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

Map of Suzuka circuit.

Overall qualifying

P.#RiderBikeQ1Q2TimeKM/H
18Flag of JapanNoriyuki HAGAYamaha2:09.7562:10.0392:09.756162.69
245Flag of JapanYuichi TAKEDAHonda2:10.1872:09.8542:09.854162.57
372Flag of JapanShin'ichi ITOHonda2:10.9892:10.4342:10.434161.85
45Flag of JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARASuzuki2:10.6942:10.1902:10.190162.15
56Flag of JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIKawasaki2:11.1122:10.5342:10.534161.72
62Flag of JapanAkira RYOKawasaki2:11.4402:10.3372:10.337161.97
73Flag of JapanNorihiko FUJIWARAYamaha2:11.3112:11.1002:11.100161.03
820Flag of JapanWataru YOSHIKAWAYamaha2:11.3982:10.4912:10.491161.78
941Flag of JapanTakahiro SOHWAHonda2:11.3752:11.5972:11.375160.69
109Flag of JapanAkira YANAGAWAKawasaki2:11.0772:10.5042:10.504161.76
1111Flag of JapanTamaki SERIZAWASuzuki2:12.4572:12.457159.38
1214Flag of JapanHitoyasu IZUTSUDucati2:10.7802:12.4992:10.780161.42
1339Flag of ItalyPiergiorgio BONTEMPIKawasaki2:12.6012:12.8322:12.601159.20
1490Flag of JapanYoshiteru KONISHISuzuki2:13.9412:13.0922:13.092158.62
1576Flag of JapanOsamu NISHIJIMAKawasaki2:13.1742:13.4282:13.174158.52
1677Flag of JapanKousuke AKIYOSHISuzuki2:13.1312:13.3452:13.131158.57
1721Flag of JapanManabu KAMADAHonda2:13.8682:13.2162:13.216158.47
1831Flag of JapanShin'ya NAKATANIKawasaki2:13.5792:13.6632:13.579158.04
1918Flag of JapanTomohiko KANEYASUHonda2:14.6422:13.9972:13.997157.54
2023Flag of JapanYoshinobu TAKAHASHIHonda2:14.7972:13.9552:13.955157.59
2158Flag of JapanMakoto TOKINAGAYamaha2:15.8482:14.4442:14.444157.02
2267Flag of JapanTamotsu MIZUSAWAKawasaki2:14.2802:15.2472:14.280157.21
2324Flag of JapanHideo SENMYOHonda2:15.3492:14.8822:14.882156.51
2417Flag of JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha2:14.8432:14.2892:14.289157.20
2527Flag of JapanShuya ARAIHonda2:15.4302:17.5672:15.430155.88
2625Flag of JapanToshiya KOBAYASHIHonda2:14.4332:15.1022:14.433157.03
2730Flag of JapanYukihiro AOYANAGIYamaha2:15.8032:15.7302:15.730155.53
2829Flag of JapanYuji HARAGUCHIHonda2:15.3472:14.6062:14.606156.83
2948Flag of JapanTakayuki SUZUKIHonda2:17.7442:15.9992:15.999155.22
3034Flag of JapanTakahiro FUKAMIYamaha2:14.9562:15.4882:14.956156.42
3174Flag of JapanKei NASHIMOTOHonda2:16.0232:16.3212:16.023155.20
32880Flag of JapanYuichiro TAGAHonda2:16.5182:15.2342:15.234156.10
3356Flag of JapanNobumichi TOMITAHonda2:16.7372:16.0422:16.042155.18
3443Flag of JapanTakaharu KISHIDAHonda2:15.4632:15.6152:15.463155.84
3568Flag of JapanHiroaki KAWASESuzuki2:16.2122:16.3952:16.212154.98
3647Flag of JapanKiyokazu SATOHonda2:16.6812:15.8212:15.821155.43
3737Flag of JapanHideaki TSUTSUIKawasaki2:16.8462:16.2292:16.229154.96
3861Flag of JapanEiji SASAKISuzuki2:15.9132:16.4512:15.913155.32
3954Flag of JapanYoshihiko TAKATSUTOHonda2:17.5932:16.7302:16.730154.39
4053Flag of JapanHiroki KOBAYASHISuzuki2:17.3462:15.9612:15.961155.27
4133Flag of JapanMasayuki YAMANAKAHonda2:17.2352:16.8612:16.861154.25
4249Flag of JapanHiroaki YABUMOTOYamaha2:15.9652:16.2922:15.965155.26
4370Flag of JapanShin'ichi NAKAUEHonda2:18.1312:17.2842:17.284153.77
4465Flag of JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTOHonda2:16.6062:16.7202:16.606154.53
(45)91Flag of JapanMasaki TOKUNOHonda2:17.2922:17.5842:17.292153.76
(46)36Flag of JapanNoriyuki TSUJIMOTOHonda2:17.2222:17.0082:17.008154.08
(47)66Flag of JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURAHonda2:17.7612:17.3862:17.386153.66
(48)57Flag of JapanShogo TAKEMIYamaha2:17.4312:17.0232:17.023154.06
(49)62Flag of JapanKozo MINAMIKAWAYamaha2:19.5432:17.4632:17.463153.57
(50)51Flag of JapanHiroshi OTAHonda2:17.9702:17.2752:17.275153.78
(51)50Flag of JapanIzumi MATSUBARAKawasaki2:18.1182:17.4952:17.495153.54
(52)38Flag of JapanHideki ONISHIKawasaki2:17.3812:17.4902:17.381153.66
(53)42Flag of JapanKatsutoshi ABIKOHonda2:19.1282:17.6202:17.620153.40
(54)63Flag of JapanRyuichi OSAKISuzuki2:19.0042:17.7212:17.721153.28
(55)35Flag of JapanKazuhiro IMURAKawasaki2:18.0272:18.7952:18.027152.94
(56)59Flag of JapanYukio NARIMATSUKawasaki2:18.8512:17.7622:17.762153.24
(57)89Flag of JapanTomonao AOKISuzuki2:19.2492:18.0822:18.082152.88
(58)71Flag of JapanYu MATSUSHIMAYamaha2:19.2292:18.7382:18.738152.16
(59)83Flag of JapanMitsuteru TASHIROYamaha2:21.8692:21.6632:21.663149.02
(60)69Flag of JapanNaoki YOSHIOKAHonda2:19.0672:19.0072:19.007151.87
(61)46Flag of JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIROHonda2:22.8422:24.8062:22.842147.79
(62)75Flag of JapanKazuto ANZAIHonda2:24.1612:22.9732:22.973147.65
(63)64Flag of JapanYasunari KAWAMURAHonda2:23.9182:23.918146.68
73Flag of JapanTohru AIKAWAHonda--.---

Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.

Rider notes

#73 Aikawa: Practised only.

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