Valentino Rossi dalam pertandingan ini hanya mampu menempati posisi ketiga, disusul di posisi keempat rider Ducati Andrea Iannone dan pembalap muda Suzuki Ecstar Maverick Vinales.
Sedangkan Dani Pedrosa rekan satu tim Marquez hanya mampu diposisi delapan.
Hasil lengkap kualifikasi Moto GP Austin, Amerika Serikat, Minggu (10/4/2016):
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 3.188s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 3.257s
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 3.644s
4. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 3.913s
5. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 4.247s
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 4.265s
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 2m 4.339s
8. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 4.379s
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 4.408s
10. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 4.485s
11. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 4.988s
12. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 5.159s
13. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 04.867s
14. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 04.944s
15. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 05.425s
16. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 05.625s
17. Michele Pirro ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 05.702s
18. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 2m 06.029s
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 06.049s
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 2m 06.562s