Sebaliknya, hasil kurang memuaskan diperoleh pemegang sembilan gelar juara dunia, Valentino Rossi, yang berada di posisi ke-17.
Pebalap tim Movistar Yamaha itu hanya mampu mencatatkan waktu putaran 1 menit 39,564 detik.
Pada hari pertama tes Jerez, motor Yamaha M1 milik Valentino Rossi sempat mengalami kendala teknis.
Berikut hasil lengkap hari pertama tes Jerez:
| POS | PEBALAP | TIM | WAKTU | LAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETRUCCI, Danilo | Ducati Team | 1:37.968 | 44 / 53 |
| 2 | DOVIZIOSO, Andrea | Ducati Team | 1:38.185 | 53 / 53 |
| 3 | NAKAGAMI, Takaaki | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1:38.348 | 57 / 67 |
| 4 | VIÑALES, Maverick | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1:38.376 | 55 / 58 |
| 5 | MARQUEZ, Marc | Repsol Honda Team | 1:38.517 | 28 / 50 |
| 6 | MORBIDELLI, Franco | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1:38.659 | 54 / 70 |
| 7 | LORENZO, Jorge | Repsol Honda Team | 1:38.749 | 31 / 56 |
| 8 | MILLER, Jack | Alma Pramac Racing | 1:38.816 | 61 / 72 |
| 9 | BAUTISTA, Alvaro | Ducati Test Team | 1:38.830 | 36 / 64 |
| 10 | MIR, Joan | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1:38.956 | 52 / 52 |
| 11 | IANNONE, Andrea | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1:39.008 | 20 / 24 |
| 12 | RABAT, Tito | Reale Avintia Racing | 1:39.097 | 49 / 53 |
| 13 | RINS, Alex | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1:39.150 | 29 / 87 |
| 14 | BAGNAIA, Francesco | Alma Pramac Racing | 1:39.157 | 50 / 51 |
| 15 | ESPARGARO, Pol | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:39.241 | 48 / 58 |
| 16 | QUARTARARO, Fabio | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1:39.414 | 59 / 59 |
| 17 | ROSSI, Valentino | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1:39.564 | 28 / 50 |
| 18 | SMITH, Bradley | Aprilia Racing Test Team | 1:40.174 | 64 / 69 |
| 19 | ZARCO, Johann | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1:40.192 | 45 / 56 |
| 20 | ABRAHAM, Karel | Reale Avintia Racing | 1:40.438 | 29 / 43 |
| 21 | SYAHRIN, Hafizh | KTM Tech 3 Racing | 1:40.630 | 38 / 51 |
| 22 | GUINTOLI, Sylvain | SUZUKI Test Team | 1:40.743 | 31 / 48 |
| 23 | OLIVEIRA, Miguel | KTM Tech 3 Racing | 1:41.699 | 57 / 61 |
| 24 | BAIOCCO, Matteo | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1:42.766 | 44 / 49 |