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WTCC Moscow: Race two polesitter Hugo Valente's Campos crew face a race against time to ready the Frenchman's damaged Cruze in time for the start.
WRC - Italy: Now Hayden Paddon is onto the stage. Only 12th after stopping with his misfire yesterday, he's keen to see how he compares to Neuville in a head-to-head on this one.
Stopwatch
WRC - Italy: Meeke is unsurprisingly faster than Bertelli, but Neuville is the quickest on the splits at the moment.
WRC - Italy: The jubilant Bertelli is planting kisses on his Ford Fiesta as he celebrates taking a maiden top-level win on home ground.
Trophy
WRC - Italy: Bertelli has reached the finish and wins WRC2 for the first time.
WRC - Italy: Next up will be Neuville, the man who led on Friday before the suspension breakage.
Hyundai never had any expectation that its early one-two would last once the likes of the VWs got better stage conditions, but seeing first and second become one limping car and one destroyed car in the space of a few minutes was still painful.
Team boss Michel Nandan put a brave face on it yesterday when talking to DAVIDS EVANS, though.
Hyundai never had any expectation that its early one-two would last once the likes of the VWs got better stage conditions, but seeing first and second become one limping car and one destroyed car in the space of a few minutes was still painful.
Team boss Michel Nandan put a brave face on it yesterday when talking to DAVIDS EVANS, though.
WRC - Italy: Meeke is the first of the World Rally Cars to go onto the stage.
Nothing for him to fight for overall this time, he's back in 19th overall after Friday's alternator issue. He's probably too early in the start order to have any hope of a bonus point too.
Nothing for him to fight for overall this time, he's back in 19th overall after Friday's alternator issue. He's probably too early in the start order to have any hope of a bonus point too.
Lights out
WRC - Italy: WRC2 leader Bertelli is first onto the stage. He just needs to get safely through to secure a comfortable win over Chardonnet - the biggest success of Bertelli's career so far.
WRC - Italy: This is how the leaderboard looks ahead of the final blast home:
1 Ogier
2 Ostberg +1m17.4s
3 Latvala +1m34.3s
4 Mikkelsen +2m41.8s
5 Evans +4m31.0s
6 Prokop +5m53.4s
7 Solberg +7m08.0s
8 Kubica +12m13.1s
9 Bertelli +14m39.6s
10 Al Qassimi +16m15.5s
1 Ogier
2 Ostberg +1m17.4s
3 Latvala +1m34.3s
4 Mikkelsen +2m41.8s
5 Evans +4m31.0s
6 Prokop +5m53.4s
7 Solberg +7m08.0s
8 Kubica +12m13.1s
9 Bertelli +14m39.6s
10 Al Qassimi +16m15.5s
WRC - Italy: Unless Latvala can miraculously overturn Ostberg's 16s advantage on a stage that is only likely to last about five minutes for each driver, the Finn is facing a 10-point loss to team-mate Ogier with the Frenchman about to seal victory.
Beating him on the Powerstage would help Latvala peg Ogier back at least a little bit.
Beating him on the Powerstage would help Latvala peg Ogier back at least a little bit.
WRC - Italy: This is how the points stood going into this weekend:
1 Ogier 112
2 Latvala 88
3 Mikkelsen 48
4 Ostberg 48
5 Hirvonen 40
6 Meeke 32
(25 points for a win, plus 3 for Powerstage)
1 Ogier 112
2 Latvala 88
3 Mikkelsen 48
4 Ostberg 48
5 Hirvonen 40
6 Meeke 32
(25 points for a win, plus 3 for Powerstage)
A very short break in Russia before the WTCC field is back out for more, and we're not far away from the final stage of Rally Italy either.
WTCC Moscow: Race 1 result:
1 Lopez; 2 Tarquini, +3.1s; 3 Loeb, +3.4s; 4 Muller, 5.9; 5 Chilton, 6.8s; 6 Ma, +7.5s.
1 Lopez; 2 Tarquini, +3.1s; 3 Loeb, +3.4s; 4 Muller, 5.9; 5 Chilton, 6.8s; 6 Ma, +7.5s.
Checkered flag
WTCC Moscow: Lopez wins his fourth race of the season.
WTCC Moscow: After an impressive defence of fourth, Tom Chilton is finally overtaken by his former team-mate Yvan Muller into Turn 1 on the last lap.
WTCC Moscow: Lada Granta champion Nikita Misiula's first WTCC race has ended with his SEAT Leon in the barriers at the final corner. The ensuing yellow flag has robbed drivers of an overtaking spot.
WTCC Moscow: At the halfway point on lap eight, Lopez enjoys a 2.0s lead. Loeb is on the tail of Tarquini in the fight for second.
Reigning champ Muller is hounding Tom Chilton in the battle for fourth.
Reigning champ Muller is hounding Tom Chilton in the battle for fourth.
WTCC Moscow: Monteiro drops from fourth to seventh after running wide at the last corner on lap four.
Crash
WTCC Moscow: Dusan Borkovic clatters Campos team-mate Hugo Valente off the road at the conclusion of lap two at the final corner. Valente had been set to start race two from pole.
Green flag
WTCC Moscow: Lopez fends off Tarquini to lead into Turn 1. Sebastien Loeb has moved into third after demoting Monteiro. Muller has passed Tom Chilton for fifth.
WRC - Italy: The cars are all now in the regroup prior to the Powerstage, which starts in 55 minutes and gives Latvala one last shot at minimising the points damage.
WTCC Moscow: Series debutant Ma Qing Hua complained of traffic in Q2 after qualifying ninth in his factory Citroen. It will be intriguing to watch the Chinese racer's performance over today's races. Ma starts from the outside of the front row in race two.
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Gabriele Tarquini, Honda
WTCC Moscow: "I am really proud of the team," said Mariani after qualifying. "We proved that we are on the right way, step by step to enjoy the results.
"The car is better and has improved a lot. We worked during the practice on the set up for the long run to prepare for the race. It is also a good result for the private team cars to show that the Civic is right on the pace."
WTCC Moscow: The highest-placed Lada in qualifying at the company's home round was Rob Huff in 14th.
The Briton completed just two laps in free practice one after suffering gearbox failure. Huff reported an oil leak onto his rear tyres that hampered his quali' effort.
The Briton completed just two laps in free practice one after suffering gearbox failure. Huff reported an oil leak onto his rear tyres that hampered his quali' effort.
WTCC Moscow: The opening race at round six of the World Touring Car Championship at Moscow Raceway is just over 15 minutes away.
Championship leader Jose Maria Lopez extended his advantage in the drivers' standing to 46 points over team-mate Yvan Muller after securing pole yesterday.
Championship leader Jose Maria Lopez extended his advantage in the drivers' standing to 46 points over team-mate Yvan Muller after securing pole yesterday.
Ed Carpenter
IndyCar - Texas: During the European night time, IndyCar was having its first race under the lights this season at Texas Motor Speedway.
Two weeks after his Indianapolis 500 ended in a late collision with James Hinchcliffe while fighting for victory, Ed Carpenter made up with that disappointment with his third career win.
Will Power denied Penske team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya second place at the very last corner, but it was still the first podium of the Colombian's single-seater comeback season.
MARK GLENDENNING tells the full story:
Texas IndyCar race report
WRC - Italy: Hyundai's debutant Hayden Paddon admits at the regroup that he probably underestimated the event a bit this weekend.
It hasn't been a smooth one - punctures, stopping on check on team-mate Neuville when he thought he saw the Belgian's 'SOS' sign after his suspension issues, and a misfire have all cost Paddon time.
The Kiwi is feeling upbeat about the Powerstage, though, and is going to have a proper crack at it and see how his pace compares to Neuville.
It hasn't been a smooth one - punctures, stopping on check on team-mate Neuville when he thought he saw the Belgian's 'SOS' sign after his suspension issues, and a misfire have all cost Paddon time.
The Kiwi is feeling upbeat about the Powerstage, though, and is going to have a proper crack at it and see how his pace compares to Neuville.
Checkered flag
WRC - Italy - SS16 results:
Stage:
1 Latvala 9m48.8s
2 Ostberg +6.2s
3 Ogier +7.9s
4 Evans +10.7s
5 Kubica +11.8s
6 Prokop +18.0s
Overall:
1 Ogier
2 Ostberg +1m17.4s
3 Latvala +1m34.3s
4 Mikkelsen +2m41.8s
5 Evans +4m31.0s
6 Prokop +5m53.4s
Stage:
1 Latvala 9m48.8s
2 Ostberg +6.2s
3 Ogier +7.9s
4 Evans +10.7s
5 Kubica +11.8s
6 Prokop +18.0s
Overall:
1 Ogier
2 Ostberg +1m17.4s
3 Latvala +1m34.3s
4 Mikkelsen +2m41.8s
5 Evans +4m31.0s
6 Prokop +5m53.4s
WRC - Italy: Still all smooth for Lorenzo Bertelli in WRC2, his lead over Sebastien Chardonnet and the new Citroen remains comfortable.
Expect a bit of a flamboyant celebration from Bertelli - who is a bit of a character - if he clinches his maiden WRC2 win this afternoon.
Expect a bit of a flamboyant celebration from Bertelli - who is a bit of a character - if he clinches his maiden WRC2 win this afternoon.
Jose Maria Lopez
WTCC - Moscow: Our first circuit racing of the day is coming up in about half an hour with two World Touring Car races from Moscow in quick succession.
Jose Maria Lopez continued to do his best to dismiss pre-season predictions of an Yvan Muller walkover by taking another pole, while his multiple champion team-mate is only fifth on the grid (though that at least averages out nicely with the partial reverse for race two).
Here's what happened yesterday:
Moscow WTCC qualifying report
And this is what the title battle looks like:
Championship standings after 10 of 24 rounds:
1 Jose Maria Lopez 184
2 Yvan Muller 138
3 Sebastien Loeb 134
4 Tiago Monteiro 96
5 Gabriele Tarquini 74
6 Gianni Morbidelli 60
(30 points for race one win, 25 for race two)
Full 2014 WTCC data on FORIX
WRC - Italy: Ogier completes the penultimate stage third fastest and still firmly on course for outright victory.
WRC - Italy: Mikkelsen also completed the stage at a conservative pace, still holding his fourth place overall.
WRC - Italy: Ostberg is 6.2s slower than Latvala - that brings the gap down to 16.9s in their battle for second.
That's still a lot for Latvala to overcome with just a 9km Powerstage to go, but it does give the Finn a little hope.
That's still a lot for Latvala to overcome with just a 9km Powerstage to go, but it does give the Finn a little hope.
Stopwatch
WRC - Italy: Latvala blows the rest away with a 9m48s, 11s better than Evans managed. Now we wait for Ostberg's time.
Stopwatch
WRC - Italy: Evans beats M-Sport team-mate Kubica's time by 1.1s to lead SS16 so far.
WRC - Italy: Encouragement for Latvala at split two though, he's three seconds faster than Ostberg.
WRC - Italy: There's not a lot in it between Ostberg and Latvala in the battle for second, but on the first split the Citroen has a slight advantage.
And if Latvala wants to recover to second, he needs to be taking big chunks out of Ostberg. Looks like J-ML is going to have to focus on Powerstage points.
And if Latvala wants to recover to second, he needs to be taking big chunks out of Ostberg. Looks like J-ML is going to have to focus on Powerstage points.
Stopwatch
WRC - Italy: Kubica has taken over at the head of our current order with a time seven seconds quicker than Neuville's mark.
Stopwatch
WRC - Italy: As was the case earlier, Neuville is slightly faster than Meeke in the battle of the luckless people cruising to the finish under Rally 2 rules.
WRC - Italy: Meeke and Melicharek are first safely through the rally's penultimate stage and heading for the regroup to prepare for the Powerstage.
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