Pembalap Honda Dani Pedrosa memimpin FP2 MotoGP Motegi 2018 dengan kondisi lintasan sebagian basah dan kering.
Dua pembalap teratas, Marc Marquez (Honda) dan Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), termasuk dalam tujuh pembalap yang tidak mengikuti FP2 MotoGP Motegi 2018, bersama dengan pembalap LCR Honda Cal Crutchlow.
Berikut hasil lengkap FP2 MotoGP Motegi 2018:
| POS | RIDER | TEAM | BIKE | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | Honda | 1m48.136s | – | 12 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | Aprilia | Aprilia | 1m48.635s | 0.499s | 6 |
| 3 | Danilo Petrucci | Pramac Ducati | Ducati | 1m48.939s | 0.803s | 3 |
| 4 | Jack Miller | Pramac Ducati | Ducati | 1m49.022s | 0.886s | 7 |
| 5 | Johann Zarco | Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m49.133s | 0.997s | 16 |
| 6 | Hafizh Syahrin | Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m49.387s | 1.251s | 9 |
| 7 | Bradley Smith | KTM | KTM | 1m49.573s | 1.437s | 4 |
| 8 | Xavier Simeon | Avintia Ducati | Ducati | 1m50.154s | 2.018s | 13 |
| 9 | Thomas Luthi | MVDS Honda | Honda | 1m50.482s | 2.346s | 10 |
| 10 | Sylvain Guintoli | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m50.578s | 2.442s | 7 |
| 11 | Karel Abraham | Aspar Ducati | Ducati | 1m50.694s | 2.558s | 12 |
| 12 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m51.652s | 3.516s | 3 |
| 13 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | Suzuki | 1m53.586s | 5.450s | 9 |
| 14 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m54.078s | 5.942s | 14 |
| 15 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha | Yamaha | 1m54.133s | 5.997s | 18 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | MVDS Honda | Honda | 1m54.758s | 6.622s | 17 |
| – | Alvaro Bautista | Aspar Ducati | Ducati | 1m57.297s | 9.161s | 10 |
| – | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda | Honda | 1m58.255s | 10.119s | 5 |
| – | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | Suzuki | – | – | 0 |
| – | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | Aprilia | – | – | 0 |
