Andrea Dovizioso memimpin sesi latihan bebas pertama Grand Prix MotoGP Austria, sementara Valentino Rossi mengalami drama mekanik dengan motor Yamaha-nya.
Dengan risiko hujan pada FP2 pada Jumat sore dan FP3 pada Sabtu pagi, para pembalap fokus berusaha meraih lap tercepat di awal sesi.
Tiga pembalap Ducati secara bergantian memimpin dimulai dari Danilo Petrucci kemudian Jorge Lorenzo dan Dovizioso di tempat pertama. Berikut hasil lengkap FP1 MotoGP Austria 2018:
| Pos | Rider | Team | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati | 1m23.830s | – | 22 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | Ducati | 1m24.045s | 0.215s | 19 |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Ducati | Ducati | 1m24.320s | 0.490s | 22 |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | Honda | Honda | 1m24.411s | 0.581s | 22 |
| 5 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m24.436s | 0.606s | 23 |
| 6 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | Honda | 1m24.474s | 0.644s | 23 |
| 7 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda | Honda | 1m24.491s | 0.661s | 22 |
| 8 | Tito Rabat | Avintia Ducati | Ducati | 1m24.676s | 0.846s | 25 |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m24.767s | 0.937s | 22 |
| 10 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m24.835s | 1.005s | 19 |
| 11 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m24.884s | 1.054s | 20 |
| 12 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | Aprilia | 1m24.904s | 1.074s | 22 |
| 13 | Alvaro Bautista | Aspar Ducati | Ducati | 1m24.938s | 1.108s | 23 |
| 14 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m24.939s | 1.109s | 22 |
| 15 | Bradley Smith | KTM | KTM | 1m24.973s | 1.143s | 23 |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda | Honda | 1m25.011s | 1.181s | 23 |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | MVDS Honda | Honda | 1m25.107s | 1.277s | 24 |
| 18 | Jack Miller | Pramac Ducati | Ducati | 1m25.184s | 1.354s | 21 |
| 19 | Scott Redding | Aprilia | Aprilia | 1m25.354s | 1.524s | 21 |
| 20 | Karel Abraham | Aspar Ducati | Ducati | 1m25.541s | 1.711s | 20 |
| 21 | Hafizh Syahrin | Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m25.594s | 1.764s | 21 |
| 22 | Xavier Simeon | Avintia Ducati | Ducati | 1m25.752s | 1.922s | 21 |
| 23 | Thomas Luthi | MVDS Honda | Honda | 1m25.979s | 2.149s | 23 |
