1997 Tsukuba Superbike Race - Tsukuba - Final Results

1997 All Japan Superbike/Tsukuba

1997-05-16 to 1997-05-18

Tsukuba Superbike Race

Tsukuba (Permanent circuit, 2.0700 km)
Attendance: 16,000
Entries: 34 / Practised: 30 / Qualified: 30

Sessions

Entry list

17 May, Sat

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

Overall qualifying

18 May, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Scheduled duration: 30 laps
Started: 29 / Classified: 24

Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	8	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	30	29:09.261		127.80	0:57.456	3	1
2	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	30	29:17.019	7.758	127.24	0:57.388	5	3
3	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	30	29:24.651	15.390	126.69	0:57.888	3	5
4	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	30	29:24.779	15.518	126.68	0:58.184	8	4
5	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	30	29:31.690	22.429	126.18	0:58.201	7	7
6	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	30	29:32.033	22.772	126.16	0:58.227	3	6
7	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	30	29:37.953	28.692	125.74	0:58.458	3	10
8	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	30	29:42.214	32.953	125.44	0:58.535	11	8
9	77	Kousuke AKIYOSHI	Suzuki	30	29:56.543	47.282	124.44	0:58.567	2	12
10	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	30	30:04.602	55.341	123.88	0:59.144	3	9
11	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	29	29:16.149	1 lap	123.06	0:59.493	5	11
12	17	Katsunori HASEGAWA	Yamaha	29	29:22.818	1 lap	122.59	0:59.953	3	14
13	33	Masayuki YAMANAKA	Honda	29	29:43.307	1 lap	121.18	1:00.420	5	21
14	28	Tohru OHYA	Honda	29	29:49.540	1 lap	120.76	1:00.767	27	20
15	66	Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA	Honda	29	29:50.828	1 lap	120.67	1:00.947	12	18
16	52	Ken'ichi YANAGI	Kawasaki	29	29:54.786	1 lap	120.41	1:01.025	6	22
17	63	Ryuichi OSAKI	Suzuki	29	29:55.046	1 lap	120.39	1:00.984	6	25
18	24	Hideo SENMYO	Honda	29	30:01.223	1 lap	119.98	1:00.622	5	23
19	79	Morimichi GOMI	Kawasaki	29	30:02.282	1 lap	119.91	1:01.048	6	16
20	69	Yasushi SEKIDO	Yamaha	29	30:04.979	1 lap	119.73	1:01.358	27	26
21	67	Keiichi NAKAZAWA	Kawasaki	28	29:22.736	2 laps	118.37	1:01.831	5	29
22	42	Hideaki NARUMI	Honda	28	29:44.831	2 laps	116.91	1:02.620	3	30
23	35	Kazuhiro IMURA	Kawasaki	28	30:01.881	2 laps	115.80	1:02.709	3	28
24	32	Yasuhiro ONODERA	Ducati	26	--.---	4 laps		1:01.376	7	24
RT	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	20	--.---	Accident		0:58.053	3	2
RT	37	Hideaki TSUTSUI	Kawasaki	14	--.---	---		1:00.119	3	19
RT	71	Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA	Honda	14	--.---	---		1:00.126	3	17
RT	18	Tomohiko KANEYASU	Honda	7	--.---	---		1:00.045	2	13
RT	76	Tamotsu NAKAMURA	Yamaha	7	--.---	---		1:00.960	4	27
NS	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda			Not started				15

Fastest lap	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	0:57.388	on lap 5	129.85 km/h

Rider notes

#32 Onodera: Non-finisher, classified due to completing sufficient race distance.

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/ Motoracing⁠-⁠japan.com/ yamaha⁠-⁠motor.co.jp/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net