| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:30.567 | 148.56 | 18 | 21 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA |  Yamaha | 1:30.974 | 0.407 | 147.90 | 17 | 26 |
| 3 | 53 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.006 | 0.439 | 147.85 | 25 | 28 |
| 4 | 51 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:31.064 | 0.497 | 147.75 | 23 | 29 |
| 5 | 11 |  John KOCINSKI | Ducati | 1:31.101 | 0.534 | 147.69 | 21 | 25 |
| 6 | 17 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.266 | 0.699 | 147.43 | 24 | 26 |
| 7 | 6 |  Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:31.406 | 0.839 | 147.20 | 25 | 26 |
| 8 | 57 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.481 | 0.914 | 147.08 | 15 | 27 |
| 9 | 50 | Takuma AOKI | Honda | 1:31.496 | 0.929 | 147.06 | 22 | 32 |
| 10 | 60 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.546 | 0.979 | 146.98 | 21 | 23 |
| 11 | 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | Honda | 1:31.595 | 1.028 | 146.90 | 17 | 24 |
| 12 | 59 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:31.641 | 1.074 | 146.82 | 21 | 24 |
| 13 | 45 | Colin EDWARDS | Yamaha | 1:31.691 | 1.124 | 146.74 | 10 | 12 |
| 14 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.714 | 1.147 | 146.71 | 20 | 22 |
| 15 | 3 | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.729 | 1.162 | 146.68 | 12 | 28 |
| 16 | 58 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.773 | 1.206 | 146.61 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | 10 | John REYNOLDS | Suzuki | 1:31.947 | 1.380 | 146.33 | 12 | 25 |
| 18 | 9 | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:32.020 | 1.453 | 146.22 | 19 | 25 |
| 19 | 56 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:32.022 | 1.455 | 146.22 | 23 | 24 |
| 20 | 54 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:32.184 | 1.617 | 145.96 | 10 | 24 |
| 21 | 61 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:32.433 | 1.866 | 145.56 | 8 | 29 |
| 22 | 65 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:32.533 | 1.966 | 145.41 | 16 | 29 |
| 23 | 52 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:32.571 | 2.004 | 145.35 | 20 | 22 |
| 24 | 55 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 1:32.758 | 2.191 | 145.05 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:32.759 | 2.192 | 145.05 | 16 | 25 |
| 26 | 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | Suzuki | 1:33.008 | 2.441 | 144.66 | 18 | 28 |
| 27 | 63 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:33.008 | 2.441 | 144.66 | 23 | 26 |
| 28 | 67 | Mike HALE | Ducati | 1:33.147 | 2.580 | 144.45 | 25 | 30 |
| 29 | 66 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:33.185 | 2.618 | 144.39 | 20 | 23 |
| 30 | 16 | Paolo CASOLI | Ducati | 1:33.525 | 2.958 | 143.87 | 13 | 15 |
| 31 | 41 |  Michael PAQUAY |  Ducati | 1:33.890 | 3.323 | 143.31 | 6 | 16 |
| 32 | 62 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:34.628 | 4.061 | 142.19 | 16 | 20 |
| 33 | 46 | Rob PHILLIS | Kawasaki | 1:34.781 | 4.214 | 141.96 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | 18 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:35.148 | 4.581 | 141.41 | 9 | 23 |
| 35 | 38 |  Ioannis BOUSTAS | Ducati | 1:36.770 | 6.203 | 139.04 | 14 | 19 |
1996-08-23 to 1996-08-25
World Superbike Japanese Round
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 21,500
Event permit: IMN 102/10
Timekeepers: SEIKO Timing
Entries: 35 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 35
Sessions
Qualifying 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 35 / Classified: 35
Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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Red-flagged due to accident involving Chili.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1996-08-25 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-09-04 pg20-22/ www.ask.or.jp/~klever