Pedro Acosta claimed a victory worthy of the history books this afternoon having stormed through the Moto3 pack from his pitlane start.

Taking the flag by just three-hundredths of a second from Darryn Binder, the Spaniard put on a sensational fightback from his penalty position - the defeated South African having battled for the entire race-distance to make it two-from-two. The disappointment continued for John McPhee as the dejected Scot was once again taken out of contention through no fault of his own, after joining his Petronas teammate in the leading battle from mid-race-distance. 

Slightly calmer Sunday conditions saw the majority of Moto3 riders line up behind Jaume Masia, McPhee looking relaxed and confident as he prepared to start from the head of the third row, in seventh, ahead of the18-lap race. Seven riders sitting in pitlane as they awaited the lights. 

Gabriel Rodrigo was the man who claimed the holeshot into turn one, a determined Binder jumping up to second and instantly challenging for the lead while his teammate unfortunately travelled in the opposite direction, McPhee finding himself 14th after the opening lap. Binder had a bunch of riders for company as the pace picked up, Tatsuki Suzuki rising to the top with Kaito Toba narrowly behind with the Japanese riders swapping places shortly after. Two laps down and it was Toba in charge from Binder, Suzuki, Rodrigo and Andrea Migno, while the pole-sitter slipped down the order to seventh but holding fast within the nine-rider group. 

Binder took charge once again as the third lap began, Toba hanging on ahead of Filip Salac, Rodrigo and Niccolò Antonelli. A further shuffle as the following lap began saw six riders challenge for position, Suzuki the winner from Salac and Rodrigo as Binder dropped to fourth, with Masia rising back up to fifth. Sector three allowed Salac to briefly take the lead before the number-12 dropped down, this time to sixth. 

Rodrigo returned to the lead towards the end of lap five before the first corner squabble once again promoted the Petronas machine, the Snipers team locking out the podium positions ahead of Rodrigo and Masia. Rookie Adrian Fernandez found himself in contention in the midst of the front group as the Max Racing youngster suddenly jumped the standings to second with 12 to go. Migno retained control as his teammate dropped to eighth, Toba the next to challenge as Masia and Binder were now in the hunt behind. 

Lap eight began with Migno maintaining control, Toba, Masia and Binder hard on his wheels with Rodrigo moving through to take fourth from last week’s winner moments later. McPhee was beginning his fight back as he looked to progress, moving from 14th to 10th as he joined the back of the leading group before advancing again, this time to eighth as the next revolution got underway. His teammate once again used the opening corner to reassert his dominance as he swept through for the lead, Salac and Rodrigo waiting for any opportunity to challenge, as the Scot propelled to fourth as the lap reached its conclusion. 

The halfway stage saw Binder defending hard from Salac before conceding the place in the second sector. Rodrigo, Toba and McPhee bickering behind as the positions continued to flicker. Disaster struck with eight to go as the two Petronas riders made contact within a first-corner, six rider melee, the South African dropping to 14th as his teammate recovered to seventh. 

Back at the front and it was all change again, Ayumu Sasaki taking charge for the briefest of moments before Migno returned to the lead, Toba, Rodrigo and Jeremy Alcoba now in contention as Binder recovered to fifth. Contact with Carlos Tatay with seven to go saw Xavier Artigas down for the second week in a row, the rookie attempting to rejoin before ultimately retiring his machine. Further heartbreak saw Salac out at turn two after a determined fight with six to go. 

Toba was now the rider in control as the race neared its conclusion but Migno was the next in the fight, the Italian losing his place as McPhee swept through to second but the 20-rider battle was far from fading. 

McPhee took the lead at the end of lap 14 but it was his teammate who took over as 15 began, Alcoba dramatically losing control of his Gresini machine after contact with Binder and skittling out the frustrated Scot in the process at the first corner. Turn 6 witnessing further drama as Fernandez went down after his promising start. 

Two to go and Rodrigo led from Masia and Binder with Acosta looking to make waves after his pitlane start, Garcia the next to fall, this time at turn 10. 

The last lap saw another sensational rookie performance as Acosta claimed the lead, immediately looking to break the pack behind as he sought the victory. Binder was in hot pursuit as the lap counted down with Antonelli in third as Masia and Rodrigo sent each other wide and down the standings. 

Acosta took the flag for a dramatic victory, Binder fighting to the final seconds to come home in second just 0.039s from the KTM in front. Antonelli consolidating the final podium position from his friend and countryman Migno. Toba claimed fifth just sixth-tenths from the leader with Izan Guevara, Sasaki, Ryusei Yamanaka, Masia and Romano Fenati concluding the top-10.

Jason Dupasquier, Sasaki, Rodrigo and Max Kofler rolled home in 11th to 14th respectively with Yuki Kunii claiming the final championship point in 15th.