Even though Tarquini fought to save the position he was unable to and began to fall back down the field. Tiago Monteiro took fourth position, followed by team mates Gené and Rydell into fifth and sixth places respectively. Tarquini then clashed with Andy Priaulx as the British driver attempted to overtake him for seventh.
The collision ended with Priaulx going backwards into the tyre wall and out of the race. Tarquini ended up falling back to twenty-third position overall.