Namun beberapa saat setelahnya Marc Marquez justru jatuh tergelincir saat memasuki putaran berikutnya.
DRAMA!! @marcmarquez93 slides out on a hot lap
— MotoGP (@MotoGP) April 21, 2018
He sits on top of the times but will it be enough? #AmericasGP pic.twitter.com/VASqVZJWhG
Memasuki lima menit terakhir, beberapa pebalap MotoGP berhasil memacu motornya lebih cepat dan mempertajam catatan waktu masing-masing.
Tercatat Valentino Rossi, Andrea Iannone, dan Maverick Vinales secara bergantina mencatatkan waktu tercepat.
Namun pada akhirnya, Marc Marquez kembali mampu tampil sebagai yang tercepat dengan catatan 2 menit 3,658 detik
Meskipun demikian, Marquez masih mungkin kehilangan pole position yang diraih setelah sempat menghalangi laju Maverick Vinales.
Here's the incident that is under investigation @maverickmack25 and @marcmarquez93 have a disagreement in qualifying #MotoGP VIDEO https://t.co/diLYHbdAjk pic.twitter.com/KVbFyb9Ouy
— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) April 21, 2018
Dilansir BolaSport.com dari MotoGP, berikut hasil lengkap sesi kualifikasi MotoGP Americas 2018 :
| Pos. | Pebalap | Tim | Waktu |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 2'03.658 |
| 2 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2'04.064 |
| 3 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2'04.209 |
| 4 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2'04.210 |
| 5 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2'04.229 |
| 6 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 2'04.294 |
| 7 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 2'04.456 |
| 8 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2'04.865 |
| 9 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2'04.963 |
| 10 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 2'05.058 |
| 11 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2'05.260 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2'05.829 |
| 13 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 2'05.457 |
| 14 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 2'05.686 |
| 15 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2'05.761 |
| 16 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2'05.873 |
| 17 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2'05.943 |
| 18 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 2'05.966 |
| 19 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2'06.035 |
| 20 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2'06.222 |
| 21 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 2'06.296 |
| 22 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2'06.370 |
| 23 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 2'06.537 |
| 24... | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 2'06.726 |
UPDATE : Marc Marquez resmi gagal meraih pole position MotoGP Americas 2018 setelah mendapat hukuman turun tiga grid dari FIM.
Dengan demikian, Marc Marquez akan memulai sesi balapan dari peringkat empat.