The Baby Alien –julukan Marquez– harus puas menempati posisi ke-12 usai mencatatkan waktu 1 menit 59.676 detik. Hasil lebih baik justru didapat pembalap veteran Tim Monster Energy Yamaha, Valentino Rossi, yang berada di posisi ke-10 dengan catatan waktu 1 menit 59.569 detik.
Berikut hasil lengkap hari pertama sesi uji coba pramusim MotoGP Malaysia 2020:
1 = Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 58.945s
2 = Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.051s
3 = Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.250s
4 = Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.289s
5 = Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP20) +0.291s
6 = Maverick Vinales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.422s
7 = Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.482s
8 = Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.591s
9 ^1 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.623s
10 ˅1 Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.624s
11 = Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP20) +0.721s
12 = Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.731s
13 = Alex Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)* +0.973s
14 = Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP20) +0.994s
15 = Dani Pedrosa SPA KTM Test Rider (RC16) +1.072s
16 ^1 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) +1.186s
17 ˅1 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP20) +1.191s
18 = Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) +1.426s
19 ^4 Johann Zarco FRA Reale Avintia (GP19) +1.519s
20 ˅1 Iker Lecuona SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.566s
21 ˅1 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16)* +1.574s
22 ˅1 Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia (GP19) +1.805s
23 ˅1 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.870s
24 = Yamaha Test Bike #1 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +2.135s
25 = Yamaha Test Bike #2 N/A Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) +2.799s
26 = Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Test Rider (RS-GP) +4.205s
(Fetra Hariandja)