| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:31.223 | 1:30.567 | 1:30.567 | 148.56 |
| 2 | 5 |  Wataru YOSHIKAWA |  Yamaha | 1:31.684 | 1:30.974 | 1:30.974 | 147.90 |
| 3 | 53 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.592 | 1:31.006 | 1:31.006 | 147.85 |
| 4 | 51 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 1:32.121 | 1:31.064 | 1:31.064 | 147.75 |
| 5 | 11 |  John KOCINSKI | Ducati | 1:31.432 | 1:31.101 | 1:31.101 | 147.69 |
| 6 | 17 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 1:32.160 | 1:31.266 | 1:31.266 | 147.43 |
| 7 | 60 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.378 | 1:31.546 | 1:31.378 | 147.25 |
| 8 | 6 |  Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:32.099 | 1:31.406 | 1:31.406 | 147.20 |
| 9 | 57 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.646 | 1:31.481 | 1:31.481 | 147.08 |
| 10 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.484 | 1:31.714 | 1:31.484 | 147.07 |
| 11 | 50 | Takuma AOKI | Honda | 1:31.708 | 1:31.496 | 1:31.496 | 147.06 |
| (12) | 45 | Colin EDWARDS | Yamaha | 1:31.502 | 1:31.691 | 1:31.502 | 147.05 |
| 13 | 3 | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.543 | 1:31.729 | 1:31.543 | 146.98 |
| 14 | 1 |  Carl FOGARTY | Honda | 1:31.995 | 1:31.595 | 1:31.595 | 146.90 |
| 15 | 59 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:31.773 | 1:31.641 | 1:31.641 | 146.82 |
| 16 | 55 | Yukio NUKUMI | Ducati | 1:31.687 | 1:32.758 | 1:31.687 | 146.75 |
| 17 | 58 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:32.333 | 1:31.773 | 1:31.773 | 146.61 |
| 18 | 10 | John REYNOLDS | Suzuki | 1:32.423 | 1:31.947 | 1:31.947 | 146.33 |
| 19 | 9 | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:32.484 | 1:32.020 | 1:32.020 | 146.22 |
| 20 | 56 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:32.363 | 1:32.022 | 1:32.022 | 146.22 |
| 21 | 54 | Makoto SUZUKI | Ducati | 1:33.114 | 1:32.184 | 1:32.184 | 145.96 |
| 22 | 61 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | Kawasaki | 1:32.645 | 1:32.433 | 1:32.433 | 145.56 |
| 23 | 65 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:32.574 | 1:32.533 | 1:32.533 | 145.41 |
| 24 | 52 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:33.896 | 1:32.571 | 1:32.571 | 145.35 |
| 25 | 8 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:32.819 | 1:32.759 | 1:32.759 | 145.05 |
| 26 | 63 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:32.892 | 1:33.008 | 1:32.892 | 144.85 |
| 27 | 36 | Kirk McCARTHY | Suzuki | 1:33.985 | 1:33.008 | 1:33.008 | 144.66 |
| 28 | 66 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:33.025 | 1:33.185 | 1:33.025 | 144.64 |
| 29 | 67 | Mike HALE | Ducati | 1:33.974 | 1:33.147 | 1:33.147 | 144.45 |
| 30 | 16 | Paolo CASOLI | Ducati | 1:34.192 | 1:33.525 | 1:33.525 | 143.87 |
| (31) | 46 | Rob PHILLIS | Kawasaki | 1:33.885 | 1:34.781 | 1:33.885 | 143.31 |
| 32 | 41 |  Michael PAQUAY |  Ducati | 1:34.461 | 1:33.890 | 1:33.890 | 143.31 |
| 33 | 62 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:35.179 | 1:34.628 | 1:34.628 | 142.19 |
| 34 | 18 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:35.909 | 1:35.148 | 1:35.148 | 141.41 |
| 35 | 38 |  Ioannis BOUSTAS | Ducati | 1:38.299 | 1:36.770 | 1:36.770 | 139.04 |
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
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 entry list/ 1996-08-25 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-09-04 pg20-22/ www.ask.or.jp/~klever