Rider tim Ducati Racing, Andrea Iannone menjadi pembalap yang start terdepan di MotoGP Austria sore nanti (14/8). Hal ini didapat setelah menjadi yang tercepat di sesi kualifikasi. Ini merupakan pole position pertama Iannone di MotoGP 2016.
Posisinya diikuti Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso dan Jorge Lorenzo yang masing-masing mengisi posisi dua sampai empat. Sedangkan hasil mengejutkan didapat Marc Marquez yang dalam kondisi cedera karena dislokasi bahu masih berada di posisi lima.
1. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 23.142s [Lap 8/8] 310km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 23.289s +0.147s [9/9] 309km/h
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 23.298s +0.156s [9/9] 310km/h
4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 23.361s +0.219s [7/9] 308km/h
5. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 23.475s +0.333s [8/9] 308km/h
6. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 23.584s +0.442s [7/8] 306km/h
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 23.597s +0.455s [9/9] 305km/h
8. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 23.777s +0.635s [6/8] 303km/h
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 23.813s +0.671s [7/8] 304km/h
10. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 23.822s +0.680s [7/8] 309km/h
11. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 24.218s +1.076s [2/9] 308km/h
12. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 24.263s +1.121s [9/9] 308km/h
13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 24.123s 306km/h
14. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 24.126s 305km/h
15. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 24.265s 306km/h
16. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 24.472s 304km/h
17. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 24.593s 312km/h
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 24.665s 302km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 24.673s 307km/h
20. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 24.852s 305km/h
21. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 24.895s 307km/h
22. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 25.192s 302km/h