Hasil Latihan Bebas 1 Moto2 Motegi Jepang 2018, Jumat 19 Oktober 2018
| Pos. | Num. | Pembalap | Negara | Tim | Motor | Km/h | Waktu | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | 23 | Marcel SCHROTTER | GER | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 250.4 | 1’56.507 | |
| 2 | 73 | Alex MARQUEZ | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 252.7 | 1’56.808 | 0.301 / 0.301 |
| 3 | 4 | Steven ODENDAAL | RSA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 250.6 | 1’57.057 | 0.550 / 0.249 |
| 4 | 45 | Tetsuta NAGASHIMA | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 250.9 | 1’57.182 | 0.675 / 0.125 |
| 5 | 62 | Stefano MANZI | ITA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 246.1 | 1’57.331 | 0.824 / 0.149 |
| 6 | 44 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | POR | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 251.5 | 1’57.420 | 0.913 / 0.089 |
| 7 | 89 | Khairul Idham PAWI | MAL | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | Kalex | 249.1 | 1’57.762 | 1.255 / 0.342 |
| 8 | 87 | Remy GARDNER | AUS | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 249 | 1’58.023 | 1.516 / 0.261 |
| 9 | 22 | Sam LOWES | GBR | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | 250.9 | 1’58.026 | 1.519 / 0.003 |
| 10 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | FRA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 248.4 | 1’58.152 | 1.645 / 0.126 |
| 11 | 32 | Isaac VIÑALES | SPA | Forward Racing Team | Suter | 247.5 | 1’58.465 | 1.958 / 0.313 |
| 12 | 97 | Xavi VIERGE | SPA | Dynavolt Intact GP | Kalex | 250.4 | 1’58.592 | 2.085 / 0.127 |
| 13 | 9 | Jorge NAVARRO | SPA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | Kalex | 249.6 | 1’58.659 | 2.152 / 0.067 |
| 14 | 36 | Joan MIR | SPA | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | 252 | 1’58.703 | 2.196 / 0.044 |
| 15 | 64 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NED | Tech 3 Racing | Tech 3 | 247.8 | 1’59.486 | 2.979 / 0.783 |
| 16 | 41 | Brad BINDER | RSA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 251.1 | 1’59.597 | 3.090 / 0.111 |
| 17 | 16 | Joe ROBERTS | USA | NTS RW Racing GP | NTS | 247.4 | 1’59.856 | 3.349 / 0.259 |
| 18 | 24 | Simone CORSI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 246.7 | 2’00.041 | 3.534 / 0.185 |
| 19 | 95 | Jules DANILO | FRA | Nashi Argan SAG Team | Kalex | 248.9 | 2’00.487 | 3.980 / 0.446 |
| 20 | 40 | Augusto FERNANDEZ | SPA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 248.6 | 2’00.673 | 4.166 / 0.186 |
| 21 | 18 | Xavi CARDELUS | AND | Marinelli Snipers Team | Kalex | 249.5 | 2’00.676 | 4.169 / 0.003 |
| 22 | 21 | Federico FULIGNI | ITA | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | Kalex | 246.6 | 2’00.707 | 4.200 / 0.031 |
| 23 | 77 | Dominique AEGERTER | SWI | Kiefer Racing | KTM | 246.8 | 2’01.893 | 5.386 / 1.186 |
| 24 | 10 | Luca MARINI | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | 251.9 | 2’02.141 | 5.634 / 0.248 |
| 25 | 5 | Andrea LOCATELLI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | 248.3 | 2’03.143 | 6.636 / 1.002 |
| 26 | 66 | Niki TUULI | FIN | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex | 250 | 2’03.416 | 6.909 / 0.273 |
| 27 | 57 | Edgar PONS | SPA | MB Conveyors – Speed Up | Speed Up | 248.8 | 2’03.585 | 7.078 / 0.169 |
| 7 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | ITA | Pons HP40 | Kalex | 248.2 | 2’11.605 | 15.098 / 8.020 | |
| 2 | Jesko RAFFIN | SWI | SAG Team | Kalex | ||||
| 27 | Iker LECUONA | SPA | Swiss Innovative Investors | KTM | ||||
| 42 | Francesco BAGNAIA | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | ||||
| 54 | Mattia PASINI | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex |