MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 13/SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT/RIMINI, ITALY
P58
RABAT'S SEVENTH!
The result of the Moto2 GP Silverstone was repeated,
but the excitement not so much, in another largely proces-
sional Moto2 race.
Marc VDS Kalex's Mika Kallio was on pole, and took off
at speed, taking a one-second lead over his teammate, title
leader Tito Rabat on the first lap, and adding another six
tenths of a second over the next two laps.
"We know I am faster in the early laps, so I tried to build
a gap, and then manage it," Kallio said.
But it didn't last, once Rabat got his head down, and
before half distance he had closed right up, "took a little
breather," and finally pounced to take the lead on the 18th
lap. Kallio's hopes of fighting back came to naught after he
made a mistake, and they carried on in that order to the fin-
ish, Rabat finally 2.2 seconds ahead for his seventh win of
the year, extending his title lead to more than 20 points.
Ricard Cardus took a flier from the third row to hold third
for three laps, but then succumbed to both Johann Zarco
and Dominique Aegerter.
The next to pass him was Maverick Vinales and shortly
afterwards, on lap 11, also Thomas Luthi. Two laps later he
slipped off, rejoining at the back.
The only other changes up front came as Aegerter
dropped steadily back, passed first by Vinales and three
laps later by Luthi.
Thus the order: Zarco third, then Vinales, Luthi and
Aegerter, respectfully spaced apart.
