The Bulgarian has a strong reputation in sand and emphasised this with strong riding all weekend, but fortune was not on his side and crashes eventually restricted his weekend tally to just a single tenth place finish. After heavy overnight rain Petar was one the victims of a crash at the opening turn in the first moto but he recovered magnificently, together with the rider who would eventually finish third, to reach top six just after the halfway mark of the race until as backmarker crashed in his path and Petar lost several places before he could rejoin the race after being stalling the motor. He crossed the line a disappointed tenth. A crash after he had broken into the top ten halfway through race two forced his retirement from the race and also marked the end of his season as team and rider have decided mutually that Petar should undergo surgery as soon as possible for a long-standing shoulder injury sustained before he joined Kawasaki last year. Currently seventh in the series standings Petar had every chance of advancing to fifth if he had contested the final two rounds of the series, but his top ten ranking is assured and early surgery will ensure that he will be back to full fitness before preparations begin for the 2017 season.
 
Petar Petrov: “It was not really fun this weekend, even though the first moto was a good ride. I crashed at the start but then came back from last to sixth; that was pretty cool but unfortunately a lapper crashed in front of me and I got stuck behind his bike. I stalled the bike and lost a lot of time, and could only finish tenth; it's a shame as I was with Bogers at this time so I think a third or fourth was possible for me. In the second moto I had a bad start, and I had to pull off after a crash. I can say it's been a tough season, but I'm really looking to next year now; on Friday I will have surgery to my shoulder. We took the decision together with the team and Kawasaki as the goal is to be ready early for next season. It was not an easy decision as I could finish fifth in the series if I go to the US GPs, but we look at the future and it's a smart decision. In the past I sometimes took stupid decisions concerning my health; we had to do this surgery and the earlier we do it the better it is for the future.”