1997-03-14 to 1997-03-16

Suzuka Superbike 100 miles

Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 15,000
Entries: 58 / Practised: 55 / Qualified: 43

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 27 / Classified: 27

Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Raining / Track: Wet

P.#RiderBikeBest LapGapKM/HOnLaps
172JapanShin'ichi ITOHonda2:26.172144.421010
28JapanNoriyuki HAGAYamaha2:27.7611.589142.8799
36JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIKawasaki2:29.1482.976141.54910
44JapanKeiichi KITAGAWASuzuki2:30.8074.635139.9899
551JapanOsamu NISHIJIMAKawasaki2:31.1254.953139.691010
625JapanToshiya KOBAYASHIHonda2:32.0055.833138.88710
721JapanManabu KAMADAHonda2:33.9657.793137.111010
817JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha2:34.5748.402136.57810
931JapanShin'ya NAKATANIKawasaki2:35.2009.028136.0299
1067JapanTamotsu MIZUSAWAKawasaki2:35.7639.591135.5399
1134JapanTakahiro FUKAMIYamaha2:35.8449.672135.4689
1236JapanNoriyuki TSUJIMOTOHonda2:35.9409.768135.381010
1343JapanTakaharu KISHIDAHonda2:36.1269.954135.2179
1447JapanKiyokazu SATOHonda2:36.57310.401134.8399
1529JapanYuji HARAGUCHIHonda2:38.06211.890133.5669
1638JapanHideki ONISHIKawasaki2:38.33412.162133.33810
1753JapanHiroki KOBAYASHISuzuki2:38.40112.229133.2779
1865JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTOHonda2:38.68312.511133.0459
1949JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMAHonda2:39.94513.773131.9999
2063JapanRyuichi OSAKISuzuki2:40.22914.057131.7578
21831JapanNoboru KAMIYAHonda2:40.95114.779131.1699
2255JapanYasuhiko GORIKUYamaha2:41.06814.896131.0779
2357JapanShogo TAKEMIYamaha2:41.12714.955131.0266
2461JapanEiji SASAKISuzuki2:41.38215.210130.8149
2540JapanMasana SASAKIDucati2:41.74515.573130.5299
2670JapanShin'ichi NAKAUEHonda2:41.82715.655130.4599
2783JapanMitsuteru TASHIROYamaha2:45.17018.998127.8199
Sources:

Official results/ MotorLand2 TV coverage/ MFJ Magazine No. 330 1997⁠-⁠01/02 pg15/ MFJ Magazine No. 341 1998⁠-⁠01/02 pg64⁠-⁠66/ europark.com/ mmjp.or.jp/bike3/ Motoracing⁠-⁠japan.com/ procione.com/suzukaland/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net