Ten laps to go and Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) clipped the curb in the slalom section and was thrown over the handlebars of his Honda NSF-250. It was at this point that the Sasaki began to put the hammer down out the front and stretch out the field, with the battle for victory narrowing itself down to just five riders as Sasaki led Masia, Moreira, Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo), and Xavier Artigas.