Maverick Vinales melesat di babak latihan resmi pertama MotoGP seri X, Austria sore ini (12/8). Dari catatan hasil latihan resmi pertama MotoGP Austria, Vinales menyodok Valentino Rossi yang bertahan lebih dari 15 menit di posisi teratas.
Catatan waktu Maverick Vinalec 1 menit dan 25,866 detik. Rider Ecstar Suzuki hanya terpaut 0,08 detik dari pencatat waktu kedua dari pembalap Ducati MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso.
Di pihak lain 10 menit sebelum latihan resmi pertama MotoGP Austria berakhir, Dani Pedrosa sempat terjatuh. Rider Repsol Honda ini langsung melorot ke posisi paling bawah.
Hasil Latihan Resmi Pertama MotoGP Austria (www.motorplus-online.com)
| 1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 305.5 | 1'25.866 | |
| 2 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 311.0 | 1'25.945 | 0.079 / 0.079 |
| 3 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 306.2 | 1'26.077 | 0.211 / 0.132 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 302.2 | 1'26.232 | 0.366 / 0.155 |
| 5 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 303.3 | 1'26.306 | 0.440 / 0.074 |
| 6 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 305.5 | 1'26.337 | 0.471 / 0.031 |
| 7 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 306.8 | 1'26.375 | 0.509 / 0.038 |
| 8 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 304.3 | 1'26.438 | 0.572 / 0.063 |
| 9 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 301.4 | 1'26.493 | 0.627 / 0.055 |
| 10 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 308.3 | 1'26.620 | 0.754 / 0.127 |
| 11 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | LCR Honda | Honda | 303.8 | 1'26.734 | 0.868 / 0.114 |
| 12 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Pramac Yakhnich | Ducati | 304.3 | 1'26.860 | 0.994 / 0.126 |
| 13 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 305.6 | 1'26.880 | 1.014 / 0.020 |
| 14 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 304.3 | 1'26.995 | 1.129 / 0.115 |
| 15 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 300.3 | 1'27.067 | 1.201 / 0.072 |
| 16 | 76 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 295.8 | 1'27.997 | 2.131 / 0.930 |
| 17 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 301.4 | 1'28.229 | 2.363 / 0.232 |
| 18 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 306.2 | 1'28.492 | 2.626 / 0.263 |
| 19 | 53 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 301.7 | 1'28.731 | 2.865 / 0.239 |
| 20 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 301.3 | 1'28.761 | 2.895 / 0.030 |
| 21 | 50 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 302.2 | 1'30.206 | 4.340 / 1.445 |
| 22 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 298.0 | 1'31.293 | 5.427 / 1.087 |