starting to emerge on the main straight.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Lada's Rob Huff will start the reversed-grid race from pole position thanks to qualifying 10th.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Green flag for the second segment of qualifying.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Lopez surges into P1 in the penultimate Q2 segment of qualifying thanks to a lap of 1m43.813s, and keeps the position at the chequered flag.
It is a Citroen lock-out of the top-three; Loeb finishes second ahead of Muller. Two Civics complete the Q3 line-up, Norbert Michelisz takes fourth in Q2 aboard his Zengo car ahead of Tiago Monteiro.
It is a Citroen lock-out of the top-three; Loeb finishes second ahead of Muller. Two Civics complete the Q3 line-up, Norbert Michelisz takes fourth in Q2 aboard his Zengo car ahead of Tiago Monteiro.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Briscoe is being interviewed and has described his afternoon as a "complete disaster". It hasn't been a great afternoon for the whole Ganassi team so far - Briscoe, Kimball and Dixon are all preparing to start from the back. The team's hopes now rest on Kanaan's shoulders.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: So the complete roster of drivers who move through to the second round is as follows:
Montoya, Wilson, Power, Pagenaud, Conway, Kanaan, Hunter-Reay, Bourdais, Newgarden, Munoz, Rahal and Huertas.
Montoya, Wilson, Power, Pagenaud, Conway, Kanaan, Hunter-Reay, Bourdais, Newgarden, Munoz, Rahal and Huertas.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The session ends without further incident, and Hunter-Reay, Bourdais, Newgarden, Munoz, Rahal and Huertas will all move on to phase two.
Saavedra, Andretti, Hawksworth, Kimball and Dixon have all been eliminated.
Saavedra, Andretti, Hawksworth, Kimball and Dixon have all been eliminated.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Loeb leads Muller by 0.066s in the battle for P1 at the midway point of Q2.
The third factory Citroen of Lopez is down in 10th. The Argentine is leaving it late to work his way into the top-five - essential if he is to play a part in the pole-deciding Q3 session.
The third factory Citroen of Lopez is down in 10th. The Argentine is leaving it late to work his way into the top-five - essential if he is to play a part in the pole-deciding Q3 session.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Another drive-through for Munoz, again for a pitlane speed violation. Bourdais is currently fastest.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio:Dixon's car is restarted and the Kiwi returns to the pits. He's a four-time winner here, but unless he can recover from losing his two fastest laps he'll be starting tomorrow's race from the rear of the field.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: The 12 Q2 men are: Michelisz, Lopez, Muller, Monteiro, Tarquini, Bennani, Chilton, Loeb, Munnich, Coronel, Huff and Valente.
Red flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Scott Dixon's turn to spin this time.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Wobbly start for Hawksworth and Hunter-Reay, both of whom ran wide on their out laps, although they were able to get themselves back onto the circuit and continue. Elsewhere, Munoz has served a drive-through for a pitlane speeding violation.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: After their slow start to the session, both factory Honda drivers successfully progress into Q2 reserved for the 12 fastest Q1 drivers.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Green flag for the second group.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Everyone got through that last green in one piece, and Montoya, Wilson, Power, Pagenaud, Conway and Kanaan will all progress to the next round. Aleshin, Castroneves, Hinchcliffe, Briscoe and Sato are finished for the day.
The second group will be heading out in a couple of minutes. Taking part in this session will be: Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Sebastien Bourdais, Marco Andretti, Carlos Munoz, Carlos Huertas, Graham Rahal, Josef Newgarden, Charlie Kimball, Sebastan Saavedra and Jack Hawksworth.
The second group will be heading out in a couple of minutes. Taking part in this session will be: Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Sebastien Bourdais, Marco Andretti, Carlos Munoz, Carlos Huertas, Graham Rahal, Josef Newgarden, Charlie Kimball, Sebastan Saavedra and Jack Hawksworth.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Up front, Lopez had held a 0.167s advantage over championship rival Yvan Muller.
But early session leader Norbert Michelisz has claimed Q1 honours thanks to a late effort of 1m44.696s.
But early session leader Norbert Michelisz has claimed Q1 honours thanks to a late effort of 1m44.696s.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Both factory Honda drivers are in the drop-zone from Q1.
There are three minutes left on the clocks and neither Monteiro P17 nor Tarquini P18 have set a representative lap-time.
There are three minutes left on the clocks and neither Monteiro P17 nor Tarquini P18 have set a representative lap-time.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Sato's car could not be restarted, so he'll watch the rest of the session from behind the barriers. The delays caused by the red flags mean that everyone is going to get just one flying lap on a wet track to set a time ...
Red flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Sato's turn to spin this time. Nobody has actually managed a flying lap yet.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Briscoe has been restarted, and the session is back underway. The Australian has been charged with causing the red and will lose his two fastest laps.
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Tarquini pits before completing a timed lap. Lopez is bumped from P1 by privateer Zengo Honda driver Norbert Michelisz.
The Hungarian's time of 1m45.139s is almost half a second quicker than Lopez. Tom Chilton is third in the ROAL Cruze, but seven drivers in the 19-car field have yet to run.
The Hungarian's time of 1m45.139s is almost half a second quicker than Lopez. Tom Chilton is third in the ROAL Cruze, but seven drivers in the 19-car field have yet to run.
Red flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Two incidents almost simultaneously prompt the first red flag. James Hinchcliffe spun and recovered at Turn 12, and Ryan Briscoe spun and stalled at Turn 11. Both of those were on out laps, which shows just how tricky the conditions are at the moment.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Green flag for qualifying at Mid-Ohio.
Green flag
WTCC - Termas de Rio Hondo: Qualifying is underway. Honda's Gabriele Tarquini stalks Jose Maria Lopez on the out-lap from the pits.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Qualifying is just about to start here at Mid-Ohio, and a wet track from a downpour an hour ago means that the first group will face a very slippery circuit.
Heading out in Group 1: Simon Pagenaud, Mikhail Aleshin, James Hinchcliffe, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Briscoe, Takuma Sato, Will Power, Justin Wilson, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Mike Conway.
Heading out in Group 1: Simon Pagenaud, Mikhail Aleshin, James Hinchcliffe, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Briscoe, Takuma Sato, Will Power, Justin Wilson, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Mike Conway.
Still to come tonight (in UK time), IndyCar and WTCC qualifying sessions from Ohio and Argentina respectively, both beginning in just under 20 minutes
WRC - Finland: You can follow the full Rally Finland showdown tomorrow morning on AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live - we'll be up and running from 7.30am UK time for SS24.
WRC - Finland: Today was pretty dramatic in WRC2 as well. Karl Kruuda has a much healthier lead than Latvala though, with 2m35s over the increasingly close Ketomaa and Tanak battle for second.
Martin Koci continues to dominate the Junior class.
Martin Koci continues to dominate the Junior class.
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - SS23 results:
Stage times:
1 Ogier 5m11.3s
2 Meeke +4.3s
3 Mikkelsen +5.3s
4 Latvala +6.5s
5 Hirvonen +7.4s
6 Paddon +8.5s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +3.4s
3 Meeke +32.4s
4 Mikkelsen +1m20.8s
5 Hirvonen +2m14.4s
6 Paddon +3m36.6s
7 Hanninen +4m05.4s
8 Evans +4m47.2s
9 Breen +8m33.1s
10 Solberg +10m49.8s
Stage times:
1 Ogier 5m11.3s
2 Meeke +4.3s
3 Mikkelsen +5.3s
4 Latvala +6.5s
5 Hirvonen +7.4s
6 Paddon +8.5s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +3.4s
3 Meeke +32.4s
4 Mikkelsen +1m20.8s
5 Hirvonen +2m14.4s
6 Paddon +3m36.6s
7 Hanninen +4m05.4s
8 Evans +4m47.2s
9 Breen +8m33.1s
10 Solberg +10m49.8s
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WRC - Finland: Latvala's verdict:
"It's nothing, but the main thing is we are in the lead. We can get to service, get the car fixed.
"Tomorrow will be very, very risk-taking. I'm looking forward to it. We are in the fight tomorrow.
"I don't care about the championship anymore. Now it's about Rally Finland."
"It's nothing, but the main thing is we are in the lead. We can get to service, get the car fixed.
"Tomorrow will be very, very risk-taking. I'm looking forward to it. We are in the fight tomorrow.
"I don't care about the championship anymore. Now it's about Rally Finland."
WRC - Finland: Three stages to go tomorrow, a head-to-head in healthy cars looming, can Latvala respond and cling on to this victory?
WRC - Finland: Latvala is 6.5s slower than Ogier, his lead is now just 3.4s.
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WRC - Finland: As Latvala passes the split 3.1s down on Ogier, the champion is pondering the battle ahead.
"It's bad luck, what happened to him. For sure it will be interesting tomorrow...
"Jari was doing a really good job and he had some bad luck. We were lucky, we had a big hit too.
"Let's first see the gap tonight then see what we can do."
"It's bad luck, what happened to him. For sure it will be interesting tomorrow...
"Jari was doing a really good job and he had some bad luck. We were lucky, we had a big hit too.
"Let's first see the gap tonight then see what we can do."
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