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WTCC - Argentina: Lopez, the sole BMW representative, goes green in all three sectors but only winds up 10th, 1.3s off pole.
That does at least give him provisional pole for race two. Valente and Thompson are the two men behind him as we head into the final three minutes.
That does at least give him provisional pole for race two. Valente and Thompson are the two men behind him as we head into the final three minutes.
Stopwatch
WTCC - Argentina: Muller, picking up a tow from Chilton, slams in a 1m48.333s which will take some beating. Michelisz and Oriola also break through the 1m49s, but both are more than six tenths down on the Frenchman.
Green flag
WTCC - Argentina: Finding a good tow seems to be the order of the day as the field heads round for the start of Q2. RML currently lead the pack.
All six Chevrolets made it through to Q2. We also have one BMW (Lopez), one Lada (Thompson), one SEAT (Valente) and the three Hondas.
All six Chevrolets made it through to Q2. We also have one BMW (Lopez), one Lada (Thompson), one SEAT (Valente) and the three Hondas.
WTCC - Argentina - Qualifying:
Through to Q2:
1 Muller; 2 Michelisz; 3 Nykjaer; 4 Monteiro; 5 Tarquini; 6 Chilton; 7 Oriola; 8 Lopez; 9 Nash; 10 Thompson; 11 MacDowall; 12 Valente.
Out in Q1:
13 Basseng; 14 Huff; 15 Monje; 16 Coronel; 17 D'Aste; 18 Kozlovskiy; 19 Ng; 20 O'Young; 21 Munnich; 22 Bennani; 23 Engstler.
Through to Q2:
1 Muller; 2 Michelisz; 3 Nykjaer; 4 Monteiro; 5 Tarquini; 6 Chilton; 7 Oriola; 8 Lopez; 9 Nash; 10 Thompson; 11 MacDowall; 12 Valente.
Out in Q1:
13 Basseng; 14 Huff; 15 Monje; 16 Coronel; 17 D'Aste; 18 Kozlovskiy; 19 Ng; 20 O'Young; 21 Munnich; 22 Bennani; 23 Engstler.
WTCC - Argentina: but he won't make it - a 1m50.314s is only enough for 14th, and he misses the cut. Nykjaer meanwhile jumped to third with his final effort.
Checkered flag
WTCC - Argentina: The chequered flag flies, but we still have some quick laps being put together, including Huff's first effort of the session...
Aron Smith
BTCC - Snetterton: Motorbase driver Aron Smith mangled his Ford in a very heavy crash in qualifying earlier today.
But he tells AUTOSPORT he is confident both he and his car will be fine for tomorrow's races.
WTCC - Argentina: Huff heads out with three minutes on the clock, which means he'll have one stab at making the Q2 cut.
No such drama for out top four - Muller, Chilton, Oriola and MacDowall are all in the pits.
No such drama for out top four - Muller, Chilton, Oriola and MacDowall are all in the pits.
X Games - Los Angeles: Earlier we mentioned that Ken Block's Gymkhana Grid stunt driving/rallying/drifting hybrid makes its X Games debut tonight.
Former World Rally Championship and Intercontinental Rally Challenge man Patrik Sandell is now a firm part of the rallycross/X Games scene, and in this video he gives a taster of the Gymkhana course and concept, complete with opinion-dividing soundtrack.
Former World Rally Championship and Intercontinental Rally Challenge man Patrik Sandell is now a firm part of the rallycross/X Games scene, and in this video he gives a taster of the Gymkhana course and concept, complete with opinion-dividing soundtrack.
WTCC - Argentina: Frantic work all along the pitlane as we enter the final five minutes of qualifying. Muller currently leads from Chilton, Oriola, MacDowall and Lopez. Nash, Thompson and Valente are on the bubble.
Huff and Tarquini are yet to set a competitive time meanwhile - the former not even managing a flying lap thus far.
Huff and Tarquini are yet to set a competitive time meanwhile - the former not even managing a flying lap thus far.
Mehdi Bennani
WTCC - Argentina: Muller straight back into the pits. Only Chilton was able to match his feat of getting into the 1m49s straight out the box. We're yet to see times meanwhile from Tarquini, Huff, Thompson or Kozovskiy - the latter two having not gone out at all yet.
Checkered flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The chequered flag waves, and Ryan Hunter-Reay claims pole for tomorrow's race ahead of Will Power. Scott Dixon and Marco Andretti will share the second row.
Stopwatch
WTCC - Argentina: Alex MacDowall runs wide and through the dirt. No such issues for fellow Chevrolet man Yvan Muller - he bangs in a 1m49.158s on his first flyer to go top.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Hunter-Reay takes provisional pole with one minute remaining
WTCC - Argentina: Regardless of the result, both Rob Huff and Tiago Monteiro will start from the back of the race one grid after being forced to take engine changes earlier today.
Green flag
WTCC - Argentina: Green flag, and the field roll out from the pitlane - which, if you haven't seen, is build of tents rather than garages.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The Fast Six is in swing, with Dario Franchitti staking an early claim to pole. Lots of time still left though.
WTCC - Argentina: We're less than 10 minutes away from the start of qualifying at the Rio Hondo circuit.
Yvan Muller topped first practice in cool conditions earlier today, while Tom Chilton prevailed in the second session. RML locked out the top two slots in both though - can anyone halt the squad in the shootout?
Yvan Muller topped first practice in cool conditions earlier today, while Tom Chilton prevailed in the second session. RML locked out the top two slots in both though - can anyone halt the squad in the shootout?
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Phase two ends, and Power, Andretti, Hunter-Reay, Dixon, Franchitti and Kimball will alll progress to the Fast Six.
It's the end of the afternoon for Wilson, Pagenaud, de Silvestro, Jakes, Vautier and Viso.
Wilson was unfortunate there - he was on the bubble, but Andretti managed to squeeze one final lap in and bump him out right at the end.
It's the end of the afternoon for Wilson, Pagenaud, de Silvestro, Jakes, Vautier and Viso.
Wilson was unfortunate there - he was on the bubble, but Andretti managed to squeeze one final lap in and bump him out right at the end.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The second round of qualifying has begun, and Scott Dixon leads the queue out of pitlane.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: So the 12 drivers getting ready for the second qualifying phase are Franchitti, Kimball, Dixon, de Silvestro, Wilson, Viso, Hunter-Reay, Pagenaud, Power, Vautier, Andretti and Jakes.
Sebastien Ogier
WRC - Finland: A fifth win of the year brought Sebastien Ogier closer still to clinching his first title, but the significant mover in the points after today's Finland finale was Thierry Neuville.
Only countback now separates M-Sport's rising star from Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala, and the Citroen drivers are trailing in his wake.
Ogier might be long gone, but seeing who ends the year as runner-up is going to be intriguing.
Championship standings after eight of 13 rounds:
1 Sebastien Ogier 181
2 Jari-Matti Latvala 91
3 Thierry Neuville 91
4 Mikko Hirvonen 73
5 Dani Sordo 69
6 Sebastien Loeb 68
(25 points for a win)
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Hunter-Reay, Pagenaud, Power, Vautier, Andretti and Jakes will all go through to the next round.
Eliminated are Bourdais, Sato, Servia, Kanaan, Rahal and Filippi. Filippi 's last lap was actually good enough for fourth, but due to his causing the red flag it didn't count.
Eliminated are Bourdais, Sato, Servia, Kanaan, Rahal and Filippi. Filippi 's last lap was actually good enough for fourth, but due to his causing the red flag it didn't count.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The cars head back out, including Filippi. That means that his car was probably fine, although he'll lose his two best laps for causing the stoppage. There are just over three minutes left, so things will be frantic for everyone.
Breaking news
Indy Lights - Mid-Ohio: A grid back up to double figures and a decent battle for pole between two talented drivers. A good start to the weekend for Indy Lights.
Mid-Ohio Indy Lights qualifying report
Mid-Ohio Indy Lights qualifying report
Red flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Luca Filippi has gone off at the final corner on his out-lap. It's hard to tell whether he made it as far as the wall or not.
Gymkhana
X Games - Los Angeles: This weekend's X Games event in Los Angeles features something new and typically inventive from Ken Block..
The WRC fan favourite and precision-driving folk hero has turned the premise of his hugely popular Gymkhana videos into a rally-style sport, in which drivers have to navigate a course featuring cones, barrels and other obstacles, plus performing drifts and donuts at certain spots, all against the clock.
Here's a look at the course for the format's X Games debut tonight.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The second group is about to go out.
Group 2: Power, Hunter-Reay, Filippi, Andretti, Pagenaud, Kanaan, Bourdais, Vautier, Servia, Rahal, Jakes, Sato.
Group 2: Power, Hunter-Reay, Filippi, Andretti, Pagenaud, Kanaan, Bourdais, Vautier, Servia, Rahal, Jakes, Sato.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: A couple of upsets already, with James Hinchcliffe and Helio Castroneves being bumped out in the opening phase of qualifying.
Progressing to phase two: Franchitti, Kimball, Dixon, de Silvestro, Wilson and Viso.
Eliminated: Hinchcliffe, Castroneves, Davison, Newgarden, Saavedra, Carpenter.
That was especially impressive by Kimball, who had that big accident this morning.
Progressing to phase two: Franchitti, Kimball, Dixon, de Silvestro, Wilson and Viso.
Eliminated: Hinchcliffe, Castroneves, Davison, Newgarden, Saavedra, Carpenter.
That was especially impressive by Kimball, who had that big accident this morning.
Green flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: The first qualifying group is now on track.
Group 1: Dixon, Franchitti, Kimball, Hinchcliffe, de Silvestro, Castroneves, Newgarden, Viso, Wilson, Davison, Saavedra, Carpenter.
Group 1: Dixon, Franchitti, Kimball, Hinchcliffe, de Silvestro, Castroneves, Newgarden, Viso, Wilson, Davison, Saavedra, Carpenter.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: IndyCar qualifying is just about to get underway, but in the meantime we've just Gabby Chaves win a pretty close battle for Indy Lights pole against Peter Dempsey.
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BTCC - Snetterton: Honda's Peter Crolla is hoping the Civics will be more competitive tomorrow than they were in qualifying.
"I don't think the MG will race as well as it qualified and I don't think we qualified as well as we'll race," he said. "It could change around."
Gordon Shedden will start third, while the team is investigating why Matt Neal could only qualify 11th.
"I don't think the MG will race as well as it qualified and I don't think we qualified as well as we'll race," he said. "It could change around."
Gordon Shedden will start third, while the team is investigating why Matt Neal could only qualify 11th.
BTCC - Snetterton: Just back from the paddock. Good to hear that Ricky Collard, 17-year-old son of Rob, is making progress after his bad karting crash in Italy.
Still some time before he can come home, especially due to his lung injury, but he is on the mend. We hope he gets well soon.
Still some time before he can come home, especially due to his lung injury, but he is on the mend. We hope he gets well soon.
NASCAR - Pocono: It's official, there won't be any Sprint Cup practice at Pocono today due to the dreary weather.
Whatever dry track time can be found today will go to the Truck Series to get its race in. With rain having cancelled qualifying, the grid is set by practice results, with Miguel Paludo on pole.
Whatever dry track time can be found today will go to the Truck Series to get its race in. With rain having cancelled qualifying, the grid is set by practice results, with Miguel Paludo on pole.
Still coming up on AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live tonight...
IndyCar qualifying from Mid-Ohio, where we'll also be keeping an eye on Indy Lights.
Updates from the NASCAR world at Pocono and Iowa, and from X Games in Los Angeles, as the build-up to both the rallycross and Ken Block's competitive Gymkhana Grid brainchild continues.
IndyCar qualifying from Mid-Ohio, where we'll also be keeping an eye on Indy Lights.
Updates from the NASCAR world at Pocono and Iowa, and from X Games in Los Angeles, as the build-up to both the rallycross and Ken Block's competitive Gymkhana Grid brainchild continues.
Breaking news
Sebastien Ogier
WRC - Finland: For the first time in a decade, and only the second time ever, there were no Finns on the podium in the rally every still wants to be called the 1000 Lakes.
Here's the full story of Sebastien Ogier's latest win, Thierry Neuville's biggest weekend yet, and Kris Meeke's audition for a return to the top level.
Rally Finland report
BTCC - Snetterton: Not of great consequence to today - with only one more support race left to run - but it's started to rain here at Snetterton. The Renault Clio Cup UK drivers will be relieved, as they had just taken the chequered when the heavens started to open.
In that Clio Cup race, by the way, was the man the FIA Institute Academy recently dubbed the most impressive young driver in Europe. Lithuanian Ignas Gelzinis finished where he started - 16th.
AUTOSPORT's David Evans was at the Institute selection process in Austria - and was impressed with what he saw.
In that Clio Cup race, by the way, was the man the FIA Institute Academy recently dubbed the most impressive young driver in Europe. Lithuanian Ignas Gelzinis finished where he started - 16th.
AUTOSPORT's David Evans was at the Institute selection process in Austria - and was impressed with what he saw.
Breaking news
WTCC - Termas: Still the RML Chevrolets leading the way after the final practice session before qualifying, but this time it's Tom Chilton on top.
Termas de Rio Hondo WTCC practice two report
Termas de Rio Hondo WTCC practice two report
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DTM - Moscow: Mercedes' Roberto Merhi is pretty critical of his own performance in qualifying. He starts last after spinning into the barrier in Q1.
"I pushed too much once again and came completely off the track. I need to draw a line under this day and focus fully on the race."
"I pushed too much once again and came completely off the track. I need to draw a line under this day and focus fully on the race."
By: Scott Mitchell, David Evans, Mark Glendenning, Sam Tremayne, Matt Beer, Jamie O'Leary, Kevin Turner
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