1997-06-20 to 1997-06-22

Fuji Superbike Race

Fuji (Permanent circuit, 4.4744 km)
Attendance: 39,300
Entries: 53 / Practised: 52 / Qualified: 40

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 26 / Classified: 25

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

P.#RiderBikeBest LapGapKM/HOnLaps
172JapanShin'ichi ITOHonda1:38.467163.59512
220JapanWataru YOSHIKAWAYamaha1:38.9370.470162.81811
377JapanKousuke AKIYOSHISuzuki1:39.0340.567162.6566
42JapanAkira RYOKawasaki1:39.1240.657162.50511
511JapanTamaki SERIZAWASuzuki1:39.3030.836162.21811
617JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha1:41.8723.405158.1249
733JapanMasayuki YAMANAKAHonda1:43.2954.828155.941011
855JapanYasuhiko GORIKUYamaha1:43.3734.906155.821010
949JapanTamotsu MIZUSAWAKawasaki1:43.6805.213155.3699
1024JapanHideo SENMYOHonda1:43.9055.438155.021112
1178JapanKatsushi FUJIBAYASHIYamaha1:43.9475.480154.9699
1230JapanYukihiro AOYANAGIYamaha1:44.0015.534154.88810
1342JapanHideaki NARUMIHonda1:44.1195.652154.711212
1437JapanHideaki TSUTSUIKawasaki1:44.2345.767154.54910
1535JapanKazuhiro IMURAKawasaki1:44.4645.997154.20911
1651JapanToshiki KUNIMATSUHonda1:44.5896.122154.011012
1763JapanTohru OISHIKawasaki1:44.5976.130154.001011
1857JapanShogo TAKEMIYamaha1:44.6106.143153.98811
19831JapanNoboru KAMIYAHonda1:44.6566.189153.911212
2076JapanTamotsu NAKAMURAYamaha1:44.8516.384153.63310
2146JapanNobumichi TOMITAHonda1:45.0436.576153.351010
2267JapanKeiichi NAKAZAWAKawasaki1:45.6677.200152.44811
2365JapanKatsuya WATANABEHonda1:49.00410.537147.77410
2460JapanMamoru YAMAKAWAKawasaki1:51.14712.680144.9222
2553JapanHitoshi SUGESAWAKawasaki2:29.97451.507107.4022
-40JapanMasana SASAKIDucati--.---1
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/ Photos from roadrace.jog.buttobi.net