| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 2:09.756 | 162.69 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 2:10.989 | 1.233 | 161.16 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 2:11.112 | 1.356 | 161.01 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | Yamaha | 2:11.311 | 1.555 | 160.77 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 2:11.375 | 1.619 | 160.69 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 2:12.457 | 2.701 | 159.38 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 39 |  Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 2:12.601 | 2.845 | 159.20 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 76 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | Kawasaki | 2:13.174 | 3.418 | 158.52 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 2:13.868 | 4.112 | 157.70 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 2:14.642 | 4.886 | 156.79 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 24 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 2:15.349 | 5.593 | 155.97 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 2:15.430 | 5.674 | 155.88 | 7 | 11 |
| 13 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:15.803 | 6.047 | 155.45 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | 58 | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 2:15.848 | 6.092 | 155.40 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | 74 | Kei NASHIMOTO | Honda | 2:16.023 | 6.267 | 155.20 | 3 | 10 |
| 16 | 68 | Hiroaki KAWASE | Suzuki | 2:16.212 | 6.456 | 154.98 | 6 | 11 |
| 17 | 56 | Nobumichi TOMITA | Honda | 2:16.737 | 6.981 | 154.39 | 3 | 11 |
| 18 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 2:16.846 | 7.090 | 154.26 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | 33 | Masayuki YAMANAKA | Honda | 2:17.235 | 7.479 | 153.83 | 7 | 11 |
| 20 | 91 | Masaki TOKUNO | Honda | 2:17.292 | 7.536 | 153.76 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | 54 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:17.593 | 7.837 | 153.43 | 6 | 10 |
| 22 | 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | Honda | 2:17.744 | 7.988 | 153.26 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | Honda | 2:17.761 | 8.005 | 153.24 | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | Kawasaki | 2:18.027 | 8.271 | 152.94 | 11 | 11 |
| 25 | 50 | Izumi MATSUBARA | Kawasaki | 2:18.118 | 8.362 | 152.84 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | 70 | Shin'ichi NAKAUE | Honda | 2:18.131 | 8.375 | 152.83 | 3 | 11 |
| 27 | 42 | Katsutoshi ABIKO | Honda | 2:19.128 | 9.372 | 151.73 | 5 | 11 |
| 28 | 89 | Tomonao AOKI | Suzuki | 2:19.249 | 9.493 | 151.60 | 6 | 8 |
| 29 | 62 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:19.543 | 9.787 | 151.28 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | 83 | Mitsuteru TASHIRO | Yamaha | 2:21.869 | 12.113 | 148.80 | 10 | 10 |
| 31 | 46 | Atsushi YOSHIHIRO | Honda | 2:22.842 | 13.086 | 147.79 | 8 | 11 |
| 32 | 64 | Yasunari KAWAMURA | Honda | 2:23.918 | 14.162 | 146.68 | 2 | 3 |
1997-05-30 to 1997-06-01
Suzuka Superbike 200km Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 20,000
Entries: 68 / Practised: 63 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Qualifying 1 - Group B
Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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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/ procione.com/suzukaland/ yamaha-motor.co.jp