Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso topped Warm Up for the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix, but only 0.010 ahead of Johann Zarco and 0.029 ahead of Valentino Rossi.
Polesitter Dani Pedrosa was fourth, with teammate and Championship leader Marc Marquez in eight ahead of the first chance he has to take the 2017 crown.
Warm Up Result
| Pos | Rider | Team | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2’00.456 | |
| 2 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2’00.466 | 0.010 / 0.010 |
| 3 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2’00.485 | 0.029 / 0.019 |
| 4 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2’00.571 | 0.115 / 0.086 |
| 5 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2’00.657 | 0.201 / 0.086 |
| 6 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 2’00.661 | 0.205 / 0.004 |
| 7 | Jack MILLER | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’00.713 | 0.257 / 0.052 |
| 8 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 2’00.729 | 0.273 / 0.016 |
| 9 | Karel ABRAHAM | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | 2’00.766 | 0.310 / 0.037 |
| 10 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 2’00.806 | 0.350 / 0.040 |
| 11 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda | 2’00.823 | 0.367 / 0.017 |
| 12 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2’00.827 | 0.371 / 0.004 |
| 13 | Hector BARBERA | Reale Avintia Racing | 2’01.133 | 0.677 / 0.306 |
| 14 | Scott REDDING | OCTO Pramac Racing | 2’01.157 | 0.701 / 0.024 |
| 15 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | 2’01.341 | 0.885 / 0.184 |
| 16 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2’01.399 | 0.943 / 0.058 |
| 17 | Danilo PETRUCCI | OCTO Pramac Racing | 2’01.400 | 0.944 / 0.001 |
| 18 | Tito RABAT | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2’01.466 | 1.010 / 0.066 |
| 19 | Loris BAZ | Reale Avintia Racing | 2’01.602 | 1.146 / 0.136 |
| 20 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2’01.663 | 1.207 / 0.061 |
| 21 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2’01.776 | 1.320 / 0.113 |
| 22 | Michael VAN DER MARK | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2’02.222 | 1.766 / 0.446 |
source: motogp.com