| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:30.981 | 147.89 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.228 | 0.247 | 147.49 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:31.623 | 0.642 | 146.85 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:31.832 | 0.851 | 146.52 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:31.941 | 0.960 | 146.34 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:33.444 | 2.463 | 143.99 | 12 | 13 |
| 7 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:33.683 | 2.702 | 143.62 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | Honda | 1:35.138 | 4.157 | 141.43 | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:35.381 | 4.400 | 141.07 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:35.503 | 4.522 | 140.89 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | 32 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:35.930 | 4.949 | 140.26 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | 28 | Tohru OHYA | Honda | 1:36.116 | 5.135 | 139.99 | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | 53 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | Honda | 1:36.882 | 5.901 | 138.88 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | 51 | Hiroshi OTA | Honda | 1:37.103 | 6.122 | 138.56 | 11 | 12 |
| 15 | 61 | Eiji SASAKI | Suzuki | 1:37.105 | 6.124 | 138.56 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | 49 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:37.359 | 6.378 | 138.20 | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:37.671 | 6.690 | 137.76 | 9 | 10 |
| 18 | 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:38.178 | 7.197 | 137.05 | 12 | 12 |
| 19 | 36 | Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO | Honda | 1:38.238 | 7.257 | 136.96 | 3 | 12 |
| 20 | 40 | Masana SASAKI | Ducati | 1:38.355 | 7.374 | 136.80 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | 64 | Yasunari KAWAMURA | Honda | 1:41.830 | 10.849 | 132.13 | 6 | 12 |
| - | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:33.393 | 2.412 | 144.07 | 2 | 2 |
1997-04-25 to 1997-04-27
SUGO Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 11,100
Entries: 46 / Practised: 43 / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group A
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 22 / Classified: 21
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official programme/ 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/ yamaha-motor.co.jp