Jose Antonio Rueda will start from pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix after securing his fifth pole position.
The Moto3 World Championship leader, Jose Antonio Rueda, will start the Japanese Grand Prix from Pole Position and showed a clear advantage over the field during the 15-minute Q2 session.
Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider, Valentin Perrone, will start from the middle of the front row of the grid after the Argentinian rider qualified in second place on the grid.
Joel Kelso was able to complete the front row of the grid as the Australian rider qualified in third place on the grid for the LEVELUP - MTA squad.
Angel Piqueras has been Rueda's closest challenger throughout the 2025 season, but the Spaniard will have to start in fourth place on Sunday, and his Championship challenge is fading away.
Japanese rider Taiyo Furusato will start his home Grand Prix from the middle of the second row in fifth place.
Rounding out the second row on the grid was the Leopard Racing Honda rider, Adrian Fernandez, who will start from sixth place.
The Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP rider, David Munoz, will start from seventh place at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Moto3 rookie, Maximo Quiles, will start from the middle of the third row in eighth place on the CFMoto Aspar Team machine.
David Almansa will start from the back of the third row as he qualified in sixth place on the Leopard Racing machine.
Completing the top ten on the grid was the CFMoto Aspar Team rider, Dennis Foggia.
British riders, Eddie O'Shea and Scott Ogden, missed out on the top ten and will start from 19th and 25th places.
Moto3 Japan, Full Qualifying Results:
| 2025 Japan Moto3 | Twin Ring Motegi | Qualifying Results | Round 17 of 22 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | Team | Bike | Times |
| 1 | Jose Antonio Rueda | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:54.826 |
| 2 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 1:55.064 |
| 3 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:55.080 |
| 4 | Angel Piqueras | ESP | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:55.094 |
| 5 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | 1:55.187 |
| 6 | Adrian Fernandez | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:55.220 |
| 7 | David Munoz | ESP | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:55.248 |
| 8 | Maximo Quiles | ESP | CFMoto Aspar Team | KTM | 1:55.262 |
| 9 | David Almansa | ESP | Leopard Racing | Honda | 1:55.318 |
| 10 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMoto Aspar Team | KTM | 1:55.444 |
| 11 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP | KTM | 1:55.516 |
| 12 | Alvaro Carpe | ESP | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | 1:55.530 |
| 13 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA - MT Helmets - MSi | KTM | 1:55.571 |
| 14 | Luca Lunetta | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:55.618 |
| 15 | Stefano Nepa | ITA | SIC58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 1:55.826 |
| 16 | Marco Morelli | ARG | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | 1:56.705 |
| 17 | Matteo Bertelle | ITA | LEVELUP - MTA | KTM | 1:56.749 |
| 18 | Cormac Buchanan | NZL | DENSSI Racing - BOE | KTM | 1:56.763 |
| 19 | Eddie O'Shea | GBR | GRYD - MLav Racing | Honda | Q1 |
| 20 | Arbi Aditama | IDN | Honda Team Asia | Honda | Q1 |
| 21 | Ruche Moodley | RSA | DENSSI Racing - BOE | KTM | Q1 |
| 22 | Jacob Roulstone | AUS | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | Q1 |
| 23 | Riccardo Rossi | ITA | Rivacold Snipers Team | Honda | Q1 |
| 24 | Noah Dettwiler | SUI | CIP Green Power | KTM | Q1 |
| 25 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power | KTM | Q1 |
