| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.027 | 147.81 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2 | 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | Honda | 1:31.320 | 0.293 | 147.34 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | Kawasaki | 1:31.724 | 0.697 | 146.69 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 1:31.740 | 0.713 | 146.66 | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 1:31.879 | 0.852 | 146.44 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 1:32.013 | 0.986 | 146.23 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | Honda | 1:32.085 | 1.058 | 146.12 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 1:32.602 | 1.575 | 145.30 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | 2 | Akira RYO | Kawasaki | 1:32.642 | 1.615 | 145.24 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | 21 | Manabu KAMADA | Honda | 1:33.193 | 2.166 | 144.38 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 1:33.323 | 2.296 | 144.18 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | Suzuki | 1:33.999 | 2.972 | 143.14 | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | Yamaha | 1:34.433 | 3.406 | 142.48 | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 1:34.442 | 3.415 | 142.47 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | Honda | 1:34.616 | 3.589 | 142.21 | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 1:35.007 | 3.980 | 141.62 | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | 24 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 1:35.085 | 4.058 | 141.50 | 13 | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 1:35.257 | 4.230 | 141.25 | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | 59 | Katsushi FUJIBAYASHI | Yamaha | 1:35.316 | 4.289 | 141.16 | 5 | 12 |
| 20 | 64 | Ken'ichi SHIMODA | Kawasaki | 1:35.342 | 4.315 | 141.12 | 10 | 12 |
| 21 | 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | Honda | 1:35.616 | 4.589 | 140.72 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | 32 | Yasuhiro ONODERA | Ducati | 1:35.928 | 4.901 | 140.26 | 11 | 13 |
| 23 | 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 1:36.039 | 5.012 | 140.10 | 12 | 13 |
| 24 | 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | Kawasaki | 1:36.180 | 5.153 | 139.89 | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | 28 | Tohru OHYA | Honda | 1:36.212 | 5.185 | 139.85 | 10 | 12 |
| 26 | 71 | Katsuhito KOSHIYAMA | Honda | 1:36.943 | 5.916 | 138.79 | 9 | 11 |
| 27 | 60 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 1:37.240 | 6.213 | 138.37 | 9 | 10 |
| 28 | 67 | Keiichi NAKAZAWA | Kawasaki | 1:37.747 | 6.720 | 137.65 | 6 | 7 |
| 29 | 56 | Hitoshi TANIGUCHI | Yamaha | 1:37.854 | 6.827 | 137.50 | 11 | 12 |
| 30 | 76 | Tamotsu NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:37.888 | 6.861 | 137.45 | 10 | 11 |
| 31 | 771 | Yoshihiko NAKAMURA | Yamaha | 1:38.510 | 7.483 | 136.59 | 7 | 7 |
| 32 | 61 | Hidenori MAESOBA | Honda | 1:39.972 | 8.945 | 134.59 | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | 62 | Hidefumi SUGINO | Honda | 1:40.729 | 9.702 | 133.58 | 7 | 12 |
| 34 | 58 | Yoshiaki MIURA | Kawasaki | 1:41.087 | 10.060 | 133.10 | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | 69 | Yasushi SEKIDO | Yamaha | 1:41.393 | 10.366 | 132.70 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | 63 | Masakatsu MURAKAMI | Yamaha | 1:41.486 | 10.459 | 132.58 | 11 | 11 |
| 37 | 75 | Kazuto ANZAI | Honda | 1:47.309 | 16.282 | 125.39 | 2 | 3 |
1997-07-04 to 1997-07-06
SUGO Superbike Race
Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 10,100
Entries: ? / Practised: 37 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 37 / Classified: 37
Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Cloudy / 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