Pembalap anyar Repsol Honda yang menggantikan Marc Marquez, Luca Marini, berada di posisi ke-10. Sementara itu sang juara bertahan dari Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia ada di posisi ke-12, lalu Jorge Martin menduduki peringkat ke-15.

Hasil Tes Valencia di Hari Pertama:

1. = Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) 1m 29.253s 73/86 330.5
2. ^13 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.028s 51/51 337
3. ˅1 Marco Bezzecchi ITA VR46 Ducati (GP) +0.093s 58/62 337
4. ˅1 Marc Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP) +0.171s 46/49 335.4
5. ^1 Raul Fernandez SPA Aprilia (RS-GP) +0.263s 58/64 333.7
6. ˅2 Alex Marquez SPA Gresini Ducati (GP) +0.385s 53/56 332.1
7. ˅2 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA VR46 Ducati (GP) +0.409s 51/60 330.5
8. ˅1 Enea Bastianini ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP) +0.543s 53/56 333.7
9. ^9 Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.648s 56/62 330.5
10. ^6 Luca Marini ITA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.703s 68/72 328.9
11. ˅3 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP) +0.717s 35/51 337
12. = Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.769s 59/63 332.1
13. ˅4 Joan Mir SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.798s 58/69 333.7
14. ˅4 Augusto Fernandez SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) +0.824s 66/72 327.4
15. ˅4 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP) +0.899s 36/51 335.4
16. ˅3 Franco Morbidelli ITA Pramac Ducati (GP) +0.953s 60/69 332.1
17. ˅3 Johann Zarco FRA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.030s 45/61 330.5
18. ˅1 Pedro Acosta SPA Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* +1.223s 70/70 332.1
19. ^2 Alex Rins SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.311s 45/54 330.5
20. ˅1 Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +1.512s 63/74 330.5
21. ˅1 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.723s 54/63 328.9
22. = Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +3.059s 8/17 328.9
23. = Lorenzo Savadori ITA ApriliaTest Rider (RS-GP) +3.431s 8/27 325.8