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Checkered flag
DTM - Moscow: Q2 ends with Werner fastest. Eliminated are: 11 Tambay; 12 Albuquerque; 13 Wehrlein; 14 Scheider; 15 Hand; 16 Mortara.
Green flag
DTM - Moscow: Q3 is now underway. The top four drives from 10-minute session make it into the one-lap Q4.
DTM - Moscow: For some reason Wehrlein is in Q3, despite having been only 13th quickest in the last part of qualifying.
No news on why, but we suspect he's been stripped of his best lap time and then had the penalty rescinded. We'll keep you informed.
Whatever the reason, it means Molina has been knocked back to P11 from 10th and so misses Q3.
No news on why, but we suspect he's been stripped of his best lap time and then had the penalty rescinded. We'll keep you informed.
Whatever the reason, it means Molina has been knocked back to P11 from 10th and so misses Q3.
Stopwatch
DTM - Moscow: Rockenfeller again heads the field early on, his 58.423s lap putting him ahead of Ekstrom, Spengler and Green.
DTM - Moscow: A minute to go and the four for Q4 looks like being Rockenfeller, Ekstrom, Farfus and Spengler.
Green and Paffett are trying hard to get in there though.
Green and Paffett are trying hard to get in there though.
DTM - Moscow: Paffett looks racy, but fails to improve on seventh place - just 0.4s off provisional pole.
Checkered flag
DTM - Moscow: Q3 ends with Rockenfeller, Ekstrom, Farfus and Spengler making it into the pole position shoot-out.
Eliminated are: 5 Green; 6 Werner; 7 Paffett; 8 Werhlein; 9 Juncadella; 10 Vietoris.
Eliminated are: 5 Green; 6 Werner; 7 Paffett; 8 Werhlein; 9 Juncadella; 10 Vietoris.
WRC - Finland: Early advantage for Neuville on Ouninpohja. He takes 1.5s out of Ostberg on the first split, which would be enough to get him into second.
Jari-Matti Latvala is fastest so far.
Jari-Matti Latvala is fastest so far.
WRC - Finland: Neuville is flying. He's 4s quicker than Ostberg at the second split.
DTM - Moscow: We've had confirmation that a timing glitch initially caused Wehrlein to be shown in 13th in Q2, and that once it was corrected, he was elevated to eighth. That's why he appeared in Q3 without initially seeming like he made it.
WRC - Finland: Tracking system shows Kris Meeke stopped on SS22...
WRC - Finland: Ostberg has matched Neuville's pace ever since the Belgian opened that early advantage.
Crash
WRC - Finland: Confirmation that Meeke has crashed out of the rally on the penultimage stage. The crew are OK.
WRC - Finland: More drama as Ostberg's splits show him 17s off Neuville now. That would seal second for the Belgian.
DTM - Moscow: We've had Q4 delayed for a quite fantastic reason.
Russian overlord Vladimir Putin's jet is going to fly overhead and the airspace has been officially closed.
That means the medical helicpoter is unable to take off, should anybody need it, so no track action can go ahead for now.
Russian overlord Vladimir Putin's jet is going to fly overhead and the airspace has been officially closed.
That means the medical helicpoter is unable to take off, should anybody need it, so no track action can go ahead for now.
DTM - Moscow: We're being told the airspace is being shut for two hours.
Does that mean we've got a grid then, based on Q3 times?
Does that mean we've got a grid then, based on Q3 times?
Twitter
WRC - Finland: Immediately a sign of how much Meeke has impressed the WRC field this weekend as rival team M-Sport tweets its commiseratons:
"Commiserations to Kris... but a great drive on his return to the WRC all the same!"
"Commiserations to Kris... but a great drive on his return to the WRC all the same!"
Checkered flag
DTM - Moscow: It's official. Q4 is cancelled so Mike Rockenfeller takes pole based on Q3 times.
Crash
WRC - Finland: Mads Ostberg completes the stage and reveals he spun avoiding a large rock. Thierry Neuville is now almost assured of second place.
"There was a massive rock in the road," says Ostberg. "I had to avoid it, we went off the road and we spun.
"It was either hit it and retire, or go off the road and hope we don't destroy the car. The stone was way too massive, I had no chance and had to avoid it."
"There was a massive rock in the road," says Ostberg. "I had to avoid it, we went off the road and we spun.
"It was either hit it and retire, or go off the road and hope we don't destroy the car. The stone was way too massive, I had no chance and had to avoid it."
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WRC - Finland: Neuville comes through with the fastest time so far, beating the record Hirvonen set a few minutes ago. But he suspects Sebastien Ogier will beat him as he backed off once he knew second was sorted.
"I was very, very fast everywhere, but then I got the split from Mads and I saw Meeke stop so I slowed down towards the end," Neuville says. "When I saw Kris in the ditch, I took it very carefully."
"I was very, very fast everywhere, but then I got the split from Mads and I saw Meeke stop so I slowed down towards the end," Neuville says. "When I saw Kris in the ditch, I took it very carefully."
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Sebastien Ogier blasts away the Ouninpohja record with a time of 15m08.9s.
NASCAR - Pocono: Sprint Cup morning practice and Truck Series qualifying have now both been cancelled due to rain. It's not clear whether practice two will happen or not, with organisers' focus on ensuring the Truck race can take place.
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DTM - Moscow: Mike Rockenfeller on that bizarre Q4 cancellation:
"Different country, different rules...."
"Different country, different rules...."
WRC - Finland - SS22 results:
Stage: 1 Ogier 15m08.9s; 2 Neuville +4.6s; 3 Hirvonen +7.7s; 4 Latvala +13.5s; 5 Ostberg +24.4s; 6 Hanninen +27.8s.
Overall: 1 Ogier; 2 Neuville +36.9s; 3 Ostberg +56.6s; 4 Hirvonen +1m17.7s; 5 Sordo +6m01.7s; 6 Novikov +8m36.6s.
Stage: 1 Ogier 15m08.9s; 2 Neuville +4.6s; 3 Hirvonen +7.7s; 4 Latvala +13.5s; 5 Ostberg +24.4s; 6 Hanninen +27.8s.
Overall: 1 Ogier; 2 Neuville +36.9s; 3 Ostberg +56.6s; 4 Hirvonen +1m17.7s; 5 Sordo +6m01.7s; 6 Novikov +8m36.6s.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Mid-Ohio's proximity to the state's Amish settlements creates some road hazards rarely seen elsewhere. AUTOSPORT encountered this en route to the track this morning.
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BTCC - Snetterton: AmD boss Shaun Hollamby reckons the team's new S2000 Honda Civic will prove quicker than the outgoing VW Golf once they get on top of it.
"We've had very little running with the car, but the difference is night and day," he said of Gordon Shedden's 2011 machine.
"It's a proven car and we've got to get the best out of it. I can't see why it can't go as quick as it did two years ago and it isn't at the moment, so we need to work out why.”
"We've had very little running with the car, but the difference is night and day," he said of Gordon Shedden's 2011 machine.
"It's a proven car and we've got to get the best out of it. I can't see why it can't go as quick as it did two years ago and it isn't at the moment, so we need to work out why.”
DTM - Moscow: That's only the second real pole of Rockenfeller's DTM career, his one at Brands Hatch in May came after Martin Tomczyk was thrown out of qualifying for failing a post-sesson weight check.
DTM - Moscow: Full report from a bizarre qualifying session that involved Vladimir Putin (kind of) right here.
Breaking news
WTCC - Termas: Yvan Muller has been a class apart so far in Argentina, while locals will be thrilled with Jose Maria Lopez's speed.
Termas de Rio Hondo WTCC practice one report
Termas de Rio Hondo WTCC practice one report
Green flag
BTCC - Snetterton: Off we go for BTCC qualifying. The MGs have set the pace so far.
"It's my team-mate I've got to beat," Sam Tordoff told AUTOSPORT just before the session.
So, can he defeat Jason Plato for his first BTCC pole?
"It's my team-mate I've got to beat," Sam Tordoff told AUTOSPORT just before the session.
So, can he defeat Jason Plato for his first BTCC pole?
Breaking news
Top three reasons for session stoppages this year in our opinion:
3. Cable for an overhead TV camera falls on the track during NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte. Leader Kyle Busch's car significantly damaged (May 27).
2. Vladimir Putin's jet is due to fly over Moscow raceway, resulting in closure of airspace above track and grounding the medical helicopter. Final part of qualifying abandoned as a result (August 3).
1. IndyCar practice at Detroit halted as family of ducks invades track (May 31).
You couldn't make it up.
3. Cable for an overhead TV camera falls on the track during NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte. Leader Kyle Busch's car significantly damaged (May 27).
2. Vladimir Putin's jet is due to fly over Moscow raceway, resulting in closure of airspace above track and grounding the medical helicopter. Final part of qualifying abandoned as a result (August 3).
1. IndyCar practice at Detroit halted as family of ducks invades track (May 31).
You couldn't make it up.
Stopwatch
BTCC - Snetterton: Mat Jackson sets the first proper time with 1m58.936s in his Motorbase Ford Focus, before Colin Turkington goes top with 1m57.838s.
Porsche GT ace Nick Tandy is not out this weekend, even though he was rapid for Motorbase in the test last month.
Porsche GT ace Nick Tandy is not out this weekend, even though he was rapid for Motorbase in the test last month.
Stopwatch
BTCC - Snetterton: And the MGs move to the front - Tordoff on 1m56.817s and Jason Plato, with 18kg of ballast, on 1m56.919s.
Stopwatch
BTCC - Snetterton: Tordoff improves to 1m56.696s. The fastest non-MG is currently Gordon Shedden's Honda on 1m57.179s.
Red flag
BTCC - Snetterton: Aron Smith crashes at Riches after going sixth. It was a big impact after he spun across the track and hit the barriers, so the session has been stopped.
BTCC - Snetterton: So, with 17 minutes to go, the order is: Tordoff, Plato, Shedden, Jordan, Turkington, A Smith, Goff, Welch, Austin, Morgan.
Championship leader Matt Neal appears to be struggling with 45kg of success ballast, currently 14th.
Championship leader Matt Neal appears to be struggling with 45kg of success ballast, currently 14th.
Red flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: We didn't even get a chance to tell you that the green flag was out for Saturday practice before it was replaced by a red one. It's for a track inspection. There was rain overnight, although the Pro Mazda and Lights cars have already been out.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The session has restarted.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: We're had two conflicting explanations for that stoppage: as well as the track inspection one we mentioned, it has now been suggested that the reds were brought out after Takuma Sato took a trip over the grass.
Lights out
WRC - Finland: The final stage is underway. Overall positions are settled, with Mads Ostberg's excursion on the last stage dropping him too far behind Thierry Neuville in the battle for second, so the focus is on the power stage bonus points.
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