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MotoGP - Sepang: Pedrosa has now made it back into the points in 15th after his crash.
MotoGP - Sepang: Rossi comes agonisingly close to taking the lead into Turn 9 but Lorenzo's wider line proves faster again and he noses out of the corner in front still. Marquez remains right behind them.
MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo has a much wider line through Turn 1 than Rossi to get the superior exit speed. We're not quite at half-distance yet in this absolutely absorbing race.
MotoGP - Sepang: Still ultra-tense up front, Rossi now a bit closer to Lorenzo again with 13 laps left.
Crash
MotoGP - Sepang: Nicky Hayden crashes his Aspar Honda at Turn 9. He limps away.
That's his second crash of the day after a warm-up fall.
That's his second crash of the day after a warm-up fall.
MotoGP - Sepang: After six laps, Lorenzo, Rossi and Marquez are within 0.4s of each other.
Then Dovizioso has a reasonable gap over Bradl, who is clear of Smith.
Yonny Hernandez is under big pressure from hero of the day Pol Espargaro for seventh, with Hiroshi Aoyama chasing them.
Then it's Hector Barbera battling with Scott Redding for 10th and Alex de Angelis not far behind them.
Then Dovizioso has a reasonable gap over Bradl, who is clear of Smith.
Yonny Hernandez is under big pressure from hero of the day Pol Espargaro for seventh, with Hiroshi Aoyama chasing them.
Then it's Hector Barbera battling with Scott Redding for 10th and Alex de Angelis not far behind them.
MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo is getting a little bit more breathing space now.
Emphasise the little there, though, as that just means a gap of 0.3s not 0.3 inches.
Emphasise the little there, though, as that just means a gap of 0.3s not 0.3 inches.
MotoGP - Sepang: The Yamahas get very, very close under braking once again, but Lorenzo holds on.
Lorenzo is running a harder front tyre than Rossi and Marquez today.
Marquez continues to lurk right behind the Yamahas in third.
Lorenzo is running a harder front tyre than Rossi and Marquez today.
Marquez continues to lurk right behind the Yamahas in third.
MotoGP - Sepang: Crutchlow slows and pulls off from sixth place. Mechanical problem for the Ducati.
MotoGP - Sepang: Quick word for Pol Espargaro and his wonky foot - running a very solid ninth.
MotoGP - Sepang: Rossi is having a lot of looks at Lorenzo for the lead of the race. We're on lap four of 20.
MotoGP - Sepang: Replays show Marquez and Lorenzo did touch going into Turn 1 at the start of the race as the champion tried to turn in on a line Lorenzo already had.
MotoGP - Sepang: So it's now a Yamaha one-two with Lorenzo and Rossi, but Marquez is third and closing in fast.
Dovizioso, Bradl, Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith are next up.
Dovizioso, Bradl, Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith are next up.
MotoGP - Sepang: Pedrosa fell by himself at the final corner while running second to Lorenzo. He desperately needed a result here for his fading hopes of second in the championship.
The Honda gets going again, but Pedrosa is 20th and last.
The Honda gets going again, but Pedrosa is 20th and last.
Crash
MotoGP - Sepang: Pedrosa crashes out of second place!
MotoGP - Sepang: Marquez now surges past Dovizioso into fourth place.
MotoGP - Sepang: Dovizioso loses another place as Rossi passes him for third place.
Crash
MotoGP - Sepang: Aleix Espargaro and Alvaro Bautista are down in the gravel together, looks like they've collided.
MotoGP - Sepang: Marquez past Bradl for fifth into Turn 1.
Order is: 1 Lorenzo; 2 Pedrosa; 3 Dovizioso; 4 Rossi; 5 Marquez as they go onto lap two.
Order is: 1 Lorenzo; 2 Pedrosa; 3 Dovizioso; 4 Rossi; 5 Marquez as they go onto lap two.
MotoGP - Sepang: Marquez's recovery is slower, he's sixth.
Checkered flag
WRC - Spain - SS15 results:
Stage results
1) Latvala 10m00.1s
2) Ogier +0.8s
3) Mikkelsen +3.1s
4) Meeke +4.9s
5) Sordo +6.9s
6) Hirvonen +7.5s
7) Evans +7.5s
8) Ostberg +8.2s
Overall leaderboard
1) Ogier 3hr25m28.3s
2) Latvala +21.9s
3) Hirvonen +1m34.0s
4) Ostberg +2m05.7s
5) Sordo +2m18.1s
6) Neuville +3m52.1s
7) Mikkelsen +3m56.5s
8) Prokop +7m52.6s
Stage results
1) Latvala 10m00.1s
2) Ogier +0.8s
3) Mikkelsen +3.1s
4) Meeke +4.9s
5) Sordo +6.9s
6) Hirvonen +7.5s
7) Evans +7.5s
8) Ostberg +8.2s
Overall leaderboard
1) Ogier 3hr25m28.3s
2) Latvala +21.9s
3) Hirvonen +1m34.0s
4) Ostberg +2m05.7s
5) Sordo +2m18.1s
6) Neuville +3m52.1s
7) Mikkelsen +3m56.5s
8) Prokop +7m52.6s
MotoGP - Sepang: Now Lorenzo is through on Pedrosa as well and into the lead as they head down the penultimate straight.
MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo swiftly repasses Dovizoso for second.
MotoGP - Sepang: Valentino Rossi moved up to fourth, behind Pedrosa, Dovizioso and Lorenzo, with Stefan Bradl next up.
MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo got back on line in third behind Dovizioso, but Marquez fell right back to eighth!
Lights out
MotoGP - Sepang: Lorenzo splits the Hondas off the line, then he and Marquez run very wide through Turn 1 and fall back as Pedrosa leads.
Stopwatch
WRC - Spain: Latvala raises the bar with a time 3.1s quicker than VW team-mate Mikkelsen, but lost time with an error at a roundabout on the stage.
It's not enough to deny him the stage win though, as he shaves a further 0.8s off Ogier's lead.
It's not enough to deny him the stage win though, as he shaves a further 0.8s off Ogier's lead.
Green flag
MotoGP - Sepang: The field sets off on the warm-up lap.
Marquez said yesterday that it's Pedrosa he's worried about today, he doesn't think Lorenzo's long-run pace is comparable.
Lorenzo has gone for a harder tyre option than the Hondas, as have the Ducatis.
Marquez said yesterday that it's Pedrosa he's worried about today, he doesn't think Lorenzo's long-run pace is comparable.
Lorenzo has gone for a harder tyre option than the Hondas, as have the Ducatis.
MotoGP - Sepang: Looking good for a dry race at the moment, though this is a place where the weather can change frighteningly quickly.
There was a heavy downpour late on Friday, though.
There was a heavy downpour late on Friday, though.
WRC - Spain: Third-place man Mikko Hirvonen completes the stage, 4.4s slower than Mikkelsen, but the M-Sport Ford driver is now under no threat whatsoever from behind.
WRC - Spain: The battle for fourth is hotting up as well, as Dani Sordo takes another 1.3s out of Mads Ostberg. The gap between the pair is down to 12.4s with two stages remaining.
WRC - Spain: It's not been a good stage from Neuville, who struggled with understeer and dropped 6.1s to Mikkelsen.
He now leads the Norwegian by just 4.4s.
He now leads the Norwegian by just 4.4s.
Breaking news
MotoGP - Sepang: We're missing Andrea Iannone from the field due to the injuries he suffered in a tangle with Marquez on Friday, but we do have Pol Espargaro starting from 12th despite breaking a bone in his foot yesterday in a practice crash.
Espargaro rode in the warm-up this morning and was declared fit for the race.
Espargaro rode in the warm-up this morning and was declared fit for the race.
Stopwatch
WRC - Spain: Andreas Mikkelsen assumes the top spot for this stage, 1.8s quicker than Meeke, and he looks set to gain more ground on Thierry Neuville in the fight for sixth overall.
MotoGP - Sepang: Marc Marquez may be world champion, but he's only won one of the last six races (after blitzing the first 10 of the season) and he's crashed out of three of that streak.
But despite not looking quite as sharp as Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo through practice, he's put himself on pole for today's race, which begins in a quarter of an hour.
Sepang MotoGP qualifying report
But despite not looking quite as sharp as Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo through practice, he's put himself on pole for today's race, which begins in a quarter of an hour.
Sepang MotoGP qualifying report
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WRC - Spain: Ken Block took some time out of Yuriy Protasov in the battle for the final point on this morning's first stage, and is now 18s back on the Ukrainian after the second.
"The stage was pretty good, but I came here to learn," says Block. "I'm feeling a lot better with what I'm doing with the car."
"The stage was pretty good, but I came here to learn," says Block. "I'm feeling a lot better with what I'm doing with the car."
WRC - Spain: Elfyn Evans completes the stage 2.6s slower than fellow Brit Meeke, whose time on the previous test was bettered only by Latvala.
WRC - Spain: The first stage of the morning is already done and dusted, and Latvala's not going down without a fight.
The Finn managed to take another 4.6s out of Ogier's lead, reducing the gap to 22.7s with three stages remaining.
SS15, which will be re-run as the powerstage later this morning, is under way, with Rally 2 runners Kris Meeke and Robert Kubica already through.
The Finn managed to take another 4.6s out of Ogier's lead, reducing the gap to 22.7s with three stages remaining.
SS15, which will be re-run as the powerstage later this morning, is under way, with Rally 2 runners Kris Meeke and Robert Kubica already through.
Good morning and welcome back to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live, where we're about to bring you MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix plus the final run-in of the Rally of Spain, as Jari-Matti Latvala tries his utmost to pull off a miracle and delay Sebastien Ogier's coronation.
Breaking news
That's all from us here at Race Centre Live today - we'll leave you with our WRC afternoon recap as well as our summary of the ERC Valais round.
Be sure to join us again tomorrow morning at 7.30am UK time, when we'll have updates from the MotoGP race at Sepang and all the final-day action from the Rally of Spain.
Be sure to join us again tomorrow morning at 7.30am UK time, when we'll have updates from the MotoGP race at Sepang and all the final-day action from the Rally of Spain.
By: Matt Beer, Jamie Klein, Peter Mills, David Evans
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