Selepas sesi pemanasan berakhir, beberapa pebalap MotoGP berlatih untuk berganti motor.
Hal itu dilakukan jika balapan MotoGP Malaysia 2018 akan menjadi balapan flag-to-flag karena cuaca diprediksi akan hujan.
Berikut hasil lengkap sesi pemanasan MotoGP Malaysia 2018:
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2'11.476 |
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2'12.424 |
| 3 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 2'12.903 |
| 4 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 2'13.007 |
| 5 | Michele PIRRO | Ducati Team | 2'13.530 |
| 6 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2'13.631 |
| 7 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2'13.788 |
| 8 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2'13.847 |
| 9 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 2'13.934 |
| 10 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2'14.305 |
| 11 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 2'14.458 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2'14.496 |
| 13 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 2'14.587 |
| 14 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2'14.625 |
| 15 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2'14.940 |
| 16 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 2'14.978 |
| 17 | Stefan BRADL | LCR Honda CASTROL | 2'15.743 |
| 18 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2'15.932 |
| 19 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2'15.952 |
| 20 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2'16.048 |
| 21 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2'16.141 |
| 22 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 2'16.218 |
| 23 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2'20.917 |