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Pembalap Honda MotoGP Dani Pedrosa melesat pada hari pembukaan pengujian pra-musim MotoGP 2018 di Sepang.
Hari pertama pra-musim MotoGP 2018 dimulai dengan kondisi trek basah di Sirkuit Internasional Sepang, dengan mayoritas pembalap melakukan hanya beberapa putaran tapi kemudian menunggu saat lintasan mulai mengering. Jadi musim dimulai dengan trek basah, sebelum penggunaan ban slicks dipakai. Tercepat di akhir sesi adalah pembalap Repsol Honda Dani Pedrosa, di ikuti runner up MotoGP 2017 Andrea Dovizioso (Tim Ducati). Rekan satu tim Dovizioso Jorge Lorenzo berada di urutan ketiga, hanya berselisih 0,032 s.
Hasil lengkap tes pra-musim MotoGP 2018 hari pertama:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Fastest lap | Lead. Gap | Prev. Gap | Laps | Last lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEDROSA, Dani | Repsol Honda Team | 1:59.427 | 55 / 56 | ||||
| 2 | DOVIZIOSO, Andrea | Ducati Team | 1:59.770 | 0.343 | 0.343 | 33 / 35 | ||
| 3 | LORENZO, Jorge | Ducati Team | 1:59.802 | 0.375 | 0.032 | 38 / 38 | ||
| 4 | PETRUCCI, Danilo | Alma Pramac Racing | 2:00.123 | 0.696 | 0.321 | 29 / 30 | ||
| 5 | MILLER, Jack | Alma Pramac Racing | 2:00.178 | 0.751 | 0.055 | 42 / 43 | ||
| 6 | ROSSI, Valentino | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2:00.233 | 0.806 | 0.055 | 44 / 50 | ||
| 7 | MARQUEZ, Marc | Repsol Honda Team | 2:00.290 | 0.863 | 0.057 | 50 / 51 | ||
| 8 | ZARCO, Johann | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2:00.421 | 0.994 | 0.131 | 60 / 62 | ||
| 9 | CRUTCHLOW, Cal | LCR Honda CASTROL | 2:00.522 | 1.095 | 0.101 | 28 / 38 | ||
| 10 | ESPARGARO, Pol | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2:00.568 | 1.141 | 0.046 | 38 / 39 | ||
| 11 | RINS, Alex | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2:00.627 | 1.200 | 0.059 | 61 / 63 | ||
| 12 | NAKAGAMI, Takaaki | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 2:00.664 | 1.237 | 0.037 | 63 / 64 | ||
| 13 | VIÑALES, Maverick | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2:00.714 | 1.287 | 0.050 | 55 / 72 | ||
| 14 | ESPARGARO, Aleix | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2:00.866 | 1.439 | 0.152 | 34 / 40 | ||
| 15 | RABAT, Tito | Reale Avintia Racing | 2:00.912 | 1.485 | 0.046 | 66 / 66 | ||
| 16 | IANNONE, Andrea | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2:01.027 | 1.600 | 0.115 | 27 / 41 | ||
| 17 | SMITH, Bradley | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2:01.099 | 1.672 | 0.072 | 29 / 39 | ||
| 18 | MORBIDELLI, Franco | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2:01.161 | 1.734 | 0.062 | 61 / 62 | ||
| 19 | BAUTISTA, Alvaro | Ángel Nieto Team | 2:01.728 | 2.301 | 0.567 | 30 / 40 | ||
| 20 | GUINTOLI, Sylvain | Suzuki Test Team | 2:01.864 | 2.437 | 0.136 | 37 / 58 | ||
| 21 | REDDING, Scott | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2:01.962 | 2.535 | 0.098 | 40 / 51 | ||
| 22 | TEST3, Yamaha | Yamaha Test Team | 2:02.044 | 2.617 | 0.082 | 26 / 28 | ||
| 23 | HERNANDEZ, Yonny | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2:02.053 | 2.626 | 0.009 | 47 / 47 | ||
| 24 | ABRAHAM, Karel | Ángel Nieto Team | 2:02.088 | 2.661 | 0.035 | 46 / 46 | ||
| 25 | TEST2, Yamaha | Yamaha Test Team | 2:02.527 | 3.100 | 0.439 | 23 / 39 | ||
| 26 | SIMEON, Xavier | Reale Avintia Racing | 2:02.946 | 3.519 | 0.419 | 45 / 47 | ||
| 27 | LUTHI, Thomas | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2:03.732 | 4.305 | 0.786 | 57 / 58 | ||
| 28 | TEST1, Yamaha | Yamaha Test Team | 2:03.786 | 4.359 | 0.054 | 3 / 4 | ||
| 29 | PIRRO, Michele | Ducati Test Team | 2:04.767 | 5.340 | 0.981 | 3 / 4 | ||
| 30 | KALLIO, Mika | KTM Test Team | 2:05.932 | 6.505 | 1.165 | 7 / 7 |