Overview
- Bulega converted pole into a lights-to-flag win on Saturday, extending his streak to 14 after lowering the Superpole benchmark to 1:38.094.
- Iker Lecuona finished second after a three-place grid penalty for impeding in qualifying dropped him to eighth on the grid.
- Miguel Oliveira completed the podium for BMW, with Yari Montella fourth and Alvaro Bautista fifth after a late charge.
- Sam Lowes jumped the start and served two long-lap penalties before recovering to ninth, while Lorenzo Baldassarri crashed out early and was declared fit.
- Ducati dominated the weekend to this point with an all-Ducati front row and fastest practice runs, setting the tone before Sunday’s Superpole Race and Race 2.