Di sisi lain, Hafizh Syahrin tentu ingin memaksimalkan kesempatan yang didapat di GP Malaysia 2018 lantaran dirinya bakal tampil di hadapan publik sendiri.
Syahrin sendiri saat ini tengah bersaing ketat dengan Franco Morbidelli dalam perebutan pebalap rookie terbaik untuk musim ini.
Jadi, MotoGP Malaysia 2018 nanti diprediksi masih akan berlangsung ketat dengan sejumlah pebalap yang geregetan memenangkan persaingan mereka masing-masing.
Berikut jadwal lengkap MotoGP Malaysia 2018
| JUMAT, 2 NOVEMBER 2018 | |
| 09.55 - 10.40 WIB | Latihan bebas #1 |
| 14.00 - 14.50 WIB | Latihan bebas #2 |
| SABTU, 3 NOVEMBER 2018 | |
| 09.55 - 10.40 WIB | Latihan bebas #3 |
| 13.30 - 14.00 WIB | Latihan bebas #4 |
| 14.10 - 14.50 WIB | Kualifikasi MotoGP |
| MINGGU, 4 NOVEMBER 2018 | |
| 07.40 - 09.00 WIB | Warm Up |
| 11.00 WIB | Balapan Moto3 (17 lap) |
| 12.20 WIB | Balapan Moto2 (18 lap)* |
| 14.00 WIB | Balapan MotoGP (20 lap)* |
| *Siaran langsung MotoGP Malaysia di Trans7 | |
Sirkuit Internasional Sepang
| PANJANG | 5,5 km |
| JUMLAH TIKUNGAN | 15, 5 kiri - 10 kanan |
| REKOR LAP | 2 menit 0,606 detik (Jorge Lorenzo, 2015) |
Klasemen Sementara MotoGP 2018:
| POS | PEBALAP | MOTOR | NEGARA | POIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Honda | SPA | 296 |
| 2 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati | ITA | 210 |
| 3 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | ITA | 195 |
| 4 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | SPA | 180 |
| 5 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | Honda | GBR | 148 |
| 6 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | ITA | 137 |
| 7 | Johann ZARCO | Yamaha | FRA | 133 |
| 8 | Andrea IANNONE | Suzuki | ITA | 133 |
| 9 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati | SPA | 130 |
| 10 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | SPA | 129 |
| 11 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | SPA | 96 |
| 12 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | SPA | 95 |
| 13 | Jack MILLER | Ducati | AUS | 83 |
| 14 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Honda | ITA | 46 |
| 15 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia | SPA | 39 |
| 16 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | SPA | 35 |
| 17 | Pol ESPARGARO | KTM | SPA | 35 |
| 18 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Yamaha | MAL | 34 |
| 19 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | GBR | 29 |
| 20 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | JPN | 21 |
| 21 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | GBR | 15 |
| 22 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | CZE | 10 |
| 23 | Mika KALLIO | KTM | FIN | 6 |
| 24 | Katsuyuki NAKASUGA | Yamaha | JPN | 2 |
| 25 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | BEL | 1 |
| 26 | Michele PIRRO | Ducati | ITA | 1 |
| 27 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | SWI | |
| 28 | Stefan BRADL | Honda | GER | |
| 29 | Jordi TORRES | Ducati | SPA | |
| 30 | Mike JONES | Ducati | AUS | |
| 31 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | FRA | |
| 32 | Christophe PONSSON | Ducati | FRA |