Starting from the pole position, the Italian fell back early but took over the lead with six laps to go and quickly opened a gap on his compatriot Rossi.
Tiesa, Itālijas sportists līdera godu atguva sešus apļus pirms finiša, kamēr viņa sīvāko konkurentu Rosi no "Movistar Yamaha" komandas piemeklēja riepu problēmas.