On Lap 9, Acosta finally got the better of Binder into Turn 5 and the top two in the title chase were now 1-2 in Portimao. Foggia leading Acosta with 13 laps remaining. Diving down the hill into Turn 1 on Lap 10, Acosta led for the first time. However, he was wide, allowing Foggia and Binder to get back past. Now though, Acosta had his teammate Jaume Masia with him as a wingman, with Artigas dropping outside the top 10.

And just like that, Masia was past Acosta at the start of Lap 13, then shoved his way up the inside of Foggia at Turn 3. Masia sat up Foggia, the Spaniard took the lead and following his teammate through… Acosta. Turn 5 on the same lap saw Acosta then take the lead, but Masia returned the favour on the front straight. Acosta then looked behind him and in doing so, lost time. Suddenly, after leading, Acosta was sixth – and Foggia led again!

What. A. Race. This was a titanic battle for the title, with Foggia leading from Binder and Acosta with five laps to go. At his favoured Turn 13, Acosta grabbed second from Binder and once again, it was Foggia and Acosta 1-2. With four to go, it was as you were. With three to go, Turn 3 saw Acosta overtake Foggia. Turn 5 saw Masia crash as Acosta found himself 0.5s up the road from Foggia.