Jorge Lorenzo ibarat tak terpengaruh cedera bahu, JL99 mantap membuka hari pertama MotoGP Motegi dengan jadi tercepat di FP1. X-Fuera mencatatkan 1 menit 45,432 detik. Pencapaian tersebut dibayangi Andrea Iannone yang berada dibelakangnya dengan 1 menit 45,827 detik. Rekan setim Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi berada di posisi ketiga dengan waktu 1 menit 45,827 detik.
Di GP Motegi tampak dua pembalap lokal yang ikutan dengan fasilitas wild card. Yang pertama adalah Katsuyuki Nakasuga yang membesut Yamaha. Sedangkan yang kedua adalah Takumi Takahashi yang mengandalkan Honda. Dua nama tersebut sebenarnya adalh para pembalap pengjui dari Yamaha Factory Racing dan HRC.
Hingga bendera finish FP1 berkibar, Nakasuga meraih hasil di urutan 18. Sementara Takumi di urutan 15. (otorider.com)
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 45.432s [Lap 15/15] 300km/h (Top Speed)
2. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 45.827s +0.395s [16/18] 311km/h
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 45.844s +0.412s [13/19] 299km/h
4. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 45.888s +0.456s [19/19] 305km/h
5. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 45.896s +0.464s [9/17] 305km/h
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 45.947s +0.515s [11/17] 308km/h
7. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 45.965s +0.533s [11/17] 305km/h
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 46.234s +0.802s [16/17] 298km/h
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 46.323s +0.891s [10/18] 303km/h
10. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 46.371s +0.939s [16/16] 296km/h
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 46.551s +1.119s [5/15] 306km/h
12. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 46.699s +1.267s [21/21] 304km/h
13. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 46.765s +1.333s [10/17] 301km/h
14. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.073s +1.641s [7/16] 303km/h
15. Takumi Takahashi JPN Team HRC (RC213V) 1m 47.079s +1.647s [7/18] 303km/h
16. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 47.171s +1.739s [7/18] 298km/h
17. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 47.181s +1.749s [15/18] 293km/h
18. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 47.184s +1.752s [17/18] 300km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 47.304s +1.872s [16/16] 297km/h
20. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 47.364s +1.932s [7/18] 300km/h
21. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 47.503s +2.071s [10/16] 300km/h
22. Jack Miller AUS LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 47.539s +2.107s [14/16] 296km/h
23. Toni Elias SPA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 47.626s +2.194s [16/17] 301km/h
24. Loris Baz FRA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 48.083s +2.651s [11/18] 292km/h
25. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 48.625s +3.193s [18/18] 293km/h
26. Alex De Angelis RSM E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 1m 49.277s +3.845s [12/17] 290km/h
27. Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 49.846s +4.414s [11/15] 288km/h