Bautista and Rea were battling for second position in the final race of the weekend behind eventual winner Toprak Razgatlioglu when the six-time champion clattered into the side of Bautista’s Ducati at the Chateau d'Eau right-hander on lap 2, forcing him on the ground.
Rea was deemed responsible for the collision by the stewards and handed a long-lap penalty, but he recovered from that to finish fifth, while Bautista suffered only his second DNF of the season.
