| # | 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 | 25 | 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 |
| 14 | Ryuji TSURUTA | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | |
| 15 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | 36 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | KRT RR |
| 16 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 35 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 17 | Toshiya KOBAYASHI | 29 | Honda RC45 | Team ELAN & RG NIWA |
| 19 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 23 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS |
| 21 | Shuya ARAI | 30 | Honda RC45 | NTT MORIWAKI Racing |
| 23 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | 26 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | BEET IGOL OIL |
| 26 | Michio IZUMI | 28 | Honda RC45 | NTT MORIWAKI Racing |
| 29 | Toshiyuki KAKU | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 SUGAYA SPEED & RC SUGO |
| 30 | Tetsuya AKAGI | 25 | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot |
| 32 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 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 | [unknown] | |
| 42 | Yuichiro TAGA | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM ASA |
| 43 | Kazuhiro IMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER |
| 44 | Takahiro FUKAMI | 26 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team |
| 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | 18 | Honda RC45 | Team HRC |
| 46 | Yuji MIYAZAKI | ? | Honda RC45 | Riders Club KITANO RT |
| 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | Auto Technical Sports |
| 48 | Keita NISHIMURA | ? | Honda RC45 | Musashinokai SAYAMA Racing |
| 49 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | GREEN CLUB & Yamashina Kawasaki |
| 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic |
| 51 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Shirota |
| 52 | Kosei KIKUGAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team BB |
| 53 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | GARfield & TACHYON RSK |
| 54 | Hirotada NISHIDA | ? | Honda RC45 | Kuchan Mirai 21 TEAM ELAN |
| 55 | Shogo SATAKE | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | KYOTO Super Sports ☆ |
| 56 | Noriyuki ORIOKA | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 57 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | 26 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 58 | Shin'ichiro IMAI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 59 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Racing Team HONEYBEE |
| 60 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Challenge of Yamakawa |
| 61 | Eiji SASAKI | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA TEAM TITAN |
| 62 | Yu MATSUSHIMA | 31 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team EBATA & KENTAUROS O.C. |
| 63 | Tohru TAKAHASHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SUPER BUILD M • OZAWA R&D |
| 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda KUMAMOTO Racing |
| 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 28 | Honda RC45 | TEAM CBX |
| 70 | Shin'ichi NAKAUE | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 71 | Koji KITAO | ? | Honda RC45 | Riders Club KITANO RT |
| 72 | Yasuo TAKASHIMA | ? |  Kawasaki ZXR750 | BEET IGOL OIL |
| 74 | Takayuki SUZUKI | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM CBX & PGR |
| 75 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R MOTUL |
| 76 | Makoto SUZUKI | 32 | Ducati 916 | Team KATAYAMA |
| 77 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi |
| 81 | Tomonao AOKI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | WATANABE GIKEN |
| 83 | Motofumi NIGA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Green C KYOTO Super Sports |
| 90 | Katsutoshi ABIKO | ? | Honda RC45 | NiSSEKI & Team Nyarome |
| 93 | Katsuhisa MOTOIKI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | ONISHI Mfg. Co. Ltd. & Team Mr. Hiro |
| 96 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | ? | Honda RC45 | Radio Shonan & SAKURAI Honda |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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