From the start, it was an all-French affair at the front of the race, with first Perolari and then Cluzel leading the way, pursued by their fellow countryman Lucas Mahias. Cluzel was quick to take advantage of the battle for position going on behind him and with a series of fast laps, including a new lap record, the GMT94 Yamaha rider had pulled out a gap of three seconds at the front by half race distance.
While Cluzel was focused on pulling away, Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha Supported WorldSSP rider, Federico Caricasulo, was steadily making his way through the field, picking off riders as he went to eventually head the group chasing the race leader. With Mahias, Perolari, Kallio Racing Yamaha's Isaac Viñales and Bardahl Yamaha teammate, Randy Krummenacher, in his wake, Caricasulo started pushing to reduce Cluzel's lead, whilst simultaneously defending against attacks from a hard charging Mahias.
With six laps to go Mahias overtook Caricasulo to take second, dragging Krummenacher past the Italian in his wake and Perolari took advantage when the Bardahl Yamaha rider ran wide to also force his way past, relegating Caricasulo to fifth.
Mahias pushed hard to close the gap to Cluzel, but the GMT94 Yamaha rider's lead proved unsurmountable and he crossed the line with more than a two second advantage to take his third race win of the season. The result saw Cluzel close the gap to championship leader Krummenacher to 22 points and, numerically at least, still a championship contender going into the final round of the season in Qatar.
Mahias took second place, with Viñales getting the better of a five-way battle to claim a second successive podium finish in third.
Pole sitter Perolari held off the Bardahl Yamaha riders to finish fourth, with Caricasulo fifth and Krummenacher forced to settle for seventh place behind Raffaele De Rosa, after losing ground following contact with his teammate on the penultimate lap. Thomas Gradinger followed Krummenacher home in eighth, with his Kallio Racing Yamaha teammate Loris Cresson 14th.
Krummenacher retains his lead in the championship standings but saw his advantage over teammate Caricasulo reduced from 10 to 8 points with just the final round in Qatar remaining.
