| P | Rider | Team | Km/h | Lap time | Gap 1st/Prev. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fabio Quartararo
|
Petronas Yamaha
| 325.3 | 01:58.303 | ||||
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha | 325.3 | 01:58.406 | 0.103 / 0.103 | |||
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha | 324.3 | 01:58.432 | 0.129 / 0.026 | |||
| 4 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 330.2 | 01:58.725 | 0.422 / 0.293 | |||
| 5 | Cal Crutchlow+ | LCR Honda Castrol | 326.2 | 01:58.951 | 0.648 / 0.226 | |||
| 6 | Valentino Rossi | Monster Energy Yamaha | 327.2 | 01:59.000 | 0.697 / 0.049 | |||
| 7 | Alex Rins | Suzuki Ecstar | 325.3 | 01:59.090 | 0.787 / 0.090 | |||
| 8 | Danilo Petrucci+ | Ducati | 330.2 | 01:59.097 | 0.794 / 0.007 | |||
| 9 | Johann Zarco* | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 327.2 | 01:59.139 | 0.836 / 0.042 | |||
| 10 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 332.3 | 01:59.173 | 0.870 / 0.034 | |||
| 11 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda | 327.2 | 01:59.178 | 0.875 / 0.005 | |||
| 12 | Francesco Bagnaia | Pramac Racing | 327.2 | 01:59.640 | 1.337 / 0.462 |
+Riders advanced from Q1 to Q2
| 13 |
Joan Mir
|
Suzuki Ecstar
| 326.2 | 01:59.374 | 0.158 / 0.038 | |||
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Gresini | 326.2 | 01:59.435 | 0.219 / 0.061 | |||
| 15 | Pol Espargaro | Red Bull KTM | 324.3 | 01:59.812 | 0.596 / 0.377 | |||
| 16 | Karel Abraham | Reale Avintia Racing | 328.2 | 02:00.072 | 0.856 / 0.260 | |||
| 17 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia Gresini | 325.3 | 02:00.205 | 0.989 / 0.133 | |||
| 18 | Jorge Lorenzo | Repsol Honda | 327.2 | 02:00.478 | 1.262 / 0.273 | |||
| 19 | Mika Kallio | Red Bull KTM | 322.3 | 02:00.644 | 1.428 / 0.166 | |||
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | KTM Tech 3 | 318.5 | 02:01.045 | 1.829 / 0.401 |
*Replaced Takaaki Nakagami for the Malaysian Grand Prix
Note: Red Bull KTM Tech 3 rider Miguel Oliveira withdrew from the Malaysian Grand Prix after completing four laps in FP1
Reale Avintia Racing rider Tito Rabat did not take part in the Malaysian Grand Prix due to a hand injury