Mika Kallio

Ben Spies: I did better than I expected

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Ben Spies prepares himself for a career in MotoGP by finishing seventh on his Yamaha debut in Spain - and helping future team-mate Colin Edwards on the way...

Kallio Celebrates His Birthday with Ninth. Espargaro' Thirteenth

londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

The 2009 MotoGP season is today over at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. Pramac Racing riders, Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargarò, were really motivated after the good warm up where they have respectively registered the eighth and the thirteenth fastest lap times. Mika's best lap time was only two tenths of second slower from the third best conquered by Colin Edwards.

Jubilant Edwards Claims Fantastic Fifth Overall

londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Colin Edwards produced a stunning final race in Valencia today to clinch a dramatic fifth place in the final 2009 MotoGP world championship standings. Starting from fifth on the grid in front of 94,177 vocal Spanish fans, all eyes were on the Texan and his fight for fifth in the points-standings with Andrea Dovizioso.

2009 MotoGP: Race results from Valencia

Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | yesterday

Dani Pedrosa lead the last MotoGP race of the season, at Valencia, from start to finish and took first place, with Rossi and Lorenzo taking second and third respectively... MotoGP race results from Valencia: 1. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 46min 47.553 sec 2. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 46min 50.183 sec 3. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 46min 50.466 sec 4. Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3...

Stoner on top once more

MotoGP EN (Free subscription) | yesterday

The cold conditions at the Ricardo Tormo circuit did little to halt Casey Stoner’s dominance of the weekend so far, as the pole holder lapped quickest in the warm up session.

Kallio on Fourth Row in Valencia. Espargarò Sixteenth

londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Last qualifying session of the year for the MotoGP category on the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. Pramac Racing riders, Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargarò, have sensibly improved theirs best lap times conquered yesterday, but not enough to go further than the eleventh and sixteenth final position. For this reason Mika and Aleix have to be content with the fourth and sixth row.

Stoner continues to dominate in practice

MotoGP EN (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Casey Stoner was again the fastest rider in MotoGP practice as he followed up his first-session performance with another fine display.

• Stoner pulls clear in Valencia practice. - Crash.Net

Canepa Obligated to Miss Valencia Race: Espargaro' on Track Again

londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

He hoped until the last moment but Niccolò Canepa, Pramac Racing rider, is obligated to skip the last race of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship after the injury suffered during the Australian Grand Prix last 16th of October. After surgery with the skin transplant at Melbourne hospital, the Italian rider had to miss the race in Malaysia

• Canepa to miss finale, Espargaro in again - Crash.Net
• Espargarò to replace Canepa again at season finale - MotoGP EN

Espargaro To Replace Canepa At Valencia For Final MotoGP Round

MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

It has not been Niccolo Canepa's season. After a long and difficult year struggling with the Pramac Ducati, the Italian is to miss the final round of MotoGP at Valencia, leaving the series without a final chance to prove his mettle. The Valencia round will be the third race in a row that Canepa has been forced to miss, as he is still recovering from the skin transplant necessitated by his crash in...

Kallio is Rookie of the Year as Espargaró impresses again

MotoGP EN (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Tenth place at Sepang was enough for Mika Kallio to secure the 2009 Rookie of the Year mantle, with Aleix Espargaró again impressing for Pramac Racing.

• 'Intelligent' Espargaro matches MotoGP best. - Crash.Net

Kallio is Rookie of the Year as Espargaró impresses again

Superbike News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Tenth place at Sepang was enough for Mika Kallio to secure the 2009 Rookie of the Year mantle, with Aleix Espargaró again impressing for Pramac Racing.

Kallio takes MotoGP Rookie of the Year title.

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

It may not mean much, given the limited level of competition, but Mika Kallio secured the 2009 MotoGP Rookie of the Year title with tenth place in Sunday s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.

2009 Malaysian MotoGP: Race results from Sepang

Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009

Valentino Rossi, the 2009 MotoGP world champion. Yes !! Taking third place in the Malaysian GP, Valentino Rossi has won the 2009 MotoGP world championship - his seventh world title in the premier class and ninth world title overall. The Doctor is the only man to have won world championships in the 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, 990cc and 800cc classes. Bravo !! Race results from the 2009 Malaysian MotoGP at...

Sepang MotoGP - Qualifying times

Valentino Rossi - MotoGP 2007 (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009

Full Saturday free practice times from the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, round 16 of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship. Niccolo Canepa, who injured his arm in Friday practice at Phillip Island last weekend, has been replaced by Aleix Espargaro. 1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 0.518 sec 2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 1.087 sec 3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 2min 1.254...

Espargaro: I tried to copy Stoner!

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009

Aleix Espargaro admitted he was surprised to be offered a 2010 MotoGP contract after just two rides for the Pramac Ducati team - and revealed that he tried to copy Casey Stoner s riding style.