1997-10-31 to 1997-11-02

MFJ Grand Prix Superbike Race in SUGO

Sugo (Permanent circuit, 3.7375 km)
Attendance: 36,600
Entries: 52 / Practised: 46 / Qualified: 40

Sessions

  • Entry list available.Entry list
  • 1 Nov, Sat
  • Results are available.Qualifying 1
  • Results are available.Qualifying 2
  • Qualifying times available.Overall qualifying
  • 2 Nov, Sun
  • No results.Warm-Up
  • Results are available.Final
  • Qualifying 2

    Scheduled duration: ?
    Started: 45 / Classified: 44

    Scheduled start time: 14:10
    Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry

    P.#RiderBikeBest LapGapKM/HOnLaps
    18JapanNoriyuki HAGAYamaha1:30.971147.901214
    25JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARASuzuki1:31.3060.335147.36918
    312JapanShoichi TSUKAMOTOKawasaki1:31.7290.758146.681010
    472JapanShin'ichi ITOHonda1:31.8530.882146.481212
    56JapanShin'ya TAKEISHIKawasaki1:32.1811.210145.9699
    64JapanKeiichi KITAGAWASuzuki1:32.2151.244145.911212
    711JapanTamaki SERIZAWASuzuki1:32.6731.702145.191117
    820JapanWataru YOSHIKAWAYamaha1:33.0372.066144.62813
    914JapanHitoyasu IZUTSUDucati1:33.1182.147144.49513
    1045JapanYuichi TAKEDAHonda1:33.1632.192144.421316
    1121JapanManabu KAMADAHonda1:34.5333.562142.33611
    1216JapanRyuji TSURUTAKawasaki1:34.5933.622142.241418
    1329JapanYuji HARAGUCHIHonda1:34.7283.757142.04720
    1430JapanYukihiro AOYANAGIYamaha1:35.1114.140141.47712
    1548JapanTakayuki SUZUKIHonda1:35.2944.323141.19812
    1678JapanKatsushi FUJIBAYASHIYamaha1:35.4104.439141.02713
    1731JapanShin'ya NAKATANIKawasaki1:35.4134.442141.021112
    1824JapanHideo SENMYOHonda1:35.5744.603140.78717
    1925JapanToshiya KOBAYASHIHonda1:35.7984.827140.45711
    2037JapanHideaki TSUTSUIKawasaki1:35.8694.898140.351620
    2171JapanKatsuhito KOSHIYAMAHonda1:35.9104.939140.29616
    2250JapanIzumi MATSUBARAKawasaki1:36.2455.274139.80617
    2351JapanHiroshi OTAHonda1:36.3055.334139.7125
    2447JapanKiyokazu SATOHonda1:36.3275.356139.6867
    2555JapanKen'ichiro NAKAMURAHonda1:36.4695.498139.47717
    2662JapanEiji SASAKISuzuki1:36.7585.787139.06616
    27771JapanYoshihiko NAKAMURAYamaha1:37.0486.077138.641319
    282JapanAkira RYOKawasaki1:37.6886.717137.7378
    2959JapanKatsuya WATANABEHonda1:38.0967.125137.16620
    3017JapanKatsunori HASEGAWAYamaha1:38.4197.448136.7169
    3161JapanHidenori MAESOBAHonda1:38.4547.483136.661617
    3234JapanTakahiro FUKAMIYamaha1:38.6437.672136.401414
    3363JapanRyuichi OSAKISuzuki1:38.6887.717136.341113
    3476JapanTamotsu NAKAMURAYamaha1:38.8227.851136.1548
    3532JapanYasuhiro ONODERADucati1:39.0588.087135.8378
    3653JapanKatsutoshi ABIKOHonda1:39.2348.263135.59715
    3789JapanTomonao AOKISuzuki1:39.2608.289135.5568
    3846JapanAtsushi YOSHIHIROHonda1:39.9468.975134.621215
    3954JapanMasayasu MAKITAHonda1:41.33310.362132.78614
    4056JapanHitoshi TANIGUCHIYamaha1:42.36411.393131.4425
    4157JapanKen'ichi SHIMODAKawasaki1:42.70911.738131.0044
    4275JapanKazuto ANZAIHonda1:42.73311.762130.97514
    4358JapanTakuma YAMAMOTOKawasaki1:42.81911.848130.8678
    4441JapanTakahiro SOHWAHonda1:43.33212.361130.2125
    -35JapanKazuhiro IMURAKawasaki--.---1

    Provisionally scheduled as 2 qualifying session of 20 minutes split into A and B groups due to number of entries.

    Sources:

    Official results/ Official grid sheet/ Official program/ 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