| P | Rider | Team | Km/h | Time/Gap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 148.2 | 44:51.497 | ||||
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 148.2 | +0.743 | ||||
| 3 | Johann Zarco | Tech 3 | 147.7 | +9.738 | ||||
| 4 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda | 147.3 | +17.763 | ||||
| 5 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | 146.6 | +29.144 | ||||
| 6 | Danilo Petrucci | Octo Pramac Racing | 146.6 | +30.380 | ||||
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha | 146.6 | +30.769 | ||||
| 8 | Jack Miller | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 146.3 | +35.238 | ||||
| 9 | Maverick Viñales | Movistar Yamaha | 146.2 | +38.053 | ||||
| 10 | Pol Espargaro | Red Bull KTM | 146.1 | +39.847 | ||||
| 11 | Alvaro Bautista | Pull&Bear Aspar | 145.9 | +42.559 | ||||
| 12 | Bradley Smith | Red Bull KTM | 145.8 | +44.602 | ||||
| 13 | Scott Redding | Octo Pramac Racing | 145.6 | +48.696 | ||||
| 14 | Hector Barbera | Reale Avintia Racing | 145.5 | +50.058 | ||||
| 15 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda | 145.5 | +50.705 | ||||
| 16 | Michael van der Mark* | Tech 3 | 145.2 | +56.397 | ||||
| 17 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki Ecstar | 145.1 | +58.391 | ||||
| 18 | Tito Rabat | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 143.7 | +1:25.571 | ||||
| Not Classified | ||||||||
| Sam Lowes | Aprilia Gresini | 133.5 | 11 Laps | |||||
| Karel Abraham | Pull&Bear Aspar | 144.3 | 12 Laps | |||||
| Loris Baz | Reale Avintia Racing | 144.1 | 15 Laps | |||||
| Alex Rins | Suzuki Ecstar | 0 Laps | ||||||
*Replaced Jonas Folger for the Malaysian Grand Prix
Note: Aprilia Racing Team Gresini rider Aleix Espargaro did not take part in the Malaysian Grand Prix due to a hand injury he suffered at the Australian Grand Prix
Honda claimed the 2017 Constructors' title in Malaysia