After his overwhelming victory in Qualifying the previous day, the Kawasaki leader sprinted confidently from the gate in Race 1 to turn tight at the first corner, but his joy was short-lived as another rider tagged his rear wheel and the Frenchman went down at the bottom of a pile of riders and machines. By the end of the opening lap, he was already on the edge of the points-scoring positions but further progress proved difficult as a single race-line developed. With two laps remaining he took over the 12th position he held to the checkered flag. A clean run through Turn 1 in Race 2 augured well as Febvre raced in the top three throughout the first half of Race 2 before surrendering one position mid-moto. He remains fourth in the series points standings heading to round five in Portugal in two weeks time.