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

Entry list

#RiderAgeBikeTeam
2JapanAkira RYO29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
4JapanKeiichi KITAGAWA29Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
5JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARA21Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
6JapanShin'ya TAKEISHI29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
8JapanNoriyuki HAGA22Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
11JapanTamaki SERIZAWA24Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS
14JapanHitoyasu IZUTSU25Dunlop tyresDucati 916Team Foundation
17JapanKatsunori HASEGAWA28Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO
20JapanWataru YOSHIKAWA27Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
21JapanManabu KAMADA26Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
24JapanHideo SENMYO31Honda RC45Kouyou-kai Dream Racing
25JapanToshiya KOBAYASHI30Michelin tyresHonda RC45team ELAN & RG niwa
27JapanShuya ARAI31Dunlop tyresHonda RC45NTT MORIWAKI Racing
29JapanYuji HARAGUCHI?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team
30JapanYukihiro AOYANAGI?Yamaha YZF750SWIFT • R MOTUL
31JapanShin'ya NAKATANI26Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRTeam HANSHIN Riding School
33JapanMasayuki YAMANAKA?Honda RC45Racing Team HONEYBEE
34JapanTakahiro FUKAMI26Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Clever Wolf Racing Team
35JapanKazuhiro IMURA?Kawasaki ZXR750Team BOMBER
36JapanNoriyuki TSUJIMOTO?Michelin tyresHonda RC45TEAM VITALSPIRIT
37JapanHideaki TSUTSUI30Kawasaki ZX-7RRMRD T-CRAFT
38JapanHideki ONISHI?Kawasaki ZXR750Yamashina Kawasaki KEN Racing
39JapanHidefumi SUGINO?Honda RC45Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team
40JapanMasana SASAKI?Ducati 916Winning Run
41JapanTakahiro SOHWA31Michelin tyresHonda RC45K's GARAGE SOHWA
42JapanHideaki NARUMI?Honda RC45Almighty's RP Tire House
43JapanTakaharu KISHIDA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45RC Kitano & LAIA RT
45JapanYuichi TAKEDA19Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
46JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIRO?Honda RC45CLUB NEXT & MKC
47JapanKiyokazu SATO?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Auto Technical Sports
48JapanTakayuki SUZUKI?Honda RC45Blue Helmets PG Racing
49JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
50JapanIzumi MATSUBARA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRRS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic
51JapanOsamu NISHIJIMA26Bridgestone tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRBEET IGOL OIL
52JapanKosei KIKUGAWA?Kawasaki ZXR750Team BB
53JapanHiroki KOBAYASHI28Suzuki GSX-R750GARfield & RSK
54JapanYoshihiko TAKATSUTO?Honda RC45Racing Team Tokuno & Elan
55JapanYasuhiko GORIKU?Yamaha YZF750Iwata Racing Family
56JapanHideto HASEGAWA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRRP Tire House & YRTwako ’s
57JapanShogo TAKEMI?Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Clever Wolf Racing Team
58JapanMakoto TOKINAGA?Yamaha YZF750Iwata Racing Family
59JapanKatsuhisa MOTOIKI?Kawasaki ZXR750Onishi Factory Team Mr. Hiro
60JapanMamoru YAMAKAWA?Kawasaki ZXR750Challenge of Yamakawa
61JapanEiji SASAKI29Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750JAJA TEAM TITAN
62JapanYoshifumi TAKAMIYA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRWOODSTOCK Racing Team
63JapanRyuichi OSAKI?Bridgestone tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Mikuni TELLY&KALLY
64JapanYasunari KAWAMURA?Honda RC45Honda KUMAMOTO Racing
65JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTO?Honda RC45Honda KUMAMOTO Racing
66JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURA28Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
67JapanTamotsu MIZUSAWA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRTsukinowa Driving School & Yamashina Kawasaki
68JapanHiroaki KAWASE?Suzuki GSX-R750JAJA/KICHO Racing
70JapanShin'ichi NAKAUE?Honda RC45TEAM VITALSPIRIT
71JapanYu MATSUSHIMA31Yamaha YZF750Team EBATA
72JapanShin'ichi ITO30Michelin tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
74JapanKei NASHIMOTO26Dunlop tyresHonda RC45NTT MORIWAKI Racing
83JapanMitsuteru TASHIRO?Yamaha YZF750YSP Hakata Light Sport PJ1
89JapanTomonao AOKI?Kawasaki ZXR750KM Engineering & Electromotive
831JapanNoboru KAMIYA?Honda RC45Radio Shonan & SAKURAI Honda

Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.

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