 At the Dutch TT at Assen, Kallio crashed out of sixth place and burnt his finger down to the bone, losing the top section.He missed the race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, but was back in action at the Sachsenring in Germany, racing with a special custom-made glove to accommodate a bandage.On 10 August 2009, when Casey Stoner announced that he would miss the next three races due to health problems, Kallio was called in to replace Stoner at the Ducati Marlboro team.