MotoGP Qualifying Results Motegi Japan Saturday September 24
| P | Rider | Team | Km/h | Lap time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda | 301.6 | 01:55.214 | |
| 2 | Johann Zarco+ | Pramac Racing | 305.9 | 01:55.422 | 0.208 / 0.208 |
| 3 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 298.3 | 01:55.537 | 0.323 / 0.115 |
| 4 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 300.0 | 01:55.620 | 0.406 / 0.083 |
| 5 | Jorge Martin+ | Pramac Racing | 306.8 | 01:55.686 | 0.472 / 0.066 |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 300.8 | 01:55.771 | 0.557 / 0.085 |
| 7 | Jack Miller | Ducati Lenovo | 305.0 | 01:55.784 | 0.570 / 0.013 |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM | 294.2 | 01:55.895 | 0.681 / 0.111 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 299.1 | 01:56.326 | 1.112 / 0.431 |
| 10 | Luca Marini | Mooney VR46 Racing | 305.9 | 01:56.354 | 1.140 / 0.028 |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | Repsol Honda | 300.0 | 01:57.354 | 2.140 / 1.000 |
| 12 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 301.6 | 01:57.373 | 2.159 / 0.019 |
+Riders advanced from Q1 to Q2
| 13 | Marco Bezzecchi | Mooney VR46 Racing | 301.6 | 01:55.934 | 0.634 / 0.139 |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | Monster Energy Yamaha | 295.0 | 01:56.006 | 0.706 / 0.072 |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | Gresini Racing | 295.8 | 01:56.130 | 0.830 / 0.124 |
| 16 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Gresini Racing | 302.5 | 01:56.432 | 1.132 / 0.302 |
| 17 | Alex Marquez | LCR Honda Castrol | 302.5 | 01:56.578 | 1.278 / 0.146 |
| 18 | Alex Rins | Suzuki Ecstar | 299.1 | 01:56.656 | 1.356 / 0.078 |
| 19 | Tetsuta Nagashima* | HRC Team | 300.8 | 01:57.229 | 1.929 / 0.573 |
| 20 | Remy Gardner | Tech 3 KTM | 291.8 | 01:57.288 | 1.988 / 0.059 |
| 21 | Takuya Tsuda^ | Suzuki Ecstar | 293.4 | 01:57.787 | 2.487 / 0.499 |
| 22 | Raul Fernandez | Tech 3 KTM | 291.8 | 01:57.827 | 2.527 / 0.040 |
| 23 | Cal Crutchlow | WithU Yamaha RNF | 294.2 | 01:58.115 | 2.815 / 0.288 |
| 24 | Darryn Binder | WithU Yamaha RNF | 290.3 | 01:58.292 | 2.992 / 0.177 |
| 25 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 295.8 | 01:58.717 | 3.417 / 0.425 |
*Wild card entry
^Replaced Joan Mir for the Japanese Grand Prix