Andrea Iannone harus absen dari sesi ini karena mendapat kecelakaan parah saat turun di sesi latihan bebas keempat dan mengalami dislokasi bahu kanan.
Danilo Petrucci berhasil mencatat waktu tercepat, diikuti Claudio Corti di urutan dua. Dua pebalap ini berhak ikut sesi kualifikasi kedua, yang dimulai pukul 19.35 WIB.
Hasil Kualifikasi Pertama:
1. Danilo Petrucci ITA Came IodaRacing Project (Suter-BMW CRT) 1m 23.100s
2. Claudio Corti ITA NGM Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 23.148s
3. Randy De Puniet FRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1m 23.152s
4. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 23.333s
5. Michele Pirro ITA Ignite Pramac Racing (GP13) 1m 23.349s
6. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART CRT) 1m 23.549s
7. Yonny Hernandez COL Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 1m 23.565s
8. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 23.631s
9. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (ART CRT) 1m 23.752s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 23.820s
11. Lukas Pesek CZE Came IodaRacing Project (Suter-BMW CRT) 1m 24.395s
12. Bryan Staring AUS Go&Fun Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT) 1m 27.273s
13. Andrea Iannone ITA Energy T.I. Pramac Racing (GP13) No Time
Fastest practice time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 21.903s (FP3)
Official Sachsenring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Casey Stoner AUS Honda 1m 21.067s (2008)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa ESP Honda 1m 21.846s (2011)