1997 TI Superbike Race - TI Aida - Final Results

1997 All Japan Superbike/TI Aida

1997-10-17 to 1997-10-19

TI Superbike Race

TI Aida (Permanent circuit, 3.7020 km)
Attendance: 28,719
Entries: 39 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 35

Sessions

18 Oct, Sat

19 Oct, Sun

Warm-Up

Final

Scheduled duration: 25 laps
Started: 34 / Classified: 30

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

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	Gr.
1	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	25	38:43.076		143.42	1:32.198	1
2	8	Noriyuki HAGA	Yamaha	25	38:43.998	0.922	143.37	1:32.365	4
3	20	Wataru YOSHIKAWA	Yamaha	25	38:45.418	2.342	143.28	1:32.341	2
4	2	Akira RYO	Kawasaki	25	38:59.583	16.507	142.41	1:32.318	9
5	4	Keiichi KITAGAWA	Suzuki	25	39:01.848	18.772	142.27	1:32.766	6
6	12	Shoichi TSUKAMOTO	Kawasaki	25	39:16.556	33.480	141.38	1:33.055	5
7	45	Yuichi TAKEDA	Honda	25	39:23.510	40.434	140.97	1:33.048	10
8	72	Shin'ichi ITO	Honda	25	39:33.102	50.026	140.40	1:32.475	8
9	41	Takahiro SOHWA	Honda	25	39:38.333	55.257	140.09	1:33.545	11
10	14	Hitoyasu IZUTSU	Ducati	25	39:40.729	57.653	139.95	1:34.271	12
11	31	Shin'ya NAKATANI	Kawasaki	25	39:41.204	58.128	139.92	1:34.259	13
12	21	Manabu KAMADA	Honda	25	39:49.427	1:06.351	139.44	1:34.710	14
13	43	Takuma YAMAMOTO	Kawasaki	25	40:15.346	1:32.270	137.94	1:35.543	17
14	29	Yuji HARAGUCHI	Honda	25	40:23.837	1:40.761	137.46	1:34.934	16
15	36	Kazuki SHIMIZU	Kawasaki	25	40:45.937	2:02.861	136.22	1:35.621	18
16	30	Yukihiro AOYANAGI	Yamaha	24	38:51.139	1 lap	137.21	1:35.906	22
17	53	Hiroki KOBAYASHI	Suzuki	24	38:54.586	1 lap	137.01	1:36.364	21
18	54	Yoshihiko TAKATSUTO	Honda	24	38:56.029	1 lap	136.92	1:35.998	25
19	57	Shogo TAKEMI	Yamaha	24	39:32.560	1 lap	134.81	1:37.283	27
20	51	Yoshifumi TAKAMIYA	Kawasaki	24	39:38.021	1 lap	134.50	1:37.498	24
21	39	Keiji SHIOMI	Suzuki	24	39:38.964	1 lap	134.45	1:38.156	32
22	56	Kozo MINAMIKAWA	Yamaha	24	39:43.061	1 lap	134.22	1:37.271	34
23	34	Takahiro FUKAMI	Yamaha	24	39:49.046	1 lap	133.88	1:37.404	29
24	65	Masaaki TSUKAMOTO	Honda	24	39:52.960	1 lap	133.66	1:38.038	28
25	89	Tomonao AOKI	Suzuki	24	40:01.365	1 lap	133.20	1:38.387	30
26	35	Kazuhiro IMURA	Kawasaki	23	39:06.200	2 laps	130.65	1:40.556	33
27	42	Hiroshi TAKAHASHI	Kawasaki	23	39:33.465	2 laps	129.15	1:40.290	35
28	88	Tohru SUZUKI	Kawasaki	22	39:55.191	3 laps	122.41	1:37.383	31
29	38	Keishiro KANKI	Kawasaki	20	32:22.780	5 laps	137.20	1:36.064	20
30	11	Tamaki SERIZAWA	Suzuki	18	28:13.384	7 laps	141.66	1:33.091	7
RT	46	Hideki ONISHI	Kawasaki	13	21:07.878	---	136.65	1:36.177	23
RT	6	Shin'ya TAKEISHI	Kawasaki	12	18:38.042	---	143.04	1:32.294	3
RT	76	Osamu NISHIJIMA	Kawasaki	5	8:08.260	---	136.48	1:35.338	15
RT	47	Masaki TOKUNAGA	Honda	5	8:12.688	---	135.25	1:36.420	26
NS	40	Tamotsu MIZUSAWA	Kawasaki			Not started			19

Fastest lap	5	Katsuaki FUJIWARA	Suzuki	1:32.198	144.55 km/h

Rider notes

#11 Serizawa, #38 Kanki: Non-finisher, classified due to completing sufficient race distance.

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