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Kallio Celebrates His Birthday with Ninth. Espargaro' Thirteenth
08 November 2009
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.
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Kallio on Fourth Row in Valencia. Espargarò Sixteenth
07 November 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.
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Canepa Obligated to Miss Valencia Race: Espargaro' on Track Again
04 November 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
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Canepa to Miss Sepang, Aleix Espargarò Will Take His Place
21 October 2009
After Monday's medical check up at Melbourne hospital Niccolò Canepa is unluckily obligated to miss the Malaysian race to be able to recover at the best and ride in the season final race at Valencia. The Italian rider, after the skin transplant done on Friday, will have to maintain the injured arm at rest so that the cut will not open again and it will not risk any infections.
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Ducati Marlboro Riders Show Good Race Promise at Misano
05 September 2009
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Nicky Hayden and Mika Kallio are confident of putting on a performance to delight the thousands of Ducatisti in the crowd at tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix after qualifying sixth and eleventh respectively in this afternoon’s qualifying session.
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Ducati Marlboro Team Head to San Marino for Second Home GP
03 September 2009
Just a week after celebrating a podium finish for Nicky Hayden in his own home race at Indianapolis, the Ducati Marlboro Team heads to the factory’s second home race this weekend as the series returns to Europe and the Misano circuit on the Adriatic coast.
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Hayden Celebrates First Ducati Podium at Indy, Kallio in Top Ten
31 August 2009
Nicky Hayden celebrated his first podium position as a Ducati MotoGP Team rider in the most fitting surroundings possible today, the ‘Kentucky Kid’ producing a sensational performance to finish third in his home race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Hayden Second Fastest, Kallio Eleventh in Wet as MotoGP Returns to Indy
28 August 2009
The MotoGP World Championship returned to Indianapolis today and was again struck by the wet weather curse that saw last year’s race cancelled with eight laps remaining. Thankfully there was no sign of the high winds from twelve months ago and the first free practice session went ahead without delay, with the impressive Nicky Hayden and stand-in team-mate Mika Kallio lapping second and eleventh fastest respectively in the soaking conditions.
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Home Race for Hayden, First Time for Kallio
25 August 2009
The MotoGP World Championship returns to the USA this weekend for the second time this season, to an area steeped in motorsport tradition and with an abundance of Ducati aficionados. The support for the Italian factory will be multiplied this weekend as their colours are defended by Nicky Hayden, who calls Indianapolis more of a home race than Laguna Seca due to the fact he hails from just three hours down the road.
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Sun and Rain Alternate During the Post Race Test in Brno
17 August 2009
The second of the two post race tests of the 2009 season was spoiled by a strong downpour that started during the lunch break after a sunny and hot morning at Brno today. The track remained damp until approximately an hour before the end of the session, which was extended by 15 minutes to allow the riders to complete some extra laps.
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Encouraging Sixth Place for Hayden as Mika Kallio Crashes out of Eighth
16 August 2009
Nicky Hayden recorded his second best result of the season so far at Brno today, where he crossed the line in sixth place following a weekend of hard work and continual progress with his team. The American didn't get the best of starts and was boxed in by the group around him but he fought back to regain positions and kept pace with the riders ahead of him to take the chequered flag less than four seconds behind the final podium finisher.
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Unlucky Fabrizio in his Debut with the Pramac Racing. Canepa Twelfth
16 August 2009
Unlucky race for the Pramac Racing debutant Michel Fabrizio who after Friday contusion at the right shoulder during free practice has today torn his right shoulder muscle. This didn't allow him to conclude the Czech Republic Grand Prix as he retired after five laps.
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Top Ten Positions for Both Ducati Marlboro Team Riders at Brno
16 August 2009
Nicky Hayden continued to make gradual improvements to both machine set-up and overall classification today as he posted the eighth fastest time in qualifying practice for tomorrow’s Czech Republic Grand Prix.
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Kallio Makes Impressive Debut, Gradual Progress For Hayden
14 August 2009
The MotoGP World Championship returned to action following a brief three-week break today, with Mika Kallio making an impressive debut for the Ducati Marlboro Team in the absence of regular rider Casey Stoner at Brno, lapping seventh fastest, and Nicky Hayden making gradual progress to finish twelfth.
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Stoner Out of Action for Three Races, Kallio to Join Hayden in Ducati Marlboro
11 August 2009
Casey Stoner will not take part in the next three Grands Prix, and will next return to action at the beginning of October for the Grand Prix of Portugal.
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Best Performance of the Season for Canepa Eight. Kallio Tenth
26 July 2009
Confused race in Donington for MotoGP riders. The track conditions have changed many times due to some light rain that has fallen on the circuit where there were about ten laps left. Niccolò has managed very well this situation and after a difficult start he has begun his spectacular comeback.
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Good Start for Mika Kallio in the First Session at Donington
24 July 2009
The typical English weather has characterized the first free practice session of the British GP. Heavy rain has in fact fallen on the Donington circuit during the first minutes of the free session. After about half session the sun came back helping the track to dry out.
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Kallio Looking for Revenge in England. Canepa Back in Top Form
24 July 2009
Pramac Racing riders, Mika Kallio and Niccolò Canepa, have lived different situation at the Sachsenring circuit last Sunday, but now everything is in the past and the white and red duo is ready for another weekend of racing at Donington. It will be the last time here, at least for the next years to come, in fact, from next season the MotoGP World Championship will move to Silverstone for the British round. Donington circuit is one of the oldest included in the MotoGP 2009 calendar. Mika Kallio has made it to step on its podium three times in his still short career: twice on the second step behind Bautista in the 125cc class in 2006 and 2005, and once in first position in 250cc last season in front of Simoncelli and Bautista. Also Niccolò did take some satisfactions on this circuit winning his first race here when he was riding in Superstock 1000cc in 2007. The circuit is 4023 meters long and present 7 right turns and 4 left turns.
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Good Race for Canepa. Unlucky Kallio Concluded in 14th
19 July 2009
Notwithstanding the precarious physical condition after yesterday's accident with Nicky Hayden, Niccolò Canepa has grit his teeth and made it to conclude his first race at the Sachsenring in twelfth position. The Italian rider didn't start in the best way possible and found himself in last position in the first three laps, but made it to constantly improve and reached and overtook Vermeulen, Talmacsi and his teammate Mika Kallio.
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Kallio 13th in First Free Session, Canepa 15th at the Sachsenring
18 July 2009
After the injury suffered in Assen less then three weeks ago, Mika Kallio is back on track even if his physical conditions are not the best and he made it to register interesting lap times during the first free practice session.
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