| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Takahiro SOHWA | Honda | 2:31.630 | 139.22 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 2:33.835 | 2.205 | 137.23 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | Suzuki | 2:34.001 | 2.371 | 137.08 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Ducati | 2:34.179 | 2.549 | 136.92 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | Suzuki | 2:35.613 | 3.983 | 135.66 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 24 | Hideo SENMYO | Honda | 2:36.483 | 4.853 | 134.91 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:36.570 | 4.940 | 134.83 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | Suzuki | 2:37.136 | 5.506 | 134.34 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | 23 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | Honda | 2:37.800 | 6.170 | 133.78 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 49 | Hiroaki YABUMOTO | Yamaha | 2:38.805 | 7.175 | 132.93 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | Kawasaki | 2:39.007 | 7.377 | 132.76 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | 27 | Shuya ARAI | Honda | 2:39.311 | 7.681 | 132.51 | 8 | 9 |
| 13 | 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | Kawasaki | 2:39.626 | 7.996 | 132.25 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | Yamaha | 2:40.013 | 8.383 | 131.93 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 38 | Hideki ONISHI | Kawasaki | 2:40.847 | 9.217 | 131.25 | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | Honda | 2:41.167 | 9.537 | 130.98 | 7 | 8 |
| 17 | 58 | Makoto TOKINAGA | Yamaha | 2:41.248 | 9.618 | 130.92 | 8 | 8 |
| 18 | 40 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | Kawasaki | 2:41.468 | 9.838 | 130.74 | 8 | 8 |
| 19 | 67 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | Kawasaki | 2:43.593 | 11.963 | 129.04 | 8 | 8 |
| 20 | 69 | Naoki YOSHIOKA | Honda | 2:46.287 | 14.657 | 126.95 | 8 | 8 |
| 21 | 56 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | Yamaha | 2:47.248 | 15.618 | 126.22 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 54 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | Honda | 2:47.333 | 15.703 | 126.16 | 8 | 8 |
| 23 | 61 | Eiji SASAKI | Suzuki | 2:47.643 | 16.013 | 125.92 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | 75 | Keishiro KANKI | Kawasaki | 2:52.397 | 20.767 | 122.45 | 7 | 7 |
| 25 | 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | Suzuki | 2:53.624 | 21.994 | 121.59 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | Yamaha | 3:03.881 | 32.251 | 114.80 | 2 | 3 |
1997-09-05 to 1997-09-07
Suzuka Superbike 2 Heat Race
Suzuka (Permanent circuit, 5.8640 km)
Attendance: 21,000
Entries: ? / Practised: 54 / Qualified: 44
Sessions
Qualifying 2 - Group A
Scheduled duration: ?
Started: 26 / Classified: 26
Scheduled start time: ?
Weather: Raining / Track: Wet
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