| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Takuma AOKI | 22 |  Honda RC45 | Team HRC |
| 2 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 28 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 3 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | 21 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | LUCKYSTRIKE SUZUKI |
| 5 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | Y.R.T. |
| 6 | Akira YANAGAWA | 24 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 7 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | LUCKYSTRIKE SUZUKI |
| 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 9 | Akira RYO | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | 21 | Yamaha YZF750 | Techno Motor Engineering |
| 13 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 28 | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 MAX KLEVER RC SUGO |
| 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Iwaki K's Garage |
| 16 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 34 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 23 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS |
| 26 | Michio IZUMI | 28 | Honda RC45 | MORIWAKI Racing |
| 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 & SUGAYA SPEED RC SUGO |
| 30 | Tetsuya AKAGI | 24 | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot |
| 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 35 | Hidemi ASHINA | ? | Honda RC45 | Cruise RT & Kasai IDEMITSU |
| 36 | Hideo SENMYO | 31 | Honda RC45 | Kouyou-kai Dream Racing Team |
| 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | 29 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RS-ITOH |
| 40 | Manabu KAMADA | 26 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | 30 | Ducati 916 | Team SOHWA |
| 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER |
| 44 | Takahiro FUKAMI | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team |
| 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | 18 | Honda RC45 | Team HRC |
| 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | Auto Technical Sports |
| 48 | Keita NISHIMURA | ? | Honda RC45 | Musashinokai SAYAMA Racing |
| 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic |
| 52 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | ? | Ducati 888 | ita & Naoe Machinery |
| 55 | Masami SHIMIZU | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Endo Wagyo RT & Space Art |
| 56 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Shirota |
| 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | 25 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 58 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Endo Wagyo RT & Space Art |
| 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Racing Team HONEYBEE |
| 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SUPER BUILD M • OZAWA R&D |
| 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda KUMAMOTO Racing |
| 75 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R MOTUL |
| 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | 31 | Ducati 916 | Team KATAYAMA |
| 77 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi |
| 78 | Tohru OHYA | ? | Honda RC45 | Team KANEYASU NIPPON SEIKI |
| 80 | Kazuto ANZAI | ? | Honda RC45 | GARAGE SHONAN & ZERO HALLIBURTON |
| 81 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | ? | Honda RC45 | CLUB NEXT & MKC |
| 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 98 | Tamotsu NAKAMURA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | RS-Katakura / YSP Hachioji |
| 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | ? | Honda RC45 | Radio Shonan & SAKURAI Honda |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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