| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Akira RYO | 29 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | 22 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 29 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA |
| 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 24 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS |
| 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 26 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 28 | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO |
| 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 35 | Honda RC45 | Defi T. KANEYASU |
| 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA |
| 21 | Manabu KAMADA | 26 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 24 | Hideo SENMYO | 31 | Honda RC45 | Kouyou-kai Dream Racing |
| 28 | Tohru OHYA | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM KANEYASU |
| 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R MOTUL |
| 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | 26 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 32 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | ? | Ducati 888 | ita & Naoe Machinery Riding Club |
| 33 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Racing Team HONEYBEE |
| 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | 26 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team |
| 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER |
| 36 | Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | MRD T-CRAFT |
| 40 | Masana SASAKI | ? | Ducati 916 | Winning Run |
| 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | 31 | Honda RC45 | K's GARAGE SOHWA |
| 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | 19 | Honda RC45 | Castrol HONDA |
| 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | ? | Honda RC45 | CLUB NEXT & MKC |
| 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | TAKADA Eng ATS |
| 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | ? | Honda RC45 | Blue Helmets PG Racing |
| 49 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | ? | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic |
| 51 | Hiroshi OTA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Shirota |
| 53 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | 31 | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 55 | Katsuya WATANABE | ? | Honda RC45 | BIG BOX RACING |
| 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Companion Friends & Moto Katayanagi |
| 61 | Eiji SASAKI | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA TEAM TITAN |
| 64 | Yasunari KAWAMURA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda KUMAMOTO Racing |
| 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 28 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Endo Wagyo RT & Space Art |
| 71 | Yu MATSUSHIMA | 32 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team EBATA |
| 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | 30 | Honda RC45 | Castrol HONDA |
| 75 | Kazuto ANZAI | ? | Honda RC45 | Garage Shonan |
| 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | 22 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 771 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | FM Sendai & Shokodo Inbo+ |
1997-04-25 to 1997-04-27
SUGO Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 11,100
Entries: ? / Practised: 43 / Qualified: 40
Sessions
Entry list
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/ yamaha-motor.co.jp