Calificación MotoGP - Gran Premio de Japón 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Equipo | Moto | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 1:44.969 |
| 2 |
Dani Pedrosa |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +0.246 |
| 3 | 
Cal Crutchlow |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | +0.288 |
| 4 | 
Ben Spies |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | +0.367 |
| 5 |
Alvaro Bautista |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | +0.512 |
| 6 | 
Andrea Dovizioso |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | +0.643 |
| 7 | 
Casey Stoner |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | +0.776 |
| 8 | 
Stefan Bradl |
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | +0.879 |
| 9 |
Valentino Rossi |
Ducati Team | Ducati | +1.007 |
| 10 |
Nicky Hayden |
Ducati Team | Ducati | +1.492 |
| 11 | 
Katsuyuki Nakasuga |
Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | +1.811 |
| 12 |
Héctor Barberá |
Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | +1.912 |
| 13 |
Aleix Espargaró |
Power Electronics Aspar | ART | +2.414 |
| 14 | 
Randy De Puniet |
Power Electronics Aspar | ART | +2.612 |
| 15 | 
Karel Abraham |
Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | +2.822 |
| 16 |
Colin Edwards |
NGM Mobile Forward Racing | Suter | +3.156 |
| 17 | 
Yonny Hernandez |
Avintia Blusens | BQR-FTR | +3.544 |
| 18 |
Michele Pirro |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | +3.684 |
| 19 |
Danilo Petrucci |
Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda | +3.862 |
| 20 | 
James Ellison |
Paul Bird Motorsport | ART | +4.054 |
| 21 |
Roberto Rolfo |
Speed Master | ART | +4.214 |
| 22 |
Ivan Silva |
Avintia Blusens | BQR-FTR | +4.862 |