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

Entry list

#RiderAgeBikeTeam
2JapanAkira RYO29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
3JapanNorihiko FUJIWARA30Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
5JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARA22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
6JapanShin'ya TAKEISHI29Michelin tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
8JapanNoriyuki HAGA22Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
9JapanAkira YANAGAWA25Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
11JapanTamaki SERIZAWA24Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS
14JapanHitoyasu IZUTSU26Dunlop tyresDucati 916Team Foundation
17JapanKatsunori HASEGAWA28Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO
18JapanTomohiko KANEYASU35Honda RC45Defi T. KANEYASU
20JapanWataru YOSHIKAWA27Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Marlboro YAMAHA
21JapanManabu KAMADA26Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Team SAKURAI Honda
23JapanYoshinobu TAKAHASHI29Honda RC45Art Nature D.D.BOYS
24JapanHideo SENMYO31Honda RC45Kouyou-kai Dream Racing
25JapanToshiya KOBAYASHI30Michelin tyresHonda RC45team ELAN & RG niwa
27JapanShuya ARAI31Dunlop tyresHonda VTR1000FNTT MORIWAKI Racing
29JapanYuji HARAGUCHI?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team
30JapanYukihiro AOYANAGI?Yamaha YZF750SWIFT • R MOTUL
31JapanShin'ya NAKATANI26Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRTeam HANSHIN Riding School
33JapanMasayuki YAMANAKA?Honda RC45Racing Team HONEYBEE Yoshiharu MOTUL
34JapanTakahiro FUKAMI26Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Clever Wolf Racing Team
35JapanKazuhiro IMURA?Kawasaki ZXR750Team BOMBER
36JapanNoriyuki TSUJIMOTO?Michelin tyresHonda RC45TEAM VITALSPIRIT
37JapanHideaki TSUTSUI30Kawasaki ZX-7RRT-CRAFT
38JapanHideki ONISHI?Kawasaki ZXR750Yamashina Kawasaki KEN Racing
39ItalyPiergiorgio BONTEMPI29Dunlop tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRKawasaki Racing Team
40JapanMasaki TOKUNAGA?Honda RC45RC Kitano & LAIA RT
41JapanTakahiro SOHWA31Michelin tyresHonda RC45Team Iwaki K's GARAGE
42JapanKatsutoshi ABIKO?Michelin tyresHonda RC45NiSSEKi & Team Nyarome
43JapanTakaharu KISHIDA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45RC Kitano & LAIA RT
45JapanYuichi TAKEDA19Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
46JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIRO?Honda RC45
47JapanKiyokazu SATO?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45TAKADA Eng ATS
48JapanTakayuki SUZUKI?Honda RC45Blue Helmets PG Racing
49JapanHiroaki YABUMOTO?Yamaha YZF750TEAM Moto Sports
50JapanIzumi MATSUBARA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRRS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic
51JapanHiroshi OTA?Honda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
52JapanShigemasa MIWA35Honda RC30RC30 Endurance Project
53JapanHiroki KOBAYASHI28Suzuki GSX-R750GARfield & RSK!!
54JapanYoshihiko TAKATSUTO?Honda RC45Team Tokuno D.D.BOYS
55JapanKatsuya WATANABE?Honda RC45BIG BOX RACING
56JapanNobumichi TOMITA?Dunlop tyresHonda RC45TAKADA Eng ATS
57JapanShogo TAKEMI?Dunlop tyresYamaha YZF750Clever Wolf Racing Team
58JapanMakoto TOKINAGA?Yamaha YZF750Iwata Racing Family
59JapanYukio NARIMATSU?Kawasaki ZXR750Team BB
60JapanMamoru YAMAKAWA?Kawasaki ZXR750Challenge of Yamakawa
61JapanEiji SASAKI30Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750JAJA TEAM TITAN
62JapanKozo MINAMIKAWA?Yamaha YZF750Clever Wolf Racing Team
63JapanRyuichi OSAKI?Bridgestone tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Mikuni TELLY&KALLY
64JapanYasunari KAWAMURA?Honda RC45Honda KUMAMOTO Racing
65JapanMasaaki TSUKAMOTO?Honda RC45Honda KUMAMOTO Racing
66JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURA28Dunlop tyresHonda RC45Honda Blue Helmets MSC
67JapanTamotsu MIZUSAWA?Kawasaki ZX-7RRTsukinowa Driving School & Yamashina Kawasaki
68JapanHiroaki KAWASE?Suzuki GSX-R750JAJA/KICHO Racing
69JapanNaoki YOSHIOKA?Honda RC45Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot
70JapanShin'ichi NAKAUE?Honda RC45TEAM VITALSPIRIT
71JapanYu MATSUSHIMA32Yamaha YZF750Team EBATA
72JapanShin'ichi ITO30Michelin tyresHonda RC45Castrol HONDA
73JapanTohru AIKAWA?Honda RC45☆ Racing Team M1 ☆
74JapanKei NASHIMOTO26Dunlop tyresHonda VTR1000FNTT MORIWAKI Racing
75JapanKazuto ANZAI?Honda RC45Garage Shonan
76JapanOsamu NISHIJIMA26Bridgestone tyresKawasaki ZX-7RRBEET IGOL OIL
77JapanKousuke AKIYOSHI22Dunlop tyresSuzuki GSX-R750Lucky Strike Suzuki
83JapanMitsuteru TASHIRO?Yamaha YZF750T Global YSP Hakata PJ1
89JapanTomonao AOKI?Suzuki GSX-R750SBS Riders Cabin
90JapanYoshiteru KONISHI27Suzuki GSX-R750Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS
91JapanMasaki TOKUNO44Honda RC45TEAM VITALSPIRIT
880JapanYuichiro TAGA?Honda RC45Team ASA

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/ Motoracing⁠-⁠japan.com/ procione.com/suzukaland/ yamaha⁠-⁠motor.co.jp