Pada sesi 45 menit ini, Marquez merupakan satu-satunya pebalap yang mencoba ban depan asimetris, yang untuk kali pertama dibawa Bridgstone. Marquez memakainya pada pertengahan sesi hingga selesai.
Tercepat kedua pada sesi ini adalah Valentino Rossi. Catatan terbaik pebalap Movistar Yamaha tersebut 0,336 detik terlambat dari Marquez.
Kejutan dihadirkan pebalap Marc VDS, Scott Redding. Rider Inggris tersebut mencatat putaran terbaik dalam 1 menit 22,167 detik.
Pol Espargaro jadi korban pertama keganasan tikungan 11 atau yang lebih dikenal dengan "Waterfall". Pebalap Movistar Yamaha Tech 3 tersebut jatuh cukup keras yang menyebabkan kerusakan parah pada motornya.
Para pebalap akan menjalani sesi latihan bebas kedua pada Jumat siang waktu setempat (malam WIB).
Berikut hasil sesi latihan bebas pertama GP Jerman.
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 21.766s [Lap 20/21] 293km/h (Top Speed)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 22.102s +0.336s [10/26] 291km/h
3. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 22.167s +0.401s [23/23] 287km/h
4. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 22.243s +0.477s [23/23] 290km/h
5. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 22.396s +0.630s [20/23] 291km/h
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 22.428s +0.662s [20/20] 296km/h
7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 22.445s +0.679s [19/21] 290km/h
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 22.462s +0.696s [17/19] 286km/h
9. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 22.567s +0.801s [15/20] 287km/h
10. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 22.670s +0.904s [22/24] 295km/h
11. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 22.674s +0.908s [18/19] 285km/h
12. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 22.696s +0.930s [17/20] 293km/h
13. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 22.698s +0.932s [10/25] 293km/h
14. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 1m 22.792s +1.026s [10/22] 291km/h
15. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 22.935s +1.169s [18/21] 285km/h
16. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 23.163s +1.397s [12/18] 286km/h
17. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 23.299s +1.533s [18/21] 289km/h
18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 23.878s +2.112s [10/16] 283km/h
19. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 24.007s +2.241s [22/24] 282km/h
20. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 24.063s +2.297s [19/20] 286km/h
21. Alex De Angelis RSM E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 1m 24.063s +2.297s [10/23] 280km/h
22. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 24.096s +2.330s [21/21] 286km/h
23. Michael Laverty GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 24.446s +2.680s [19/20] 282km/h
24. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 25.462s +3.696s [24/26] 283km/h
25. Claudio Corti ITA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 26.771s +5.005s [20/22] 282km/h
Official Sachsenring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 20.937s (2014)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1m 21.846s (2011)