Pada sisi lain, tim Movistar Yamaha kesulitan untuk mendapatkan awal yang bagus di Red Bull Ring.
Maverick Vinales dan Valentino Rossi hanya mampu mengakhiri sesi latihan bebas pertama di posisi kesepuluh dan ke-11.
Bahkan Valentino Rossi sempat mengalami masalah teknis dengan Yamaha M1 miliknya saat awal sesi latihan bebas pertama dimulai.
Berikut hasil lengkap FP1 MotoGP Austria 2018:
| POS | PEBALAP | TIM | WAKTU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1'23.830 |
| 2 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 1'24.045 |
| 3 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Pramac Racing | 1'24.320 |
| 4 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda | 1'24.411 |
| 5 | Andrea IANNONE | SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'24.436 |
| 6 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda | 1'24.474 |
| 7 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda | 1'24.491 |
| 8 | Tito RABAT | Avintia Racing | 1'24.676 |
| 9 | Johann ZARCO | Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'24.767 |
| 10 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha | 1'24.835 |
| 11 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha | 1'24.884 |
| 12 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Gresini | 1'24.904 |
| 13 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 1'24.938 |
| 14 | Alex RINS | SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'24.939 |
| 15 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM | 1'24.973 |
| 16 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda | 1'25.011 |
| 17 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Marc VDS | 1'25.107 |
| 18 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 1'25.184 |
| 19 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Gresini | 1'25.354 |
| 20 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 1'25.541 |
| 21 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'25.594 |
| 22 | Xavier SIMEON | Avintia Racing | 1'25.752 |
| 23 | Thomas LUTHI | Marc VDS | 1'25.979 |