Maverick Vinales - Photo Credit: MotoGP.com
Riders' Championship (After Round 1: Qatar)
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Motorcycle | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | FTR Honda | Blusens Avintia | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Romano Fenati | ITA | FTR Honda | Team Italia FMI | 20 | |
| 3 | Sandro Cortese | GER | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 16 | |
| 4 | Luis Salom | SPA | Kalex KTM | RW Racing GP | 13 | |
| 5 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Suter Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 11 | |
| 6 | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | MAL | KTM | AirAsia-Sic-Ajo | 10 | |
| 7 | Arthur Sissis | AUS | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 9 | |
| 8 | Danny Kent | GBR | KTM | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 8 | |
| 9 | Louis Rossi | FRA | FTR Honda | Racing Team Germany | 7 | |
| 10 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suter Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alan Techer | FRA | TSR Honda | Technomag-CIP-TSR | 5 | |
| 12 | Hector Faubel | SPA | Kalex KTM | Bankia Aspar Team | 4 | |
| 13 | Niklas Ajo | FIN | KTM | TT Motion Events Racing | 3 | |
| 14 | Alberto Moncayo | SPA | Kalex KTM | Bankia Aspar Team | 2 | |
| 15 | Jakub Kornfeil | CZE | FTR Honda | Redox-Ongetta-Centro Seta | 1 |
