Rekan setim Pedrosa, juara dunia Marc Marquez, akan start dalam balapan yang berlangsung pada Minggu (7/5/2017) dari posisi kedua berkat catatan waktu 1 menit 38,298 detik. Menemani Pedrosa dan Marquez di baris pertama adalah pebalap LCR Honda Cal Cructhclow, yang mesti mengakhiri sesi Q2 dengan digigit lebah. Meski demikian, Crutchlow masih bisa mencatatkan waktu terbaiknya 1 menit 38,453 detik.
Pebalap Yamaha Maverick Vinales akan start dari posisi empat. Ia dikawani Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar) dan Johann Zarco (Yamaha Tech 3) di baris kedua dalam start balapan nanti. Rekan setim Vinales, Valentino ‘The Doctor’ Rossi start dari posisi ketujuh. Rossi ditemani Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) dan Jonas Folger (Yamaha Tech 3) di baris start ketiga.
Hasil babak kualifikasi balapan MotoGP Spanyol 2017:
Sesi Q2:
1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 38.249s [Lap 6/7] 291km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 38.298s +0.049s [8/8] 291km/h
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 38.453s +0.204s [6/7] 291km/h
4. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.677s +0.428s [3/7] 292km/h
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 38.744s +0.495s [3/8] 291km/h
6. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 38.861s +0.612s [6/8] 291km/h
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.908s +0.659s [6/7] 290km/h
8. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 38.910s +0.661s [6/8] 293km/h
9. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 39.108s +0.859s [8/8] 291km/h
10. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.125s +0.876s [3/8] 290km/h
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.152s +0.903s [5/8] 292km/h
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.400s +1.151s [2/5] 288km/h
Sesi Q1:
13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 39.090s 290km/h
14. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 39.255s 294km/h
15. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 39.282s 294km/h
16. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 39.321s 291km/h
17. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.462s 291km/h
18. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.564s 292km/h
19. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.678s 294km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.824s 287km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.906s 293km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 40.213s 287km/h
23. Takuya Tsuda JPN Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.386s 287km/h