fastest lap in the class in Malaysia on his way to finishing fourth, and he ended his long wait for a pole position, mastering the changeable conditions at the penultimate round in Motegi: his first pole position since Valencia 2007. On Sunday, he would go onto take his fourth podium in 2013, finishing the race in second place, behind newly crowned champion Pol Espargaró. At the 2013 season's end, Kallio was fourth in the rider's championship, with 188 points, one victory, four podiums, one pole position, and a fastest lap. 2014 With Espargaró and Redding moving up to MotoGP, Kallio went into the 2014 Moto2 season as one of the pre-season favourites for the title. He was joined by Spanish rider Esteve Rabat for a fourth season at Marc VDS. His quest for the title began well, as he recovered from a nasty crash in qualifying, to finish in third place at Qatar, but was later promoted to second, after Nakagami's bike was disqualified on technical grounds. Two solid points scoring races followed, before scoring his first pole position and race win of the season, at Circuito de Jerez, leading from start to finish. The Finn backed up his Spanish success by immediately winning the next race at Le Mans, his first ever back to back victories in his career. The next two races yielded further points, before Kallio embarking on a six race podium streak, starting at Assen where he recovered to finish in third despite an early off track moment in the wet conditions. In Germany, Kallio was narrowly pipped to victory by Dominique Aegerter on the final lap, after a race long battle with the Swiss. However, Kallio would finally get his reward, with a flawless performance at Indianapolis, taking the full house of pole position, race victory, fastest lap and leading every lap of the race. His victory was his 16th of his career, surpassing the late Jarno Saarinen's win tally of 15, to become Finland's most successful race winner in MotoGP history. The points gap between himself and championship leader Rabat had now narrowed to just seven points. A string of three consecutive second places followed at Brno, Silverstone, and Misano. Silverstone in particular produced a hard-fought final lap showdown between himself and Rabat for victory, but ultimately Rabat won the battle of the teammates. It would prove to be the decisive moment in the