Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio put it all on the line in Brazil, with Marquez breaking pole sitter Di Giannantonio late on to secure the Sprint victory.
Di Giannantonio finished second, and Jorge Martin rounded out the podium in third.
Ai Ogura finished fifth, Fabio Quartararo sixth, Alex Marquez seventh, Pecco Bagnaia eighth, Pedro Acosta ninth, and Diogo Moreira tenth; all Alpinestars riders.