The Doctor akan memulai balapan MotoGP Jepang 2018 dari urutan ke-9 setelah membukukan waktu putaran 1 menit 45,265 detik.
Catatan waktu putaran Rossi itu menjadi yang terbaik dari catatan waktu putaran pada tiga latihan bebas sebelumnya.
Balapan MotoGP Jepang akan berlangsung pada Minggu (21/10/2018) mulai pukul 12.00 WIB.
(Baca Juga: Jadwal MotoGP Jepang 2018 - Menanti Penghambat Perayaan Juara Marc Marquez)
Berikut hasil kualifikasi MotoGP Jepang.
| POS | PEBALAP | TIM | WAKTU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1'44.590 |
| 2 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'44.658 |
| 3 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'44.727 |
| 4 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1'44.820 |
| 5 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'44.832 |
| 6 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1'44.889 |
| 7 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1'45.140 |
| 8 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'45.225 |
| 9 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1'45.265 |
| 10 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 1'45.396 |
| 11 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'45.519 |
| 12 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1'46.168 |
| TIDAK LOLOS KUALIFIKASI 1 (Q1) | |||
| 13 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'45.722 |
| 14 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'45.742 |
| 15 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'45.759 |
| 16 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'45.765 |
| 17 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1'45.969 |
| 18 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 1'46.072 |
| 19 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'46.183 |
| 20 | Katsuyuki NAKASUGA | Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing | 1'46.441 |
| 21 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'46.571 |
| 22 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 1'46.573 |
| 23 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1'46.817 |
| 24 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'47.106 |
| 25 | Jordi TORRES | Reale Avintia Racing | 1'47.147 |