| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Takuma AOKI | Honda | 2:10.667 | 161.56 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2 | 9 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 2:10.711 | 0.044 | 161.50 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 8 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 2:10.955 | 0.288 | 161.20 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 10 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 2:11.183 | 0.516 | 160.92 | 9 | 11 |
| 5 | 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 2:11.357 | 0.690 | 160.71 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 15 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | Kawasaki | 2:11.757 | 1.090 | 160.22 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 6 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 2:11.888 | 1.221 | 160.06 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 2:12.493 | 1.826 | 159.33 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 2:12.825 | 2.158 | 158.93 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 2:13.195 | 2.528 | 158.49 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | Yamaha | 2:13.905 | 3.238 | 157.65 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | Honda | 2:14.387 | 3.720 | 157.09 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 2:15.116 | 4.449 | 156.24 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 30 | Tetsuya AKAGI | Honda | 2:15.381 | 4.714 | 155.93 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 | 36 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 2:15.987 | 5.320 | 155.24 | 5 | 11 |
| 16 | 49 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 2:16.165 | 5.498 | 155.04 | 9 | 10 |
| 17 | 71 | Koji KITAO | Honda | 2:16.499 | 5.832 | 154.66 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | 53 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | Suzuki | 2:17.519 | 6.852 | 153.51 | 5 | 10 |
| 19 | 55 | Shogo SATAKE | Kawasaki | 2:17.710 | 7.043 | 153.30 | 10 | 11 |
| 20 | 93 | Katsuhisa MOTOIKI | Kawasaki | 2:18.010 | 7.343 | 152.96 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | 74 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 2:18.587 | 7.920 | 152.33 | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | Honda | 2:18.840 | 8.173 | 152.05 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | 62 | Yu MATSUSHIMA | Yamaha | 2:19.064 | 8.397 | 151.80 | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | 60 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | Kawasaki | 2:19.213 | 8.546 | 151.64 | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | 51 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 2:19.246 | 8.579 | 151.61 | 11 | 11 |
| 26 | 83 | Motofumi NIGA | Kawasaki | 2:19.461 | 8.794 | 151.37 | 10 | 10 |
| 27 | 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 2:19.504 | 8.837 | 151.32 | 10 | 10 |
| - | 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | --.--- | 1 |
1996-09-06 to 1996-09-08
Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 26,000
Entries: 62 / Practised: 56 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 28 / Classified: 27
Scheduled start time: 11:10
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ 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