| P | Rider | Team | Km/h | Lap time | Gap 1st/Prev. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | Petronas Yamaha | 319.5 | 01:59.027 | ||||
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha | 320.4 | 01:59.110 | 0.083 / 0.083 | |||
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha | 321.4 | 01:59.218 | 0.191 / 0.108 | |||
| 4 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda | 325.3 | 01:59.517 | 0.490 / 0.299 | |||
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 327.2 | 01:59.527 | 0.500 / 0.010 | |||
| 6 | Alex Rins | Suzuki Ecstar | 324.3 | 01:59.546 | 0.519 / 0.019 | |||
| 7 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Gresini | 324.3 | 01:59.854 | 0.827 / 0.308 | |||
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | Monster Energy Yamaha | 319.5 | 01:59.893 | 0.866 / 0.039 | |||
| 9 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda Castrol | 325.3 | 01:59.975 | 0.948 / 0.082 | |||
| 10 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 326.2 | 01:59.996 | 0.969 / 0.021 | |||
| 11 | Joan Mir | Suzuki Ecstar | 321.4 | 02:00.410 | 1.383 / 0.414 | |||
| 12 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 325.3 | 02:00.826 | 1.799 / 0.416 | |||
| 13 | Karel Abraham | Reale Avintia Racing | 320.4 | 02:00.874 | 1.847 / 0.048 | |||
| 14 | Pol Espargaro | Red Bull KTM | 320.4 | 02:00.951 | 1.924 / 0.077 | |||
| 15 | Francesco Bagnaia | Pramac Racing | 323.3 | 02:01.000 | 1.973 / 0.049 | |||
| 16 | Johann Zarco* | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 324.3 | 02:01.038 | 2.011 / 0.038 | |||
| 17 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia Gresini | 321.4 | 02:01.172 | 2.145 / 0.134 | |||
| 18 | Jorge Lorenzo | Repsol Honda | 322.3 | 02:01.515 | 2.488 / 0.343 | |||
| 19 | Hafizh Syahrin | KTM Tech 3 | 315.7 | 02:01.579 | 2.552 / 0.064 | |||
| 20 | Mika Kallio | Red Bull KTM | 317.6 | 02:01.959 | 2.932 / 0.380 | |||
| 21 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM Tech 3 | 301.6 | 02:05.412 | 6.385 / 3.453 |
*Replaced Takaaki Nakagami for the Malaysian Grand Prix
Note: Reale Avintia Racing rider Tito Rabat did not take part in the Malaysian Grand Prix due to a hand injury