Tes pramusim juga dimanfaatkan pabrikan Yamaha untuk menguji coba fairing aerodinamika baru. Adapun, pabrikan KTM membawa enam motor balap, dengan pembagian tiga motor masing-masing untuk Espargaro dan Bradley Smith.
Dan pada hari pertama ini, ada delapan pembalap tes yang turun, antara lain Stefan Bradl, Hiroshi Aoyama, Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Kohta Nozane, Mika Kallio, Sylvain Guintoli, Michele Pirro dan Takumi Takahashi.
Berikut catatan waktu tes pramusim MotoGP Sepang:
1. ^1 Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.427s [Lap 55/56]
2. ^1 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP18) 1m 59.770s +0.343s [33/35]
3. ^10 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP18) 2m 59.802s +60.375s [38/38]
4. ^6 Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Ducati (GP18) 2m 0.123s +0.696s [29/30]
5. ^9 Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP17) 2m 0.178s +0.751s [42/43]
6. ˅5 Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 0.233s +0.806s [44/50]
7. = Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.290s +0.863s [50/51]
8. ˅3 Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 2m 0.421s +0.994s [60/62]
9. ^3 Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.522s +1.095s [28/38]
10. ˅1 Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 0.568s +1.141s [38/39]
11. = Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 0.627s +1.200s [61/63]
12. ^3 Takaaki Nakagami GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.664s +1.237s [63/64]
13. ˅9 Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 0.714s +1.287s [55/72]
14. ^4 Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 0.866s +1.439s [34/40]
15. ˅9 Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (GP17) 2m 0.912s +1.485s [66/66]
16. ˅8 Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 1.027s +1.600s [27/41]
17. ^2 Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 1.099s +1.672s [29/39]
18. ˅1 Franco Morbidelli ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 1.161s +1.734s [61/62]
19. ˅3 Alvaro Bautista ESP Angel Nieto Team (GP17) 2m 1.728s +2.301s [30/40]
20. = Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 1.864s +2.437s [37/58]
21. = Scott Redding GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 1.962s +2.535s [40/51]
22. = Yamaha Test 3 JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 2.044s +2.617s [26/28]
23. ^1 Yonny Hernandez COL Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 2m 2.053s +2.626s [47/47]
24. ^3 Karel Abraham CZE Angel Nieto Team (GP16) 2m 2.088s +2.661s [46/46]
25. ˅2 Yamaha Test 2 JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 2.527s +3.100s [23/39]
