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

Overall qualifying

P.#RiderBikeQ1Q2TimeKM/H
14JapanKeiichi KITAGAWASuzuki2:30.8072:15.8322:15.832155.42
220JapanWataru YOSHIKAWAYamaha2:31.1332:16.9772:16.977154.12
38JapanNoriyuki HAGAYamaha2:27.7612:16.3622:16.362154.81
45JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARASuzuki2:31.0302:17.5852:17.585153.44
514JapanHitoyasu IZUTSUDucati2:16.3672:16.367154.81
645JapanYuichi TAKEDAHonda2:30.7032:19.2752:19.275151.57
772JapanShin'ichi ITOHonda2:26.1722:18.0732:18.073152.89
811JapanTamaki SERIZAWASuzuki2:30.3232:19.9062:19.906150.89
96JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIKawasaki2:29.1482:18.3932:18.393152.54
102JapanAkira RYOKawasaki2:27.3612:22.1892:22.189148.47
1131JapanShin'ya NAKATANIKawasaki2:35.2002:19.3942:19.394151.44
1227JapanShuya ARAIHonda2:30.9042:23.4382:23.438147.17
1351JapanOsamu NISHIJIMAKawasaki2:31.1252:20.0392:20.039150.75
1441JapanTakahiro SOHWAHonda2:26.7712:23.9282:23.928146.67
1529JapanYuji HARAGUCHIHonda2:38.0622:21.0972:21.097149.62
1630JapanYukihiro AOYANAGIYamaha2:39.3182:24.8172:24.817145.77
1717JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha2:34.5742:21.1052:21.105149.61
1874JapanKei NASHIMOTOHonda2:32.8312:26.0462:26.046144.55
1921JapanManabu KAMADAHonda2:33.9652:21.1412:21.141149.57
2024JapanHideo SENMYOHonda2:38.8722:26.5582:26.558144.04
2134JapanTakahiro FUKAMIYamaha2:35.8442:21.2202:21.220149.49
2248JapanTakayuki SUZUKIHonda2:38.5502:26.5782:26.578144.02
2343JapanTakaharu KISHIDAHonda2:36.1262:21.5462:21.546149.14
2437JapanHideaki TSUTSUIKawasaki2:37.2222:26.7882:26.788143.82
2525JapanToshiya KOBAYASHIHonda2:32.0052:21.9192:21.919148.75
2666JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURAHonda2:38.4602:27.6752:27.675142.95
2747JapanKiyokazu SATOHonda2:36.5732:23.0782:23.078147.54
2862JapanYoshifumi TAKAMIYAKawasaki2:42.6852:29.2022:29.202141.49
2965JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTOHonda2:38.6832:23.7002:23.700146.91
3058JapanMakoto TOKINAGAYamaha2:38.5832:29.8202:29.820140.91
3155JapanYasuhiko GORIKUYamaha2:41.0682:24.0202:24.020146.58
3271JapanYu MATSUSHIMAYamaha2:43.4202:29.8952:29.895140.83
3367JapanTamotsu MIZUSAWAKawasaki2:35.7632:24.3102:24.310146.29
34831JapanNoboru KAMIYAHonda2:40.9512:25.5942:25.594144.99
3570JapanShin'ichi NAKAUEHonda2:41.8272:26.7002:26.700143.90
3649JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMAHonda2:39.9452:26.8752:26.875143.73
3736JapanNoriyuki TSUJIMOTOHonda2:35.9402:27.0682:27.068143.54
3840JapanMasana SASAKIDucati2:41.7452:27.3952:27.395143.22
3968JapanHiroaki KAWASESuzuki2:36.5102:30.7342:30.734140.05
4050JapanIzumi MATSUBARAKawasaki2:40.4772:31.1712:31.171139.65
4154JapanYoshihiko TAKATSUTOHonda2:47.9212:31.7112:31.711139.15
4289JapanTomonao AOKIKawasaki2:40.9112:33.2352:33.235137.76
4352JapanKosei KIKUGAWAKawasaki2:44.2742:35.4682:35.468135.79
4446JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIROHonda2:43.9962:35.8992:35.899135.41
(45)53JapanHiroki KOBAYASHISuzuki2:38.4012:27.4502:27.450143.17
(46)60JapanMamoru YAMAKAWAKawasaki2:40.8742:36.2012:36.201135.15
(47)38JapanHideki ONISHIKawasaki2:38.3342:27.4792:27.479143.14
(48)35JapanKazuhiro IMURAKawasaki2:42.5002:38.1922:38.192133.45
(49)63JapanRyuichi OSAKISuzuki2:40.2292:28.1262:28.126142.52
(50)33JapanMasayuki YAMANAKAHonda2:39.5892:39.589132.28
(51)61JapanEiji SASAKISuzuki2:41.3822:28.4192:28.419142.24
(52)64JapanYasunari KAWAMURAHonda2:43.3582:39.7062:39.706132.18
(53)57JapanShogo TAKEMIYamaha2:41.1272:29.1922:29.192141.50
(54)42JapanHideaki NARUMIHonda2:50.4862:40.5162:40.516131.52
(55)83JapanMitsuteru TASHIROYamaha2:45.1702:38.5562:38.556133.14

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/ 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