2023 Qatar Moto2 Grand Prix, Lusail - Qualifying Results
| 2023 Qatar Moto2 Grand Prix, Lusail - Qualifying Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 57.305s |
| 2 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 57.312s |
| 3 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 57.333s |
| 4 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 57.432s |
| 5 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 57.741s |
| 6 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 57.804s |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 57.846s |
| 8 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 57.949s |
| 9 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 58.033s |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Beta Tools SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 58.092s |
| 11 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 58.109s |
| 12 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 58.116s |
| 13 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 58.236s |
| 14 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 58.243s |
| 15 | Alex Escrig | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 58.346s |
| 16 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 58.363s |
| 17 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 58.486s |
| 18 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 58.519s |
| 19 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 58.171s |
| 20 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 58.211s |
| 21 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 58.224s |
| 22 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 58.298s |
| 23 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 58.379s |
| 24 | Izan Guevara | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 58.418s |
| 25 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 58.884s |
| 26 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 58.955s |
| 27 | Mattia Casadei | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 59.168s |
| 28 | Taiga Hada | JPN | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 59.191s |
| 29 | Rory Skinner | GBR | OnlyFans American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 59.246s |
| 30 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 59.429s |
Pole position for Joe Roberts in his penultimate Moto2 event for Italtrans, with new world champion Pedro Acosta seventh.
The session was red-flagged in the final minute after Alex Escrig pulled to a halt with smoke billowing from his Forward machine.
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