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

Map of Suzuka circuit.

Entry list

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