The defending champion rode a solid qualifying race until a late fall dropped him from third to tenth, but he remained unruffled by the setback and secured top five starts in both races, moving forward to third in each and appearing to be on the way to his first overall GP victory of the year until he suffered stomach cramps in the second moto and was forced to relinquish one position to finish fourth and earn the final place on the podium. Despite being unable to start three of the first twelve races in the series he has now moved to seventh place in the points standings.
 
Max Anstie of the Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki team raced a stunning opening moto to move forward from an initial fourth to push the race-long leader to the chequered flag, but a series of incidents with other competitors on a slippery track in race two saw him complete the opening lap twelfth. After moving forward to ninth, he missed the podium by a single place but has now moved into the series top ten.
 
Dylan Ferrandis battled defiantly to successfully defend his second place in the points standings despite knocking his head when he crashed during the qualification. Sadly his first GP moto came to an early sudden end as the brake disc was damaged in a collision, but Dylan sprinted clear at the start of race two to lead until three laps from the end despite hurting his knee during the race.
 
Thomas Covington, third member of the Monster Energy Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team, rode an impressive qualification race to lead until the very last lap, but sadly his starts were not so good on race day and, hampered towards the end of the long races after being sick during the week, he had to be satisfied with fourteenth place in each moto. Thomas now holds eleventh place in the championship standings.
 
Jordi Tixier: “It’s always nice to be on the podium, even if everyone knows that I’m not at my best when it’s so hot. I did a good qualifying race yesterday despite a crash on the last lap, and today I had pretty good starts in both races. I was not feeling so good during the first ten minutes of the opening race, but then I found a good rhythm. In the second moto everything was OK during the first ten minutes, but then I started to get stomach cramps and couldn’t hold the pace. That’s it, we’ll continue to work to be stronger in the next rounds.”
 
Max Anstie: “ I had a very solid day, and got some good points in the championship. I had a strong first race, but I wanted to conserve some energy for the second race and didn’t push too hard; it was difficult to know what was best. I thought to myself "do I try to attack, but you need to be aggressive to pass here, or do I just conserve the energy". I wanted to keep energy for the second race but it was not the same track. It was a mess; they watered the track so much. I got smashed up at the start and then nearly went down when Jeffrey crashed. We know what we can do on a hard pack, and we will continue to work on the bike to be ready for Matterley Basin.”
 
Dylan Ferrandis: “ I felt confident during the practice sessions, but in the qualifying race I crashed pretty hard on my head when I tried to pass Jordi. I don’t remember exactly what happened, and then this morning I hurt my knee and had some pain all day long. My first start was not so good but after I passed Zaragoza the rear brake disk broke though I can’t explain when and where! I was very happy to get the holeshot in the second race, but on the third lap I again hit the ground with my painful knee and couldn’t maintain the same rhythm. I go back home now, and will have further examinations to my knee.”
 
Thomas Covington: “I was happy with my qualifying race on Saturday; racing is so easier when you got a holeshot! In the first moto I had a bad start and it’s always tough to come through the pack on this track. In the second moto I had a better start but had no more energy; I have been sick all week and my body was a little bit tired. But we’ll keep working and try to do better in the next rounds. The qualifying race gave me a little extra confidence; I showed myself what I can do, now I just need to put all the pieces of the puzzle together.”