The young Belgian was obviously in pain during the 14-lap race, but somehow he managed to take a superb fifth place and maintain his position at the top of the points standings. Alessandro Polita (Ducati) won the race, with Michele Pirro (Yamaha) second and Maxime Berger (Honda) third.

Xavi - 5th
That was a very difficult race for me today and before it started, I did not know how I would do. I had some pain-killing injections and the first few laps were not so bad. But the high temperature and the effect of the injection wearing off meant it wasn’t long before I was feeling a lot of pain. The last three or four laps were terrible. Sometimes I would tip into a corner and strange shooting pains, like electric shocks, ran through my left arm. I was so relieved to see the chequered flag at the end and happy to get as many points as I did. Also, I am still leading the championship and that makes me forget the pain.

Results
1 Polita (I-Ducati), 2 Pirro (I-Yamaha), 3 Berger F-Honda), 4 Roberts (AUS-Ducati), 5 Xavi Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki), 6 Antonelli (I-Honda).
Points: 1 Xavi Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki) 84, 2 Roberts 76, 3 Polita 67, 4 Pirro 63, 5 Berger 59, 6 Giugliano 48.