Marc Marquez shows up the rest with his eighth pole position of the season at the Australian MotoGP today, Saturday, while Cal Crutchlow in the next Honda machine takes 2nd place. Marquez on his Honda came out early to top the timesheets and finished with a fastest lap of one minute 28.364 seconds, three-tenths quicker than Lorenzo on his Yamaha. Meanwhile championship leader Valentino Rossi brought his Yamaha to only 7th position.
| Pos | Rider | Team | Bike | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | Honda | Honda | 1m29.081s | – | 20 |
| 2 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR | Honda | 1m29.509s | 0.428s | 19 |
| 3 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m29.520s | 0.439s | 18 |
| 4 | Scott Redding | Marc VDS | Honda | 1m29.675s | 0.594s | 19 |
| 5 | Maverick Vinales | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m29.715s | 0.634s | 18 |
| 6 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | Ducati | 1m29.755s | 0.674s | 22 |
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m29.815s | 0.734s | 20 |
| 8 | Bradley Smith | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m29.877s | 0.796s | 22 |
| 9 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati | 1m29.962s | 0.881s | 20 |
| 10 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m29.982s | 0.901s | 18 |
| 11 | Jack Miller | LCR | Honda | 1m30.034s | 0.953s | 18 |
| 12 | Hector Barbera | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m30.163s | 1.082s | 19 |
| 13 | Pol Espargaro | Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1m30.193s | 1.112s | 21 |
| 14 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m30.295s | 1.214s | 19 |
| 15 | Nicky Hayden | Aspar | Honda | 1m30.351s | 1.270s | 19 |
| 16 | Alvaro Bautista | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m30.404s | 1.323s | 20 |
| 17 | Yonny Hernandez | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1m30.414s | 1.333s | 20 |
| 18 | Daniel Pedrosa | Honda | Honda | 1m30.505s | 1.424s | 20 |
| 19 | Eugene Laverty | Aspar | Honda | 1m30.766s | 1.685s | 18 |
| 20 | Loris Baz | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1m31.145s | 2.064s | 18 |
| 21 | Mike Di Meglio | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1m31.176s | 2.095s | 17 |
| 22 | Stefan Bradl | Aprilia Gresini | Aprilia | 1m31.419s | 2.338s | 20 |
| 23 | Anthony West | AB Motoracing | Honda | 1m31.898s | 2.817s | 19 |
| 24 | Toni Elias | Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1m31.913s | 2.832s | 21 |
| 25 | Damian Cudlin | IodaRacing Project | ART/Aprilia | 1m34.302s | 5.221s | 15 |
