Johann Zarco menempati posisi terdepan untuk seri pembukaan MotoGP 2018 Qatar, dan membuat rekor lap baru hampir seperempat detik.
| POS | RIDER | TEAM | BIKE | TIME | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Zarco | Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m53.680s | – |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | Honda | Honda | 1m53.882s | 0.202s |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Ducati | Ducati | 1m53.887s | 0.207s |
| 4 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda | Honda | 1m54.072s | 0.392s |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati | 1m54.074s | 0.394s |
| 6 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m54.339s | 0.659s |
| 7 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | Honda | 1m54.368s | 0.688s |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m54.389s | 0.709s |
| 9 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | Ducati | 1m54.431s | 0.751s |
| 10 | Jack Miller | Pramac Ducati | Ducati | 1m54.449s | 0.769s |
| 11 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m54.619s | 0.939s |
| 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m54.707s | 1.027s |
| 13 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | Aprilia | 1m55.140s | 1.460s |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | MVDS Honda | Honda | 1m55.169s | 1.489s |
| 15 | Hafizh Syahrin | Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m55.258s | 1.578s |
| 16 | Tito Rabat | Avintia Ducati | Ducati | 1m55.273s | 1.593s |
| 17 | Scott Redding | Aprilia | Aprilia | 1m55.380s | 1.700s |
| 18 | Thomas Luthi | MVDS Honda | Honda | 1m55.381s | 1.701s |
| 19 | Karel Abraham | Aspar Ducati | Ducati | 1m55.392s | 1.712s |
| 20 | Bradley Smith | KTM | KTM | 1m55.553s | 1.873s |
| 21 | Alvaro Bautista | Aspar Ducati | Ducati | 1m55.638s | 1.958s |
| 22 | Pol Espargaro | KTM | KTM | 1m55.706s | 2.026s |
| 23 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda | Honda | 1m56.401s | 2.721s |
| 24 | Xavier Simeon | Avintia Ducati | Ducati | 1m56.545s | 2.865s |
