Source: MotoGP.

Tito Rabat extended his Moto2 World Championship advantage to 22 points with victory over second placed teammate Mika Kallio at the Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, with Johann Zarco in third place.

Pole man Kallio made a fantastic start and built up a 1.5s lead by the second lap but Rabat kept his Marc VDS Racing Team colleague in his sights, the Spaniard biding his time and overtaking the Finn with eight laps to go.

Rabat has now taken seven wins in 2014, three of those triumphs in successive races, and he is in a strong position at the head of the standings with five races remaining.

For Kallio this is his ninth podium of the year, meanwhile, with his strong run of six consecutive rostrum results keeping him still within touching distance of Rabat.

Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) rode a lonely race to third, two seconds adrift of Kallio at the line and just under two seconds ahead of fourth placed Maverick Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40).

The top 10 was completed by Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2), Dominique Aegerter (Technomag carXpert), Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team), Julian Simon (Italtrans Racing Team), Axel Pons (AGR Team) and Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia).

Jonas Folger (AGR Team) was given a ride through penalty for failing to drop one position after exceeding track limits, finishing 19th after running in seventh position.

Anthony West (QMMF Racing Team) was able to climb to 17th and just outside the points in another difficult showing, fending off 2013 World Supersport Champion Sam Lowes for position.

Miroslav Popov (Montaze Broz Racing Team) had an early off, but was able to rejoin until he suffered a second crash several laps later. Azlan Shah (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) also crashed and rejoined for 32nd place.

Ricky Cardus (Tech 3) and Riccardo Russo (Tasca Racing Moto2) both crashed and could not rejoin. Nico Terol (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2) was forced to retire with a technical problem on his return to racing.

2014 MotoGP World Championship
Round 13 – Misano, Italy

Moto2 race results:
1. Esteve RABAT
2. Mika KALLIO +2.271s
3. Johann ZARCO +4.268s
4. Maverick VIÑALES +7.448s
5. Thomas LUTHI +9.679s
6. Dominique AEGERTER +11.587s
7. Franco MORBIDELLI +21.899s
8. Julian SIMON +22.403s
9. Axel PONS +22.744s
10. Takaaki NAKAGAMI +24.044s
17. Anthony WEST (AUS) +37.828s

Moto2 championship standings:
1. Esteve RABAT 258
2. Mika KALLIO 236
3. Maverick VIÑALES 179
4. Dominique AEGERTER 133
5. Thomas LUTHI 103
6. Simone CORSI 100
7. Johann ZARCO 88
8. Anthony WEST (AUS) 65
9. Luis SALOM 63
10. Sandro CORTESE 62

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