MotoGP First Free Practice Results Motegi Japan Friday September 23
| P | Rider | Team | Km/h | Lap time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo | 311.2 | 01:44.509 | |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 313.0 | 01:44.537 | 0.028 / 0.028 |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 310.3 | 01:44.558 | 0.049 / 0.021 |
| 4 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 310.3 | 01:44.577 | 0.068 / 0.019 |
| 5 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing | 312.1 | 01:44.645 | 0.136 / 0.068 |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda | 311.2 | 01:44.656 | 0.147 / 0.011 |
| 7 | Pol Espargaro | Repsol Honda | 312.1 | 01:44.678 | 0.169 / 0.022 |
| 8 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 311.2 | 01:44.735 | 0.226 / 0.057 |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM | 310.3 | 01:44.743 | 0.234 / 0.008 |
| 10 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 311.2 | 01:44.797 | 0.288 / 0.054 |
| 11 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Racing | 313.9 | 01:44.798 | 0.289 / 0.001 |
| 12 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 306.8 | 01:44.886 | 0.377 / 0.088 |
| 13 | Alex Rins | Suzuki Ecstar | 309.4 | 01:44.913 | 0.404 / 0.027 |
| 14 | Enea Bastianini | Gresini Racing | 312.1 | 01:44.978 | 0.469 / 0.065 |
| 15 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 313.0 | 01:45.009 | 0.500 / 0.031 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha | 305.9 | 01:45.065 | 0.556 / 0.056 |
| 17 | Cal Crutchlow | WithU Yamaha RNF | 307.6 | 01:45.187 | 0.678 / 0.122 |
| 18 | Darryn Binder | WithU Yamaha RNF | 306.8 | 01:45.366 | 0.857 / 0.179 |
| 19 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing | 312.1 | 01:45.426 | 0.917 / 0.060 |
| 20 | Alex Marquez | LCR Honda Castrol | 308.5 | 01:45.600 | 1.091 / 0.174 |
| 21 | Raul Fernandez | Tech 3 KTM | 309.4 | 01:45.739 | 1.230 / 0.139 |
| 22 | Tetsuta Nagashima* | HRC Team | 304.2 | 01:45.845 | 1.336 / 0.106 |
| 23 | Remy Gardner | Tech 3 KTM | 307.6 | 01:45.991 | 1.482 / 0.146 |
| 24 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing | 311.2 | 01:46.365 | 1.856 / 0.374 |
| 25 | Takuya Tsuda^ | Suzuki Ecstar | 304.2 | 01:46.718 | 2.209 / 0.353 |
*Wild card entry
^Replaced Joan Mir for the Japanese Grand Prix