Portugalac je oborio rekord Dannyja Kenta i tako došao do pol-pozicije na stazi Termas de Rio Hondo.
Vozač Leopard Racinga Danny Kent dominirao je u treninzima tokom protekla dva dana, pre nego što ga je u poslednjim sekundama pobedio vozač ekipe KTM Red Bull Ajo Miguel Oliveira.
Portugalac, koji još nije završio ni jednu trku u sezoni, došao je do druge pol-pozicije u karijeri, i prve još od 2013.
Kent se našao 5 stotinki iza na 2. poziciji, ispred Italijana Niccola Antonellija (+0.204s) na Ongetta-Rivacold Hondi.
Iz drugog startnog reda trku će početi Efren Vazquez (+0.268s) sa 4. mesta, Husqvarna Factory Laglisse Isaaca Viñalesa (+0.422s) i timski kolega čoveka na pol-poziciji Karel Hanika.
Jorge Navarro, Romano Fenati i Hiroki Ono čine 3. startni red, uz Eneu Bastianinija koji zaokružuje prvih deset.
Nažalost domaći vozač RBA Racinga Gabriel Rodrigo 3. put je pao sa motora ovog vikenda, i odveden je u medicinski centar.
Rezultati kvalifikacija:
| 1 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1’48.461 |
| 2 | Danny KENT | GBR | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1’48.511 |
| 3 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | ITA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 1’48.665 |
| 4 | Efren VAZQUEZ | SPA | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1’48.729 |
| 5 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Husqvarna Factory Laglisse | Husqvarna | 1’48.883 |
| 6 | Karel HANIKA | CZE | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1’49.026 |
| 7 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 1’49.202 |
| 8 | Romano FENATI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 1’49.291 |
| 9 | Hiroki ONO | JPN | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1’49.302 |
| 10 | Enea BASTIANINI | ITA | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | Honda | 1’49.409 |
| 11 | Livio LOI | BEL | RW Racing GP | Honda | 1’49.413 |
| 12 | Juanfran GUEVARA | SPA | MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA | Mahindra | 1’49.419 |
| 13 | Alexis MASBOU | FRA | SAXOPRINT RTG | Honda | 1’49.436 |
| 14 | Andrea MIGNO | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | KTM | 1’49.523 |
| 15 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1’49.529 |
| 16 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 1’49.567 |
| 17 | Niklas AJO | FIN | RBA Racing Team | KTM | 1’49.597 |
| 18 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA | Mahindra | 1’49.617 |
| 19 | John MCPHEE | GBR | SAXOPRINT RTG | Honda | 1’49.650 |
| 20 | Jakub KORNFEIL | CZE | Drive M7 SIC | KTM | 1’49.675 |
| 21 | Philipp OETTL | GER | Schedl GP Racing | KTM | 1’49.708 |
| 22 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Ongetta-Rivacold | Honda | 1’49.806 |
| 23 | Jorge MARTIN | SPA | MAPFRE Team MAHINDRA | Mahindra | 1’49.817 |
| 24 | Maria HERRERA | SPA | Husqvarna Factory Laglisse | Husqvarna | 1’49.866 |
| 25 | Matteo FERRARI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 1’50.027 |
| 26 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | San Carlo Team Italia | Mahindra | 1’50.078 |
| 27 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | CIP | Mahindra | 1’50.088 |
| 28 | Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN | MAL | Drive M7 SIC | KTM | 1’50.122 |
| 29 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Gresini Racing Team Moto3 | Honda | 1’50.352 |
| 30 | Darryn BINDER | RSA | Outox Reset Drink Team | Mahindra | 1’50.401 |
| 31 | Alessandro TONUCCI | ITA | Outox Reset Drink Team | Mahindra | 1’51.153 |
| 32 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | JPN | CIP | Mahindra | 1’51.169 |
| 33 | Ana CARRASCO | SPA | RBA Racing Team | KTM | 1’51.654 |
| 34 | Gabriel RODRIGO | ARG | RBA Racing Team | KTM | 1’51.714 |