Startaufstellung MotoGP Austin
| Pos | Fahrer/Land | Team | Zeit | kmh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | » Marc Márquez (E) | Repsol Honda Team | 2:02,773 | 161,654 |
| 2 | » Dani Pedrosa (E) | Repsol Honda Team | 2:03,062 | 161,274 |
| 3 | » Stefan Bradl (D) | LCR Honda MotoGP | 2:03,196 | 161,099 |
| 4 | » Aleix Espargaró (E) | NGM Forward Racing | 2:03,240 | 161,041 |
| 5 | » Jorge Lorenzo (E) | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2:03,243 | 161,037 |
| 6 | » Valentino Rossi (I) | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2:03,244 | 161,036 |
| 7 | » Cal Crutchlow (GB) | Ducati Team | 2:03,780 | 160,339 |
| 8 | » Bradley Smith (GB) | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2:03,800 | 160,313 |
| 9 | » Andrea Iannone (I) | Pramac Racing | 2:03,842 | 160,259 |
| 10 | » Andrea Dovizioso (I) | Ducati Team | 2:03,846 | 160,253 |
| 11 | » Pol Espargaró (E) | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2:03,913 | 160,167 |
| 12 | » Álvaro Bautista (E) | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | 2:03,923 | 160,154 |
| 13 | » Scott Redding (GB) | GO&FUN Honda Gresini | 2:04,617 | 159,262 |
| 14 | » Nicky Hayden (USA) | Drive M7 Aspar | 2:05,062 | 158,695 |
| 15 | » Yonny Hernandez (CO) | Energy T.I. Pramac Racing | 2:05,677 | 157,919 |
| 16 | » Hiroshi Aoyama (J) | Drive M7 Aspar | 2:05,788 | 157,779 |
| 17 | » Karel Abraham (CZ) | Cardion AB Motoracing | 2:06,239 | 157,216 |
| 18 | » Héctor Barberá (E) | Avintia Racing | 2:06,270 | 157,177 |
| 19 | » Colin Edwards (USA) | NGM Forward Racing | 2:06,741 | 156,593 |
| 20 | » Michael Laverty (GB) | Paul Bird Motorsport | 2:06,939 | 156,349 |
| 21 | » Broc Parkes (AUS) | Paul Bird Motorsport | 2:07,403 | 155,779 |
| 22 | » Danilo Petrucci (I) | IodaRacing Project | 2:07,745 | 155,362 |
| 23 | » Mike di Meglio (F) | Avintia Racing | 2:07,761 | 155,343 |