At half race distance, Xavier Artigas (Leopard Racing) took his turn leading, Öncü soon returned to the lead though as we saw an 11-rider lead group form. Garcia vs Acosta was in full flow, the two title rivals were squabbling in P4 and P5, with both Leopard Racing Hondas a constant threat. Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team), Sasaki, Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Binder were locked together, with Öncü still leading with four laps to go.

Then, with four laps to go, huge drama. At Turn 5, Acosta and Artigas were down and out of the race. Acosta dived up the inside of the Leopard rider and tucked the front, causing the Championship leader to hit Artigas’ rear wheel. Now, all eyes were on Garcia. How much damage could the GASGAS star inflict on his rival’s title lead? Garcia was P3 with two laps to go as Foggia passed Öncü at Turn 1, before Garcia climbed to P2 at Turn 8. However, Öncü was straight back up the inside at Turn 12. Final lap time, Foggia led Öncü, Garcia and Guevara. Contact at Turn 2 between teammates Garcia and Guevara occurred as the Spaniards connected three times halfway through the lap, as Öncü carved up the inside at Turn 5 to take the lead. Yet more Championship drama was about to unfold though. In an incredibly fierce final lap, Garcia was third but was late on the brakes into Turn 12. It turned out to be too late, as the Spaniard crashed unhurt. This left Öncü leading Foggia for the race win, but on the back straight, Foggia unleashed his Honda power and drafted past the Turkish rider, held it around the final two corners to claim victory. Öncü missed out on a maiden victory by just 0.041s, as Sasaki made it two Tech3 riders on the rostrum with a brilliant P3.