Moto2: Kallio snatches win from de Angelis
Mika Kallio won the 250cc season finale at Valencia with a move on the penultimate lap over Alex de Angelis
The KTM rider from Finland started the race from pole position but fell to fourth place at the start and was as low as fifth on lap 11.
De Angelis, by contrast, started the race from the ninth spot on the grid with his Aprilia, and progressively made places to take the lead by lap 11.
That coincided with this year's world champion Jorge Lorenzo starting to lose ground after taking the lead at the start. From lap 10 to lap 14 the Spaniard fell inexplicably from first to eighth place.
Kallio overtook Honda's Andrea Dovizioso for third on lap 17, and on lap 21 he inherited second place when Spaniard Alvaro Bautista crashed out of the race.
The Finn then set off to catch San Marino's de Angelis and after closely following him for the last few laps he made his winning move with just a lap left in the race.
Aprilia's Alex Debon also managed to snatch the final podium position at the end of the race from Dovizioso, who had to settle for fourth. The Spaniard scored his first podium of a 250cc career that started in 1998.
Hector Barbera took fifth with his Aprilia, ahead of Julia Simon's Honda in sixth, and Lorenzo's Aprilia in seventh.
Yuki Takahashi classified in eighth, Thomas Luthi ninth, and Hiroshi Aoyama tenth.
CLASSIFIED:
Pos Rider Make Time
1. Mika Kallio KTM 43:28.349
2. Alex de Angelis Aprilia + 0.371
3. Alex Debon Aprilia + 6.797
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 6.880
5. Hector Barbera Aprilia + 12.767
6. Julian Simon Honda + 13.030
7. Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia + 14.751
8. Yuki Takahashi Honda + 16.437
9. Thomas Luthi Aprilia + 16.551
10. Hiroshi Aoyama KTM + 20.223
11. Marco Simoncelli Gilera + 23.626
12. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia + 31.805
13. R.Locatelli Gilera + 34.310
14. Alex Baldolini Aprilia + 58.825
15. R.Wilairot Honda + 58.845
16. Dirk Heidolf Aprilia + 59.688
17. Shuhei Aoyama Honda +1:01.510
18. Efren Vazquez Aprilia +1:19.620
19. Taro Sekiguchi Aprilia +1:20.598
20. Federico Sandi Aprilia +1:24.412
21. Eugene Laverty Honda +1:27.529
22. Alvaro Molina Aprilia + 1 lap
23. Imre Toth Aprilia + 1 lap
24. S.Barragan Honda + 1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Rider Make On Lap
Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 21
Karel Abraham Aprilia 21
Joshua Sommer Honda 20
Jules Cluzel Aprilia 16
Fabrizio Lai Aprilia 1
Fastest Lap: Mika Kallio, 1:35.659 on lap 20
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