Tentunya ini adalah model yang kurang bagus bagi Andrea Dovizioso untuk mengejar Marquez di perebutan gelar juara.
Sementara Rossi berhasil start dari baris ketiga, tepatnya posisi ke-7.
Berikut adalah hasil lengkap kualifikasi MotoGP Australia 2017
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 28.386s
2. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 28.719s +0.333s
3. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 28.744s +0.358s
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 28.937s +0.551s
5. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 28.964s +0.578s
6. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 29.030s +0.644s
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 29.203s +0.817s
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 29.271s
9. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 29.321s +0.935s
10. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 29.429s +1.043s
11. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 1m 29.496s +1.110s
12. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 29.546s +1.160s
Kualifikasi 1:
13. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 29.824s
14. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 29.847s
15. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) 1m 29.961s
16. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 1m 30.085s
17. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 1m 30.224s 334km/h
18. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (GP17) 1m 30.471s
19. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 1m 30.543s
20. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 1m 30.806s
21. Broc Parkes JPN Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1) 1m 30.889s
22. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 1m 30.900s
23. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 31.158s