On lap 5, Orts himself came to the front, upping the pace and putting all his rivals into difficulty, much to the delight of the Spanish crowd in attendance. As Orts continued to keep a strong pace, the Belgian duo of Thibau Nys and
Eli Iserbyt followed the Spaniard at the front. As Iserbyt was forced into the pits by a mechanical on lap 7 though, Orts and Nys powered clear as a duo. As they continuously traded places at the front on the penultimate lap, the sense of excitement was growing in the Pontevedra crowd, but Nys wasn't showing any signs of weakness. As they took the bell, Orts and Nys were 12 seconds clear of Van der Haar and Iserbyt, making it look like a two horse race for the title. Orts was beginning to look a little tired though and as he unmounted over the planks, Nys hopped away, creating a small gap at the front. As more errors began to creep into Orts' riding that gap only grew as Nys took victory.