| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 0:58.212 | 128.01 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2 | 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 0:58.220 | 0.008 | 128.00 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 0:58.337 | 0.125 | 127.74 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | Takuma AOKI | Honda | 0:58.404 | 0.192 | 127.59 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 0:58.699 | 0.487 | 126.95 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Ducati | 0:58.770 | 0.558 | 126.80 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 0:58.913 | 0.701 | 126.49 | 14 | 18 |
| 8 | 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 0:59.154 | 0.942 | 125.98 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 0:59.242 | 1.030 | 125.79 | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 0:59.306 | 1.094 | 125.65 | 15 | 19 |
| 11 | 26 | Michio IZUMI | Honda | 0:59.390 | 1.178 | 125.48 | 18 | 19 |
| 12 | 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 0:59.399 | 1.187 | 125.46 | 7 | 18 |
| 13 | 36 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:00.594 | 2.382 | 122.98 | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | Yamaha | 1:00.738 | 2.526 | 122.69 | 7 | 18 |
| 15 | 80 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:01.271 | 3.059 | 121.62 | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | Honda | 1:01.363 | 3.151 | 121.44 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | 82 | Hideaki NARUMI | Honda | 1:02.834 | 4.622 | 118.60 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 51 | Tsuyoshi MORI | Yamaha | 1:04.245 | 6.033 | 115.99 | 10 | 12 |
| 19 | 84 | Masakatsu MURAKAMI | Yamaha | 1:06.257 | 8.045 | 112.47 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 86 | Kimiaki OHNO | Kawasaki | 1:06.325 | 8.113 | 112.36 | 2 | 2 |
1996-05-17 to 1996-05-19
Tsukuba Superbike Race
Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 16,800
Entries: 41 / Practised: 37 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 20 / Classified: 20
Scheduled start time: 11:00
Weather: Overcast / 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