Ducati rider Bautista was the only rider to make the decision to start the 10-lap sprint on dry tyres, and the risk paid off as the 2022 title-winner carved through the field from 16th place to win the race.
Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu spent most of the race at the head of the field, having opted for a combination of a wet front tyre and intermediate rear, but both were powerless to prevent Bautista from snatching the lead in the closing stages, by which point the track was almost completely dry.
