V první části kvalifikace byl nejrychlejší Aleix Espargaro, čímž si zajistili postup do druhé části kvalifikace. Stejně jako Espargaro postupuje i Andrea Iannone, který obsadil druhé místo.
GP Kataru - MotoGP, 1. část kvalifikace
| P. |
Jezdec |
Tým |
Motocykl |
Km/h |
Čas |
Ztráta |
| 1 |
Aleix ESPARGARO |
Power Electronics Aspar |
ART |
315.4 |
1'57.151 |
|
| 2 |
Andrea IANNONE |
Energy T.I. Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
339.0 |
1'57.203 |
0.052 |
| 3 |
Ben SPIES |
Ignite Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
334.7 |
1'57.440 |
0.289 |
| 4 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
Power Electronics Aspar |
ART |
316.4 |
1'57.551 |
0.400 |
| 5 |
Lukas PESEK |
Came IodaRacing Project |
Ioda-Suter |
314.5 |
1'57.926 |
0.775 |
| 6 |
Yonny HERNANDEZ |
Paul Bird Motorsport |
ART |
314.4 |
1'58.058 |
0.907 |
| 7 |
Hiroshi AOYAMA |
Avintia Blusens |
FTR |
312.0 |
1'58.263 |
1.112 |
| 8 |
Karel ABRAHAM |
Cardion AB Motoracing |
ART |
314.2 |
1'58.271 |
1.120 |
| 9 |
Colin EDWARDS |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing |
FTR Kawasaki |
313.9 |
1'58.361 |
1.210 |
| 10 |
Danilo PETRUCCI |
Came IodaRacing Project |
Ioda-Suter |
313.2 |
1'58.486 |
1.335 |
| 11 |
Claudio CORTI |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing |
FTR Kawasaki |
311.4 |
1'58.755 |
1.604 |
| 12 |
Hector BARBERA |
Avintia Blusens |
FTR |
319.5 |
1'58.806 |
1.655 |
| 13 |
Bryan STARING |
GO&FUN Honda Gresini |
FTR Honda |
315.6 |
1'58.912 |
1.761 |
| 14 |
Michael LAVERTY |
Paul Bird Motorsport |
PBM |
312.5 |
1'59.572 |
2.421 |