Prvi startni red rezervisan za favorite
Valentino Rossi je obezbedio pol poziciju pred trku u Japanu odvezavši najbrži krug u vremenu 1.44:13 sek. Lider u šampionatu Marc Marquez je do tog momenta držao vodeću poziciju, ali je minut pre kraja napravio grešku i moraće da startuje sa 2.mesta.
Jorge Lorenzo je upotpunio prvi startni red iako je vozio povređen. Španski as je prethodno na slobodnom treningu doživeo težak pad, a na stazu se vratio direktno iz Medicinskog centra, sa jakim bolovima u levom stopalu.
Startni poredak:
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 43.954s
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 44.134s +0.180s
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 44.221s +0.267s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 44.294s +0.340s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 44.402s +0.448s
6. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 44.494s +0.540s
7. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 44.539s +0.585s
8. Hector Barbera ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 44.980s +1.026s
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 45.232s +1.278s
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 45.782s +1.828s
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 45.827s +1.873s
12. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
13. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 45.823s
14. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 46.347s
15. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 46.593s
16. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 46.627s
17. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 46.705s
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 46.753s
19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.060s
20. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.501s
21. Mike Jones AUS Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.631s
22. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 47.788s