All set for season finale in Valencia

While Tito Rabat heads to Valencia this weekend as the newly crowned Moto2 World Champion, the job is far from over for his Marc VDS teammate, Mika Kallio.

The Finn, who will celebrate his 32nd birthday on Saturday, heads to Valencia determined to see off the challenge from Maverick Viñales for second place in the championship standings.

A run of form for the Spaniard that has seen him win three of the last four races means Kallio’s advantage in the standings is now down to 15 points, a gap that the Marc VDS rider is confident he can maintain this weekend in the final race of the 2014 season.

If Kallio achieves his aim of finishing second in the championship this weekend at Valencia, it will be the first time that a team has finished one-two in the intermediate class standings since Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano did it for Yamaha back in 2000.

Mika Kallio:
“It is important for me to finish the season with a good result this weekend in Valencia. I need to secure second place in the championship at the final race and, if all goes well this weekend then I think this is possible. Valencia has been a good track for me in the past and 15 points is still a relatively big advantage with only one race remaining. It’s always good to end the season with a win, as it carries you through the long winter break and, probably most importantly, Valencia will be my final race for Marc VDS and I’d like to sign off after four years from the top step of the podium.”

Photo: Gold and Goose Photography

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