| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:46.980 | 1:50.922 | 1:46.980 | 124.58 | |
| 2 | 8 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:48.060 | 1:53.013 | 1:48.060 | 123.33 | |
| 3 | 9 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:48.068 | 1:53.364 | 1:48.068 | 123.32 | |
| 4 | 36 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:48.428 | 1:53.786 | 1:48.428 | 122.91 | |
| 5 | 6 | Akira RYO | Suzuki | 1:48.662 | 1:52.763 | 1:48.662 | 122.65 | |
| 6 | 7 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:49.020 | 1:51.287 | 1:49.020 | 122.25 | |
| 7 | 3 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:49.378 | 1:56.150 | 1:49.378 | 121.85 | |
| 8 | 67 | Naoto OGURA | Suzuki | 1:50.305 | 1:52.387 | 1:50.305 | 120.82 | |
| 9 | 4 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:50.448 | 1:55.449 | 1:50.448 | 120.66 | |
| 10 | 13 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:51.627 | 1:54.749 | 1:51.627 | 119.39 | |
| 11 | 44 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 1:51.696 | 1:55.442 | 1:51.696 | 119.32 | |
| 12 | 55 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 1:52.350 | 1:58.736 | 1:52.350 | 118.62 | |
| 13 | 12 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 1:52.565 | 1:53.677 | 1:52.565 | 118.40 | |
| 14 | 19 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 1:52.874 | 1:57.413 | 1:52.874 | 118.07 | |
| 15 | 68 | Hiroaki KAWASE | Suzuki | 1:53.394 | 1:59.448 | 1:53.394 | 117.53 | |
| 16 | 47 | Hideki ONISHI | Kawasaki | 1:53.799 | 2:02.870 | 1:53.799 | 117.11 | |
| 17 | 62 | S-NK | Masaru MIZUTANI | Suzuki | 1:54.027 | 2:01.126 | 1:54.027 | 116.88 |
| 18 | 57 | S-NK | Tadashi OSHIMA | Honda | 1:54.152 | 1:55.853 | 1:54.152 | 116.75 |
| 19 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:54.349 | 1:54.349 | 116.55 | ||
| 20 | 17 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:54.412 | 1:56.644 | 1:54.412 | 116.48 | |
| 21 | 40 | S-NK | Kazuki SHIMIZU | Kawasaki | 1:54.446 | 1:58.063 | 1:54.446 | 116.45 |
| 22 | 46 | S-NK | Takatoshi ONISHI | Yamaha | 1:54.515 | 1:55.792 | 1:54.515 | 116.38 |
| 23 | 51 | Kensuke HAGA | Yamaha | 1:53.541 | 1:54.756 | 1:54.756 | 116.14 | |
| 24 | 52 | Hiroshi SAEKI | Kawasaki | 1:54.908 | 2:03.247 | 1:54.908 | 115.98 | |
| 25 | 30 | Takuma YAMAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:55.587 | 2:01.168 | 1:55.587 | 115.30 | |
| 26 | 70 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | Suzuki | 1:56.053 | 2:00.787 | 1:56.053 | 114.84 | |
| 27 | 16 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 2:01.834 | 1:56.379 | 1:56.379 | 114.52 | |
| 28 | 54 | Shuichi SHIMIZU | Kawasaki | 1:56.725 | 1:58.988 | 1:56.725 | 114.18 | |
| 29 | 24 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:56.857 | 1:58.760 | 1:56.857 | 114.05 | |
| 30 | 56 | Shogo TAKEMI | Yamaha | 1:56.917 | 2:01.117 | 1:56.917 | 113.99 | |
| 31 | 53 | Yoichi OKADA | Kawasaki | 1:57.462 | 2:04.756 | 1:57.462 | 113.46 | |
| 32 | 49 | Yoshinori KAMIMURA | Honda | 1:57.818 | 2:05.198 | 1:57.818 | 113.12 | |
| 33 | 48 | S-NK | Shin'ichiro IMAI | Kawasaki | 2:06.377 | 1:57.931 | 1:57.931 | 113.01 |
| 34 | 42 | S-NK | Minoru OUCHIDA | Kawasaki | 2:09.026 | 2:01.571 | 2:01.571 | 109.62 |
| (35) | 50 | Hirotaka HARADA | Kawasaki | 2:06.033 | 2:07.423 | 2:06.033 | 105.74 | |
| 77 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:56.208 | 1:56.208 | 114.68 |
1998-10-16 to 1998-10-18
TI Superbike Race
TI Aida (Permanent circuit, 3.7020 km)
Attendance: 18,259
Entries: 40 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 34
Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Rider notes
#77 Minamikawa: Excluded from event for using a non-homologated exhaust.
Sources:
Official results/ 1998-xx-xx MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 352 1999-01 pg60-62/ bike.ne.jp/ europark.com/ honda.co.jp/motorsports/ motoracing-japan.com/ Photos by roadrace.jog.buttobi.net