| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 0:58.048 | 128.38 | 11 | 18 | |
| 2 | 5 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 0:58.277 | 0.229 | 127.87 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 0:58.307 | 0.259 | 127.81 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 9 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 0:58.338 | 0.290 | 127.74 | 11 | 18 |
| 5 | 16 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 0:59.220 | 1.172 | 125.84 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 0:59.289 | 1.241 | 125.69 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | 13 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 0:59.326 | 1.278 | 125.61 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | 22 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Kawasaki | 0:59.495 | 1.447 | 125.25 | 11 | 18 |
| 9 | 40 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 0:59.572 | 1.524 | 125.09 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | Yamaha | 0:59.907 | 1.859 | 124.39 | 15 | 18 |
| 11 | 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 1:00.386 | 2.338 | 123.41 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | Honda | 1:00.936 | 2.888 | 122.29 | 6 | 19 |
| 13 | 81 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Honda | 1:00.978 | 2.930 | 122.21 | 18 | 19 |
| 14 | 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:01.231 | 3.183 | 121.70 | 8 | 18 |
| 15 | 85 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:01.597 | 3.549 | 120.98 | 8 | 18 |
| 16 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 1:01.671 | 3.623 | 120.83 | 5 | 16 |
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 B
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 16 / Classified: 16
Scheduled start time: 11:30
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