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

Map of Tsukuba circuit.

Overall qualifying

P.#RiderBikeQ1Q2TimeKM/H
17Flag of JapanKeiichi KITAGAWASuzuki0:58.0480:58.3830:58.048128.38
23Flag of JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARASuzuki0:58.2120:58.0840:58.084128.30
39Flag of JapanAkira RYOKawasaki0:58.3380:58.1320:58.132128.19
46Flag of JapanAkira YANAGAWAKawasaki0:58.3370:58.1870:58.187128.07
510Flag of JapanNoriyuki HAGAYamaha0:58.2200:58.1970:58.197128.05
65Flag of JapanNorihiko FUJIWARAYamaha0:58.2770:58.2730:58.273127.88
72Flag of JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIKawasaki0:58.3070:58.2900:58.290127.84
81Flag of JapanTakuma AOKIHonda0:58.4040:58.4530:58.404127.59
914Flag of JapanRyuji TSURUTAKawasaki0:58.6990:58.5990:58.599127.17
1041Flag of JapanTakahiro SOHWADucati0:58.7700:58.7660:58.766126.81
118Flag of JapanYukio NUKUMIDucati0:58.9130:58.7730:58.773126.79
1245Flag of JapanYuichi TAKEDAHonda0:59.2420:58.9690:58.969126.37
1316Flag of JapanTomohiko KANEYASUHonda0:59.2200:58.9760:58.976126.36
1429Flag of JapanToshiyuki KAKUYamaha0:59.9070:59.1090:59.109126.07
1557Flag of JapanShin'ya NAKATANIKawasaki0:59.1540:59.1800:59.154125.98
1696Flag of JapanHitoyasu IZUTSUDucati0:59.2890:59.2070:59.207125.86
1726Flag of JapanMichio IZUMIHonda0:59.3900:59.2080:59.208125.86
1876Flag of JapanMakoto SUZUKIDucati0:59.3060:59.2460:59.246125.78
1913Flag of JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha0:59.3260:59.4620:59.326125.61
(20)19Flag of JapanTamaki SERIZAWASuzuki0:59.3991:04.7060:59.399125.46
2122Flag of JapanYoshinobu TAKAHASHIKawasaki0:59.4950:59.4720:59.472125.30
2240Flag of JapanManabu KAMADAHonda0:59.5720:59.4960:59.496125.25
2359Flag of JapanMasayuki YAMANAKAHonda1:00.3861:00.3481:00.348123.48
2447Flag of JapanKiyokazu SATOHonda1:00.9361:00.5881:00.588122.99
2536Flag of JapanHideo SENMYOHonda1:00.5941:00.6511:00.594122.98
2663Flag of JapanTohru TAKAHASHIYamaha1:00.7381:00.9511:00.738122.69
2780Flag of JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMAHonda1:01.2711:00.7941:00.794122.58
2881Flag of JapanRyuichi OSAKIHonda1:00.9781:01.3191:00.978122.21
2986Flag of JapanKimiaki OHNOKawasaki1:06.3251:01.0661:01.066122.03
3077Flag of JapanHitoshi TANIGUCHIYamaha1:01.0811:01.081122.00
3143Flag of JapanKazuhiro IMURAKawasaki1:01.2311:01.3361:01.231121.70
3285Flag of JapanYasushi SEKIDOYamaha1:01.5971:01.3021:01.302121.56
33831Flag of JapanNoboru KAMIYAHonda1:01.3631:01.4601:01.363121.44
(34)65Flag of JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTOHonda1:01.6711:01.671120.83
(35)82Flag of JapanHideaki NARUMIHonda1:02.8341:02.1661:02.166119.87
(36)51Flag of JapanTsuyoshi MORIYamaha1:04.2451:02.3611:02.361119.50
(37)84Flag of JapanMasakatsu MURAKAMIYamaha1:06.2571:03.1601:03.160117.99

Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.

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