Di pertengahan sesi, Marc Marquez yang memakai ban hard-soft mengganti setting ban menjadi medium-soft dan bertambah cepat.
Akhirnya Marc Marquez berhasil mengklaim pole position di Red Bull Ring, Austria.
Seperti ini hasil lengkap kualifikasi MotoGP Austria 2018.
| No | Pembalap | Tim | Waktu |
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1'23,241 |
| 2 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 1'23,243 |
| 3 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 1'23,376 |
| 4 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'23,503 |
| 5 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1'23,812 |
| 6 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'23,887 |
| 7 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 1'23,922 |
| 8 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'24,091 |
| 9 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'24,124 |
| 10 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'24,227 |
| 11 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1'24,284 |
| 12 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 1'24,342 |
| 13 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1'24,245 |
| 14 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1'24,309 |
| 15 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'24,762 |
| 16 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1'24,767 |
| 17 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'24,805 |
| 18 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'24,834 |
| 19 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 1'24,868 |
| 20 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1'25,067 |
| 21 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1'25,178 |
| 22 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 1'25,310 |
| 23 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 1'25,339 |