| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Takuma AOKI | Honda | 1:32.744 | 145.08 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:33.027 | 0.283 | 144.64 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 1:33.051 | 0.307 | 144.60 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:33.386 | 0.642 | 144.08 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:33.440 | 0.696 | 144.00 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:34.019 | 1.275 | 143.11 | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 1:34.029 | 1.285 | 143.09 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | Yamaha | 1:35.211 | 2.467 | 141.32 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 40 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:35.263 | 2.519 | 141.24 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:35.269 | 2.525 | 141.23 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | 36 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:36.167 | 3.423 | 139.91 | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:36.626 | 3.882 | 139.25 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 75 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:37.050 | 4.306 | 138.64 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:37.740 | 4.996 | 137.66 | 4 | 11 |
| 15 | 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | Yamaha | 1:37.834 | 5.090 | 137.53 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | Honda | 1:38.056 | 5.312 | 137.22 | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | 56 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 1:38.215 | 5.471 | 137.00 | 10 | 11 |
| 18 | 52 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:38.408 | 5.664 | 136.73 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | 48 | Keita NISHIMURA | Honda | 1:39.345 | 6.601 | 135.44 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | 80 | Kazuto ANZAI | Honda | 1:39.761 | 7.017 | 134.87 | 3 | 10 |
| 21 | 58 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:41.312 | 8.568 | 132.81 | 7 | 11 |
1996-07-05 to 1996-07-07
SUGO Superbike 2 Heat Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 10,200
Entries: 45 / Practised: 40 / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 21 / Classified: 21
Scheduled start time: 11:30
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