Diogo Moreira dominated from start to finish as he earned a commanding Indonesian Moto2 victory at the Mandalika circuit.
Moreira went relatively unchallenged after taking the lead at the end of the first lap, and eventually earned his third win of the season by almost five seconds.
Izan Guevara made the best start from the front row of the grid as he took the lead down into Turn 1.
Alex Escrig and Marcos Ramirez exited the race on the first lap in a messy collision, which forced Tony Arbolino to run wide to avoid the pair.
While the drama was happening behind, there was a change in the lead as both Diogo Moreira and Daniel Holgado found their way through on Guevara, with the Brazilian resuming the lead of the race.
Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez also sought an avenue to get past Guevara, but was unable to make his move on the compatriot in the early stages.
David Alonso had a difficult start to the race, which came to a premature end after a highside out of the penultimate corner while running fifth, which also forced Ivan Ortola to take avoiding action.
A nightmare lap for the Aspar team saw Holgado crash out of second place at the final corner after setting the fastest lap of the race, joining team-mate Alonso as a retirement. Celestino Vietti also exited the race from the chasing group behind.
The incidents ahead helped promote Aron Canet up the order, with the Spaniard running fourth after nine laps despite starting down in 21st.
The crash from Holgado ahead also aided Gonzalez in his bid to pass Guevara, as the Spaniard closed in to take second place.
Gonzalez looked to chase down title rival Moreira for the lead of the race, with the gap between the pair ebbing and flowing but staying at around a second throughout the second half of the race.
Moreira eventually crossed the line to take victory by 4.678s to cut Gonzalez’s lead in the championship to 29 points.
Gonzalez had nothing to challenge the Brazilian and settled for second, while Guevara took the final spot on the podium in third.
Canet earned fourth place after starting 21st on the grid, edging out team-mate Barry Baltus, who was fifth over the line.
Albert Arenas had a good ride to take sixth, four tenths clear of Joe Roberts in seventh. Ivan Ortola struggled with tyre degradation in eighth, beating fellow rookie Collin Veijer to the line.
Jake Dixon didn’t have the pace to feature in the race and mustered 10th at the flag, while Adrian Huertas came out on top in the battle for 11th.
Darryn Binder was two tenths behind Huertas over the line in 12th, while 13th-placed Senna Agius also featured in the battle despite an early long lap penalty.
Ayumu Sasaki finished a strong weekend in 14th, as Alonso Lopez earned the final point in 15th.
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