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Tito Rabat (Marc VDS Racing Team) got his tactics just right at Mugello, winning the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM Moto2 race by 0.248s from Luis Salom (Pons HP 40), with Jonas Folger (AGR Team) crossing the line third.

Rabat produced his best lap of the race on his penultimate circulation having come from third position at two-thirds race distance, to overtake his less experienced rivals. The championship leader extended his standings lead to 22 points with his third victory of 2014, further underlining his world title credentials.

Rookies Salom and Folger both produced excellent rides, each leading the race before Rabat took control.

An intriguing battle for fourth place in the final stages saw Simone Corsi (NGM Forward Racing) outpace Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert) by just 0.007s, with Mika Kallio (Marc VDS Racing Team) finishing just behind that pair.

Johann Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing), Sam Lowes (Speed Up), Maverick Viñales (Pons HP 40) and Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team) all featured in the top 10. Queensland’s Anthony West soldiered on to finish 18th for QMMF Racing.

Josh Herrin (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) crashed out early on, Mattia Pasini (NGM Forward Racing) also slid out mid race, with Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) another non-finisher due to an incident which also involved Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) – though the Japanese rider stayed upright to eventually finish 16th.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round six – Mugello, Italy

Moto2 race results:
1. Esteve RABAT 39m45.660
2. Luis SALOM +0.248
3. Jonas FOLGER +3.600
4. Simone CORSI +8.117
5. Dominique AEGERTER +8.124
6. Mika KALLIO +8.214
7. Johann ZARCO +8.781
8. Sam LOWES +10.575
9. Maverick VIÑALES +10.912
10. Franco MORBIDELLI +16.251
18. Anthony WEST +38.503

Moto2 championship standings:
1. Esteve RABAT 124
2. Mika KALLIO 102
3. Maverick VIÑALES 69
4. Dominique AEGERTER 69
5. Simone CORSI 66
6. Luis SALOM 59
7. Jonas FOLGER 47
8 Thomas LUTHI 40
9. Sam LOWES 33
10. Sandro CORTESE 32
12. Anthony WEST (AUS) 27

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