Submitted by David Emmett on
Both the wind and the pace have picked up as the Qatar test nears its end, the former not having too much effect on the latter, though a fair bunch of riders have crashed, including Alex Rins, Cal Crutchlow, Taka Nakagami, Marc Marquez, and Bradley Smith, all without incident.
At 8pm, it is Maverick Viñales who is fastest, as testing reaching peak intensity. The Monster Energy Yamaha rider leads the Petronas Yamaha of Fabio Quartararo, who in teurn is a couple of tenths ahead of the Repsol Honda of Marc Marquez. Danilo Petrucci is currently fourth fastest on the factory Ducati, while Alex Rins is the fastest Suzuki rider, just ahead of Pramac Ducati's Pecco Bagnaia.
With two hours of track time left, an hour of which will be in ideal conditions, riders will be pushing both for times and for race simulations. The track will be busy now until the temperatures drop.
Times at 8pm local:
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Prev |
| 1 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.208 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.441 | 0.233 | 0.233 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc Marquez | Honda RC213V | 1:54.613 | 0.405 | 0.172 |
| 4 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP19 | 1:54.818 | 0.610 | 0.205 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:54.852 | 0.644 | 0.034 |
| 6 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati GP18 | 1:55.074 | 0.866 | 0.222 |
| 7 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.233 | 1.025 | 0.159 |
| 8 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:55.321 | 1.113 | 0.088 |
| 9 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:55.343 | 1.135 | 0.022 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.405 | 1.197 | 0.062 |
| 11 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda RC213V | 1:55.417 | 1.209 | 0.012 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.584 | 1.376 | 0.167 |
| 13 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP18 | 1:55.672 | 1.464 | 0.088 |
| 14 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.722 | 1.514 | 0.050 |
| 15 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:55.733 | 1.525 | 0.011 |
| 16 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:55.814 | 1.606 | 0.081 |
| 17 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:55.978 | 1.770 | 0.164 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP18 | 1:56.121 | 1.913 | 0.143 |
| 19 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:56.172 | 1.964 | 0.051 |
| 20 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:56.274 | 2.066 | 0.102 |
| 21 | 5 | Johann Zarco | KTM RC16 | 1:56.286 | 2.078 | 0.012 |
| 22 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:56.934 | 2.726 | 0.648 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | KTM RC16 | 1:57.627 | 3.419 | 0.693 |
Circuit records and best time in testing:
| Year | No | Rider | Bike | Time | Event |
| 2018 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.029 | Qatar Test |
| 2018 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Yamaha M1 | 1:53.680 | Qualifying |
| 2016 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha M1 | 1:54.927 | Race |
