| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Akira RYO | 29 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 4 | Keiichi KITAGAWA | 30 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 5 | Katsuaki FUJIWARA | 22 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 6 | Shin'ya TAKEISHI | 29 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 8 | Noriyuki HAGA | 22 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA |
| 11 | Tamaki SERIZAWA | 24 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Yoshimura SUZUKI GP1 PLUS |
| 12 | Shoichi TSUKAMOTO | 37 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 14 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | 26 | Ducati 916 | Team Foundation |
| 17 | Katsunori HASEGAWA | 29 | Yamaha YZF750 | PJ1 MAX & RC SUGO |
| 18 | Tomohiko KANEYASU | 36 | Honda RC45 | Defi T. KANEYASU |
| 20 | Wataru YOSHIKAWA | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Marlboro YAMAHA |
| 21 | Manabu KAMADA | 27 | Honda RC45 | Team SAKURAI Honda |
| 23 | Yoshinobu TAKAHASHI | 29 | Honda RC45 | Art Nature D.D.BOYS |
| 24 | Hideo SENMYO | 32 | Honda RC45 | Kouyou-kai Dream Racing |
| 25 | Toshiya KOBAYASHI | 30 | Honda RC45 | team ELAN & RG niwa |
| 27 | Shuya ARAI | 31 | Honda VTR1000F | NTT MORIWAKI Racing |
| 29 | Yuji HARAGUCHI | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 30 | Yukihiro AOYANAGI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | SWIFT • R MOTUL |
| 31 | Shin'ya NAKATANI | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team HANSHIN Riding School |
| 34 | Takahiro FUKAMI | 27 | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team |
| 35 | Kazuhiro IMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Castrol Team BOMBER |
| 36 | Noriyuki TSUJIMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 37 | Hideaki TSUTSUI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | MRD T-CRAFT |
| 38 | Hideki ONISHI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Yamashina Kawasaki KEN Racing |
| 39 | Keiji SHIOMI | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | GARfield & RSK!! |
| 40 | Isami HIGASHIMURA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RS-ITOH & Sakamaki Clinic |
| 41 | Takahiro SOHWA | 31 | Honda RC45 | K's GARAGE SOHWA |
| 43 | Takaharu KISHIDA | ? | Honda RC45 | RC Kitano & LAIA RT |
| 45 | Yuichi TAKEDA | 19 | Honda RC45 | Castrol HONDA |
| 47 | Kiyokazu SATO | ? | Honda RC45 | TAKADA Eng ATS |
| 48 | Takayuki SUZUKI | ? | Honda RC45 | Blue Helmets PG Racing |
| 49 | Hiroaki YABUMOTO | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | TEAM Moto Sports |
| 51 | Hiroshi OTA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 52 | Ken'ichi YANAGI | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Shirota |
| 53 | Hiroki KOBAYASHI | 28 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | GARfield & RSK!! |
| 54 | Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO | ? | Honda RC45 | Team Tokuno D.D.BOYS |
| 55 | Yasuhiko GORIKU | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Iwata Racing Family |
| 56 | Kozo MINAMIKAWA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team |
| 57 | Shogo TAKEMI | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Clever Wolf Racing Team |
| 58 | Makoto TOKINAGA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Iwata Racing Family |
| 60 | Mamoru YAMAKAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Challenge of Yamakawa |
| 61 | Eiji SASAKI | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | JAJA TEAM TITAN |
| 62 | Hidefumi SUGINO | ? | Honda RC45 | Sofukai • Suzuka Racing Team |
| 63 | Ryuichi OSAKI | ? |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Mikuni TELLY&KALLY |
| 65 | Masaaki TSUKAMOTO | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda KUMAMOTO Racing |
| 66 | Ken'ichiro NAKAMURA | 29 | Honda RC45 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC |
| 67 | Tamotsu MIZUSAWA | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Tsukinowa Driving School & Yamashina Kawasaki |
| 69 | Naoki YOSHIOKA | ? | Honda RC45 | Honda HAMAYUKAI Hamamatsu Escargot |
| 70 | Toshiki KUNIMATSU | 31 | Honda RC45 | TEAM VITALSPIRIT |
| 72 | Shin'ichi ITO | 30 | Honda RC45 | Castrol HONDA |
| 75 | Keishiro KANKI | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | BEET IGOL OIL |
| 76 | Osamu NISHIJIMA | 27 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | BEET IGOL OIL |
| 77 | Kousuke AKIYOSHI | 22 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Lucky Strike Suzuki |
| 831 | Noboru KAMIYA | ? | Honda RC45 | Radio Shonan & SAKURAI Honda |
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
Entry list
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