| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Takuma AOKI | Honda | 1:31.921 | 146.38 |
| 2 | 9 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:31.953 | 146.32 |
| 3 | 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:32.025 | 146.21 |
| 4 | 2 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:32.078 | 146.13 |
| 5 | 5 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:32.214 | 145.91 |
| 6 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:32.366 | 145.67 |
| 7 | 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 1:32.591 | 145.32 |
| 8 | 7 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:32.810 | 144.97 |
| 9 | 3 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:32.932 | 144.78 |
| 10 | 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:33.175 | 144.41 |
| 11 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Ducati | 1:33.360 | 144.12 |
| 12 | 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | Kawasaki | 1:33.415 | 144.03 |
| 13 | 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:33.737 | 143.54 |
| 14 | 13 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:33.815 | 143.42 |
| 15 | 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:33.824 | 143.41 |
| 16 | 16 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:33.921 | 143.26 |
| 17 | 26 | Michio IZUMI | Honda | 1:34.086 | 143.01 |
| 18 | 40 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:34.741 | 142.02 |
| 19 | 36 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:34.793 | 141.94 |
| 20 | 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | Yamaha | 1:35.203 | 141.33 |
| 21 | 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | Kawasaki | 1:35.315 | 141.16 |
| 22 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 1:35.556 | 140.81 |
| 23 | 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | Honda | 1:35.819 | 140.42 |
| 24 | 75 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:36.007 | 140.15 |
| 25 | 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:36.018 | 140.13 |
| 26 | 78 | Tohru OHYA | Honda | 1:36.127 | 139.97 |
| 27 | 98 | Tamotsu NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:36.381 | 139.60 |
| 28 | 44 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:36.480 | 139.46 |
| 29 | 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 1:36.567 | 139.33 |
| 30 | 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | Yamaha | 1:36.577 | 139.32 |
| 31 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 1:36.844 | 138.93 |
| 32 | 48 | Keita NISHIMURA | Honda | 1:37.078 | 138.60 |
| 33 | 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | Honda | 1:37.363 | 138.19 |
| 34 | 35 | Hidemi ASHINA | Honda | 1:37.478 | 138.03 |
| 35 | 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 1:37.512 | 137.98 |
| 36 | 56 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 1:38.041 | 137.24 |
| 37 | 52 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:38.408 | 136.73 |
| 38 | 81 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | Honda | 1:39.064 | 135.82 |
| 39 | 80 | Kazuto ANZAI | Honda | 1:39.392 | 135.37 |
| 40 | 58 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:40.666 | 133.66 |
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
Overall qualifying
Results
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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