MOTORCYCLING Live

- What a race!! Watch the delayed highlights on the Eurosport Player

0' All three of the riders on the podium are on the same number of points in the championship.

0' Stoner takes a simple third from Dovizioso, Capirossi, Pedrosa, Edwards and De Puniet.

0' ROSSI PASSES LORENZO AT THE LAST AND MAKES IT STICK FOR THE RACE WIN!!

1' Rossi takes it back but Lorenzo isn't having any of it and eases up the inside!!

1' Lorenzo into P1!! They almost touch again!!

2' Lorenzo takes over P1 and they are coming together at the bottom of the straight... Rossi back in front... and they almost crash out!!

3' Rossi past on the start/finish straight!! The Rossi fans in the stands celebrate - he is very popular anywhere - and the onus is now on Lorenzo to stay in touch.

4' Rizla Suzuki man Capirossi is still fending off Honda's Pedrosa.

5' Rossi has a look but delays his attack. The adrenalin in the crowd is phenomenal - imagine that coursing through the riders' bodies!!

6' Lorenzo seems to have that 'x-factor' that all champions possess - indeed he is a former 250s champion - but can he see off eight-times world champ Rossi here? They are seven seconds clear of Stoner. It is all about them.

7' The gap between Lorenzo and Rossi is 0.2s. There are 1.4s between Casey and Andrea.

8' Stoner cements his third spot further. Behind them Capirossi is ahead of Pedrosa, with Edwards, De Puniet and Mika Kallio following. Toseland is 14th after passing Sete Gibernau.

9' Rossi keeping a close eye on Lorenzo. The last thing they want is to clash and crash out... I'm sure that won't happen.

10' Stoner opens more of a gap on Dovizioso.

11' Likeable Hungarian star Gabor Talmacsi is making his big bike debut today, but is dead last and struggling.

12' Stoner is the championship leader - but all three will be tied on points if it stays this way!! LIVE on Eurosport now are the final stages of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - why not follow the GP via text comments and watch the endurance nutters battle it out on the box?

13' Lorenzo through to take P1!! The fans celebrate with airhorns - and are shouting themselves hoarse.

14' Dovizioso is now looking to latch on to Stoner as the Yamaha boys fight it out up top.

15' Elias is out!! He leaned over too far and slid right out. He tries to get the San Carlo Honda Gresini going again... that is the bike Marco Simoncelli may be riding next year: Report: Simoncelli to sign with Honda

16' Lorenzo with a small mistake but Rossi cannot pull away. Stoner is dropping back a little.

17' Pedrosa cannot hold Dovizioso and the Italian is now fourth!!

18' Capirossi passes and leaves De Puniet behind.

19' The front three are still holding close together. Watch delayed coverage of this race on British Eurosport or on your PC via the Eurosport Player

20' Toseland 15th ahead of Vermeulen. The Sheffield rider had dropped as low as 17th on the first lap.

21' Spain's other favourite Pedrosa passes De Puniet for fourth, and the Frenchman is then sixth as Dovizioso goes fifth.

22' Rossi past Lorenzo for the lead!! What a race in prospect at the front!!

23' Yuki Takahashi is out of the race is a cloud of dust from the gravel trap. The front three are close together.

24' Marco Melandri up seven places while closer to the front Toni Elias - who was fifth on the grid - is behind Dovizioso, ahead of Loris Capirossi and Toseland's Tech 3 team-mate Colin Edwards.

25' Randy de Puniet in fourth - he started seventh - ahead of Dani Pedrosa, up three places. Andrea Dovizioso has been passed by his Repsol Honda team-mate.

25' Lorenzo away well, with Rossi and Stoner second and third - as they were.

25' WE ARE GO GO GO IN THE CATALAN MOTOGP!!

- They are off on the warm-up lap. Are we set for scenes like those which accompanied Lorenzo's last-gasp pole? He has seemed unflappable - despite his former manager issuing death threats last week over money...

- Lorenzo is a lifelong fan of FC Barcelona, champions of Spain and Europe. He has the Barca logo on the back of his bike. No prizes for guessing who the fans are supporting...

- Briton James Toseland starts from ninth. Can he produce something special here outside Barcelona?

- Injury-plagued Dani Pedrosa, the Honda rider who is 24 points behind Rossi in fourth overall, qualified eighth for his home race after crashing near the end of the session. He landed on his injured right hip in the gravel but did not appear to sustain any further damage.

- Rossi: "It will be difficult because of the temperatures and difficult for the tyres but I think it will be good because we are competitive. The important thing is to get back on the pace, stay in front in the warm-up and have fun in the race. It will be a close battle but we know it is just one of 17 races."

- Spaniard Lorenzo produced a storming late qualifying lap to pip Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi to pole, while championship leader Casey Stoner qualified third on his Ducati.

- What is the crack in the World Championship then? Riders' standings

- Jorge Lorenzo is on pole for the third time this season, pipping Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi late on. Read all about it here: Lorenzo claims Catalunya pole

- The race gets underway at 13:00 UK time, so join us then!!

- Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Catalan MotoGP!!