| # | Cl. | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Yuichi TAKEDA | 20 |  Honda RC45 | Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda | |
| 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 28 |  Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA | |
| 5 | Shin'ichi ITO | 31 | Honda RC45 | Team LUCKY STRIKE Honda | |
| 6 | Akira RYO | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team SUZUKI | |
| 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
| 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 25 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
| 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team SUZUKI | |
| 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team | |
| 13 | Manabu KAMADA | 28 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda | |
| 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 30 | Yamaha YZF750 | TEAM ITA & RC-SUGO | |
| 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team | |
| 19 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team HANSHIN Riding School | |
| 21 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 37 | Honda RC45 | Defi T.KANEYASU | |
| 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R • MOTUL | |
| 25 | Kei NASHIMOTO | 27 | Honda VTR1000F | MORIWAKI Racing | |
| 26 | S-NK | Ryuji TSURUTA | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-9R | Team YELLOWCORN |
| 27 | Shuya ARAI | 32 | Honda VTR1000F | MORIWAKI Racing | |
| 28 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Ducati 916 | Racing Team HONEYBEE | |
| 29 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RS-ITOH Racing Team | |
| 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | TEAM GREEN | |
| 31 | Hideo SENMYO | 33 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC | |
| 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | 28 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing & EF | |
| 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | 32 | Honda RC45 | Team Iwaki | |
| 38 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 30 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC | |
| 40 | S-NK | Kazuki SHIMIZU | ? |  Kawasaki ZX-9R | BEET IGOL OIL |
| 41 | Jun'ichi KATO | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Team YDS YAMAHA | |
| 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | 30 | Honda RC45 | D.D. BOYS Racing | |
| 45 | Toshiyuki HAMAGUCHI | 28 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 Plus | |
| 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | ? | Honda RC45 | CLUBNEXT & HKC & Big Dipper | |
| 47 | S-NK | Yasuhiko GORIKU | ? | Yamaha YZF R1 | Iwata Racing Family |
| 48 | S-NK | Shin'ichiro IMAI | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-9R | BEET IGOL OIL |
| 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | ? | Honda VTR1000F | P's Supply + Nakai Wagyo | |
| 50 | S-NK | Minoru OUCHIDA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-9R | P's Supply |
| 51 | Kensuke HAGA | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA | |
| 52 | Hiroshi SAEKI | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | WOODSTOCK Racing Team | |
| 53 | Koji HONDA | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Egami Myojo.b.S | |
| 54 | Hideki ONISHI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Carcom Togawa & Yamashina Kawasaki | |
| 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | ? | Honda RC45 | D.D. BOYS Racing | |
| 56 | S-NK | Takashi TODA | 35 | Yamaha YZF R1 | Mihara Specialty |
| 57 | Takaaki JIN | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM MONZAKI | |
| 58 | S-NK | Takaharu KISHIDA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-9R | McGuire & SS FUSE |
| 59 | Toshiyuki ARAKAKI | 33 | Honda RC45 | Team VITALSPIRIT | |
| 60 | Toshitake MATSUSHITA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RP Tire House & YRT☆WAKO'S | |
| 61 | S-NK | Hideto HOTTA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-9R | Yamashina Kawasaki KEN Racing |
| 62 | S-NK | Masaru MIZUTANI | 48 | Suzuki GSF1200 | Team SURF GSF |
| 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA Mikuni・TELLY&KALLY | |
| 64 | Hidenori MAESOBA | ? | Honda RC45 | MEIWA Racing Club | |
| 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | HONDA Kumamoto Racing | |
| 66 | Katsuya WATANABE | ? | Honda RC45 | BIG BOX RT NOBU | |
| 67 | Katsuhiro SATO | ? | Honda VTR1000F | MAX-SPEED | |
| 68 | Hiroaki KAWASE | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA Marutaka & VEGA.S | |
| 69 | Keiji SHIOMI | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | GARfield & T・RSK | |
| 70 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | GARfield & T・RSK | |
| 71 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Challenge of Yamakawa | |
| 72 | Naoshi NAKAGAWA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot | |
| 73 | Yasuhiro USAMI | ? | Suzuki GSF1200 | TEAM EYE LINE | |
| 74 | S-NK | Takatoshi ONISHI | ? | Yamaha YZF R1 | OVER de”LIGHT |
| 75 | S-NK | Makoto TOKINAGA | ? | Yamaha YZF R1 | Iwata Racing Family |
| 77 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Etching Factory & CW | |
| 98 | Atsushi WATANABE | 21 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team SUZUKI | |
| 916 | Ichiro ASAI | 24 | Ducati 916 | Team FOUNDATION |
1998-09-04 to 1998-09-06
Suzuka Superbike Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 18,000
Entries: 61 / Practised: 54 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official grid sheet/ Official programme/ MFJ Magazine No. 352 1999-01 pg60-62/ asahi-net.or.jp/~hi2m-msn/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ moriwaki.co.jp/ motoracing-japan.com