2018

From the first moments of Valentino Rossi’s Saturday on track at Valencia he was on the back foot, as a heavy crash in FP3 set the tone for a “very difficult” day, in which he described his feelings as “uncomfortable” aboard Yamaha’s M1.

Danilo Petrucci will start Sunday's Valencia MotoGP season finale from fourth on the grid after dodging a fiery incident in final practice. As the Pramac rider pulled up for a practice start at the end of FP4, flames could be seen licking from the side of his GP18.

Andrea Dovizioso feels the varying levels of dry or wet weather for the Valencia MotoGP will be key to his race pace but fears Marc Marquez still holds an advantage after qualifying.

Alex Rins has explained how he shook off the “washing machine” crash during the final practice session to bolt to the front row in qualifying for Suzuki at the Valencia MotoGP.

Maverick Vinales has conceded a conservative target if the 2018 Valencia MotoGP is hit by the forecasted rain tomorrow despite starting from pole position for Movistar Yamaha.

Luca Marini built on his race win in Sepang with a confident performance for pole position ahead of the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix.

Qualifying results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Vinales takes pole position for the Valencia MotoGP season finale. The session took place on a dry track with damp patches, with world champion Marquez falling on his out-lap - the Spaniard appearing to dislocate his left shoulder once again as he rolled through the gravel.

Full MotoGP qualifying results from Valencia

Slick tyres on a drying track with occasional damp patches...

A drying track means the first slick tyre MotoGP laps of the weekend... Qualifying 1 - for those outside the top ten after third free practice, including Rossi, Vinales and Lorenzo - will now get underway.

Tony Arbolino took a risk and changed to slicks at a drying Ricardo Tormo to snatch pole ahead of the Moto3 Valencia Grand Prix.

Qualifying results from the 2018 Valencia Moto3 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Dempsey-Proton Racing has been stripped of all points scored in the current FIA World Endurance Championship 'super season' after it was found to be using a data logger that altered its recognised refuelling times.

Free Practice (3) results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Petrucci quickest during a wet FP3 for the Valencia MotoGP season finale. After a dry start to the morning, rain returned in the early stages of FP3 but then eased, allowing some riders to set their best laps of the weekend so far.

Top 15 classification after SS18 at WRC Rally Australia

Top 15 classification after SS18 at Rally Australia, the thirteenth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Ott Tanak EST Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing 2hr 07m 52.0s 2. Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing +21.9s

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen needs to lose his "raw edges" if he is to become a world champion, feeling his incident with Esteban Ocon in Brazil was part of his learning process as a driver.

Full results from qualifying for the 6 Hours of Shanghai, round five of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Shanghai - Qualifying Results

Danilo Petrucci has demonstrated his impressive pace in tricky wet conditions ahead of his final race for Pramac Ducati to edge out Friday’s fastest rider Marc Marquez while both Movistar Yamaha riders toiled to miss out on the top 10.

Free Practice (3) results from the Valencia Moto3 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Toyota Gazoo Racing clinched its fifth consecutive one-two finish in qualifying for the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Shanghai on Saturday, but was made to work for it after being run close by privateer team Rebellion Racing.

Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum swept to a dominant win in Saturday's qualifying race for the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix, seeing off threats from Callum Ilott, Joel Eriksson, and a mid-race safety car sparked by a dog appearing on-track on his way to victory.