Rider berkebangsaan Italia itu mencetak waktu lap terbaik 1 menit 50.759 detik.
Posisi start kedua dan ketiga masing-masing di isi oleh pembalap Prancis, Fabio Quartararo dan pembalap Swiss Innovative Investors berkebangsaan Spanyol Iker Lecuona.
Berikut Hasil Lengkap Kualifikasi Moto2 Motegi, Jepang 2018 :
- Francesco Bagnaia, SKY Racing Team VR46 1m 50.759s
- Fabio Quartararo, MB Conveyors – Speed Up
- Iker Lecuona, Swiss Innovative Investors
- Marcel Schrotter, Dynavolt Intact GP
- Lorenzo Baldassarri, Pons HP40
- Alex Marquez, EG 0,0 Marc VDS
- Xavi Vierge, Dynavolt Intact GP
- Tetsuta Nagashima, IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
- Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Ajo
- Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Ajo
- Luca Marini, SKY Racing Team VR46
- Augusto Fernandez, Pons HP40
- Remy Gardner, Tech 3 Racing
- Joan Mir, EG 0,0 Marc VDS
- Jorge Navarro, Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
- Simone Corsi, Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2
- Dominique Aegerter, Kiefer Racing
- Joe Roberts, NTS RW Racing GP
- Sam Lowes, Swiss Innovative Investors
- Andrea Locatelli, Italtrans Racing Team
- Mattia Pasini, Italtrans Racing Team
- Edgar Pons, MB Conveyors – Speed Up
- Khairul Idham Pawi, IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia
- Jesko Raffin, SAG Team
- Steven Odendaal, NTS RW Racing GP
- Bo Bendsneyder, Tech 3 Racing
- Stefano Manzi, Forward Racing Team
- Niki Tuuli, Petronas Sprinta Racing
- Isaac Viñales, Forward Racing Team
- Jules Danilo, Nashi Argan SAG Team
- Xavi Cardelus, Marinelli Snipers Team
- Federico Fuligni, Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2
