| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:32.140 | 146.03 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 15 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:32.443 | 0.303 | 145.55 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | 7 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:32.497 | 0.357 | 145.46 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:32.645 | 0.505 | 145.23 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:33.636 | 1.496 | 143.69 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:33.720 | 1.580 | 143.57 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:34.134 | 1.994 | 142.93 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:34.273 | 2.133 | 142.72 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 22 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Kawasaki | 1:34.435 | 2.295 | 142.48 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | Yamaha | 1:34.581 | 2.441 | 142.26 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 40 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:34.652 | 2.512 | 142.15 | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:34.859 | 2.719 | 141.84 | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:35.872 | 3.732 | 140.34 | 8 | 11 |
| 14 | 74 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 1:36.375 | 4.235 | 139.61 | 7 | 12 |
| 15 | 78 | Tohru OHYA | Honda | 1:36.429 | 4.289 | 139.53 | 8 | 12 |
| 16 | 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 1:36.455 | 4.315 | 139.50 | 10 | 12 |
| 17 | 36 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:36.518 | 4.378 | 139.40 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:37.580 | 5.440 | 137.89 | 4 | 12 |
| 19 | 48 | Keita NISHIMURA | Honda | 1:37.754 | 5.614 | 137.64 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | Yamaha | 1:37.807 | 5.667 | 137.57 | 4 | 12 |
| 21 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 1:38.075 | 5.935 | 137.19 | 11 | 12 |
| 22 | 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | Honda | 1:38.079 | 5.939 | 137.19 | 9 | 12 |
| 23 | 51 | Tsuyoshi MORI | Yamaha | 1:38.502 | 6.362 | 136.60 | 4 | 12 |
| 24 | 53 | Masayasu MAKITA | Ducati | 1:39.787 | 7.647 | 134.84 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 55 | Masami SHIMIZU | Yamaha | 1:39.905 | 7.765 | 134.68 | 8 | 12 |
1996-04-26 to 1996-04-28
SUGO Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 12,600
Entries: 53 / Practised: 48 / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group B
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 25 / Classified: 25
Scheduled start time: 10:00
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official grid sheet/ Official program/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 319 1996-01 pg19/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997-01 pg19/ Motoracing-japan.com/ ohmi.homeip.net