Rekan senior setim Vinales, Valentino Rossi, start posisi kedua dengan tertinggal 0,239 detik dari pebalap Spanyol tersebut. Dua pebalap Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso dan Michele Pirro, start dari posisi tiga dan empat. Sedangkan pebalap Ducati lainnya, Jorge Lorenzo, start dari posisi tujuh.
Duo Repsol Honda, Dani Pedrosa dan Marc Marquez, menempati posisi start lima dan enam. Posisi start delapan sampai 10 ditempati Alvaro Bautista (Aspar Team), Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac), dan Tito Rabat (Estrella Galicia).
Hasil kualifikasi MotoGP Italia 2017:
Qualifying 2:
1. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 46.575s [Lap 6/7] 340km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 46.814s +0.239s [6/7] 343km/h
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 46.835s +0.260s [6/7] 350km/h
4. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 46.878s +0.303s [7/8] 351km/h
5. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 46.999s +0.424s [7/8] 345km/h
6. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 47.050s +0.475s [7/7] 344km/h
7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 47.152s +0.577s [8/9] 349km/h
8. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 47.167s +0.592s [6/8] 351km/h
9. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 47.266s +0.691s [3/7] 352km/h
10. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 47.282s +0.707s [6/8] 343km/h
11. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 47.319s +0.744s [5/6] 343km/h
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 47.475s +0.900s [4/5] 344km/h
Qualifying 1:
13. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 47.220s 340km/h
14. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 47.272s 351km/h
15. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 47.305s 339km/h
16. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 47.625s 342km/h
17. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 47.809s 342km/h
18. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 47.940s 340km/h
19. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 47.961s 342km/h
20. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 47.975s 345km/h
21. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 48.361s 344km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 48.416s 338km/h
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 48.594s 338km/h
24. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 48.892s 342km/h