The Bulgarian started the weekend well when he posted seventh place in the timed practice, but a series of crashes during the qualification race left him with a poor choice of start gate for both GP motos. Nevertheless he battled hard in the first moto to advance from an initial sixteenth to finish ninth and had every prospect of advancing into the top ten in race two as he quickly moved forward but a fall as he tried to make a pass for tenth cost him five places and he had to be satisfied with twelfth place at the chequered flag. His efforts were rewarded however as he moved up the championship standings to seventh and has his eyes on sixth at the next round.
 
Teammate Dylan Ferrandis appeared to be favourite to win his second GP in fifteenth days as he topped free practice by nearly two and a half seconds, but the Frenchman was the victim of a freak accident, which has ended his GP season. Whilst on a fast lap during the timed practice session another rider unexpectedly changed his line to touch Dylan's front wheel, forcing him to crash heavily. His right forearm was broken in the crash and after initial diagnosis at the race track he was transported to Lyon where he underwent immediate surgery in the night by Professor Pascal Rastoucher, a leading specialist for arm and hand injuries who takes care of many leading French rugby players.
 
Petar Petrov: “I struggled with the track all weekend and never felt comfortable. I spent more time on the ground than on my bike as I had so many crashes ! The timed practice on Saturday was OK with a seventh position, but then in the qualifying race I crashed three times; I tried to find the rhythm for today but this morning the feeling again was not so good. My first start was not so bad from the outside gate; I started sixteenth and moved forward to finish ninth with a better feeling for the track and a good speed. My second start was better and I was running tenth but I went down when I tried to make a pass and lost my rhythm; it was difficult to come back after that as it was not easy to pass. Now we’ll work to prepare for Assen, and be back where we should be.”
 
Dylan Ferrandis: “I had a good feeling with the track in the practice sessions, and got the pole pretty easily in the free practice session. Then in the timed practice period I started a fast lap but on the finish jump another rider changed his line and hit my front wheel. It was impossible to avoid the crash, and unfortunately when I was on the ground I already knew that my right arm was broken.”