Sylvain Guintoli concluded his season with the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team, and Yamaha's returning year in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, with an almost fairy-tale ending, closing in on second position at the mid-point of Losail International Circuit's final race. However, a red flag on the eighth lap meant it wasn't to be and a hard-fought fourth position in the 10-lap restart proved to be his swansong. An equally dramatic turn of events left Alex Lowes fighting from the back of the grid to claim a top-10 finish in the evening's restarted second race.
