Xavier Artigas was the rider to get the holeshot from the second row, but it was for good reason – the Spaniard had jumped the start, meaning Leopard Racing rider was handed a double Long Lap Penalty. Polesitter Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) got away well, as did Guevara and Alocba. Foggia slipped down the pack on the opening lap but the Italian immediately climbed his way back up to P4, Acosta was making steady progress from 15th on the grid.

At the beginning of Lap 8 though, the red flags were then shown after Filip Salač (CarXpert PrüstelGP) crashed on the exit of Turn 11. The Czech rider was conscious, but Salač had to be stretchered away after a nasty highside. A quick restart procedure was confirmed, a new race distance of five laps were coming up with grid positions based on the standings as of Lap 7 – your front row was Guevara, Foggia and McPhee, with Acosta launching from P8. Guevera made no mistake from P1 but Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was getting busy on the opening lap. Darryn Binder and Petronas Sprinta Racing teammate McPhee were inside the top four before disaster struck for Guevara, a mechanical issue ended the Spaniard’s race halfway around Lap 2. This left McPhee leading from Binder, Masia was now P3 with Foggia P4. Acosta was at the back of the lead group in P10. Then, an unbelievably scary incident occurred down the back straight. Contact between Öncü and Alcoba saw the latter go down. Unable to avoid Alcoba’s stricken Honda, Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Acosta crashed. Thankfully, we repeat, thankfully, Alcoba, Migno and Acosta were able to walk away from a terrifying incident. Immediately, the red flags were then shown. After lengthy discussions between Race Direction and team representatives, the decision was made to declare the final results taken at the time of the first red flag. This meant Guevara went from retiring to a maiden Grand Prix victory, Foggia was second to cut Acosta’s title lead down to 30 points, with McPhee taking his first podium since his 2019 Misano victory.